Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Trouble in the market (3)

"Leave her, Lucas. It is not worth it and I have somewhere to be," said Selene.

With all the people watching and how Lucinda would react, this could go bad quickly. Selene didn’t want this issue to blow up more than it already did to reach Xavier’s ears.

There were going to be plenty of times when walking away was the best answer and today wa one of them.

Selene waited for Agnes to take the boxes with her new shoes and then walked to the door so Lucas would follow with her other guards.

If they left Lucinda alone, Selene knew Lucinda would surely make herself look a fool.

Lucinda didn’t try to approach Selene again since she was concerned about the guards. Seeing Selene be so protected Lucinda started to wonder why she wasn’t walking around with guards as well so she could be protected in these moments.

She was the mother of the kingdom’s hero so it was only fitting she had guards and the same luxuries Selene got her hands on. It wasn’t fair that after everything which happened recently, it was Selene who seemingly struck gold as Gabriel was yet to offer money to Lucinda.

Lucinda had debts which needed to be paid before she could flaunt her new status like she wanted.

Lucinda exited the shop but this time, she didn’t follow Selene. As long as the guards were around Selene then there wouldn’t be any success in a conversation between them.

Instead, Lucinda decided to find her son. It was about time Gabriel did something to humble the heartless witch even if it meant getting on Lord Blackthorn’s bad side.

"Something has come over that man," Lucinda mumbled, thinking about Lord Blackthorn. "Why else would he have married her? He needs a priest. Where is he?" She wondered, trying to find where Gabriel had gone.

Unaware of his mother meeting with Selene, Gabriel was distracted by the people who got close to him to praise him and simply be around the kingdom’s hero.

Gabriel enjoyed the attention he did not have before his victories at war. The king should move fast to reward him with land and a title since he was so well-loved by the town.

Gabriel was confident that if he were to travel to other towns they would run to him. He did not want a day to come when his face would not be recongnised right away.

Gabriel excused himself from the crowd to enjoy a drink. There was much for him to do like frequenting the palace and preparing for his wedding which was quickly becoming the talk of the town.

He wanted it to steal all the light which had been on Selene’s wedding which no one knew anything about. How could she marry one of the wealthiest men in town but her wedding was not attended by his peers? Was Selene trying to appear frugal?

"Don’t drink too much," Oliver said as he took a seat beside Gabriel. "I want what he has."