Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 548

Clark looked at King Ducasse in disbelief, his golden eyes filled with shock.
He never expected King Ducasse to be so ruthless.
Clark had been researching the elixir of life for immortality, but now he was facing the death penalty. It was a huge blow to him.
"You can't execute me! Don't you want immortality?" Clark protested as he stared at King Ducasse.
However, the guards who were escorting him out seemed deaf to his words and continued leading him towards the outside.
Suddenly, Martha spoke up and stopped the guards in their tracks. "Hold on," she said firmly.
The guards paused and turned to look at King Ducasse for permission before proceeding any further.
Clark noticed their hesitation and his anxious expression disappeared as he turned towards Martha with a smug look on his face.
"Regretting it now? If you release me now, I can continue my research on immortality elixirs. Once I make it, we can use it together."
His eyes gleamed with fanatical obsession as he spoke.
In Clark's mind, everyone wanted immortality just like him; therefore Martha must also be interested in obtaining his elixir.
But little did he know that Martha let out a sigh before walking up to Clark's face and saying quietly, "Clark, there is no such thing as an elixir of life."
"That's impossible! My research has succeeded halfway through! How could it not work?" Clark raised his voice while staring at her with bloodshot eyes once again filled with anger.
Martha heard this statement like hearing a joke.
She sneered before refuting, "There is no such thing as an elixir of life, everything you have done is nothing but superstition!"
"My mother, your wife all died because of your wrong conception! Even Catherine Queen Dowager and my grandmother suffered because of your delusions!"
All these tragedies happened because Clark believed he could change the fate - which led them all into this tragedy!
Martha hated this man standing right in front of her right now.
She believed that executing him would be justified punishment for what he had done wrong until today.
Clark, however, didn't think so.
He believed that Martha had never tried the drug's effects and therefore didn't understand that the elixir of life truly existed.
Thinking this to himself, he spoke out loud, "They contributed to my career!"
"Do you know? My wife's death allowed my medicine to reach its maximum potential. That's how I found out that the elixir of life requires blood from loved ones."
"You're talking nonsense!" Martha glared at Clark angrily and rebuked him in a stern voice.
She began trembling with fury.
Stefan looked at Clark with dark eyes before turning to face the hospital director.
King Ducasse saw what was happening and immediately understood Stefan's meaning. He looked imposingly at the director.
"You tell us what those medicines do," he said.
"Yes." the director respectfully responded before turning to Clark who was being held captive.
"Those medicines don't have any effect on immortality but instead contain some hallucinogenic ingredients which can cause sudden death if taken for an extended period."
"Nonsense! You're talking nonsense!" Clark couldn't believe his eyes as his whole body shook with excitement.
He had researched these medicines for over twenty years and they were supposed to have an effect on immortality; how could they be fake?
Soon enough, the director explained professionally, "Because these medicines contain certain hallucinogenic ingredients which can make people feel strong and youthful when taken in a certain dosage."
"It's impossible!" Clark still refused to believe what the hospital director said as he kept muttering in denial.
After all, he had worked so hard on it.
Martha took a step forward while her eyes still carried hatred.
"Clark, everything you did was superstitious! It is because of your superstition that you caused your closest wife and sister to die!"
Clark trembled all over as he took a step back in disbelief.
He killed his wife and Elsie.
He knew that doctor was Loyal Hospital's director and one of most famous doctors in Z Country; what he said must be true!
Moreover, King Ducasse already got those medicines which must have been tested by him too!
After Clark firgued it out, his eyelids drooped and he became very frustrated.
He pursed his thin lips and didn't say another word.
After a moment of silence, King Ducasse broke the current silence by speaking up. "Take him away!"
"Yes," replied the guard respectfully as he escorted Clark out of Side Palace.
After Clark left, Stefan's eyes remained fixed on Martha, and his eyes were filled with hope.
"Martha."
Martha heard this and looked over at Stefan sitting beside her.
She breathed a sigh of relief because now that they had found the real culprit, there was nothing stopping her from being with Stefan.
Although she had come to terms with it before that as long as Stefan was alive, everything would be fine, there was always a shackle in her heart.
But now that it had been proven that Catherine wasn't the murderer that killed Martha's mother, they could be together without any burden.
King Ducasse watched their intimate interaction and felt uncomfortable.
He couldn't compare to Stefan.
When Martha almost got hurt on that day, Stefan protected Martha regardless of his own life.
It was only then did King Ducasse understand that only someone like Stefan could match Martha.
But now seeing his beloved woman flirting with his half-brother still made him feel upset.
King Ducasse cleared his throat slightly before standing up. "I have something else to do; I'll leave first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of Side Palace quickly towards outside
Now that truth had been revealed finally after all these days, he could find some time to bring his mother back to Z Country.
Thinking that she must have suffered during these past few days, he unconsciously quickened his pace.
Inside Side Palace, after King Ducasse and others left, only Stefan and Martha were left there.
Stefan smiled lightly, finally unburdening himself from these past few days' emotional weight.
"Martha, she didn't kill your mother."
"Um."
Martha smiled knowingly, feeling relieved all over.
Now no one can stop her from being together with Stefan anymore.