Chapter 31
"Hmm, everyone knows that I love her deeply . " Logan nodded . There was nothing to hide, half of the whole Empire knew of his deep love anyway .
"Wonderful! It is beautiful to see you love your wife deeply but as an Emperor, you have your duty to fulfil, Emperor Loret . How about you take my 36th daughter, s.h.i.+rley Ashton as your concubine, her talent is no less than yours, in fact, she can even be said to be the gem of my Empire . " Emperor Ashton boasted proudly .
"This…" Logan had a difficult expression on his face . He was tempted by this offer, but he knew the consequences of accepting this offer .
"What? If it"s the age, she is only 16 years old, the perfect age to get married . If you don"t like that, you can wait for a few years to take her as your concubine!" Emperor Ashton was determined to beat his rival, he possibly wouldn"t back out after coming this far .
"Your offer is tempting, Emperor Ashton . But I would have to gracefully decline your offer or else I wouldn"t even know how I died . " Logan shook his head sadly .
"Huh? Hehe, I see Emperor Loret is either henpecked or blackmailed . How about this . . I wouldn"t mind marrying her to Prince Davis, he can take her as his first wife after he turned 16 . " Emperor Ashton compromised, but he thought that this was also a good proposition to settle too .
"This can be accepted!"
"Perfect!"
"Eh?" Davis made a sound of incomprehension . The change of proposition was so quick that he couldn"t fathom what had happened . He was just enjoying the show, seeing his father placed in a difficult position was fun, and then out of nowhere, he got engaged .
"Hehe, looks like the little prince is pretty happy . Don"t worry Prince Davis, I will surely protect your bride from harm"s way until you grow up!" Emperor Ashton declared proudly .
Davis nodded his head absentmindedly . His brain couldn"t catch up to the conversation that is taking place right now .
After a few moments, he came out of his reverie . Realisation dawned upon him .
"b.a.s.t.a.r.d! He set me up!" Davis felt angry . His father didn"t even get his permission . It was one thing if he were truly a 5 year old child, but he was not . How can he possibly accept this?
He stayed silent . He should not use Soul Transmission . He couldn"t possibly lash out and start throwing a tantrum, could he?
Discussion went on . .
After a few hours .
"Alright then, we"ll take our leave . If an opportunity presents itself, we shall meet again . " Emperor Claymore bid farewell .
"Haha, hope my gift satisfied you . Then I"ll also take my leave . " Emperor Ross left swiftly .
"I would relay the matter about the engagement to s.h.i.+rley, there"s no need to worry if she will back out of this, as I would take care of it . " Emperor Ashton comforted and left .
Empress Ruth who was about to leave, noticed Davis"s gaze on her . She smiled and walked to Davis elegantly .
Davis turned nervous immediately . He could see her peaks sway left and right .
She arrived in front of Davis, bent down and pinched his cheeks .
He froze, his eyes hadn"t moved away from her cleavage .
"What a cute child!" Empress Ruth could see that Davis was intently gazing at her peaks . She smirked, she didn"t take it to heart as he was only 5 years old . She thought it was his curiosity which led him to view her proud a.s.sets .
"A naughty one at that . " She thought to herself .
"Then I will also bid farewell, Emperor Loret . "
After that she left .
Davis was still frozen . She was too beautiful . Her clothes couldn"t hide her a.s.sets . Even though he had seen a lot in his previous life, he never had this much of a close contact . He thought that it was exhilarating . His heart kept pounding . Finally, after a few moments he shook his head .
"I f.u.c.ked up!" He thought ruefully . He was feeling sad that he didn"t manage to leave a good impression on her for some reason .
He found his father leaving the hall stealthily . He ran to him quickly .
"Father! What is the meaning of this?" Davis caught his sleeves and asked angrily .
Logan smiled sheepishly and left without saying anything .
"d.a.m.n you!" Davis shouted, he couldn"t care less anymore .
Laughter sounds echoed across the hall . Everyone in the Royal Castle knew that their relations.h.i.+p was amiable, so they didn"t think deep about it .
… . .
Davis headed to the study to complain to his mother .
He indignantly walked with st.u.r.dy steps . He reached the Empress"s quarters and opened it . No one obstructed him .
"Mom! That… Father, he…" Davis was just about to report his grievance .
"Hahaha! Davis, I just now heard about it . " Claire said .
"Ahh! He! How could he? He didn"t even ask for my approval . How can he do this to me?" Davis was clearly feeling not good . He had his own plans for his future soul mate .
"Sorry Davis, He has no choice but to sacrifice you in this kind of proposition . " Claire said sadly .
"You possibly couldn"t want your father to marry again, could you?" Claire had tears in her eyes when she asked that .
"No mom! It"s just tha . . "
"Enough Davis, you would do well to see through this marriage!" Claire declared .
"But mom! I have no feelings for the other party!" Davis wasn"t giving up either .
"Feelings can be developed over time, Davis! This engagement is already set in motion . If you back out now, wouldn"t the women you"re engaged to receive a severe backlash to her dignity? How could she marry again? Think about what she will feel?"
Davis was tongue tied . He couldn"t counter that . He gave up powerlessly .
"Don"t worry Davis . Mom won"t bicker if you get more women to marry . "
"But… mom? Aren"t you against the idea of polygamy?" Davis couldn"t understand .
"No, it"s not like that, it"s just that I"m extremely selfish and won"t hand over my husband to any other women . " She declared with an unwavering face .
"Anyway, aren"t you lucky? You have two wives already set in stone for you!"
"Eh? Two?" He was seriously dumbfounded this time .
"Oh, I thought that we should bring this matter up when you are 8 years old, so n.o.body told you . You were already engaged to the Cauldon Family"s Young Mistress even before you were born . "
"What!? But how?"
"Uhh, during the rebellion . We had to gather many allies as we can . I couldn"t possibly have Logan marry a concubine from the Cauldon Family . So, I reluctantly agreed to engage you to their family"s Young Mistress . "
Davis had black lines on his face . He now knew why his mother supported his father, because he was screwed over by the both of them .