Husband With Benefits
Chapter 745: The Darkness(Corrected Version)

Chapter 745: The Darkness(Corrected Version)

"My Lord. The guests have left safely. Would you like to rest now?"

Lord Rupert Minney looked up from his recliner at the servant, his tired eyes briefly narrowed in consideration before he shook his head. "Not yet."

"But Master, you’ve been up all day... Your body is...", the servant tried to protest, but was interrupted.

"Dying! I know. You don’t need to remind me," he snapped, his voice cutting through the room’s quiet air. But almost as soon as the words left his mouth, the old man sighed, the frustration giving way to a softer tone. "I am the happiest today."

The servant eyed his master curiously. "Is it because Prince Kael brought someone to meet you? I know you’ve been worried about him, even if you don’t always show it." Of course he’d already guessed it. Usually, by the time lunch rolled around, his master barely had energy to finish his own food.But today, he looked like his old self.

Lord Rupert sent a sharp look towards his servant, though his stern gaze softened soon after. He sighed again, longer this time, as if releasing a long-held tension. "You really are astute. Yes. I am happy that Kael brought a woman over."

The servant’s smile widened, bowing respectfully before continuing, "And the staff are all thrilled to see you so lively today, Master. What do you think about Princess Isidora?"

The older man smiled faintly, a distant glint appearing in his eyes, as if a memory had been stirred. "I think she is an amusing woman. She reminds me a bit of my daughter... Though I pity her..."

The servant’s brow furrowed in confusion. "Pity? Why, Master?"

Lord Rupert sighed once more, this time heavier, more deliberate. There was something mysterious in his expression as he shook his head, offering no further explanation. The servant took the hint, bowing once again before quietly slipping out of the room, leaving Lord Rupert to his thoughts.

Once solitude returned, Lord Rupert leaned back in his recliner, closing his eyes as if savoring the stillness around him. He clasped his hands together and, in the silence of the room, offered a sincere prayer of gratitude to the Lord above. Ever since he’d discovered that his time was running short, that the cruel truth of his illness gave him only a few months to live, his deepest wish had been to witness one thing before departing this world: to see Kael fall in love. And today, it seemed that the good God had finally answered his prayers. Now, he could fulfill his promise to his dead daughter and be ready to die in peace.

Reaching for the phone beside him, Lord Rupert dialed a familiar number, his fingers trembling slightly as they pressed the buttons. Once the line connected, his voice was firm and clear. "I want every little detail on Princess Isidora."

The voice on the other end sounded momentarily surprised. "Princess Isidora? Of course, sir. But she has only recently started dating Prince Kael... Is there a reason to hurry?"

Lord Rupert’s grip tightened around the phone as a flicker of irritation crossed his face. He did not like being questioned! Thus, his words came out sharper this time, almost as if watrnign the man . "Yes! I want every little detail on her. Everything—what she likes, what she dislikes, her strengths, her weaknesses. I want to know her vulnerabilities. You will be rewarded most generously for this job. In fact," he paused, his voice growing more ominous, "find me her biggest weakness, and I will make you so rich that you will never have to work another day in your life."

The person on the other end was pleased enough that he immediately promised," Don’t worry, my lord! I will do everything I can to find out, even if I have to die and reborn again, I will get the information you want! You can count on it.."

Satisfied with the reassurance, Lord Rupert disconnected the call while the benign smile on his face slowly disappeared. Replacing it was a look that resonated with his family motto: Never forgive, never forget.

Anyone who knew Lort Rupert in his younger days would have guessed what the look meant- Destruction.

"Princess Isidora..." he murmured quietly to himself, "It is such a shame that you chose Kael as your life partner. Now, because of him, you have invited trouble to your doorstep. Such a pity..."

He fell silent for a moment, his gaze distant as if already envisioning the inevitable ruin that would come.

Decisively, he tapped his walking stick on the floor three times, and soon the servant reappeared next to him. Quietly, the older man was then helped up and guided by the servant to his room.

However, instead of returning to his bedroom, he shook his head," Take me to the other room."

"But master..."

Lord Rupert sent the servant a look. All these people really did start to think that he could not take decisions for himself because he was sick? He would...

His thoughts, however, tapered off as he walked into the room that was further down the hallways. Slowly, he entered the room, while the servant waited outside. No one was allowed to enter or even peep into this room.

Inside, Lord Rupert, picked up the diary that had been left on the table as if the writer had just gone out for a break and carefully, blew the dust off the diary and read the words.

"Father, Forgive me for not being strong like you. But I cannot live my life like this. I love the prince with all my heart but he doesn’t love me back... How do I live like this? What is the point of this life if I cannot even have his love...Goodbye..."

Placing the diary back as it had been, the man reiterated the promise he’d made, " He could not love you, hmm? Then I will destroy the one he does love."

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