The King's Obsession

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C241 - Escape- Part 1

When Lisa and Jungkook returned to the castle, without anyone's notice where Jungkook hid his black wings again, they made their way back inside. It was good to see her grandparents after many months, yet it was unsettling with the thought that her grandmother strongly opposed her marriage to the King. It made Lisa question if her grandparents were living with them here in East Carswell right now, would they agree to send her to the castle like the way her parents did. With the way her grandfather had stood up against Jungkook, the answer would be no. They would not have let her to stay here, and a fight would have started to end with heads rolling on the floor.      

Lisa saw her mother talking to her sister Momo in the corridor with a frown on her face until her mother noticed her and Jungkook's presence.      

"How was your visit?" asked her mother, "Are they doing well?"      

Lisa nodded her head, "Yes, they are doing well. I met both of them. We informed them about the wedding."     

"It seems they didn't receive the wedding invitation, mother," said Jungkook to Lisa's mother, "Did the invitation fall short?" he inquired with his head tilting to his side.      

After visiting her grandparent's place, it didn't take too much time to understand that her parents had not sent the invitation to her paternal grandparents, knowing they would be disgusted with the idea of their granddaughter marrying a blood-sucking creature.      

Mrs. Harris stared at Jungkook, who had asked her a question. If they had visited, the King must already know that she and her husband didn't invite Lisa's grandparents.     

"We thought it would be best not to send...Considering they might oppose the marriage with you, my King," Mrs. Harris bowed her head, putting it in a way as if she was making sure that the King would marry Lisa.      

Jungkook said, "You don't have to worry about such trivial matters, mother," he stressed on the word 'mother' which Mrs. Harris was still not used to. Every time when the King addressed her as a mother, it made Mrs. Harris think that the man was being sarcastic and was taunting about something that she should be careful about. "You weren't ready to accept our marriage at first, but you have come around now," he smiled at the older woman, who didn't return the smile.      

Mrs. Harris had agreed only because Lisa told her that she was trying to accept her fate the way it was. It was possible that her daughter had either tried to fight or maybe she had given up because of the way the King was.      

Lisa noticing her mother and Jungkook staring at each other decided to interrupt, "Grandpa said that they would be visiting the castle before the time of the wedding."     

Her mother then frowned, "Usually the journey takes up long hours. You returned quickly."     

"We have horses that gallop faster than the wind," answered Jungkook and then he turned to Lisa, "I will be going back to the court." The three ladies bowed at the King and Jungkook left the corridor.      

Lisa saw Jungkook's retreating figure and at the same time she heard her mother question, "What did they say?" With the King who left, Mrs. Harris didn't see the point to hide her questions from her daughter.     

"They are not happy about it. Grandmother said I should break the marriage off before it takes place," replied Lisa in a whisper so that her words would not be heard by someone else, "Grandpa asked Jungkook if he will break it off."     

"Do they know who you are marrying to?" asked Momo with a huff, "They should be grateful that the King chose our family. You. People really don't know to appreciate things these days," she shook her head.