SMITTEN - Chapter 142

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“Thank you, my lady, for helping me out,” the royal kitchen servant bowed down to her with his pressed fingers on his smiling lips. “Indeed, they would grant me pardon if I tell them the truth

They both walked out of the throne room with the other royal ministers after the King disbanded the meeting. It was already late in the evening and everybody seemed to be hungry and ready to have their dinne

‘It was actually two-way,’ she wanted to say, but she kept it to herself

Finally, her dream has, at last, come true. She was successful in casting the female human out of the Castle. And it is not from her own hands, making her as clean as white linen cloth

They were already outside the Throne Room and in the Inner Courts. Some royal ministers were already outside

She was smoothing her gown with a satisfied look on her face, when one of the royal ministers approached her and bowed down to her

“We are in debt to you, my lady, for finally solving this problem. If it weren’t for you, the real culprit wouldn’t have been found,” his face lifted in a radiant smile as his hands formed in a steeple in front of his chest

The other royal ministers who noticed that he was talking to her stopped and eavesdropped on their conversation. They all nodded their heads and said the same thing as if they were now winning her favo

One of them even stated, “Our humble apologies for suspecting one of the members of the Tribal Council. Lord Lycano is a great man and has done great things for Gaea. We should have known better

Marina couldn’t help but give them one of her sweetest smiles. She loves being the center of attention, where Gaeans treat her as an important person who deserves to be adored and put to the pedestals

She was about to bid her farewell because she wanted to talk to King Leandro. It was already getting late, and she knew that he would be busy imprisoning his favorite wife

But Lord Lycano was still in prison, and the King hadn’t dealt with it due to the focus of the meeting on the female human

Fortunately, Lord Varo handed her a letter with a twinkle in his eyes. “Here is the approval of freedom for Lord Lycano signed with the King’s seal, my lady

Marina was stunned for a few seconds as she gave Lord Varo a glance. It seemed as if he knew what she was thinking about at that momen

She took the scroll and read it. Indeed, it was a pardon for Lord Lycano stating that he was granted freedom because he was found innocent by the Royal Ministers and the Kin

“We managed to ask the King before he left. He must have known that Lord Lycano would not cause that great trouble, as he signed the letter before he left,” one of the Royal Ministers explained to he

With her heart fluttering, she gazed at each one of them with gratitude as she felt elated that the Royal Ministers’ trust was finally back to the Tribal Council because of her intervention

Now that Lord Lycano’s name was cleared, she was more confident to express her connection with him and stopped hiding her friendship with hi

She straightened her spine as she bowed down to them in a demure manner, “Thank you for putting your faith in the Tribal Council. We will do our best to serve Gaea and its people and protect them from all sorts of evil

After leaving the Castle, she then went straight to the dungeons where Lord Lycano was. It was already late in the night. But she wanted to share with him the good news of his freedom and their victory

With a grin that could not be contained, she almost hopped as she walked to where Lord Lycano was. He was facing the wall away from her, so she had no idea if he was resting or staring into nothingnes

She cleared her throat and called him out, “My Lord.

Her slender hands clutched in front of her chest as she was excited to share with him the news

Lord Lycano immediately stood up as he heard his name being called out. Then he turned his back and saw her

At a flash of lightning, he bolted to the iron bars of the dungeons. And with his bare hands, he held on them with his acid-green eyes wide open in anxiety

“Did they imprison Lady Aisha?” his brawny neck corded as his jaw clenched, erasing the delight from Marina’s pleasant fac

A cold wind seemed to enter the dungeons from the dungeon windows and separated the two of the

Marina’s expression went pinched as she stated, “I came here to bring the good news about you and not her

Then she sighed with exaggeration, “Are you still worried about her?

She didn’t want to be hypocritical. Both of them were in love with other people before they decided to level up their relationship

But she felt an aching tightness in her throat as her chest felt constricted, making it hard for her to breath

Her arms crossed over her as she gazed at Lord Lycano

Her words seemed to bring him back to reality from his overwhelming concern for the female human that he replied in a softer tone, “It’s just difficult to be here in the dungeons, even for me like a supernatural creature of Gaea. It could be harder for her. She is not just a woman. She is also a human

As he said that, he swallowed hard before his head lowered down. He appeared as if he couldn’t bear to see her suffer the same way that he did, making Marina drew in a deep breath and bit her lip

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