Chapter 028
Chapter 0281
Third person POV
The fiasco of a wedding had all but guaranteed a messy ma lage. David Lake had never believed in sayings like that before, but now, as he and Amanda wallowed in misery, he couldn’t deny its truth. And whose fault was it? Ella’s.
She had ruined everything–again. Her ridiculously extravagant wedding had captured the attention of the entire kingdom. People couldn’t stop heaping praise on her and that bastard, Alexander Black.
And where did that leave David? Indebted to his brother–law, married to an angry, resentful wife, and saddled with a reputation too tarnished to even announce his intentions to run for king.
Still, David told himself it was only temporary. He could fix this. He could fix everything as soon as he fixed Ella.
Once she was out of the picture, the media circus would fade, the rumors would die down, and he could begin winning the people over again. He would finally claim the throne that was rightfully his.
Amanda’s bitterness toward him would dissolve, and they could have their happily ever after. He would pay off all his debts and be free of everyone who had a hold over him.
As king, no one would dare insult him or question his decisions. The thought of those who had mocked or defied him groveling for mercy brought a fleeting smile to his lips
But the smile faded almost instantly as the same nagging question echoed in his mind: How the hell are you going to do that?
The question always sounded like Amanda in his head, her hands on her hips, her sharp glare boring into him. It wasn’t far from reality; Amanda had asked him that very question more times than he could count.
But in truth, Amanda wasn’t glaring. She was concerned. Not that David noticed–he saw only what he wanted to see. Her words became fuel for his obsession with revenge, her worry twisted into a challenge he was determined
to overcome.
not for
A few days ago, David had received an anonymous letter. It was typed, unsigned, and delivered with no postmark. He had no idea who had sent it, but the message was clear: someone wanted to form an alliance with him.
The sender shared his hatred for Ella and Alexander and made it clear they wanted the pair eliminated political reasons but for business ones. They even agreed that David was the rightful heir to the throne.
At first, David had wanted to accept the offer immediately. He needed allies, after all. But he hesitated. He couldn’t afford to be beholden to anyone else.
Besides, what reason did he have to believe this mysterious sender had a better plan for dealing with Ella and Alexander than he could devise himself?
Getting rid of Alexander was crucial. As long as Alexander Black was in the picture, David’s chances of becoming king were slim. Alexander was his only real competition, a man whose growing popularity was directly tied to Ella’s influence.
She had turned him into a beloved public figure, as if she had been deliberately rehabilitating his image.
The thought made David’s stomach churn. Had Ella and Alexander planned this all along? Was their “alliance” a carefully orchestrated effort to amass power and secure their positions?
It was the kind of scheme David would hatch himself, but he dismissed the idea almost as quickly as it came. Ella wasn’t that clever–or disciplined.
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Chapter 0281
No, this wasn’t some grand conspiracy. It was just another wist of fate working against him. And he would turn it back in his favor. One way or another.
The mystery sender had even given David a gift to prove their sincerity, and he wasn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Another letter arrived today and it included an dress where the sender claimed that Dr. McIntyre was
hiding.
The revelation both thrilled and troubled him. He had been searching for the doctor since her disappearance, but the fact that this unknown ally knew about his connection to her was unsettling.
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