CHAPTER 44

His mother suddenly broke down and fell to the ground.
“I’m very sorry that all that happened. I was just so greedy and wanted something for myself. I didn’t know what else to do but ended up doing that,” she confessed.
“You are my mother and yet you used me for your own personal gain; if it’s me then that’s fine. But why did you have to kill the person who saved your life and gave you this life?”
“Because it’s her that is why I wanted her dead, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been a target of those vicious women of the harem. I wouldn’t have to be this greedy and hurt even my own child. She made me do this,” his mother said.
“I can’t believe you are saying these words. Weren’t you the one so in love that you wanted to marry royal father? How can you put the blame on her now? How can you do that?”
“I’m very sorry. I’m just so angry. Look what she did to me. She made me so hideous that I can’t even leave my own palace. Your father is dying and your mother too. How can you marry such a person?”
“Because I love Valery and I can’t live without her. Just like how much you love my father and want to be with him. That’s how I want to be, I want to sleep and wake up beside her and I hope you will give your consent and not go back on your words again,” he said.
“What can I even do now? She made herself very clear.”
“That woman was severely hurt and she still gave me an antidote for you to be better,” he told her and saw her face brighten up.
“She did that?”
“Yes, not for you and royal father but for me. She can never harm me mother. So please don’t use that to your own advantage because she can still come after you. This time you were lucky that she hurt you and saved you.
Next time she might really kill you. Is that what you want? Do you want me to hate you forever and for our family to all die in her hands? Are you sure you want that?” he asked her and saw her thinking it through.
“I didn’t realize the consequences of what I did until now. I’m sorry I caused this. Please forgive me,” his mother begged for his forgiveness.
Because she was his mother, he forgave her. This is what Valery wanted, for him and his parents to be happy together. She might be cold but she was the warmest person he has ever met in his entire life in her own way.
Xavier gave the pill to his mother who took it immediately.
“Don’t worry mother, you and father will be fine in no time. I just hope that you will not be so foolish and try to wage against her. She isn’t in a good mood and I’m afraid that a lot of people will suffer this time. We wouldn’t survive after the internal strife if the neighboring states waged together wars against us while we are fighting against each other,” he said.
“I can’t believe that my son is all grown up and really cares for the nation like this. I’m sorry for being short minded,” she said.
“I had a great mother and a good mentor. So please can we have a truce?”
“I promise that I will support you whole heartedly and be happy for you,” she promised and he hugged her.
He hoped that she meant it because any mistake this time will make Valery to explode. He then remembered what Nora told him. If she becomes angry, her illness will relapse.
She was very angry when he left which meant that she must be in great pain. Since he had managed to deliver and talk things out with his parents then it was time for him to return back.
He wasn’t going to turn his back on the woman he loved so much like that. He was going to fulfill every promise he made to her, wed her, make her his, and love her forever.
“Mother, I’m afraid I have to go. I have a wedding to attend,” he told his mother and saw her putting a smile on her face.
“Go ahead my son. I really wish you happiness and I hope that next time we see each other, it will be under normal circumstances,” she said.
He looked at his mother for the first time with such strong emotions.
“Thank you. I wish you recover well and live a life that will make you happy.”
“I will bear that in mind. Now go before she gets angrier,” his mother said urging him to leave.
“Tell royal father that I have left and I wish him to recover fast and well,” he said and kissed his mother goodbye.
Feeling at ease Xavier left the palace, it was dark but he didn’t want to wait until the morning. He was going to ride throughout the night so that he won’t miss his wedding ceremony.
It was really a good thing that he saw his parents and talked with them. Now he felt as if that heavy burden he had been carrying had left. He understood the reason why Valery made him do this. It was a way of making a confrontation and let the whole truth to come out.
She gave him and his parents a chance to speak out their minds. They didn’t hide anything and just let it all out. He now knew what his parents thought and they did know his as well.
Now he would return to the mountain, marry the woman he loves and be at ease without fearing for anything from his parents or Valery. He cared for them a lot and didn’t want to see them fighting each other.
He just wanted Valery to be happy and as long as he was not talking to his family because of her then she wouldn’t be happy. He just hooped that everyone would know the kind of woman she was.
She wasn’t a monster and evil like they all thought. He wanted them to know the real her but that won’t be possible. Valery was so keen on keeping her image that way and as long as she was okay and happy with it then he was happy too.