He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 109

Adrian’s dispatch of Tristan caused the southern monster wave to vanish almost absurdly easily, and once again, he was being hailed among the people as a great Crown Prince.

Yet the inner thoughts of the Emperor in the capital and Adrian in the south were fiercely at odds.

True to his prior warning to Rilvan, Adrian left behind knights to oversee the village’s reconstruction and headed toward the capital by land.

Because Harkin’s territory narrowed in the middle, traveling by land between the capital and the south required taking a slightly longer, circuitous route.

Some claimed Adrian’s choice was meant to flaunt his authority before the empire’s citizens, but all such claims were mistaken.

Rather, Adrian and his knights remained constantly on edge, wary of the Empress’s faction, who might strike at any moment without warning.

It was the fifth day since departing the south. He’d heard they still had about three more days’ travel before reaching the capital.

Today, they’d rented an entire nearby inn and secured its perimeter.

Amid the somewhat solemn atmosphere, Laila observed the knights returning to their rooms after dinner.

Then she spotted Adrian heading back to his room on the second floor with Rilvan.

She saw Rilvan whisper something into Adrian’s ear.

At that moment, their eyes met from afar.

Laila’s face instantly flushed red, and she hurriedly ascended the stairs.

Because there weren’t enough rooms, Laila was sharing one with Maeve. As she entered, Maeve, who had been lying on the lower bunk, sat up.

Maeve’s eyes widened at Laila’s flustered appearance.

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