Favored Empress Brings Chaos and Destruction (Book 2)

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Good luck seems always on his side... His noble rank became higher, job promotions became faster, and his resources became greater while the baby inside his wife's belly is getting bigger... He forgot about the deal as he was so happy and contented with his life!

He recalled the deal he made with the goddess when he was promoted to the prime minister's position a few days before his wife gave birth! He immediately feels great fear for his wife and child's safety! He realized that they are the two people he truly loves and the true source of his happiness... He wants to back out but he could not contact the goddess anymore!

Exactly in the tenth month, his beloved wife, Almira, died giving birth to their beautiful child, Andrea! Starting that day, he is consumed by extreme guilt and sadness... It is his fault that his beloved woman died! He did not remarry and focused on showering all of his love on their daughter. Several years passed yet he still could not get over the fact that he exchanged his true love and happiness for power and success...

General Ardor secretly trembled while listening to the beautiful melody and song. He suddenly remembered his dark secret... He was once a very short and scrawny little kid. His father, General Arthur Lamoreaux, viewed him as a useless being when he discovered that his only child, the heir to the military household is a martial arts waste! No matter how much his father trained him, he is only strong mentally and emotionally but never physically! Just a small movement is enough for him to have a serious asthma attack and become bedridden for several days... His father was extremely annoyed and disappointed that he could never become the son that he wanted! He can never become the next general since he could not fight! His existence was the biggest disappointment and joke in his father's eyes...

One day, his father forcibly made him drink a weird medicine, saying it was a good elixir to make him strong but he knows it was poison! He tried to refuse but the difference between their strength was too great! He felt excruciating pain and called for help several times but no one came to help him... The pain was too intense! He screamed and cried so much his blood, tears, sweat, snot, and saliva were mixed into one puddle! He was almost on the brink of death when he saw a dark figure approaching him. He felt extreme fear! He could feel that death is upon him... His breathing became labored and he even wet his pants when the dark hooded being is already near him!

"Please... I... don't... want... to... die..." He cried and begged while struggling to stay alive.

The mysterious being lifted the dark hood and for the first time, he was surprised when instead of a disgusting skull face like in the legend, he saw a very beautiful entity instead!

"Not... the... grim... reaper..." He could not help but express his thought. He had never seen such a beautiful being in his life! In his mind, this extremely attractive entity can never be the one who reaps souls!

"Why not?" She asked and beamed at him.

"Too... pretty..." He answered truthfully.

"My Celestial Father made me this way so the souls will not be scared and try to escape when they see me... Grim Reaper... That is one of the titles that humans call me through the ages but in the celestial realm, I am called Psi, the Goddess of Fate and Destiny. I guide all the creatures from the beginning until the end of their existence." The celestial being introduced herself and continued, "Ardor, your time is up. It is better if you come with me now. You will no longer suffer in the place where I am going to take you."

"Please... spare... me..." He begged her, thinking about his mother. He is his mother's protection! If he dies, his mother will die next!

The goddess gently caressed his bloodied cheek and say, "You are destined to die today... After your death, your father will get rid of your mother and marry another woman. He will have bountiful children from that woman to continue the family line."

"I... want... to... live..." He cried helplessly! His father is so cruel! He knows that his father wants to get rid of him and his mother for a long time. Only his great-grandfather's will is preventing his father from doing what he wants! The will states that as long as the main wife has a surviving son, he can never divorce the wife or have concubines!

"Don't you know that it is harder to live than to die?" She said and looked at the pitiful young child struggling to live. "I can extend your life and give you what you desire but there is a huge price! Now, are you willing to pay the price?"

"Yes..." He softly murmured.

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