Reborn, Its Time To Save My Family And.. My Enemy!
Chapter 169: Choose Your Lover

Chapter 169: Choose Your Lover

Edweard knew that his father cared about nothing but power. He had learnt this trail from him only. To guard your heart and emotions. To never care and only think from your mind. To try your best to hold power and wealth. That is how you could run the empire.

Emperors were there to rule not to whisper love to their family. Their marriage should bring benefits. To them to the empire. And he had done that all his life. Even when the women whispered love to him at night, he only laughed and ignored his emotions.

Even when he had chosen Olivia, he had done it for the benefit he was getting. For him, she was nothing more than a weapon. Until.. He had lost her.

Now he was standing at the door of Shaya. He had not even looked at her as a man looked at a woman. For him, she was just an envoy. But now.. He took a deep breath. He had flirted all his life and lured many women to his bed. He could do it with her too.

He knocked at the door himself, refusing the guard who came forward.

The door was opened at once by a man he had seen beside Shaya. The man looked at her warily.

"I am here to apologize to madam. My father had sent me." he added when the man did not budge and kept blocking the way.

The man grumbled something but he still hesitantly stepped aside so that Edward could enter.

Edward walked like he owned the place, which he did. He entered the large room used to meet the guests while the man left to call Shaya.

The woman came ten minutes late. She was not wearing the long gowns they used to wear here. She was wearing a strange dress which looked too bold. It was a cloth hanging on her body without any corset or layers.

Just a piece of cloth tied by a rope on her waist and shoulders were tied through a knot. . It did not have stitches that held it. What if I opened that knot? He was sure she was wearing nothing beneath it.

When she walked, he could see her bare legs till her knees where the cloth separates so that she could walk.

He gulped down the heat. It was not as difficult as he had thought if she would walk like that.

"Your highness.’ she curtis and sat beside him not hiding the fact that she knew their language anymore.

Anger from betrayal coursed through his blood again but he repressed it. He was not here to fight. Not here to challenge myself. He was here to win her and force her to choose him instead of Damon.

"I apologize for my rude comments earlier. I have been on edge these days." he sighed, looking forlorn. "But it all ended today. I was afraid that she would not choose me and my fear turned into reality now. I have lost her completely." his breath came rough and his face had a painful expression.

"I lost her to Damon." he stared at the ceiling, suffering. He knew that it was all an act to gain her pity. It always starts from there when you court a strong woman. But for some reason, the pain felt real this time. He felt a strange rage toward Damon. Toward Olivia who didn’t even clarify her actions to him anymore. He felt discarded.

"I am sure you have many women, your highness." she chuckled softly. "Are you here to share your private affairs with me?"

He was stunned. She did not play with rules. She had to soothe his pain and act sweet.

"No, I am here to warn you, madam. Damon is dangerous. He did not love Olivia. He snatched it because I liked her. She is his aunt and this is illicit yet he was showing it off proudly. You must beware of him or he would use you too." his eyes snapped to her but she only smiled looking amused.

"Are my words a joke to you?" his eyes were deeper and one would feel lost in them if not cared well. How could she guard her heart against him? He would not let her.

His hands reached for hers, when she did not flinch or pull away. He held her hand and pulled it to his chest.

"Can you not feel my pain at all?" which woman would not feel moved by his charms. He knew he was handsome. "Shaya.." he whispered her name like a sacred oath but her eyes were still composed, surprising him.

"It is hard to believe that you are in pain when you have a new woman visiting your chamber every night. I never saw lord Damon with another woman though he was having an illicit affair. Where I live, we get married to relatives. But we believe in monogamy, your highness. Explain to me again, why Olkvia chose you instead of Damon." his eyes hardened at once when she spoke boldly.

How he wanted to teach a lesson to speak to the royal family like that. Even Olivia never dared to speak about his illicit affairs.

"Those women meant nothing to me." he announced in a cold voice and She raised a brow.

"Now, would you say that I mean something to you?" her laugh was mocking, humiliating and his face burnt like never before. "I am not a young girl who needs a man to boost my confidence and for your information I already have a partner." The man who had opened the door walked closer and stood behind her like a shield.

Edward took a step back. The man had a killing intent toward him.

"He is only enduring because I am still a guest here. One signal from me and he would attack you without hesitation. So, I hope you could keep your distance from me and call one of your loves to nurse your broken heart. If there is nothing else, I want to rest more.. Your highness."

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