Chapter 688 688:- Man in the Shadows

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Chapter 688 688:- Man in the Shadows

"We will need to change our plans." Said a man whose face and body were hidden in the darkness. Even his voice had been distorted using magic. "Why? Is there any particular reason behind this?" Asked the woman. She sounded confused and lost. "The Emperor knows that we have tried to distract him and his men using Silas. This means our original plan will no longer work." The man sounded frustrated. "But how did the Emperor know of this?" The woman asked. "There was an odd factor that I did not consider. This was out of my expectations." All had carefully planned every step, yet a single odd factor had ruined everything. If that stupid thief hadn't seen his men, then there wouldn't have been any need to change his plan. "Do you have a new plan?" The woman asked. "Haha...!!!" Hearing this, the man laughed loudly. He continued laughing for a moment before he calmed down. Meanwhile, the woman patiently stared at the man. "I always have a plan. A war cannot be won without a proper plan." The woman silently listened to what the man had to say. "Before, I had planned to take things very slowly. We might have even worked with The Dune Sovereignty to destroy the Istarin Empire." "I always have a plan. A war cannot be won without a proper plan." The woman silently listened to what the man had to say. "Before, I had planned to take things very slowly. We might have even worked with The Dune Sovereignty to destroy the Istarin Empire." "But now the plan has changed. I am running out of patience. This time, we will be more direct." "What about our plan to work with the Dune Sovereignty?" She asked. "There can only be one King." This answered her question. "You should speed up as well. I am planning on giving Aditya a big surprise during his dear Prime Minister's wedding." "Once we begin, we won't get much time. If we are late, then I am afraid we will be defeated instead." "Understood.....!!" "Alright, this concludes our meeting." The man was about to leave, but the woman's words stopped him. "Would it be alright if I ask for something selfish?" "What is it?" The man sounded impatient. "I want to spend some time with you." It had been such a long time since they had any intimacy. She longed for his touch. She longed for his warmth. But the man was indifferent and cold.

At the same time, the rune circles of the teleportation array began to glow. "You should know that I am super busy right now. Once our plan succeeds, I will give you time." Without giving the woman any chance to speak, the man left. -

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"Lady Celestina, it's nice to see you again. You look beautiful as ever." Silas complimented Celestina. However, she did not show the smile or the reaction that Silas hoped to see. She just nodded her head. Celestina did not even invite Silas and James inside her residence like yesterday. Behind Celestina, her maid, Maris, stood and coldly stared at Silas and James. 'What's with this maid?' Silas did not understand why the maid was coldly staring at him. He felt that something was wrong here. He wasn't invited inside. It was kind of getting awkward standing outside of Celestina's residence. "Lady Celestina, is something wrong?" Silas finally couldn't hold it anymore and asked her what was wrong. "Mr. Silas, we have found evidence against you. You have lied to us about the food shortage problem." Hearing this, Silas's expression quickly changed. "This isn't true. I have never lied to you." He replied in a slightly loud tone. He sounded desperate to defend himself. Celestina's gaze turned cold as she folded her arms under her chest. "Do you think that the Istarin Empire is stupid?" Saying that, she took a step forward. Silas took a step back in fear. "Did you really assume that you would be able to fool all all?" Celestina took another step forward while Silas took a step back. He was afraid, and also, since he had a crush on her, he did not want to confront her. "Yes, there is a food shortage problem in the Duke's territory. But it's not as bad as you're making it sound."

Yesterday, Celestina sent her men to investigate the situation in Duke Serizawa's territory. From their investigation, it had become clear that Duke Serizawa had sent Silas to get food from the Istarin Empire at a very low price. Then, they were planning on selling these grains at a high price to their own citizens. Since the Istarin Empire had an abundant food supply, they thought the Empire wouldn't personally look into the issue and would believe Duke Serizawa's words. Hearing Celestina's words, Silas's expression became ugly. At the same time, hundreds of guards led by powerful Dragonians walked behind Silas and James.

"Silas, you have tried to scam the Istarin Empire. For this crime, you and your men will be arrested. The Emperor himself will decide your trial." Hearing this, Silas's face turned pale. Since this matter had gone to the hands of the Emperor, he knew that it was over. "Arrest him.....!!" Celestina coldly said. Till now, Celestina has not brought up the interaction that her maid, Maris, saw yesterday with a mysterious figure. Celestina wouldn't have arrested Silas and James if not for Aditya's telling her to have Silas and his subordinate arrested. Aditya wanted to question Silas about the mysterious figure whom he met in the dark, narrow alley yesterday. Also, Aditya felt that someone was trying to frame Silas with yesterday's small explosion in the marketplace. They needed a reason to arrest Silas. "Take him away...!!!" Celestina watched as Silas and James were taken away. "My Lady, was this the right decision?" Maris asked in a doubtful tone. "This was all the Emperor's plan." Hearing this, Maris shut her mouth. There was no questioning the Emperor. The Emperor must have ordered this for a good reason.