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Adam had already spread word of that incident, but Nathaniel hadn’t considered how Margaery had made Tessa and the others reap what they had sown.
It was only now that he realized. It was precisely because Margaery pretended to be a disfigured and mute person that the Wallen family failed to recognize that it wasn’t her at first glance.
Nathaniel’s expression grew grim at this thought.
He thought, ‘Margaery had been scheming against the Wallen family and Tessa.
Yet I, like a complete idiot, had also fallen into her trap, rushing impatiently to the palace to request the imperial edict for dissolving the engagement!
‘No wonder the King’s expression had been so grim!‘
Nathaniel trembled all over, feeling as if he’d been slapped several times.
Bernard even mocked him, “Prince Nathaniel, your withdrawal from the engagement was truly timely! Thank you for letting Margaery go, so that I may marry her!”
Nathaniel’s face became pale. “She is the Star of Fortune. If I cannot marry her, it’s none of your business!” he said.
He was nearly beside himself with rage.
He turned to Margaery and said, “You pretended to be disfigured. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Prince Nathaniel, you never asked,” Margaery replied.
She let out a cold laugh and continued, “Besides, it’s not as if I pretend every day. Who would have thought you couldn’t even wait three days, so eager to break off the engagement?”
Nathaniel trembled with anger.
Now, not only had he lost the Star of Fortune, but he had also offended the King!
Margaery no longer wished to see him and said, “Prince Nathaniel, if you have nothing else to discuss, please depart. I have matters to attend to,”
Although the King said that Nathaniel was her cousin, even her own brothers could not be relied upon, let alone a cousin.
From now on, she would choose her own family, without needing any of this false affection.
With things as they were, although Nathaniel was unwilling, he was too ashamed to stay any longer.
In the end, he could only comfort himself, ‘What of the Star of Fortune? When the Wallen family falls, she will be all alone. Even if someone marries her, she will be a normal person!
Thinking this, he turned and left.
But at that moment, a commotion arose below, and a group of people hurried straight to the third floor.
Leading them was none other than Dermot, whom he had seen last night outside the Carey family.
Dermot held an imperial edict in his hand, and upon seeing Nathaniel, his expression was extremely complicated. He said. 1/4
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“Prince Nathaniel, you have arrived quite early.”
He thought, ‘Rushing to his own doom!
‘All those close to the King are shrewd. Nathaniel’s eagerness to break off the engagement was unmistakable.
‘With such a temperament, the King would never grant him the throne.
‘Thus, when the right opportunity comes, what awaits Nathaniel is merely deposition and replacement.
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‘When someone else ascends the throne, in the life–and–death struggle that follows, whether Nathaniel will live to see this day next year is uncertain.
Here, Nathaniel encountered Dermot and saw behind him Nathan and Marc coming up. His entire face turned ugly. “Why have you come, Dermot?” he asked.
A deeply bad feeling began to brew in his heart.
Last night, he had tried to see Nathan but was refused, being told that Nathan was gravely ill.
Nathaniel thought, ‘Looking again at Nathan, with a healthy glow on his face, where is there any trace of illness?
‘This was clearly just an excuse not to see me!
‘So, why made up an excuse?‘
The deeper Nathaniel thought, the more he felt he might have missed something. Things were not nearly as simple as they seemed.
He was pondering Nathan.
Suddenly, he heard Dermot announce, “Margaery, receive the imperial edict! Raul has harmed the Star of Fortune and is no longer fit to be a father! From this day forward, Margaery is severed from the Wallen family and has no further ties to them!”
Margaery nodded, feeling relieved.
As she exhaled a heavy breath, her whole body relaxed.
She had originally thought she would need to enter the palace and beg the King to sever ties with the Wallen family.
She had not expected the King to issue the edict directly.
This was truly wonderful!
Dermot placed the imperial edict in her palm, his demeanor gentle as he helped her up. He said, “The King commands that Nathan recognize you as his adopted daughter. In three days, your recognition party will be held.
“From now on, Margaery has a family!”
Upon hearing this, Margaery widened her eyes in astonishment.
‘So soon, I already have a new family?‘ she thought.
Upon hearing this, Nathaniel regretted it to his core.
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Before Margaery could react, he let out a strange cry, “The King has ordered Margaery to join the Carey family?”
“Yes, to join the Carey family,” Dermot said.
He turned to Nathaniel and continued, “From now on, she will be the young lady of the Minister’s estate, personally titled by the King as Princess of Glowsend, Star of Fortune.
“Prince Nathaniel, this withdrawal from marriage was truly ingenious.
“No one could have stopped it!”
A hopeless fool, an heir about to be cast aside, even the palace servant would no longer treat him with any kindness.
The wheel of fortune turned, and so it went.
Just moments ago, Nathaniel still disdained Margaery and broke their engagement, and now he was utterly humiliated!
At the doorway, Adam laughed and said, “Indeed, Prince Nathaniel, had you not just broken off the engagement, you would soon have relation to Nathan from the Ministry of War.”
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were the battlegrounds fiercely contested by the royal princes for succession.
If Nathaniel had not broken off his engagement, this fortunate opportunity would have naturally fallen to him.
A prince with no backing, whose mother had died, and who was not favored by others, could instantly become the most powerful heir, protected by the Star of Fortune. Who could rival him?
What a pity!
Even if fortune appeared suddenly, not everyone could seize it.
Nathaniel listened to these words and felt a wave of dizziness.
His thoughts went even further.
‘Now that Raul has stepped down, who will be the next Chancellor?
‘Last night, Dermot went to see Nathan. Nathan refused to meet me. Does this not mean that Nathan will soon become Chancellor, and Margaery will remain the daughter of the Chancellor’s estate?‘
At this moment, he truly regretted it to his very core.
He could no longer stay in this place.
“Bye!” Nathaniel said and departed in embarrassment.
Margaery watched him descend the stairs, but unexpectedly saw her first fiancé, Dominic, downstairs.
He now appeared unkempt, wearing the same clothes as when they last met at the Hadley family, which were already filthy beyond recognition, and even his hair was matted.
He looked utterly disheveled.
Margaery snorted and said, “Indeed, I have changed several fiancés.”
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The Star of Fortune remained unshakable.
Thinking of Dashnell, she was truly filled with gratitude.
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Dermot smiled and said, “Since you are the Star of Fortune, your husband must be carefully chosen. Not just anyone can fill the role.”
Margaery returned to herself, bowed to him, and said, “Thank you, Dermot, and thanks to the King.”
Dermot said, “You really know gratitude. Good girl.”
He smiled and looked at Nathan, saying, “Well, your family members should get acquainted in advance. I’ll leave.”
“Okay, Dermot, bye!” Everyone saw Dermot off.
Margaery stepped forward and greeted Nathan and Marc.
“You’re welcome.” Nathan personally helped her up and led her into the house. He said, “I have only two sons and no daughters. Once you come, you will be the only daughter of the Carey family.”
He smiled as he spoke, “My wife always wanted a daughter, but unfortunately, her wish was never fulfilled. Now, things are well. We have a daughter, finally.”
Nathan looked Margaery up and down, feeling a sense of wistfulness in his heart.
‘Who would have thought that Raul’s daughter, after so many twists and turns, would end up as my daughter?‘ he thought.
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