Chapter 258: Sparring and Drinking Buddies
Arabella and Ferdinand’s seats were close to where Icarus was since the Reverio Kingdom was the second most powerful nation in Eliora. Valeria was first.
[What’s that on his neck?] Icarus narrowed his eyes.
[Huh?! It’s a kiss mark!] Icarus glanced at Arabella and she pretended to be looking elsewhere.
[No. It couldn’t possibly be her. She takes good care of her image. She wouldn’t leave something like that and let it be seen by others. Ferdinand has no other wife or concubine. Wait- That bastard! Did he cheat on her? And he didn’t even try to hide it?] Icarus misunderstood.
’Why is he going to the wrong conclusions? That mark is mine,’ Arabella glanced at Ferdinand. The mark she made was quite noticeable and her husband intentionally wore something that wouldn’t hide it.
[After defeating me and everyone else to marry Arabella, he left her all alone after just a month! How dare he marry her if he would just make her lonely in Valeria and treat her like this? How disappointing. I guess there was some truth to the rumors about him, after all. I thought he wasn’t this kind of person.] Icarus glared at Ferdinand. He misunderstood what was going on.
Ferdinand glared back. None of the two shrunk back so they kept glaring at each other.
’What are they doing? This is not a glaring contest.’
It was almost like there were sparks crackling between the two. It made the hall tense.
[It seems the rumors are true. These two strongest men in Eliora fought over her.] Queen Lucinda, Lucille’s mother thought.
[I hope they don’t suddenly decide to fight here. Their hostility to each other is so strong.] King Neville, Lucille’s father thought. He was the current representative voted upon to manage Medeus.