Chapter 418

“I think that will be the best. But wouldn’t it be better if we let Vincent know? After all, he is her fiancé and they are in love.”

Arthur pondered about his wife’s suggestion and then shook his head. He disapproved.

“First of all, it’s a sin. It will harm Catherine’s reputation. People will speculate things and will think of the worst. They might think she cheated on Vincent and Vincent found out and thus, she tried to commit suicide.

“Secondly, you don’t know what’s the reason she tried to kill herself. Or maybe it wasn’t her but someone else did it and made it look like a suicide.

“It could be related to her marriage with Vincent or might be something else. She might not want to let others know about this.

“That’s why I want you to stay quiet about it and wait for her to wake up. Until then, we will let Felix investigate the matter. Is that okay with you?”

When Veronica heard his explanation, she gradually calmed down.

.....

“All right, do as you fit.”

“Okay, stay with her. I’m sure she needs you more than her fiancé.”

Arthur patted her shoulder before getting out of the room. He headed to Felix’s room.

After he left, Ovior opened his mouth, “Veronica, tell me honestly. Did she have any second thoughts about her marriage?”

His question was straightforward and unexpected.

Veronica flinched. She wasn’t sure how to answer him.

She tried to stay as natural as possible and asked him back in return, “Why do you think so? It’s not like she had any other choice. She was dating Vincent for some time, wasn’t she?”

Ovior mentioned, “But that doesn’t mean she cannot fall in love with someone else. Moreover, from what I have observed so far, women love heroic men the most. They fall for the men who protect them very quickly.

“In my eyes, Vincent is a flower boy. He doesn’t have the guts to fight with anyone, let alone have the power to rescue anyone. If you want to compare him with Sebastian in that aspect, the latter wins.”

He slowly turned toward her as he spoke.

Veronica gulped. ‘Isn’t he just way too perspective? That’s so scary!’

She lowered her head, unable to look at his sharp gaze. “She didn’t share anything like that. I’m pretty sure she loves Vincent.”

Ovior squinted his eyes and stared at her for a while. Later, he retracted his gaze and didn’t bother to expose her lies.

‘Young people are annoying. They can be so fickle-minded. Wait... what did I just mean by ‘young people’? Did I just make myself look older?’

The more he thought about it, the more the folds between his eyebrows deepened.

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“Catherine? Why did that happen?” Felix was stunned when he heard the news.

Arthur shook his head. “I don’t know. Nica is clueless as well. Try to figure it out.”

“I’ll do my best,” Felix promised.

The next day, he woke up early as usual and went to the training ground. After an hour, he took a bath and then had his meal with Darius and Zinnia.

“What’s up with you? You seem serious after having a pleasant day yesterday,” Darius mentioned.

‘Why do they ask? Do they not know? Arthur probably doesn’t want anyone to know before I get some result,’ Felix thought for a moment.

“I’m fine,” he replied. “I just got a mission. I was thinking about it.”

Darius was seemingly surprised. “Huh? So early in the morning! Is it something serious?”

“I’m not sure yet. After I find out the information, I’ll understand,” Felix vaguely replied.

Darius lowered his voice and asked, “Is this about the Queen? I’m sure this bitchy queen is bothering Arthur too much.”

Felix shrugged. “I’m not sure. As I said, I can’t say anything until I get any information.”

“Don’t pester him,” Zinnia reproached Darius. “We all know we can’t disclose any information without Arthur’s order if our missions aren’t the same.”

“Yeah right. You are acting like you got a mission in your hands,” Darius snickered.

Zinnia looked at him in awe. “Well, excuse me, I’m busier than you even if Arthur doesn’t give me a mission. But you, mister, have time to go to the brothel no matter what mission you have or don’t have.”

“Huh, isn’t this because I have the charm? You need to understand that I’m the most wanted man in the universe. The older I get, the hungrier women become.”

Darius seemed so proud when he said that.

