Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 203

Chapter 203 A Second Chance

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Daphne had actually slept with a guard from the Crown Prince’s Wing behind his back.

Alaric flew into a rage. He immediately ordered blood test to prove paternity, dragging out the boy he had believed to be his son with Daphne.

The result was undeniable. The child was not his.

Humiliated and furious, Alaric drew his sword and moved to kill Daphne on the spot.

Knowing she had no defense left, Daphne dropped to the floor instead of begging. She started laughing. “Your Highness, don’t you think you’re pathetic? The only one who ever truly loved you was Elowen. And she’s dead because of you.”

“Shut your mouth,” Alaric snapped. “When did I ever harm her?”

Daphne let out a cold laugh. “Years of indifference. Years of grinding her down. You call that nothing? Did you never hear her crying? Did you never see her knee getting worse, see her limping with every step? She was just a girl. She died because she loved you. She died because she married you.”

Pressed hard by her words, Alaric coughed up a mouthful of blood.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back years earlier.

The memories of his previous life rushed in. Regret and pain flooded his chest until it ached.

The only person who had ever truly loved him was Elowen.

And he had loved her too. Since childhood.

When she married him, he had been happy. Truly happy.

He had been a fool. He had hurt her for years. Alaric clenched his jaw. Fortunately, he was still the Crown Prince.

Given another life, he would make it right. He would win her back.

His head burned with fever. The memories were fragmented. He could recall pieces of his past life, but what year this was now, what exactly had happened recently, his mind was a blur.

Why does my whole body hurt this bad?

“Tristan.”

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Through clenched teeth, he forced the name out.

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In his previous life, many had served him in the Crown Prince’s Wing, but only Tristan had remained truly loyal. It had been Tristan who risked everything to tell him about Daphne’s betrayal.

Alaric trusted him.

At this time, however, Tristan was not yet a prominent figure in the Crown Prince’s Wing. He did not stand out.

When the heir suddenly woke, a crowd rushed forward in concern. Tristan was pushed to the very edge, unable even to see Alaric clearly.

Only when Alaric called his name did the crowd part.

Tristan stepped forward, startled. “Your Highness?”

Alaric asked directly, “What year is it?”,

Tristan replied, “Your Highness, it is the fifteenth year of His Majesty’s reign.”

Year fifteen. That’s the year Elowen marries into the Crown Prince’s household.

Relief flickered through Alaric. “What month?”

“The tenth month, Your Highness. It just began

If he remembered correctly, his wedding with Elowen had also been in the tenth month.

It had rained heavily that day. He hated rainy days. He had taken it out on her.

Thinking back now, shame rose in his chest.

What does the weather have to do with her?

On their wedding night, he had even ordered her to curl up and sleep on the floor beside the bed.

The regret cut deep.

But something did not add up. He did not recall falling gravely ill at the beginning of the tenth month in his previous life. His body bore signs of having been beaten.

Who would dare lay a hand on me?

He voiced the question. “I can’t remember clearly. Why am I this injured?”

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Tristan answered carefully, “Your Highness, first the Duke of Duskmoor struck you. Later, His Majesty ordered ten strokes of the rod.”

Alaric frowned. “The Duke of Duskmoor?”

In the last life. Uncle Cassian was still unconscious at this point. So why does he suddenly wake up and strike me? Unless… No.

Rebirth was not something that happened lightly. He was the chosen one here.

If Cassian had also returned, he would be maneuvering for the throne, not earning Theodric’s anger by striking the heir. That would only damage his standing.

Tristan did not know what Alaric was thinking. He continued, “Though His Majesty was angered by what happened at the hunting grounds and punished Your Highness, you are still the heir. His Majesty is your father. Her Majesty has also been trying to smooth things over these past few days. His Majesty will eventually forgive you.”

Alaric’s brows drew together.

It sounded as though he had done something foolish before regaining his memories and had earned Theodric’s wrath.

Fortunately, he was awake now.

With the knowledge of a lifetime, he would ascend the throne faster and more smoothly than before.

“Though His Majesty has forbidden Her Majesty from visiting the Crown Prince’s Wing, she sent Hilda to deliver a message. The wedding is in a few days. That is the priority. She asks that Your Highness follow the royal physician’s instructions, take your medicine, and recover properly.”

Whatever the situation with Cassian, the thought of the wedding lifted Alaric’s mood.

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