Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 141

Chapter 141: Evil deed (2)

Trigger warning! Some content in this Chapter contains dark themes.

"Your offer is too kind, but I need help finding a suitor and I am not interested in marriage like Juliana is. So, you should give her all your attention. I want to be free a little longer," said Natalie.

"Take my advice that you could still be married and free. Plenty are doing it," Vivienne said, thinking of Darius.

"Are you free?" Natalie asked, knowing that was not the case. Why should she take advice from a woman who wasn’t free? "I hope one day you are truly free. You are good at facing many things but as your friends, we worry." _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

"Again, thank you but you do not need to worry. I am not concerned about my husband taking other women to the palace. If he could do it then I can do it as well," Vivienne shared.

"You would take other men to your chamber?" Juliana whispered, not believing Vivienne.

Vivienne leaned forward in Juliana’s direction to ask, "Why are you whispering when they can all hear you? If I am not afraid to say it then you shouldn’t be afraid of repeating it. You are bothering me today and I do not like it."

Juliana didn’t want to say it out loud because of the king. Vivienne should be smart to know the king would lose his mind if Vivienne had a lover. It felt taboo to speak of Vivienne and Xavier.

Juliana smiled but it didn’t do well to mask her worry. "Will the king be fine with you having another man around?"

"Of course he will. Why would it matter only what he wants? I am equally as important as he is or have you forgotten what family I come from?" Vivienne asked.

"No," Juliana shook her head. "I could never forget. I’m sure you will be fine. After all, your father would never allow anyone to hurt you. Not even the king."

"Right. So again, stop worrying about me and worry about yourself. Though you are my friends, you both might be considered by my husband to enter the palace as his mistresses. If you value our friendship as you claim then you would turn away the messenger before he gets a word out. I will be watching you," Vivienne said as she stood up.

Juliana shared a look with Natalie. How many times must they say they did not want the king? Who wanted to be disrespected and be next to Vivienne as she plotted to kill you?

Juliana wanted more power and status but not like this. She wanted to live for a long time to enjoy it.

Juliana stood up to follow Vivienne. "You don’t have to worry about us. It is those other women who have always been eyeing the king that you must pay attention to. Would you like me to keep an eye on them so you know who might be considered?"

Vivienne found it to be useless. "What for? I cannot stop them from coming here unless I harm them and we are not to harm our kind. I have accepted it so you should too. I will walk you both a little way out and then leave you. I have better things to do than sit around and talk."

Vivienne led the way for her friends to leave the palace whilst searching for Theresa who was gone too long for her liking. Something was wrong but Vivienne didn’t want to think her fears were true.

Natalie searched for any sight of the king. It was unfortunate that she couldn’t be near him at the ball and would have to entertain another man to silence Juliana’s questioning.