Chapter 23

"Ah, what are you doing in my room?" 

Lady Lulwan screamed as she came out of the bathroom, only to find Prince Dollio sprawled on her bed naked. From his behavior, it was clear he was drunk to the point of passing out.

"Taya, wait, are you Taya? Isn't this your room? Oops, I made a mistake," 

Dollio mumbled as he stared at Lady Lulwan with a filthy gaze. She was wearing nothing but her towel, her alluring body exposed to the claws of that wretched beast.

"You seem like a better whore than her. Did my mother bring you here to make me forget about Taya and her insult to me? If that's the case, I wouldn't mind burying my face in your soft breasts," 

Prince Dollio said as he moved closer to Lulwan, who slapped him and pushed him until he fell to the ground.

"This is why I want to leave this dirty job. Because of scum like you, our lives have become utterly vile," 

Lady Lulwan said, grabbing a vase from the table and hitting Prince Dollio, especially in the pretty face of him.

The guards intervened after hearing Prince Dollio's screams and pleas for her to leave him alone. Everyone in the palace, and even the entire kingdom, knew that Prince Dollio was the biggest womanizer, and no one dared stand up to him.

"It's better to throw this despicable scoundrel in prison until he learns his lesson. I don't care if he's a prince or not. If you don't bring Prince Orig to punish him, I will be a big reason for this kingdom's downfall," 

Who didn't know who Lulwan was? She was one of the Crown Prince's favorite mistresses, trusted by many noblemen and widely renowned.

"What in God's name is happening here?" 

Queen Lucy entered, shocked at the sight of her son's swollen face. She stared at the woman standing there, cursing at her son, seemingly forgetting she was in the Queen's palace.

"What have you done to my little boy?" 

The Queen said in a sharp tone, ready to slap Lady Lulwan, who laughed at her and saw it as a foolish, thoughtless move.

"One more step, and I'll reveal all your secrets, Lucy… or should I say Metidabit the whore?" 

Lulwan quickly shut her mouth, staring at the mother and her son. 'Vulgar whore,' Queen Lucy cursed her silently as she felt the entrance of Prince Orig.

"This man tried to make advances on me," 

Lulwan said arrogantly, boasting of her influence. From the start, she despised this wretch who had tried to kill the father of her child. Even though her love for the Crown Prince was one-sided, she couldn't forgive Orig.

"He thought I was your wife, Taya. He's plotting to have her between his legs," 

Her comments didn't faze Orig at all, as if he didn't care about Taya. He stepped forward until he was level with Dollio. "Guards, take him to the cell. He needs to reflect on his mistake." 

Orig's words were shocking.

"Is Orig really punishing my son for that filthy whore?" Queen Lucy whispered. Of course, she wouldn't allow them to humiliate her son.

"Hah! Is this what you wanted to hear? Is this a scheme by Taya to get back at my brother for his vulgar behavior? Let me tell you one thing—I don't care about women; to me, they're all whores like you. You should be grateful that my brother even appreciated your body," 

Orig's words, accompanied by his loud laughter, convinced Lulwan that he was insane, no, deranged.

"Leave me out of this, but aren't you a man? Don't you feel jealous for your wife?" 

Lulwan bit her lip when she saw his gaze turn darker. Orig hated being interrupted, especially during important meetings, and now he had come to resolve such a trivial matter. He was at the peak of his anger.

"Enough drama, get back to your bed. It's your fault for leaving your door unlocked," 

He uttered his words and left the room with his guards, who could barely breathe in his presence. The Queen helped her son to his feet.

"No one can change Orig's mind. I raised him to be like this. Neither you nor that whore Taya can do anything about it. He holds his family sacred, even if they are in the wrong," 

Queen Lucy said as she watched Lady Lulwan, who was still in shock. She had heard rumors about this but never expected to witness such an event herself.

"What a disgusting family. That poor girl, is she trying to win the heart of that damned demon? Impossible, that will never happen," 

Lulwan said, feeling sorry for Taya, who was trapped in a prison overlooking an endless abyss.

"Taya," 

He shouted as he entered his private wing, slamming the door open. It didn't disturb her sleep. She looked innocent, unaware of what was happening, with that warm smile gracing her face.

When he started choking her, she opened her eyes, unable to believe it was Orig trying to kill her. She felt a sharp pain in her heart, 'It's happening again, no, no!' 

She thought as she tried to push his hands away. "Why are you so insistent on punishing my brother Dollio? What do you want from him?" 

Taya couldn't understand the play Lucy had staged to ruin her peace.

"I don't care about your damned brother anymore, do you understand? I regret ever asking for your help. I feel ashamed every time I look at you, knowing my husband doesn't mind sharing me with someone else. You know, that's another reason why I refuse any physical contact between us. You're nothing but scum," 

A hard slap landed on her cheek.

The ringing in her ears made her unable to hear Orig's words for the first two seconds. "Shut up! You have no right to speak. Just fulfill the damn deal between us and leave this place. You are not wanted here," 

He yelled as he threw her to the ground. Her eyes filled with tears, and she felt as though her chest would split open, allowing her heart to escape rather than endure any more.

"You will regret treating me like this, Orig. You'll wish you never wronged me," 

She whispered as she wiped the blood from her lips. Everything had been peaceful before she went to bed. What in God's name had happened to cause this chaos?