Chapter 86 - The Wife Slave!

"Are we going to wait here all night?"Alcastra tried her best to hide her annoyance when he asked Richard with a smile.

More than anyone he knew that the man hated waiting. He had always been the impulsive one. So, if he would flare him a bit, then he would be able to leave this damn place too.

He just felt all the hair of his body rise by the way both ladies are looking at him as if he was a piece of loaf fresh out of the oven. Why was he even bearing them again!? All because of the crazy man who could ruin his empire if he got angry! 

Richard who was leaning on the wall of the garden with closed eyes did not even felt it was important to open his eyes as his lips curled upwards,

"If my wife wants so, then why not?" he said it so nonchalantly with a doting smile on his face that Alcastra was dumbfounded.

"........" 'Who are you and what did you do with the real Richard!' he could not believe that a man could change this much overnight! He stumbled on his feet with shock when he looked at the beast that was suddenly behaving like a docile pet!

"My lord, are you tired. You did not seem to do too well." came the sweet voice of Amelia who moved forward and tried to hold the sleeves of Alcastra.

"Yes, your highness, why don't you come and rest in for a while. You must be tired after waiting here for so long!" continued Diana when she got a signal from her daughter. She had that motherly smile on her face that could give comfort to everyone.

"I know my elder daughter is a bit unruly but even she had a kind heart. It would take some time for my husband to coax her. After all, she was furious again. But my husband knows how to handle her, he has done it many times in the past. So, you do not need to worry. Once she would realise she was wrong, she would come back to the palace.

Why don't you come and have tea in the meantime?" All in all she wanted to say Hazel was a girl with a bad temper and she had thrown a fit many times. Yet in the end, it was always her mistake.

Richard's eyes snapped open and he looked at the lady with his eyes narrowed. 

Alcastra gulped and took a few steps back when he saw his eyes turned golden and glowing. He did not want to be dragged into the foolish words of the lady.

Diana shivered and felt goosebumps all over her body when her eyes met Richards. Her whole body shook with fear that she could never explain what he was? And what was he doing with her that she could not stop trembling?

"I.. i.." she wanted to deny or shout at him to be so impudent but as if the voice was stuck in her mouth. She was not able to form a single coherent sentence.

"If you dare to speak a single more word about my wife from your filthy mouth, would you believe that you will not live to take another breath?" he asked as he tilted his head. His voice was so low that Diana felt that it was coming from netherlands.

She staggered and took a few steps back.

"You!.. How dare you.. Apologise to mother. Do not forget that she is your mother in law too!" scowled Amelia when she saw the ashen face of her mother who was looking like she had seen a ghost. She did not understand why her mother was so scared of this man!

"And you are her sister, right?" he chuckled as if he had heard an absurd joke! That made Amelia embarrassed and furious too. 

But before she could say a word or retort back, they heard the sound of footsteps, they all turned to see that a smiling George and cold faced Hazel coming towards them.

With a smile on his face, Diana was relieved. She was sure that the decision would have been in their favor. She knew that! She was worried that he would listen to her foolish demands as he was too excited to get the favor of the crown prince but now she was relieved that the brat had realized her place.

"Honey, you took so long! I had started to get worried!" she replied in a complaining voice but he just smiled and gave her a doting look.

"It is fine. Our daughter was just angry a bit and needed a little coaxing. Now everything is fine. Right, daughter?" He called her in such an affectionate voice that she felt nauseating again but she controlled her disdain and nodded.

"Did you get what you wanted?" asked Richard when Hazel came closer and she looked at him apologetically. She felt bad for using him and the crown prince for her revenge and asking them to wait for her here in the cold night. 

Yet instead of complaining the first thing he asked was, if she was fine! Guilt filled her eyes that were misunderstood as sadness by Richard whose murderous aura started to fill the garden making everyone around him tremble.

"You stupid count, what did you do? How did you make your daughter upset again?" shouted Alcastra when he felt that earth was trembling too. The ground could crack anytime if this continued.,

The count was stunned when he heard the cold voice of the crown prince who was gentle all this time. Yet he did not have the guts to complain or show anger. After all, he was doing all this to get his favour only.

"Your highness, what are you saying? I did not upset her. In fact, we have come to a negotiation and she even accepted to move back to the palace and live with us!" He rested in his defence which created a frown on his face and so did Richard who frowned.

"Then why are you looking so upset?" asked Richard as he cupped her cheeks with his warm hands. As if he was trying to ensure that he was with her and if she did not want to, he could always change fate for her.

"If you are still not satisfied, I can annihilate all of them right now." he assured her and she blinked. She was stunned with his caring attitude and heated gaze. 

'Oh! How could I forget that we were acting as a loving couple!" she shook her head, 'for a second i thought that he really cared so much about me.'

"No! I am fine, there is no such need. I was just upset that you needed to wait for so long for me." she replied, looking down and pursuing her lips as her face turned a tinge of red.

"........" He blinked and so did Alcastra. Could this lady not be a bit more clear? Her care could have been the reason for the massacre of her whole family and he would have been dragged into it too!

His heartbeat was still fast and it would take him some time to relax again.

"If that is the case then what do you want to do now?" asked Richard, ignoring the stunned and ashen faces of others. His eyes were set only on a hazel who was looking enchanting with those rosy cheeks.

"Oh, I agreed with my father that we are going to live with him for the next few days without your permission. I hope you will not get angry with me and if you did not want to come and live here then I can understand.. I" his hands that were holding his cheeks moved and rubbed her lips, making her dumbfounded again.

"You seem to think too much! I will live anywhere you are!" His voice was so warm and doting that she felt the frost in her heart melting. A genuine smile formed on her face as she nodded with a happy face.

"...." are they both really doing a public display of emotions in the middle of chaos! Did they even realise that it was close to midnight yet he was stuck here for that dinner he never wanted to have in the first place?

"Then, shall we go in and have dinner. It is already too late, your highness!" asked Amelia with a smile as she moved closer and stood beside the crown prince as if they were a couple. Now that everything was fine, she had to find a chance to get the attention of the cold man. If only he would notice her beauty, he could get enchanted by her and then.,. Her future would change completely.

"What do you say, my friend, shall we go in now?" instead of saying yes or no or accepting it straightforwardly, Alcastra looked at Richard for permission.

"Sure, follow my wife."