Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince - Chapter 357

“what are you saying?” Julia could also not believe his ears. He expected her(lady Catherine) to have been angry at most if she does not believe his words, then he will find a walk to make her calm down and forgive him.

In the past two years of their marriage, this has been the case. Lady Catherine would get angry when he did something wrong, then he will manage to convince her otherwise.

Julia was very good with words but nothing had prepared him for this reaction. He had many possibilities in mind but this was not one of them.

He knew he lost one arm, so he would have to be patient with her but looking at the situation he was at loss.

“you can fool them, but you can not fool. Me, my husband is Dea. I witness with my own eyes how his head left his body are you saying I was unable to recognize my husband then?” Lady Catherine argued. Her words had a double meaning, whether she was wrong or not, Julia (the one present now) in her heart is not her husband.

Julia felt frustrated but he did not give up. “It is me, do you remember… ” when Julia made attempts to talk about their time together lady Catherine suddenly scream like a madwoman

She knew that her heart will go soft if she traced down memories with him, so she stopped him. “you imposter, do not ruin the memories between me and my late husband,” Lady Catherine said.

She put her hands in her ears and started murmuring things. Her behavior scared the three people in the room at first Sébastien and his mother thought she was just pretending but seeing her act like this, they could not help but wonder if she has been under too much stress causing her to lose her mind.

“your majesty, you must send this lair away. Do not let him continue to pretend to be my husband,” Lady Catherine said.

Julia wanted to say something but Sébastien spoke up before him.

“wait outside,”

Julia gritted his teeth but he still obeyed. Sébastien was now the king arguing with him will only bring problems Julia wanted to say something before walking away but lady Catherine had her ear close and murmured some things to herself.

Julia had no choice but to leave, lady Catherine did not want to talk to him. He was also afraid that leaving her only with the mother and son will only make things worse for him.

Once the door closed lady Catherine let go of her ears her graceful appearance was back. One look and Sébastien realize that she was only pretending.

“Why?” it was a single word but lady Catherine understood his question.

“your Majesty getting back together with him is like become your enemy and I can not afford it,” Lady Catherine answered directly.

Sébastien and lady Magret were surprised. To them, lady Catherine seems to have become wiser. They knew how much she used to adore Julia but again the man(Julia) was now a shadow of what he used to be.

“If that is the case, you do not have to deny him like that,” Lady Magret said.

“hmm, it is my choice how I want to break up the marriage,” Lady Catherine replied. The reason she had to deny him was because of the oath she took with Julia in the past. The oath was supposed to bind them together in this life. The price for breaking the oath was not simple. This is why she had blinding beliefs that she was the only woman Julia was intimate with but after finding out what he has been doing, she knew he had made a fool of her and the oath was fake.

While she knew this, the new man who has agreed to marry her did not. She was afraid that if she tried to break up the relationship with Julia directly he would threaten Brighton with it.

Once Brighton is scared off, she will not be able to deal with things by herself. Also, she knew Julia was very proud, he will get angry with her for not recognizing him, so he would not try so much. But she had no plans of telling this to Sébastien and Magret.

“if that is the case you can leave, tell Julia to come in,”  Sébastien knew she was hiding something but it was none of his business. After all, it was such a relief that lady Catherine no longer wants the marriage.

This way he could deal with Julia once and for all. Lady Catherine bowed and walk away.

Outside the study.

“How can you not recognize your husband,” Julia immediately traps Catherine into a tight hug the moment she steps outside.

Catherine had not been prepared. She never expected him to behave this way publicly.

“let go…” Catherine tried to struggle but Julia did not give up. Although he only had one hand left, Catherine was still not a match for him.

“since you can not recognize me, let me help you,” Julia was desperate. If Catherine left the Palace today without taking him back as her husband then he will be forced to a corner.

Catherine was shocked by his reaction. So she struggled to free herself. When Julia said that she was struggling so much, he let go of the hug.

Lady Catherine took a deep breath of relief. “His majesty, as you in,” after saying those words she prepared to run away but Julia headed her hands.

“Why are you doing this? Did someone threaten you,? Julia asked. His voice sounded helpless and worried.

Catherine looked at him, he looked very sincere, she could not see any pretending on his face. Lady Catherine’s heart would have become side if he did not make the next statement.

“you know I have loved you ever since we got married. I have never looked at another even if countless women were willing to climb my bed. Are you abandoning me now because I only have one hand,” Julia wanted to blackmail her emotionally.

Of course, he thought this will work because he had no idea that Catherine already knew the truth.

” My husband is dead, ” Catherine pull her hand out of his grip and walk away before Julia had the time of stopping her.

She was convinced that Julia most need her desperately to still act so sweet and tell those lies. She was even scared that Julia may find a way to kill her after he becomes the head of the Thompson household.

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