Chapter 31

"Hmm, everyone knows that I love her deeply . " Logan nodded . There was nothing to hide, half of the whole Empire knew of his deep love anyway .

"Wonderful! It is beautiful to see you love your wife deeply but as an Emperor, you have your duty to fulfil, Emperor Loret . How about you take my 36th daughter, s.h.i.+rley Ashton as your concubine, her talent is no less than yours, in fact, she can even be said to be the gem of my Empire . " Emperor Ashton boasted proudly .

"This…" Logan had a difficult expression on his face . He was tempted by this offer, but he knew the consequences of accepting this offer .

"What? If it's the age, she is only 16 years old, the perfect age to get married . If you don't like that, you can wait for a few years to take her as your concubine!" Emperor Ashton was determined to beat his rival, he possibly wouldn't back out after coming this far .

"Your offer is tempting, Emperor Ashton . But I would have to gracefully decline your offer or else I wouldn't even know how I died . " Logan shook his head sadly .

"Huh? Hehe, I see Emperor Loret is either henpecked or blackmailed . How about this . . I wouldn't mind marrying her to Prince Davis, he can take her as his first wife after he turned 16 . " Emperor Ashton compromised, but he thought that this was also a good proposition to settle too .

"This can be accepted!"

"Perfect!"

"Eh?" Davis made a sound of incomprehension . The change of proposition was so quick that he couldn't fathom what had happened . He was just enjoying the show, seeing his father placed in a difficult position was fun, and then out of nowhere, he got engaged .

"Hehe, looks like the little prince is pretty happy . Don't worry Prince Davis, I will surely protect your bride from harm's way until you grow up!" Emperor Ashton declared proudly .

Davis nodded his head absentmindedly . His brain couldn't catch up to the conversation that is taking place right now .

After a few moments, he came out of his reverie . Realisation dawned upon him .

'b.a.s.t.a.r.d! He set me up!' Davis felt angry . His father didn't even get his permission . It was one thing if he were truly a 5 year old child, but he was not . How can he possibly accept this?

He stayed silent . He should not use Soul Transmission . He couldn't possibly lash out and start throwing a tantrum, could he?

Discussion went on . .

After a few hours .

"Alright then, we'll take our leave . If an opportunity presents itself, we shall meet again . " Emperor Claymore bid farewell .

"Haha, hope my gift satisfied you . Then I'll also take my leave . " Emperor Ross left swiftly .

"I would relay the matter about the engagement to s.h.i.+rley, there's no need to worry if she will back out of this, as I would take care of it . " Emperor Ashton comforted and left .

Empress Ruth who was about to leave, noticed Davis's gaze on her . She smiled and walked to Davis elegantly .

Davis turned nervous immediately . He could see her peaks sway left and right .

She arrived in front of Davis, bent down and pinched his cheeks .

He froze, his eyes hadn't moved away from her cleavage .

"What a cute child!" Empress Ruth could see that Davis was intently gazing at her peaks . She smirked, she didn't take it to heart as he was only 5 years old . She thought it was his curiosity which led him to view her proud a.s.sets .

'A naughty one at that . ' She thought to herself .

"Then I will also bid farewell, Emperor Loret . "

After that she left .

Davis was still frozen . She was too beautiful . Her clothes couldn't hide her a.s.sets . Even though he had seen a lot in his previous life, he never had this much of a close contact . He thought that it was exhilarating . His heart kept pounding . Finally, after a few moments he shook his head .

'I f.u.c.ked up!' He thought ruefully . He was feeling sad that he didn't manage to leave a good impression on her for some reason .

He found his father leaving the hall stealthily . He ran to him quickly .

"Father! What is the meaning of this?" Davis caught his sleeves and asked angrily .

Logan smiled sheepishly and left without saying anything .

"d.a.m.n you!" Davis shouted, he couldn't care less anymore .

Laughter sounds echoed across the hall . Everyone in the Royal Castle knew that their relations.h.i.+p was amiable, so they didn't think deep about it .

… . .

Davis headed to the study to complain to his mother .

He indignantly walked with st.u.r.dy steps . He reached the Empress's quarters and opened it . No one obstructed him .

"Mom! That… Father, he…" Davis was just about to report his grievance .

"Hahaha! Davis, I just now heard about it . " Claire said .

"Ahh! He! How could he? He didn't even ask for my approval . How can he do this to me?" Davis was clearly feeling not good . He had his own plans for his future soul mate .

"Sorry Davis, He has no choice but to sacrifice you in this kind of proposition . " Claire said sadly .

"You possibly couldn't want your father to marry again, could you?" Claire had tears in her eyes when she asked that .

"No mom! It's just tha . . "

"Enough Davis, you would do well to see through this marriage!" Claire declared .

"But mom! I have no feelings for the other party!" Davis wasn't giving up either .

"Feelings can be developed over time, Davis! This engagement is already set in motion . If you back out now, wouldn't the women you're engaged to receive a severe backlash to her dignity? How could she marry again? Think about what she will feel?"

Davis was tongue tied . He couldn't counter that . He gave up powerlessly .

"Don't worry Davis . Mom won't bicker if you get more women to marry . "

"But… mom? Aren't you against the idea of polygamy?" Davis couldn't understand .

"No, it's not like that, it's just that I'm extremely selfish and won't hand over my husband to any other women . " She declared with an unwavering face .

"Anyway, aren't you lucky? You have two wives already set in stone for you!"

"Eh? Two?" He was seriously dumbfounded this time .

"Oh, I thought that we should bring this matter up when you are 8 years old, so n.o.body told you . You were already engaged to the Cauldon Family's Young Mistress even before you were born . "

"What!? But how?"

"Uhh, during the rebellion . We had to gather many allies as we can . I couldn't possibly have Logan marry a concubine from the Cauldon Family . So, I reluctantly agreed to engage you to their family's Young Mistress . "

Davis had black lines on his face . He now knew why his mother supported his father, because he was screwed over by the both of them .