The Lost Heir: Battle Of Royalties - Chapter 123

“It’s the Supreme Macy ship, right?” One of the big men asked.

“That’s right.” The man nodded.

“What about the other passengers?”

“I don’t care about them as long as you complete your job.”

“This is a difficult task, sire.”

“Are you saying you cannot do it?”

“That’s not what I mean sir. But the casualties will be great, I think 50 won’t do.”

“Oh…” The man leered in contempt. “You want me to add some more? Okay, fine. I’ll add another 20 as long as you do a clean job.”

“Deal.” Filled with confidence, the man twitched his lip upwards.

“Let’s go!” He called out then he and his companions left the man’s house.

The five big men picked up their handmade explosives and went on their way to the coastline. They were in a rush so they accidentally bumped onto a man who was with his beautiful wife. He wanted to pick a fight but since they were in haste and the other man apologized, he chose let them go.

“Is that really you?” One of his companion teased him. “What happened to the arrogant man who loves to engage into a fight to anyone?” He was laughing.

“He apologized. And besides, we are on a hurry.” He nonchalantly replied.

As soon as they planted all the bombs in every corner of the ship, they quickly rushed out.

Looked like the ocean has to welcome a lot of dead bodies in a moment. Whoever will be sailing with the Supreme Macy Ship seemed unfortunate this day.

“So this is it. It’s totally a goodbye, huh.” Cole sighed as he embraced the woman. “We will never forget you.” He wanted to release a tear but he is a man, he must be tough.

“You can visit us anytime, missy!” Asher joked.

“Goodbye, miss Diana.” Leon shed a tear as he embraced the woman tightly.

“We will definitely miss you.” Gideon added and join the group hug. “Please take good care of yourself always.”

“I will be missing you too, guys. I’m so happy that I got to meet everyone. You were one of the best gifts that God has given me so far.” She teared up and looked at Liam who was standing in a distance.

The ship blew the first signal. Dang it, that means in 15 minutes, all passengers must board the vessel now. Therefore, Liam walked near them and motioned the woman to start moving now. He walked her near the entrance while the boys stayed at the waiting area.

She’s quite sad and nervous at the same time. Sad about the fact that she won’t be able to see Liam and the boys and at the same time, nervous to get inside the ship. Looked like the memory of the recent shipwrecked was engraved in her mind.

She didn’t even notice her hands that were trembling but Liam did.

“Are you alright?” He asked.

“Ehm, I will be.” She faked a smile. “I am just a little queasy. Can you believe it? I’m finally going back home.” She chucked tautly.

“Yeah, finally.” He smiled back. “Goodbye, Diana.”

She didn’t say a word but their eyes met. Each were obviously bottling something inside them.

“I… I’m…” Diana unconsciously shed a tear and without a second thought, she run to him and hugged him tight. “I will surely miss you.” She sobbed.

Liam jerked a little but he lifted his hand to ċȧrėss the woman’s hair.

“You’ll be alright without me.” He whispered but his voice hints sadness for the very first time.

The second toot went off…. Ten minutes before the ship sails.

“I…” Diana lifted her gaze and met Liam’s silvery yet wistful eyes. Her heart was in grief at the thought that she will never see the man again. Therefore, casting all her cares away, she tiptoed and captured the man’s lips.

Tears fell from her eyes as she kisses the man passionately.

Liam was caught off guard but he unknowingly responded on the woman’s advances. The young lads saw them making out so they immediately looked away.

“That stupid, Liam! He clearly loves her so why is he pushing her away?! Tsk!” Leon gritted his teeth in annoyance. He also like the young miss but he tried to bury it because he witnessed the unspoken love between the two.

They may not say it out loud but their actions showed it all! Ah, what a sad love story ending.

“The red scarf looks good on you.” Liam uttered as soon as they broke away. It was the only thing that came up on his mind as soon as they parted their lips after who knows how long they’ve relished each other.

“Hmmm.” Diana forced a smile. “I’m… I’m going now.” She muttered softly and turned her heels dejectedly. Ah, her heart exploded! She wanted to cry out loud. Is this what LDR relationship feels like whenever they part ways? Dang it! She never thought it would hurt this bad!

She wanted to look back but she stopped herself. She already embarrassed herself when she initiated the kiss. And Liam responded due to the necessity of the situation. She hoped to hear the man stop her but listening to his words after the kiss killed her only hope.

She was indirectly rejected— Again!

He knew the woman was crying silently as she entered the ship. But still, he watches her back until she got inside the Supreme Macy ship.

He will definitely keep this memory in his heart forever. Even when it hurts, he must remember this very day. The woman’s slender body, long hair with a golden phoenix hairpin clipped on her hair… and… just everything about her.

Then finally, he walked away as soon as he made sure that the woman safely boarded the ship.

“Let’s go.” He feebly mumbled as soon as he reached the speechless young men.

He looked… depressed! Cole and the others silently followed the man as they walked back to the guesthouse. Looked like Liam forgot that they brought their horses but then Asher instructed Leon and Gideon to fetch their horses while he and Cole follows the heartbroken man.

Was he sad because of the young miss?

Definitely! Both men looked at each other knowingly.

***Finally, she settled herself on the room provided for her. Turned out that Liam got her an exclusive room to use along the journey. It was not as beautiful and classy just like the cruise she was used to, but knowing that she’ll have privacy all throughout the journey comforts her.

She suddenly tensed up. Now, she’s finally leaving the mysterious country for good.

Since it would be the last time she would be seeing the place, she left her bag and took her camera and went at the top deck and started taking photos of the city, the shore, the ship itself and the people walking around the place. Of course, the merchants inside the ship were not exempted.

***ON THE OTHER HAND, the young princess from the kingdom of Armany, finally arrived at the coastline located in the city of Zoar. She prepared her things and was about to leave her room when she suddenly saw some men blocking the doorway. They were all looking at her murderously.

Her instinct tells her to run for her life but how can she do that? They will surely kill her instantly if she causes a scene.

Danger, danger! Her mind was screaming for help but her throat got parched all of a sudden.

“I-if you can excuse me, gentlemen….” Her voice was trembling even though she tried to control it.

Worst, she didn’t even finish her words since she felt a hand that hit her somewhere on her neck.

She fainted!

One of them carried her in his arms while the others took her luggage and trekked a secret passage down the water. The boat waiting for them looked so small when it got near the large ship!

“Careful, the client doesn’t want to see any scrapes on her. We only need to deliver her to that man.” One of the men ordered his companions.

**DIANA had been taking photos nonstop since a while ago.

“Guess, this is enough.” She smiled and leaned on the bars at the deck. Then she started to browse her camera to check on the photos she captured.

However, her hand suddenly halted and her brows furrowed in curiosity when she caught an alarming photo. And to confirm her suspicions, she tried to look around. The people she was trying to search were gone.

“Hmm, maybe those were some of the ship’s crew since they seemed to be in uniform.” She casted her doubts and continued scrolling on the saved photos while walking back to her room.

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“Big brother, bad news!”

Cole came banging the door to Liam’s room. Startled greatly, the man glared at him murderously.

“This better be an emergency, or else —–”

“The ship….” He interjected while Liam was still speaking.

Liam furrowed his brows. What ship? He frowned at the young man but seeing how his eyes were about to cry, his entire body suddenly stiffened.

“The ship where the young miss was…. It…”

“Don’t you dare stop in the middle of your sentence.” Liam’s tone was unyielding.

“The ship exploded just a while ago!”

T-the ship exploded? No! Impossible!