The Lost Heir: Battle Of Royalties - Chapter 173

Cole lowered his head in guilt. Liam was right, this certain circumstances was unavoidable. Why the heck did he waver to tell Liam about it? Guess he couldn’t forget Liam’s worst days because of that woman. He never wanted to meet that woman ever again but since the Shappat tribe are one of the vip’s on their list then he couldn’t help but face the unavoidable circumstances.

Although the team had good memories with her for many years, but considering what happened between her and Liam troubled them greatly. It was one of the worst nightmares the team had ever encountered.

“I’m sorry.” Cole couldn’t look at him in the eyes. “Sorry for creating a lot of ȧssumptions in my head. Guess I was too—-worried.” His guilt was evident when he sighed.

Liam let out an amount of air. Of course, he understands Cole’s concern and he can’t blame him for it. However, he should have told him ahead of time since he needed to prepare himself for their meeting too. They didn’t have a proper closure back then and Liam worked so hard to forget about her— the first woman he ever loved. And yeah, he thought he already forgot about her but now that he’s about to see her again… Well, he doesn’t know what to think and feel.

Layla… He muttered within her.

“If you don’t want to see her then let me informed her that you are not available. We can cancel the meeting for no—-”

‘No. There’s no need to do that.” Liam immediately interjected to stop the man’s suggestion. “I understand your concern, Cole. But there’s no reason for you to worry about me since we are here for business.” He forced a smile to comfort the young man.

“But Liam —–”

“Cole.” He lifted his right hand and tapped the man’s shoulder. “Trust me, everything’s gonna be alright.”

“O-okay. Since you said so.” The young man was hesitating but he chose to believe Liam’s words.

They continued talking for a few more minutes before Cole decided to go back inside the house to check on the boys since it’s almost time for their daily morning exercise.

MEANWHILE, Diana was shivering due to the icy morning breeze. She was already wearing two coats but still, she’s cold. If she stays a little longer under the open sky, then she might get sick in no time. Therefore, she decided to head towards the oak tree. She could enjoy the sunrise while sitting under it.

It’s still early so she should enjoy the serenity of being alone. Yeah, she needs to be alone for now. She has a lot of things to think about since for the past few days and weeks, she seemed to be living as a different person.

It only took her a few minutes before reaching the said tree. It was indeed big and its shape and appearance was amazingly beautiful as if a god was residing inside it. Add the beautiful scenery at the horizon will surely take anyone’s breath away.

It’s a spot for someone who needs to sort out a lot of things in his/her mind. And she’s lucky to be the first one to arrive.

“Finally.” She smiled in contentment before sitting down and leaned on the tree. Then she exhaled an amount of air before closing her eyes to feel the peace in the said place. “Ah, so relaxing.” She beamed but after a few seconds, the smile on her face vanished as soon as a few different thoughts entered her mind.

Her past life, her homeland, her mother, her blog, then Liam…. A rollercoaster of emotions, the waves of uncertainties and her mysterious journey in a foreign land.

What happened to her? What happened to her life? How did she end up faking her lost memory? How did she end up lying? Why? how and when did it all started?

Suddenly, a tear fell from her eyes before she looked up at the sky. “Mom…” She muttered, her heart suddenly remembered the pain of losing her mother. “I’m sorry for being a terrible daughter.” Once again, she closed her eyes trying to reminisce how her mother look like. It’s all because this past few weeks, she seemed to have forgotten about who she really is. Now she’s living with her lies.

She exhaled an amount of air to release all her bottled worries then her eyes landed on the vast horizon before her. Mr. sun is almost out from its haven but her mind was lost in the horizon. Will she really continue living this way? Will she really continue to live with her lies? What is she afraid of? She fell in deep thought.

Seems like Mr. sun’s rays also enlightened her mind. Finally! Now she’s thinking of telling the truth to Liam and to the team. She also realized her greatest fear— it was losing the man she truly loves—Liam. This time, she’ll take the risk to tell Liam about her feelings. She doesn’t have any idea how the man will react but she’ll base her next move according to Liam’s response. If he asked about her memory again then she’ll be honest and answer truthfully. But if not, then she will tell them about it after the team’s mission. She doesn’t want to get in their way so she’ll patiently wait for them.

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“Really? They are already here?” The woman looked at the man kneeling before her expectantly.

“Yes miss. I certainly saw them arrived yesterday.” The man who is on his knees reported.

“D-did you saw him as well?” She was hesitant to asked but she did it anyway. The guard knowing who she was pertaining to nodded in response.

“Yes.”

Her face suddenly beamed and the sparkle in her eyes when she heard that Liam is in town was very evident. Her excitement was all over her body.

“Then I shall go and prepare for our reunion later then.” She was about to leave but the man said something that caught her attention.

“What did you just say?” She faced the man with creased brows.

“Are you still hoping to get back to him?” The man stood up and face the woman. “If you do then please stop it now before you get hurt—again. Liam has a lover now and he brought her with him.”

“A lover? Impossible!” She laughed sarcastically. “But Liam made a promise to me.” She smiled confidently. “And this time, I won’t let him go.” The woman left immediately. He doesn’t have the intention to wait for the man to response any further because it might only provoke her.

No. Liam is a dignified man. He made a promise… an unbreakable promise. She’s been holding on it for the longest time and she’s confident that whatever happens, Liam will surely keep his promise.

“Liam, I’ll tell everything you want to know once we meet again.” She exhaled an amount of air. However, after a few minutes, she went out to see her personal guard.

“You’re looking for me, miss?” The man asked in surprise.

“I want to meet the woman whom you said was his lover.” She voiced authoritatively.