Chapter 50 - Jealously...

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Emperor Sargon's POV.

"My chest is bare. It's high time I wore a shirt on my body" I said, heading off to my changing room. Queen Valeria followed me behind. I already knew the kind of questions she was going to ask me.

"Didn't you notice that your chest was bare since?" She asked.

"Go straight to the point  Queen Valeria. Say your mind."

"I thought you don't like her Your highness?" she asked, looking at as if the answers were written on my forehead. Funny enough they weren't.

"Who?" I Know who she was referring to, but I pretended not to.

"Queen Ariadne. I remember vividly the last time we talked about her, you said she isn't attractive to you." 

"And I changed my mind now. She is beautiful, you have eyes am sure you can see that" I answered.

"What are you saying Sargon?" Her facial expression changed from anxiety to anger.

"Am saying that … I … forget about it"  I closed the matter. This wasn't going well at all. Queen Valeria was my first wife and saying all these to her might make the hatred she had for Queen Ariadne to grow more.

"I don't have any problem when you spend time with your other wives. But, please keep me informed, so that I don't look like a fool in public" Queen Valeria added. I turned and faced her.

"Fine. What is you wanted to tell me? You couldn't even wait for the day to break properly"

"Don't you remember?" She asked me. Queen Valeria was excited, her hands were clapped together waiting for me to guess what ever was on her mind.

"About what exactly queen Valeria?" I asked her. To be sincere I had no idea of what she wanted me to say.

"I don't why you always forget about our anniversary Emperor" she said. 

"Oh is it today?" I asked.  Last year, it was mother that reminded me about our anniversary. Queen Valeria was unhappy through out, I expected her to get use to this.

"You forgot again"  she said almost crying.

"Am sorry Queen Valeria. There is still time to prepare, it's in three days time right?" I asked, checking through my wardrobe for a shirt to wear . There were so many of them and I  became confused on what to choose.

"Here, wear the red shirt. It matches your turban" she suggested.

"Thank you. Am glad you are fine now".

"What are your plans for us on that day?" she asked. I took the shirt Queen Valeria  had chosen for me and I put it on.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to make you happy" I replied. she helped me button up my shirt.

"You look handsome in this" she held the edge of my shirt tightly. Queen Valeria wanted to be naughty this morning, I could see she missed me a lot.

"I think you should wait for our anniversary night" I kissed her forehead, leaving her in the changing room.

When I got to my bedroom, Apollo was waiting for me at door. He was fully dressed, ready for work.

"Seriously? Is my room a public place for all of you?" I asked. 

"Am sorry your highness, the door was opened and …"

" And you just walk in like it was a market square. Earlier, Queen Valeria came into the room without knocking and the guards did not care to inform me even when I gave an order saying that no one was supposed to come in".

"Forgive me your highness. I was not informed about it, but I knocked no one answered, that's why I came in" Apollo explained. 

"You are still angry with me Emperor, am sorry for interrupting you today. It's wasn't intentional" Queen Victoria chimmed in. I didn't know she followed me out here.

"It's provoking me now, I hate this and you all are aware of this" I frowned.

Nobody say a word. I wondered why I had to pour my anger on Apollo, he was really unfortunate when it's came to such things. I remembered when we were growing up, his mother scolded him for everything I did. He borne all the punishment that was meant for me. 

"What do you have to say Apollo?"

"I will talk to the chief guard. Please, don't be angry your highness" He apologized.

"It's fine. Are you ready for work?" 

"Yes your highness" he answered.

"Then let's leave. Queen Valeria will go to her room after here" I said. 

"Have a wonderful day my king" she bowed and left.

"These women are driving me crazy, it seemed I am being too soft nowadays. What do you think Apollo?" I asked my best friend who stood at the door smiling.

"Come in and not laughing at my ill luck" I invited him.

"You are fine your highness. It's better to know what's going on in their minds. Only then we would be able to find the person who framed Queen Ariadne."

"There is a new development?" I sat down the sofa in the room.

"Yes, I went to town yesterday and I found out that the hood was not made in Akkad, your highness" Apollo replied.

"What do you  mean? I don't understand".

"The hood was made by one of the best in Finn Land."

"That's means a normal citizen can't afford it. Some one from my palace is the real owner of that hood" I added.

"Exactly my point. We have to keep a close watch on every one, because…"

"Everyone is a suspect Apollo. It's hurt me to know that am staying under the same roof with the culprit."

"And yet, you don't know who it is."

"I pity her already. My punishment for such a person is irreversible. Don't forget to inform the guards that went with you to keep quiet about this. No one should know that we are aware that the culprit is from this palace" I stood up from the sofa.

"Yes your majesty. One more thing" he stopped me from proceeding to the throne room. "I have another news for you."

"Really? Go ahead please" I urged.

"We finally have your father's chef. He was caught by  a neighboring kingdom. The king is waiting for your reply in order to send him to you."

"Send a reply to him that I owned the kingdom a lot but I have to confirm this news by seeing the prisoner. He should released him to me."

"I will your highness"