Chapter 71: Betrayal
"Daughter am glad you’re alive." King onward smiled, a bit of tears filling his eyes as he stared at his lost daughter. He couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief, seeing his mission finally accomplished. but the important thing was Elise was safe, and that was the only thing that mattered to him.
"D-dad~" Elise softly uttered, tears streaming down her cheeks. On one hand she was happy seeing her dad, even though he was strict as the king he did all he could to protect her from harm. And on the other she was scared what would occur now, that her temperamental father was face to face with the man she loved.
"Come, let’s go home. King onward stretched his hand to Elise, but she just softly shook her head.
"Am sorry dad, but I can’t come with you." King onward frowned as she said this, a confused look plastered on his face.
"Why? You don’t need to worry about them, their already dead." Onwood coldly said, making the army take a battle stance courageously advancing forward.
"Stop dad, you don’t understand! am not a little girl anymore I can take care of myself!" Elise spoke in a tone containing a heartful of mixed emotions, her pitch was somewhat a bit high because of the level of feelings she was going through.
"I knew this would happen." Onwood shook his head to the side. "You’ve been brainwashed but I’ll set you free now, the whole kingdoms worried." Onwood blinded by the words his daughter said, refused to believe any of what she said. He was going to bring his daughter back home, no matter what.
"Dad listen!" Elise shouted at him, causing the army to halt. "All my life I’ve been locked in the castle like a prisoner, preparing for a destiny I didn’t choose. But now I’ve truly found my purpose, I’ve fallen in love met other people like me." She deeply said, as onward just stared at her with indifferent eyes.
"But you’re the future ruler. y-you’re my daughter."
"Am still you’re daughter dad, but I can’t go back. I’ve already found someone I love, which am happy with. Y-you need to go dad." "Please.." Elise begged hoping to resolve the tension harmlessly, looking at her father in front of her memories of her time in onwood flooded back to her.
"I understand." Onward said his head bent down. Kyle could see he had a calm expression, and he couldn’t believe Elise had managed to get through to her dad.