Chapter 197 - You Have A Guest From Moravia

Fae smiled broadly on their way back to the villa. She was happy because the relationship between her and Ren became very close, much closer than before.

Fae felt that her marriage to Ren was starting to feel like ordinary people's marriage. Now, they could go out and enjoy life openly without having to hide their status. It was oh.. so much fun, to walk hand in hand without having to worry about how people would think.

Ah ... she really didn't mind if Ren was no longer a prince. For her, love was more important than title and wealth. Fae often thought of King Edward VIII from England, Queen Elizabeth's uncle who decided to step down from the British throne so that he could marry the woman he loved.

King Edward VIII is one of the kings who entered history because he abdicated from the throne for a woman. He fell in love with Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee who was also a commoner. Their relationship caused a lot of controversies and rejections from British citizens and the royal family.

Her status as a divorcee and non British citizen were deemed to make her unfit to be the queen of England. At that time, there were three choices that King Edward could choose from.

One, he insisted on marrying Wallis Simpson and the British people were forced to accept the American woman as their queen, or King Edward could marry Wallis Simpson and he would remain as king but his wife was not entitled to be the queen, or the last option was, King Edward must abdicate to marry the woman he loved.

In the end, it was love that won. King Edward announced his abdication in December 1936, only 11 months after he took the throne as king. In his famous speech, he said, "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."

After stepping down from the British throne and marrying Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII lived in exile with his wife. His younger brother, who never expected to take the throne in his brother's place so suddenly, had to experience a drastic change in his life.

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, his two children, who had been living like ordinary nobleman's daughters, suddenly became the crown princess and next in line to thrones. They had to be ready to live as the future queen of England.

Until now, love stories like King Edward and Wallis Simpson's continued to become the talk of the people when they talked about true love.

Fae smiled to herself as she imagined that Ren had finally made the decision to be like King Edward VIII, and chose her over the Moravian throne.

She gripped Ren's hand tighter on their way back to the villa. Fae felt that their lives had now arrived at a happy moment.

"Good evening, Sir and Madame," Nyoman greeted her two employers with respect. "You have a guest. He came when you were out and he has been waiting for a while. The man said he is your acquaintance from Moravia."

BADUMP!

Ren and Fae looked at each other. They couldn't think of anyone who might know that they were in Bali. Ren made sure to leave Moravia in secret and removed all their tracks.

"Did you contact anyone in Moravia?" Ren asked Fae. His tone remained calm, because he didn't want her to think he was accusing her of something.

"Hmm ... I didn't talk to anyone. I just contacted Doctor Lehmann before your surgery. Doctors in the hospital could't treat you if they didn't know your medical records ..." Fae replied. Her face suddenly turned worried. "Do we have a problem?"

Ren shook his head with a smile. Whoever the person came looking for him, he will take care of him. He took Fae by the waist to enter through the gate of their house and walked across their big koi pond.

At the end of the wooden bridge, in the large lounge overlooking the pond, he saw a man he knew very well.

"Eh, that's Karl, your assistant, isn't it?" asked Fae. "He must know you're here, right?"

Ren didn't answer. Karl wasn't just his assistant. Karl was his uncle, his confidant, and the only person who knew him one hundred percent. But even Karl did not know about his going to Bali. He removed all leads that would make Karl able to find him. Ren also refused to contact from Karl during the past two and a half months.

"Will you see him?" asked Fae.

"Yes. I think he came here because of something very important. You go in. Let me take him to the library."

"Okay." Fae walked past Karl and greeted him by nodding his head slightly. "Hello, Karl. Welcome."

"Good evening, Madame," Karl returned Fae's greeting with a slight bow.

Ren released his embrace from Fae, who walked away inside the villa. The stood still in his place, staring at Karl with a sharp gaze.

"What are you doing here?" he asked in an icy voice after Fae was far and couldn't hear their conversation.

"Uhm ... isn't there a more private place here for us to talk?" asked Karl. He glanced around them and nodded. "This villa is magnificent. I think your taste for housing has changed. When did you buy it?"

Ren ignored Karl and walked to the left. Karl gave a short sigh and followed him.

They crossed a wonderful garden filled with various flower plants, and a vine-lined hallway led to a smaller building beside the villa. This was the pavilion containing the small library and bedroom where Ren stayed for a week when Fae got mad at him when she just found out that she had lost her babies.

This pavilion was very private and had everything he needed. Ren opened the door and immediately went inside. Karl followed behind him.

"I was able to track you down because Fae called Doctor Lehmann," said Karl. "If I can find you, then the palace will find you too. You should know that."

Ren didn't want to read news about Moravia for the past month because he was stressed and wanted to forget the grave problems that haunted his relationship with Fae. However, he could surmise that the court must be trying its best to search the world for him.

"Fae and I will move out of here soon," replied Ren indifferently. "I will find a secluded place where we can live in peace ..."

Karl shook his head at Ren's words. "Why are you changing the plan now? Didn't you say that you would not fall in love with her? Why do you now want to throw away everything we have worked so hard for and choose to live alone with her? Are you really in love with that woman now?"

"That's ... none of your business, Uncle. Anyway, I don't want to continue with our plans. I think our revenge can stop here. Until now, Alaric and his family are still suffering because they lost their daughter, and don't know what happened to her..." Ren let out a short sigh. "I think this is enough."

Karl's face immediately filled with anger and his eyes lit up. "THIS IS NOT ENOUGH! Before he takes Death and dies... this will never be enough. An eye for an eye.. A life for a life."