Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 211 - 142: Headshot (1)_3

Chapter 211: Chapter 142: Headshot (1)_3

Wozworth frowned slightly but remained silent.

"He didn’t even extend a handshake or embrace to Princess Antasia, or tell her himself that she was to stay at the Luori Mansion before leaving."

"Do you know what the Luori Mansion is? It’s a neighborhood inn in the Civilian District, with over thirty rooms on one floor and a shared public toilet... Your Majesty, is this how we treat a princess from another country?"

Wozworth’s breathing became hurried, and his expression turned foul. He truly hadn’t known these details and felt it was excessive to humiliate a foreign princess to such a degree, even by his standards.

Lance, that fool...

Moreover, this was different from the intelligence he had received... Wozworth’s gaze grew dangerous as he suspected that some of his own informants had been infiltrated by his son.

"Your Majesty, would you wish for your future daughter-in-law to stay in such a filthy place, sharing a toilet with dozens of civilians in the rooms?"

"Besides, the matter of the assassination attempt is unlikely to be resolved that easily, so I had no choice but to temporarily take Princess Antasia into the palace... Otherwise, what could I do, send her to the Holy Court or to the Earth Mother Goddess Sect?"

Wozworth took a deep breath, feeling relieved that Qin Chu hadn’t sent Antasia to the Church.

The Emperor’s daughter-in-law seeking refuge in the Church would be an utter disgrace to the Royal Family.

"Therefore, I had to bring Antasia to my own palace, otherwise, how would it look if the Princess of the Ice Duchy died in a cheap inn due to the Crown Prince’s negligence, and the news reached the Ice Country? What do you think would happen?"

His face went dark, glancing at Lance in the distance; his dislike for his son was growing, and the idea of changing the heir became stronger in Wozworth’s mind.

Handing over the Empire to such a descendant who couldn’t control his emotions and acted recklessly, destruction was almost foreseeable.

The banquet continued for a while, and Lance, having completed the formal introductions with Antasia, left her behind and went off to drink with a group of Noble Ladies.

This filled Antasia’s heart with grievances, but she was clever as the snow. She knew the Crown Prince’s disdain for her was due to Rose Vesper on one hand and Qin Chu on the other.

She hadn’t been able to avoid the appearance of impropriety, but she had no choice.

Antasia felt like there was a thick layer of misunderstanding between herself and the Crown Prince...

In her character, there was also the straightforwardness characteristic of the women of the Ice Country.

Misunderstandings are no problem as long as they are cleared up.

She took a deep breath and then gracefully approached Lance from behind: "Lord Lance, I have something to say to you. May I ask you to step aside with me for a moment... "

Lance seemed impatient, his brow furrowed slightly, pretending not to hear.

The group of beautiful Ladies around Lance cast doubtful glances at him, then the corners of their mouths curled up in a mocking smile, looking more triumphantly at Antasia, and they surrounded Lance even more enthusiastically, their Empire-style gowns revealing much of their skin.

What made Antasia even more uncomfortable was that Lance’s hand had begun to slide down the waist of one of the Ladies.

Her body slightly trembled, but she still endured: "Lord Lance, it’s about the Hero, I just want to tell you that there is nothing between me and Qin Chu... "

The Hero, Qin Chu?

Why again must he hear this nauseating name?

His chest had been filled with too much anger for far too long, and upon hearing the words ’Hero’ and ’Qin Chu’, it exploded in an instant, Lance’s face distorting extremely in that moment.

Smack...

The next second, a crisp sound echoed throughout the banquet.

Silence was spreading.

Eyes unconsciously gazed in the direction of the sound, only to see Lord Lance glaring furiously at his fiancée, Princess Antasia of the Ice Country, his twisted face resembling that of a wild beast.

That ferocious and brutal demeanor even frightened the Noble Ladies who had been lingering around Lance, causing them to retreat unconsciously.

Princess Antasia stood quietly in place, motionless, with a hand gently resting on her face. She could feel her cheek growing increasingly hot, a fiery pain...

Lance had been forceful.

She couldn’t lower her hand, it would reveal her swollen cheek to others.

Her ice-blue eyes, too, were filled with incredulity as she stared at her future husband, her body trembling slightly.

Hissss...

Wozworth’s vision darkened, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

What a fool Lance was.

Seeing Lance about to hit her again in such a public setting, causing him utter humiliation, Wozworth wished he could rush up and beat the idiot senseless, but... he couldn’t.

Rumors were already circulating that there was discord within the Royal Family.

Many princes were getting restless, and a great number of Nobles were stirring.

Scolding his son was one thing, but he feared Lance’s rebellion could enrage him completely, and if the Royal Family’s internal strife were fully exposed, it might even lead to unrest throughout the Empire.

Qin Chu’s expression was extremely grim, sensing that the Antia within him was on the verge of running rampant.

He drained the red wine in his glass:

"Big brother, you can’t make a move, let me help you... but I might be a bit harsh."

"It doesn’t matter, just leave him with a dog’s life," Wozworth said hoarsely. At that moment, he had completely removed Lance from the list of heirs in his heart.

Princess Antasia did not cry; she just silently watched the Prince, her eyes slightly lowered. She didn’t know what her body and her heart truly felt, perhaps even colder than the Ice Country itself.

She was nearly frozen stiff.

"Lord Lance... please allow me to finish speaking..."

"Shut up... shameless wretch..." Lance growled deeply, his right hand rising again.

Just as his arm descended, poised to strike Princess Antasia’s other cheek, a snap was heard, and suddenly, someone grabbed his wrist. Turning his fierce, wolf-like eyes aside, the one obstructing him was none other than Qin Chu.

"Lance, stop hitting..."

Lance sneered darkly, his mouth twisted like a psychotic madman looking at Princess Antasia: "Shameless thing, look, your lover has come to save you, are you moved..."

Before he could finish, Qin Chu suddenly sprang into action, grabbing a wine bottle from the nearby shelf with a swift motion of his right hand.

Crack.

The hard, thick wine bottle shattered directly on Lance’s forehead!