He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 143

Even Adrian knew that, no matter how confident he was, it was far too impolite to claim he would take another nation’s land should it fall.

Yet Adrian, who had even gone so far as to retort “And what if I do?”, now waited for the King of Fitzroy’s response.

Staring intently into Adrian’s eyes, the king exhaled sharply after a moment and spoke.

“It seems you didn’t come here merely to decide Filmer’s fate. You appear to have other intentions—what are they?”

In truth, this was an entirely reasonable deduction. Feeling that conversation could finally begin in earnest, Adrian offered a faint, knowing smile.

“Fitzroy and Harkin are rivals—a fact well known even to neighboring states. Yet I believe Your Majesty does not truly desire a direct confrontation with Harkin. Am I correct?”

“Your prelude is unusually lengthy.”

Though the King of Fitzroy did not explicitly agree with Adrian’s words, he urged him forward in his own way.

Adrian faintly sensed he had gained control of the conversation.

And the King of Fitzroy clearly found this situation most uncomfortable—yet he wouldn’t end their talk just yet.

If he had truly intended to send Adrian away, he never would have allowed him to stay in Fitzroy territory for three whole days.

This meant the King of Fitzroy was closely watching Filmer’s situation and had no intention of letting it fall into Harkin’s hands.

He’d already realized that, left untouched, Filmer would inevitably slip into Harkin’s grasp.

Now, it was the King of Fitzroy who was in a hurry—not Adrian.

Despite the king’s impatience, Adrian spoke calmly, leaning back against the sofa.

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