Victor silently bowed in front of the elder and left without answering the crowd. While he passed, he pulled Arona who was looking at Alex with her mouth open. She was still hoping that Alex would help her and make her his crown princess, the future queen of the Salian clan.
After excusing himself, Alex boarded the sedan and left for his residency where others were waiting. Soon the celebration began, a grand feast, as well as many activities, were also staged. Arona was sitting there beside the queen watching Emmy viciously. She wanted to kill Emmy then and there but her ears were ringing because of Victor's slap, but Arona felt more disheartened because of Alex's insult towards her.
" Killing with your stares won't help you much, I know you are in love with that witch's son and someone had plotted against my innocent son to do the deed with you on that horrible day. What if I say that I have a plan to make that man yours forever and he won't ever rebut back at you. what do you think? Want to try ?"
Arona was engulfed in the sea of jealousy that her skills were diminished to such an extent that she couldn't see that the queen was plotting against her. The queen wanted her son to be free from this evil woman's clutches. So she tried to play mind games with this stupid woman.
Meanwhile, Juliet had heard all this scheming conversation, she signalled Mike and Janet at the same time. They had reached the residence beforehand in checking traces of the black world amidst the Salian clan.
On the other side, Victor as well as the king were sitting at the same table thinking about two different things. Victor was thinking about the message from the black world,
" Stop finding the Jade, separate that woman from the serpent...She must be with us in any way."
He wondered why the leaders of the black world who never have once left their patience, were rushing to separate Emmetina from Alex, but why? She was just the daughter of the shadow guard who died years ago. If she was a dangerous prodigy then why can't the leaders finish her off instead of asking her to join hands with the black world and how come Alex knew the matters of him being allies with the black world? All these thoughts were frying Victor's brain whereas the king was thinking about the sudden change in Alex. Valeriander was sure that Alex had changed his mindset towards him. The way he talked to the king today, it was genuine respect.
"Dezo. watch the crown prince more closely. I feel some danger is going to strike soon."
The trusted aid of the Salian king quickly dispersed into the crowd and the table again became silent. Jordan, who was spying over this table, smiled inwardly and left to meet his friends.
" Dezo is going to spy on you whereas the queen along with Arona is aiming at Emmy. I think she is going to use the same thing again."
" What is the same thing you referred to ?" enquired Emmy who was leaning over Alex's shoulders. When she looked over Alex, she found him lost in thoughts, so she poked him softly with her index finger. Alex playfully held on to it and kissed her fingertips.
" When I was denying all the proposals from various families, the queen had mixed a particular medicine in my food every day which increased my male hormones at an alarming state. Although the amount of it was small the effect was enormous, it was to make me a pervert I guess.. but after three intakes of that drug, I missed the dosage as I got stuck inside the mountain for a day. Then the physician observed the abnormality in my body and warned me about the same."
Emmy knew what had happened on that day when Alex was trapped inside the mountain with Lamia. She shook her head to release her thoughts dancing over in her mind. Alex saw her reaction and understood that his wife was brewing a jar of vinegar for him. He slowly whispered in her ears,
" Do not worry, I was guilty after that day but when it is our time, I will stop or straight one week."
Emmy was trying hard not to think about Alex and his ex-lover, as a catalyst, Alex's words successfully brought her out of that day but in turn, dozens of fantasies rushed into her brain. Emmy choked on her saliva and blushed hard but others thought that she was going to be sick because of travel. Janet quickly gave her a glass of water.
Emmy drank the water in one go and thanked Janet. Just as all of them were going to continue with the feast, they heard three women voices.
"Hey sister, how are you? Mother was saying that she misses you. Now the vacation is going to end but still, you haven't returned home for even one day."
All three women in the group recognised the voice all at once. It was none other than Juliet's elder sister, Feona Posei. Even the men who were seeing this vapid woman for the first time understood that she was here to poke Juliet.
But how could Mike let anyone bully his woman in front of him, he smiled and replied before Juliet could answer,
" Please tell your mother that Juliet is happy wherever she is now and has no need of showing fake empathy as well as motherly love when she has already been married off. "
Feona has always watched the cheerful side of Mike during college days but she never thought this man would be so fierce when he wanted to protect his loved ones. She felt envious towards her sister who was always the best amongst them. She tried to portray her curvy figure in front of Mike who was disgusted seeing the way she was twisting her body. Even Juliet was ashamed of her sister who was openly trying to seduce her sister's future husband.
" Sister, what are you trying to do?"
Not able to control a second more, Juliet burst out. Feona then had her eyes in tears and looking over Mike, decided to play the white flower card.
" Brother Miran, look how Julie is trying to scare me. I just wanted to talk with you but she is getting possessive simply. Please, I think my legs are hurting because of these new footwears, can you please escort me back to my seat."
Just as she came forward to take Mike's hands, he moved closer to Juliet, making Feona lose her balance to fall to the ground. However, luckily a servant who was serving the drinks quickly held Feona by her hands.
When Feona saw that instead of Mike's hands, it was some cheap servant's hands, she screamed aloud and scolded the servant who helped her just now.
" How dare you touch me with your filthy hands, I will ask my father to cut your hands as well as your head for this action."
She was still hollering at the servant who looked at Alex and as Alex nodded his head, the servant irrespective of whether Feona had stabilised her footing, left her hand. Now Feona really fell over the muddy ground and dirt was all over her body.
" Now you are the filthy here, hey you, make sure to disinfect yourself before night or else we might don't know what kinds of disease you might get."
Alex instructed the servant and insulted Feona at the same time. Even Emmy wanted to give thumbs up for Alex's word. After the drama, Feona stood up and quickly ran off. However, Juliet was feeling low because of her family members. The next day they were supposed to visit the Posei family and now Feona had been insulted in front of the whole group. This meeting would create the usual drama of the Posei family where her parents would point fingers at her and only her grandfather would side with her.
Emmy nudged Alex who then looked at Juliet, " Sister-in-law, now this is your family. Let us see who will bully you tomorrow." Juliet hid in Mike's embrace to hide her tears, after a while, she smiled at Alex.
" Emmy, it is time to tell the men the real reason why are we visiting the Posei family."
Jordan, Mike and Alex together turned to their respective partners, they were all together always so where do these women find time to plot their ideas without their knowing.
" Well, it is time to search for the long lost princess of the Agnartic clan, Agrona Agnartic needs to come to light."
" But why searching for the Agnartic princess in the Posei family."
Emmy looked at Juliet, who then drew a map on the table with water.
" Because the Posei clan has a secret pathway which connects the northern sea to the sea lines besides the cliff-top manor. "