I don't want to be loved (Book II)

Chapter 204: Abduction

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Jungkook crumbled the letter in his fist, making it into a ball.

“You mean… the Crown Prince of Chrichton wants to assassinate Lalisa?”

Mrs. Cessly nodded her head. “According to the letter, yes. Princess Jennie's words are quite straight forward, don’t you think? They have a close relationship, like best friends. After reading this letter… I’m worried Her Majesty might be in danger if she’s send to the Villa.”

“But there’s no other way to guarantee Lalisa's safety…”

Jungkook suddenly realized the identity of the man he was so worried about.

Everything was going on smoothly. Too smoothly, actually, as though the world was on his side. Even catching Roseanne had been too easy. She herself entered the Palace, and her suspicious behavior was soon detected by the guards he’d previously planted.

The Stone Arc was hidden in a place too easy to locate. Hell, they’d even found it within the day. That’s why Jungkook had sent Lalisa off to the Villa the very next day.

What if all this was actually someone’s plan?

What if even Roseanne infiltration in the Queen’s Palace was nothing but a trap? A trap to make Lalisa leave the safety of her Palace…

“Your Majesty!”

Someone else was running towards them. It was the person in charge of interrogating Count Clovis. He quickly knelt before the King.

“Count Clovis has confessed the identity of the mercenary. He said it’s a high ranking noble from Chrichton.”

“A noble from Chrichton…” Jungkook's voice suddenly faltered. “Yes. James Durik. He is a member of Duque Durik’s family, and the personal advisor to the Crown Prince. It looks like they’ve joined hands and are working together now.”

Three pairs of eyes suddenly widened in astonishment. Mrs. Cessly and Raymond looked at Jungkook at the same time.

“I…”

Before Raymond could say anything, Jungkook quickly set off, running. Raymond said something to Mrs. Cessly in a hurry and run after his king.

“Don’t worry, my lady. I promise we’ll bring the Queen back safe and sound.”

Mrs. Cessly nodded a couple times. Her brave eyes were now wet with tears. She clasped her hands together and prayed with all her might for these three people to come back safely.

Jungkook was running with his mind blank. His heart was pounding quickly. He had been careless.

In the past, the people that had harmed Lalisa had been his mother, Count Clovis and her own family, so he had actually thought that if he dealt with them first, she’d be safe.

However, as he’d changed the future, an unexpected turn of events unfolded. Jungkook had forcefully taken Lalisa to Arundel to marry her. if he hadn’t done that, her cousin would have stayed still. However, the Dimitri now had gone against the Crown Prince, since he knew the Crown Prince was someone willing to sacrifice Lalisa if it meant an excuse to go to war against Arundel.

Jungkook also knew that the Crown Prince would use Lalisa's death as a warning to Vincent, as a sign of how far he was willing to go just to stop him.

In the end, all his efforts had been in…

“You gained this yourself.”

He remembered his mother’s words from his past life, the answer she had given him when he asked why she’d done all those things to Lalisa.