Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 216

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The news of the birth of the new princess was celebrated throughout the kingdom of Cosset; the nobles brought gifts to bless the newborn heir princess. Alessandro looked at everyone present with satisfaction and said to Gabriel.

“I want Lissana’s presentation to be remembered in history, so make sure it is.”

Gabriel looked at the king with hatred. Since the princess was born, he hadn’t been able to return

home. The work kept piling up due to the king’s excessive love for his daughter and the absurd

requests he made. Gabriel was tired; he had a month in which he barely slept, and the lack of sleep

was starting to affect his health. He thought, “If I keep working like this, I’ll end up dying.”

“Your Majesty, I quit.”

“What?”

“I can no longer continue with this job; my health has deteriorated, and you just keep piling more

work on my shoulders. So, I resign. Find another assistant.”

Gabriel was very good at his job, and Alessandro wasn’t going to let him go so easily. He said,

“I’ll double your pay.”

“It’s not about the money, Your Majesty. The truth is that, if I don’t leave this job, I’ll die. I have a

family to care for, so I resign.”

“I understand that you’re tired since the palace has been in a great rush since Lissana was born…”

“The problem hasn’t been the birth of the princess; the problem is that, Your Majesty escapes all

the time and neglects his duties, duties that I’ve had to perform because you didn’t do them.”

“Relax, Gabriel, I’ll give you a vacation after Lissana’s presentation.”

“No, I want them now.”

“Gabriel, I’m your king. Are you rebelling?”

“Yes, I’m rebelling against the tyrant who does nothing but exploit me.”

If it had been anyone else, Alessandro would have punished them harshly, but he couldn’t do the same with Gabriel if he wanted to keep him by his side. He gave a big sigh and said,

“Fine, then take a few days off.”

“I want a month.”

“Gabriel, you’re being unreasonable.”

“For a whole month, I’ve had to work very late and haven’t been able to go home to see my family. I

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think a month is fair.”

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Alessandro gave Gabriel an intimidating look, but he was too tired to care, so he held his gaze firmly. In the end, Alessandro had no choice but to agree to Gabriel’s request.

“Alright, take a month off.”

Gabriel left the papers he had been holding on the desk and said,

“Your Majesty, here’s the list of all the tasks that need to be done. I hope you catch up with them

before I return.”

Gabriel headed to the door and left without further ado.

Alessandro worked all morning, and the mountain of documents on the table seemed to multiply. He wished to be with Aby and his daughter; he didn’t want to be away from them for long. But Gabriel taking a vacation put him in a difficult position, as he could no longer escape his work as

he used to.

He continued working for a while longer when suddenly one of the servants entered and announced Cassian’s arrival. As if it were a blessing from heaven, Alessandro ordered that he be

let in.

Upon entering, Cassian greeted him.

“Lessan, great to see you. Sorry I couldn’t come sooner.”

“Same here, brother. Don’t worry about it, you couldn’t have come at a better time.”

Seeing the mountain of documents on his brother’s desk, Cassian wondered if that was true.

“I suppose you’ll stay until Lissana’s presentation ceremony, and since you’re here, maybe you

could give me a hand.”

“Actually, I was planning to stay just a few days. I came to meet my niece. By the way, how is she?”

Alessandro replied with great pride.

“She’s beautiful, but why are you staying such a short time?”

“It’s because of Maya. She hasn’t been in good health and couldn’t come, and I don’t want to leave her alone for too long.”

“Is it serious?”

“No, but she wasn’t in a condition to travel, so she had to stay.”

“I see, I hope she recovers soon.”

“Sorry, brother, but I can’t help you with your work this time. I’ll go say hi to Abril and meet my

niece. Good luck with everything.”

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Cassian pointed at the pile of documents on the desk and then left.

Cassian went to Abril’s room and, upon knocking, asked.

“May I come in?”

Abril recognized Cassian’s voice and opened the door herself.

“Cassian, what a joy to see you.”

“Sorry I couldn’t come sooner.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

Abril looked around, and seeing he was alone, she asked.

“Where’s Maya?”

“She’s a bit unwell and couldn’t come.”

“Is it serious? Maybe I should go…”