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Nathaniel braced himself and said, “Dad, it’s an annulment either way. Sooner or later, it’s the same. Please!”
The King was a little speechless.
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He looked at Nathaniel, took a deep breath, and suppressed his urge to reprimand him, saying in a low voice, “If you are certain, I will issue the edict now.”
He was about to warn him not to regret it.
But Nathaniel interrupted him a step ahead, “Thank you, Dad!”
The King pressed his brow and gestured with his other hand for Warren to draft the edict.
Warren finished writing the imperial edict. And the King affixed his seal; he waved Nathaniel out.
Nathaniel took the imperial edict of annulment and then tentatively asked, “Dad, I heard you dismissed the Chancellor yesterday?”
‘Matters of the court are to be discussed in the Golden Throne Hall.” The King glanced at the hourglass and directly interrupted him, “Today is a day of rest. Tomorrow we will hold the imperial meeting. Nathaniel, go prepare yourself.”
After that, he paid him no further attention.
Nathaniel saw that it was still early, so he hurriedly left the palace to find Margaery.
He thought, ‘That’s great!
With the imperial edict of annulment, I could draw a clear line with Margaery today and convey my intention to seek a narriage alliance with someone else.
The King had just announced that today was a day of rest.
No one needs to attend the meeting today, so everyone has time to make arrangements. I must seize this opportunity
Nathaniel hurriedly boarded a carriage and headed straight to Margaery’s inn.
Margaery got up very early.
Just after finishing a set of sword practice and returning to her room to wash up, Bernard rushed in like a gust of wind. He said, “Margaery, your medicine!”
Immediately, there was a loud bang!
The door was flung open, and he appeared at the doorway.
Adam was speechless. He stepped forward, intending to stop him, but upon seeing Bernard’s appearance, he couldn’t utter a word and stammered, “Bernard…”
The voice was indeed Bernard. But, looking at this appearance…
Margaery was also stunned, turning to see a strange figure standing at the door, face blackened, hair frizzy, clothes filthy and disheveled, all smoked and dark.
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She asked, “Bernard? What did you do? How did you end up like this?”
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Bernard was considered a flamboyant, handsome man in Sinderin City, so why did he now look like a beggar?
Bernard replied, “Well, I was making medicine for you and accidentally started a fire.”
He was a bit embarrassed. When he looked up at Margaery, he was astonished and asked, “Wait, weren’t you mute? And disfigured? What happened?”
Margaery was truly grateful to him.
However, she hadn’t expected that her scheme against the Wallen family would drag Bernard into it as well. In the end, she could only explain, “Thank you, Bernard, but I’m really fine. The rumors circulating were deliberately spread.”
Bernard was still unaware of the Icy Pool incident.
Because he had just come out of the pharmacy today.
In fact, he was just joking. He was not making medicine, but merely preparing it. However, after staying up for two consecutive nights and becoming dazed, he knocked over the brazier and set the house on fire.
He himself did not escape unscathed.
After taking a long time to think about everything, he slumped into a chair by the table and said, “I really don’t know if this is good news or bad news. I thought something had actually happened to you.
“To prepare medicine for you, I haven’t slept for two whole nights. Now I’m almost starving.
“You need to compensate me.”
He looked up at Margaery. His eyes were bloodshot, but his gaze was bright.
It would be a lie for Margaery to say she was not moved.
She said, “Thank you, Bernard. So… Shall we have breakfast together?” She asked someone to fetch water so Bernard could wash up.
Adam watched Bernard, who had come to snatch Margaery’s concern, speechless.
But considering that Margaery’s marriage would ultimately be decided by the King, Bernard’s persistence was futile.
Moreover, there were not many people around Margaery. Having one more was a blessing. So he asked the attendant to prepare water, allowing Bernard to freshen up a bit.
He also bought some bread and other food.
Bernard devoured his food and said, “Next time, give me a heads–up. I really thought someone had poisoned you. I was
scared to death.
“If you keep acting like this, you’ll end up hurting me.”
“Thank you, Bernard, Margaery said, looking at him. “I will always remember your kindness.”
Bernard said, “You’re being too formal. Relationships between people are all about give and take.
“Last time I owed you, this time you owe me. After a while, no one can tell who owes whom, and that’s when the relationship
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is just close.”
Margaery was speechless.
Bernard was not reserved at all. He could say anything directly.
But being too blunt could leave people at a loss for how to respond.
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Before Margaery could think of what to say, Bernard suddenly leaned in and continued, “I see you have nowhere to go. Why not come to my house? My courtyard is quite spacious. I’ll have someone tidy up the yard next to mine for you to stay in.”
He spoke with fiery enthusiasm.
Footsteps sounded from downstairs as Nathaniel hurried up with his entourage. Without seeing Margaery, he addressed Adam, “I have come today to break off the engagement with Margaery. The imperial edict is here. Give it to her.”
He did not even wish to spare Margaery another glance.
Adam was absolutely delighted with this imperial edict for breaking off the engagement.
After all, with this in hand, Margaery would be free again, no longer Nathaniel’s fiancée.
Yet, looking at Nathaniel’s expression, Adam felt somewhat disgusted. “I will accept the imperial edict, but does Prince Nathaniel truly not wish to see Margaery even once more?” he asked.
Nathaniel instinctively glanced at the doorway and said, “No…”
Before finishing his words, he turned his head and saw Margaery seated calmly at the table, holding a cup of coffee and calmly watching him.
Her face was very beautiful and charming.
“You…”
Nathaniel stared at her, his mind buzzing, and exclaimed, “Weren’t you disfigured? How did you…”
He blinked hard and could hardly believe what he was seeing.
The last time he saw Margaery, her face was covered in blisters, truly disgusting.
Yet now her skin was even more perfect than before her disfigurement!
Margaery looked at him, his gaze cold and tinged with regret. Her voice was cool as she said, “Since you judge by appearances, perhaps the prostitutes would suit you better. As for me…”
She rose, took the imperial edict for breaking off the engagement from Adam, and let out a cold laugh. She continued. “Indeed, I am not worthy of Prince Nathaniel.”
Then, she gave a slight bow and added, “Thank you, Prince Nathaniel, for sparing me from marriage.”
Unlike the somewhat sweet timbre of a young girl, Margaery at this moment exuded a sense of having shed all artifice. Her voice was very gentle and steady.
Subtly, it already revealed a tranquility and composure that comes only after weathering countless trials.
Nathaniel’s expression grew uglier slowly.
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“You deceived me? Was it all just to make me withdraw from the engagement?” He froze, then stared at Margaery, anger surging in his eyes.
“Prince Nathaniel, you overestimate yourself,” Margaery said. A trace of mockery flashed in Margaery’s eyes. “I spread the rumors of disfigurement and losing my voice merely to make it easier for someone else to abduct my substitute.
“What does that have to do with you?”
Nathaniel’s mind spun.
Only then did he recall the incident at the Icy Pool yesterday!
