Chapter 285 - The Ring

Adeline returned back to her own quarter to change out of the gown that she was wearing and put on something more appropriate for her status.

When she entered her private chamber, she found Theodore sound asleep on her bed.

She heaved a sigh of relief and tip-toed towards the bed. He looked really attractive when he was sleeping like a baby so she did not want to wake him up.

However, her plan to quietly watch Theodore was ruined. Theodore opened his eyes almost instantly as a sweet fragrance entered his nose. He gazed at Adeline and gave a soft smile to her.

"You came?" Theodore stretched his arms and yawned.

Adeline climbed on the bed and then rested her head on Theodore's chest. She wrapped him in a tight embrace and whispered, "That was going to be my question. Where were you yesterday? I desperately waited for you the whole day but you never came."

Theodore put his arms around Adeline's waist and kissed her head. "I'm sorry. I had a fight with Azriel and I was in a sour mood for the whole day. And I didn't want my mood to affect yours."

Adeline raised her head from his chest and looked into his eyes. And she asked with a little frown, "You fought with Azriel? What did he do this time?"

"Nothing much." Theodore averted his gaze from Adeline's face and whispered, "Just some drunk talks between brothers."

"Some drunk talk made your mood sour for the whole day and whole night?" Adeline looked very skeptical.

A soft smile appeared on Theodore's lips. He trailed his fingers over Adeline's lips and said, "I was busy with something else as well. Do you want to know what it was?"

Adeline innocently nodded her head.

"Help me get up then." Theodore waited for Adeline to get up and give him a hand.

Both of them sat down on the bed facing each other. Adeline was ready to hear what he was so busy with that he didn't even have time for her. If it was something trivial then she was ready to give him a good scolding for making her go through all kinds of emotions.

Rather than speaking, Theodore put his hand inside his trouser pocket and then took out a small box.

He handed that box to Adeline with a huge grin on his face and asked, "Open it."

From the size of the box, Adeline guessed what was inside. She excitedly grabbed the box from his hand and opened it. And as she had guessed, there was a ring inside. It was the most beautiful ring that she had ever seen in her life.

The ring was carved using a piece of the strongest meteoroid that fell on Earth along with Theodore. It could basically be called a piece of Heaven that Theodore had kept with him for all these years.

Adeline took it out of the box and gazed at it in awe. She glanced at Theodore very gratefully, "This is so beautiful… I love it."

Theodore pointed at the inside of the ring and raised his brows, "Did you take a proper look at it?"

Adeline looked at the ring again. She could see some carvings inside the ring. She watched it closely to find a portrait of her and Theodore, where Theodore was putting his arms around her shoulder.

"This is us!" Adeline giggled happily and asked, "Did you make it with your magic?"

"I took a little help this time. I gave the material to the dwarves in Hell and asked them to forge a ring for you." Theodore lovingly looked into Adeline's sapphire eyes and added, "I did not want it to disappear again so I wanted to give you something tangible, that was not created by magic." 

Adeline was thoroughly impressed. She could not even comprehend how one could carve such a beautiful portrait in such a small ring.

Adeline suddenly wrinkled her brows and asked the one important question about the ring, "I can summon you using this ring, right? Or is it not possible?"

Theodore chuckled because he had already predicted that Adeline would ask that question. He gently caressed her jaw and replied, "Yes, of course. You can call me once a day, just like before."

"That's great," Adeline had a wide smile on her face which made her dimples look very prominent.

Theodore took the ring from Adeline's hand and slipped it into her ring finger. It fit her perfectly. He then kissed on her knuckles and said, "I wanted to put a ring on you in front of the world. But I just could not wait any longer."

"I also couldn't wait to receive the ring from you," Adeline smiled and leaned forward towards Theodore's lips.

Theodore also gently grabbed Adeline by her hair and leaned closer.

They shared a passionate kiss with each other. Adeline then crawled forward and sat down on Theodore's lap.

And she hugged him for quite some time. "The more I see you, the more I miss you," she whispered softly and sighed.

"The feeling is mutual," Theodore replied after giving her a kiss on her cheek.

Adeline then looked at him and said in a sad voice, "I told my father that I want to marry you."

Theodore's eyes lit up when he heard her saying that. "Really?" he smiled and wanted to know more. "And what happened? What did he say?"

She gave an apologetic look to Theodore. "It did not go that well. My father fainted when he found out that you are the Devil Prince."

Theodore took a deep breath in and tried hard not to show his displeasure. He forced a smile and consoled his sad woman, "Don't worry too much. He will come around one day."

Adeline's eyes filled with tears when she said in a broken voice, "I don't think he has much time left for him to come around. The Healer said that he has a weak heart. And even though the Healer didn't tell me clearly, I could sense that my father's condition has already worsened too much."

Theodore felt a pinch in his heart. He could only imagine what Adeline must have gone through yesterday. "I'm really sorry to hear that," he whispered with a heavy heart. "If there is anything that I can do, then feel free to tell me."

"Actually, yes." Adeline wasn't already drowning herself in tears because she still had hope that her father could be treated. "Can you look into my father, or Lillian, and find out if Lillian did something to my father?"

A deep frown appeared on Theodore's forehead. And he thought to himself, "Did she manage to summon the succubus from Hell again?"

"Sure. I will look into it. Don't worry." Theodore gave a reassuring hug to Adeline.

Adeline also shared what she had planned for Lillian. And Theodore promised her that even though he would not be able to meddle too much in the affairs of the humans, he would be present to make sure that no one that Adeline cared about would get hurt.

That relieved Adeline's worry to some extent. "I will go ahead according to our plan then," Adeline said after heaving a sigh.

After Adeline left for her workplace, Theodore went to give a little visit to the witch that he hated. He was going to look into her memory again to find out what she was hiding.

He teleported to Lillian's quarter after toning down his demonic aura. Lillian was lying down on her bed and was taking a nap. Theodore smirked because that would make his job easier.

He walked closer to Lillian's bed and glared at the witch who looked evil even in her sleep.

"Long time no see, Lillian."