Zinnia and Felix raised an eyebrow.

“So, Mister Wanted man, did Catherine or Veronica fall for you? These two women are the closest to you but you didn’t seem to attract them very much. Maybe some guys are more attractive than you that women don’t think of as a man.”

Zinnia’s words hit Darius’s pride. He sneered.

“How could Arthur and Vincent be any match for me? They are nothing. If we have competition-”

“Then, Arthur will win,” someone interrupted him.

They all turned in the direction of the voice. Veronica stood there with a tray.

She walked forward and placed the tray filled with breakfast on the table beside theirs and sat down.

She said, “As much as women like mature men, it differentiates how old they look and how mature they act. Compared to you, who jumps over any woman he sees, Arthur is tactful.”

“How so?” Darius raised an eyebrow. He didn’t want to admit defeat.

Veronica replied, “He didn’t sleep with just any woman before he met me. He would check all the women he had in the room and then he would pick up the best.”

Darius frowned. “You didn’t know him before you met him. I heard after he met you he stopped going for other women. How do you know he picked the best woman among all the women?”

“Didn’t he choose me as his wife among all the women in the universe? That’s how.” Veronica acted like she said something so obvious.

“...” Darius was speechless.

“O...hohoho...” Zinnia clapped. She liked the response.

“Savage. Truly savage,’ Felix muttered.

“You came to pick up on me, didn’t you?” Darius pointed a finger at her.

Veronica innocently shrugged. “Not at all. You were talking about the competition. I just shared my opinion as a woman. All your voters are women, aren’t they?”

Darius nodded. “They are but they are normal. On the other hand, you and Catherine are possessed by Arthur and Vincent. So, you are disqualified as a voter.”

The mentioning of Catherine’s name made Veronica’s eyes dim. She hurriedly looked at her meal and took a spoonful of pudding.

The soft, cold pudding touched her tongue. A sweet milky flavor spread inside her mouth, making her heart at ease.

She easily controlled her expression and then said, “You are just being biased. You think other than the two of us, all women will choose you?”

“Most definitely,” Darius instantly replied.

Veronica: “...”

His confidence made her speechless.

She said, “I don’t know where you got your confidence from but that’s not true at all.

“You see, most of the women in the Magic Tower don’t even give you a second glance, while they are scared of Arthur and Ovior, the top two handsome men in the tower.

“But most of their eyes are on Felix. The handsome, kind guy in their eyes. As for the woman who is sitting beside you, she won’t choose you either.”

Felix raised his hand. “Oh, I can bet my life that Zinnia won’t vote for him.”

Zinnia, the woman beside Darius, only smirked. She didn’t have to utter a single word. Her expression said it all.

Darius’s face paled. “Nonsense! She can’t be part of the voters. She isn’t a woman!”

The moment he slammed the table, Zinnia’s butter knife touched his neck.

It happened so fast that they didn’t see Zinnia move.

“Careful what you say or you might lose your tongue.” A cold, ruthless light flashed in Zinnia’s eyes.

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Darius gulped. His mouth was dry.

He slowly raised his hands to surrender and softly said, “Now, now, everything was a joke. You don’t have to take them to your heart. It was only a joke. Hahaha!”

His laugh was so lifeless. His eyes were staring at the butter knife in fear. His heart was beating fast.

Even though the butter knife didn’t have a sharp edge, in Zinnia’s hand any wooden spoon would become a sharp sword.

Darius knew this better than anyone and he didn’t dare to trifle with her.

He saw her being drunk and forcefully being taken to a brothel by two men. They wanted to sleep with her.

.....

Unfortunately for them, a waiter was serving meals to the customers in the street shop. In the blink of an eye, Zinnia grabbed the waiter’s rice spoon and then...

Slash!

She sliced those two perverted men’s throats with the wooden spoon.

From then on, Darius dared not to take her lightly.

Wouldn’t he die early if he flirted with a scary woman?