Chapter 1013 Invitation To Return To Cretea

Chapter 1013 Invitation To Return To Cretea

Deep in her heart, Queen Lilith resented Rowena for taking her beloved son away from her, but she suppressed the feeling and tried to be fair. However, now, the resentment came up to the surface.

There was no evidence that Draco was abusing his daughter and Rowena also never said anything when Draco was still alive. It was now just an accusation based on HER words.

It was so convenient to accuse someone of a crime when he could no longer defend himself. It was hard for Queen Lilith to trust Rowena on this. She could just say whatever to make Raphael take her side. The first reveal of this chapter happened through B1nN0v3l.

"I believe Rowena," said Raphael when he saw his mother's expression. He lowered his head and sighed. It was a very unfortunate situation. He never thought the reason why Rowena couldn't conceive was because of Draco's death. Why did the evil man have to win? Even after he died he could still make Rowena suffer?

The universe was unfair!

What good was it to be an immortal like him, a god as humans called him, if he couldn't even do anything to help his wife?

"I need to see Esper," Raphael looked up to his mother dejectedly and touched her arm. "I am glad to see you, but I really have to go now."

"Wait! Aren't you going to see your father?" Queen Lilith asked. "He missed you too."

She looked at Raphael pleadingly.

Why must her son meet Rowena, that problem child? Now, Raphael found himself in one problem after another. Raphael looked away. He wanted to cry. Rowena's suffering just never ends. He felt like a complete failure.

HE should be the one to kill Draco and spare Rowena from this curse. He should have known better and protected her.

"Maybe... he would have answers..." Queen Lilith whispered. "I am not sure."

"What do you mean?" Raphael looked at his mother curiously. There was a flicker of hope in his eyes. Was there a way?

"I don't know, but he is the king, he must know more than I do," said the queen. She really didn't know what she was talking about. She only said those words to prevent Raphael from leaving so soon. However, it looked like it worked. Her son was so desperate with this new revelation that he would do anything to help his wife.

"Fine. Where is father? I will see him right away."

"So... is my mother right?" Raphael kept chasing Esper. Since the God of healing seemed to know about the curse too, he would ask Esper to tell him everything he needed to know.

"Yeah. She is right. If your wife's condition is caused by her health, you, as the higher being, could help by imparting her with your pure energy. It will heal all illnesses and fix whatever physical defects she might have. Humans call it the power of creation. It's not. It's just our energy being pure and perfect," Esper explained. He added with a gloomy expression, "But if she was cursed HERE in Cretea, no amount of gods' pure energy could help. So... I am really sorry."

Raphael took a deep breath. Esper wouldn't lie to him. Everything made sense now.

"Thank you, Esper. I think we just need to understand what happened. Now that we know the truth, we can think about it and accept the situation better."

Raphael loved Rowena so, so deeply. It would be nice to raise a family with the woman he loved. However, even if they couldn't have children, it was okay. As long as Rowena and he could live together, nothing else mattered.

At least now they knew the answer and no longer had to keep guessing in the dark.

"I am sorry," said Esper again.

Raphael could only nod without a word. He stayed for several more minutes out of politeness to catch up with Esper before he returned to the royal palace and met his father.

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"Why don't you and Rowena come to Cretea and live here?" King Areal's words shocked Raphael when they met later that day. He looked at his father with bulged eyes.

He had never thought about going back to Cretea after leaving ten years ago. He thought Rowena would never be accepted because of the commotion during their engagement party, and because he stole the immortality potion.

But now his father suggested they return here?

"Yes, listen to your father," Queen Lilith chimed in. Even though she didn't like Rowena, she would tolerate that woman in Cretea as long as Raphael returned to live here again.

She remembered what happened with Heron and his demoness wife. They ended up losing him forever because he chose to live in the demon world with his wife. He barely came to Cretea and the queen missed him terribly.

Raphael looked at his father and mother alternately. Then he said, "I will have to talk to Rowena about it and let her decide."