He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 27

The moment the king received the two contracts, Reynald’s hands trembled violently.

Reynald had also returned to his room and, upon re-examining the contract, realized it was so overwhelmingly disadvantageous to Millay that he couldn’t fathom why it had been written this way.

The price of the ships had been slashed to two-thirds of their originally intended fair market value, and the interest rate was close to half the average.

Frankly, even if offered in a sober state of mind, the terms were ones anyone would have signed without hesitation.

Yet he had been thoroughly beaten before being presented with such favorable conditions—that was what puzzled him.

‘It was a trap…’

He couldn’t tell where Millay’s scheming began or ended.

No—actually, if it was a scheme, it must have started the moment Crown Prince Rains infiltrated their midst disguised as Marquis Millay.

But Reynald found the entire situation utterly bewildering. At present, the Harkin Empire and the Kingdom of Wessex were practically sworn enemies—so much so that calling them that wouldn’t be an exaggeration, despite having not formally declared war yet. Moreover, Wessex had openly condemned Harkin, the continent’s dominant power, as tyrannical.

And yet now, the Crown Prince of Harkin himself had come to rescue Wessex’s princess…? Could there possibly be a more contradictory turn of events in this world?

As Reynald stared at Millay with unsteady eyes, the king, having skimmed through the contracts, let out a cold, sharp rebuke.

“Reynald! Is everything that has happened so far truly as stated?”

“Why would you even ask such an obvious question? Absolutely not! Never!”

“Then are you accusing the First Prince and the Princess of Wessex of lying? Is that your claim? And what possible reason would Marquis Millay or your lifelong servant have to lie?”

“I… I…”

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