Chapter 165 - Jealousy

Upon hearing that revelation from Theodore, Adeline was taken by surprise and almost choked on the grapes that she had popped into her mouth to calm down her nerves. "Just what is he up to? Revealing himself like that?" Adeline thought to herself.

And then she crossed her fingers that he wouldn't reveal anything more than that… that he wouldn't reveal anything about the romantic relationship between them.

Rhea simply smiled disregarding what Theodore had just said, even though she was seeing a faint dark aura surrounding him. She thought that Theodore was referring to himself as the 'Devil Prince' because maybe he had the reputation of being a mischievous Prince among the lot.

And she was about to politely deny to Theodore saying how he could be a 'Devil' Prince when he looked so beautiful but before Rhea would say something to offend the Devil, Nigel decided to reintroduce Theodore.

He smiled at Theodore and said politely, "I am sorry for not introducing you to my wife properly, Prince Theodore." He glanced at Rhea and said in a dead-serious tone, "Wife, he is the Devil Prince… and I mean the real Devil Prince of Hell."

Rhea was about to laugh again but she saw that look on Nigel's face. He was not joking!

Rhea took a deep breath in and shifted her gaze towards the handsome man who looked nothing like a Devil. She kept on staring at Theodore with wide jaws, not ready to accept what Nigel had just said to her.

Theodore gave a sinister smirk to Rhea and averted his gaze from her. Then he glared at Fenris who was still passed out on the table. And as if to show off to Rhea, Theodore flicked his fingers in the air, and then just like that he pushed the chair that Fenris was sitting on, along with Fenris.

Rhea let out a small gasp because of what she just witnessed. Nigel widened his eyes at that sudden display of power from Theodore.

"Oh, dear lord!" And Adeline prayed in her mind that the dinner that she had prepared to have a wonderful time wouldn't be turned into a nightmare.

Fenris slid to the furthest corner of the table with that one flick from Theodore. His cheek was swiped across the table with such friction that a loud squeaking sound was heard throughout the room. And a few of the bowls and plates scattered down on the ground causing a commotion.

Startled, Fenris flung his eyes open and then shouted at the top of his lungs, "Aaaahhh! Earthquake!" He sprung up from his chair like a bunny and shouted again while still half-dreaming, "Run! Save yourselves!"

Fenris was about to run for his life but Theodore made him sit down on his chair with another swift movement of his finger.

"What's the rush, Prince Fenris?" Theodore made his way across the table while loudly tapping his feet on the floor. He was glaring his eyes at Fenris. His feet stopped right behind Adeline's chair and he spoke in a sarcastic yet terrifying voice, "Weren't you professing your love to Adeline just a moment ago?"

Adeline turned her head and looked up at Theodore's face to check if he was just teasing Fenris or was he really fuming because Fenris had said that he loved her.

She saw a pure rage burning in Theodore's eyes. She was thankful that his eyes had not turned red yet. And then something struck her mind, "Wait! How does Theodore know that? Was he listening to our whole conversation? When did he even get in here? And why didn't I see him?"

Theodore continued to intimidate Fenris in a very threatening tone, "Don't you want to continue your love proposal? I wanted to hear Adeline's reply but you passed out before she could even answer you! How rude!"

Fenris was surprised by that aggression from the man he didn't even know. He wrinkled his forehead and shouted back in an offended voice, "What? Why would you care if I was professing my love to Adeline? And how dare you raise your voice at a Prince."

He turned at Nigel for some answer and asked, "Am I missing something cousin? Who is this guy? When did he come in here? And why have I never seen him before?"

Nigel shook his head at Fenris as if to warn him not to provoke that man in front of him. But it was already too late.

In a flash, Theodore had already grabbed the collar of Fenris's cloth and was raising Fenris in the air with his single hand. And he growled at that poor thing, "I am someone who you should not be taking this lightly."

Nigel was confused with that sudden hostility of Theodore towards Fenris. Yes, he was the guardian of Adeline, and Fenris was acting like an arse. But wasn't the guardian getting a little out of the line by interfering in Adeline's private matters? Adeline was more than capable of defending herself from Fenris or any unwanted affection from him.

Adeline panicked and ran towards the angered Theodore. She gently placed her hand on his shoulder and she spoke in as soft a voice as she could, "Theodore, just leave him. He was drunk. He didn't know what he was saying."

Theodore gave one last glare to Fenris and dropped him down on the ground. Fenris groaned and then tugged his collar.

"Tell me, would you like something to eat? Do you want me to set a plate for you?" Adeline tried to divert Theodore's attention from poor Fenris fearing that Theodore might end up doing something bad to him. But she instantly regretted asking that.

Theodore pulled Adeline to his side and sealed Adeline's lips with a warm and wet kiss! In front of her brother! And everyone in that room!

And after pulling off from the kiss, Theodore dabbed his lips with the back of his palm as if to show off to Fenris. He had that satisfied smirk on his face and said, "Why do I need to eat food when I can kiss my woman to my fill?"

Everyone in the room was stunned, including Adeline.

Fenris could not bear it that someone else had just kissed the girl that he liked right in front of him. And he shouted furiously, "How dare you kiss Adeline as if she belongs to you. Who the hell are you to call her your woman?"

Theodore gave a devilish smile as though he was waiting for someone to ask that question. And then he proudly said, "I am the future husband of Adeline." Then he grabbed Adeline's hand and pointed at the ring that she was wearing and boasted, "See, I have already put a ring on her finger."

"Oh! And I am also the Devil Prince." He waved off his hand at Fenris as if that was something a person could easily believe.

Adeline's cheeks turned as red as tomatoes. She was burning when Theodore said that he was her future husband in front of everyone. She wished that she also had the teleportation ability. She wanted to vanish from there.

Fenris had a sad and defeated look on his face. Not just sad, he was heartbroken. How could he not be heartbroken? The woman that he wanted to marry was already someone else's.

And Theodore was extremely satisfied seeing that look on Fenris.. But just when Theodore thought everything was now settled, a low growl echoed inside the room.