Adina took out her phone and dialed the familiar number.It took a long time for the call to get throughâ¦
When it did, a female operatorâs voice said, âThe number you have dialed is unavailable n Adinaâs uneasiness grew.
She forced a smile.
âLet me try again.â
Dukeâs phone vibrated on the floor.His eyes twitched.
After struggling for a while, he was finally able to open his eyes fully.
The back of his head hurt.He wanted to massage his temples, but he realized his hands and feet were tied up.He sat up warily.It was pitch dark and his phone was glowing faintly on the floor.He looked at it.
The call was from a number she knew by heart.
that?â A womanâs voice suddenly echoed in the dark towards the adjusted to the dark, he could see the faint outline of a woman âThat voice is familiar..â
âQueen Mavice, what are you picked up the phone on the floor you a message, suppressed the rage boiling within they have finished their work for you.Itâs no wonder youâve been impeached for so many years.It makes sense that the throne is wonât kill I tell you a story matter to her how cold Duke was.He made her reminisce me to the queenâs position by himself.But when our daughter was seven years old, he died to afraid that Iâll forget him.I donât want to forget him.That was until I Mavice stood up and slowly approached Duke.She raised her hand and took off the golden mask on his face.She looked at him with longing as she brushed her finger gently across the scar.
âWhen he tried to protect me, he was slashed by the enemy.The knife had slashed right where your scar is.Your height, your aura, and your tone of voice are all too similarâ¦Terry, if you stay and work for me, Iâll love you as I loved my husband.â
Duke was indifferent.
âAre you sure?â
âI know Iâm very much older than you, but I take good care of myself.My body feels just like when I was thirty-two years, which is about the same age as yours.â
Mavice continued, âAll I need is company.I just want to see you every day.You can have your own life, you can marry, you can have childrenâ¦You can live like a normal person as long as you stay with me.â
Mavicâs shoulders slumped.
For the first time in her life, she had put herself in a very low position.
Thirteen years of widowhood made her desperate to find herself a company.