Chapter 495: Timely Evidence
"Your Highness!" Eric exclaimed, rising in alarm. The knights and the healer behind him were also thrown into a panic. "Please reconsider your decision! You will lose everything!"
"It’s all right, Eric. I have made up my mind. You and the rest of the knighthood may stay and serve His Majesty. I don’t want any of you to come with me," Kyren decided.
He understood his men’s situations. Some had just begun their married lives and were starting families. It would be too selfish to have them abandon what they had and follow him.
Lord James, Sarah, and the other nobles were left utterly shocked and speechless. They had never anticipated that the Grand Duke would make such a drastic decision.
"Are you out of your mind, Kyren?! You’re letting go of everything for her sake?" the king asked incredulously.
"Yes! If this is what I must do to be with the woman I love, then so be it!" the Grand Duke answered firmly.
He then turned to his wife with a dimness in his eyes.
"I will be a man with nothing, Anna. No title, no wealth, no connection to the king anymore. The moment His Majesty withdraws all these, I will leave this kingdom so the royal family won’t be affected by my decision and their honour is preserved as desired. Would you come with me?"
Anna’s tears fell freely. In that moment, she realised the depth of his love and how much he was willing to sacrifice for her.
"I will! I will follow you wherever you want me to. I don’t need anything else! Only you matter!" Anna declared, hugging him.
Kyren felt a surge of satisfaction at her response; he knew his wife would agree with his decision.