They won’t stop flirting! Eventually, he was tired of this. Not only did he fail to ruin the relationship, but the plan also backfired, much to his chagrin.
‘Let’s go.” Olivia crossed her arms and stared at the screen with great interest. Nonchalantly, she said, ‘Nah, let’s watch a little while longer. We’re not in a hurry, anyway.”
With that, Christoff didn’t say anything further. A furious Sirius with bloodshot eyes was shown on the screen, and the man growled, “You’re innocent? You got a random man to harass her, and now everyone knows my daughter is tainted-you have ruined her reputation! How could you possibly be innocent!”
Eugene had a dark look on his face, and with his voice laced with icy fury, he retorted, “You should ask yourself what you did. Azalea was the one who served me the wine, and you were the one who made this live stream public. So, in other words, you did this to yourself. And I can’t believe you even roped the king into this. If something were to happen to him, you would be in deep sh*t.”
At that, Sirius looked at Hayes in terror and bowed slightly before explaining, “Your Highness, I just wanted to match Azalea up with him, and you’re the only one who can have a drink with Eugene. So, I have no other choice but to do that. I’m very sorry, but please understand how I feel. I’m a father who merely wants to help his child.”
The king’s face was void of any expression as he said, “I understand. I can let the fact of you spiking my drink slide, but what you did to Eugene was uncalled for. Even if you want to help out your daughter, you shouldn’t have used. such an underhanded method to force him to take your daughter. You should know he’s a VIP of Nambahd and like a brother to me.”
Sirius tried to deny it. “I’m not trying to force my daughter on him, but you know how much Azalea likes him. She won’t marry anyone else, no matter how prominent they are. It’s not every day Eugene is here, so I asked him over to see if their relationship can be improved.”
Hayes then questioned, “Oh, really? Was that why you had confiscated his phone and forbade him from leaving the City Palace? His VIP status aside, he came to investigate the case of the broken bungee rope, and your plan of trapping him here will only slow down the investigation’s progress. What do you have to say to that?”
“Hayes…” Azalea interjected weakly, “Dad’s only doing it for my sake. Besides, he had never intended to keep Eugene here forever. Dad only wants him to stay around for my birthday. So, please don’t pin this on him. He’s just helping. me out because I like Eugene a lot.” She then looked at Eugene. “I know what my father did was wrong, but please, can you let this slide? He’s just trying to help me.”
Eugene said nothing-all he did was spare her an icy look. She remained in her spot as her strength hadn’t recovered yet. “I’m sorry. I know I deserve this, and I don’t blame you-my greed is to blame for this. I shouldn’t have served you the spiked drink. I shouldn’t have tried to keep you around even after you had said no. This is what I get for forcing something that should never be. I don’t need you to forgive me, but please let my father go. He has nothing left.”
“Where is my phone?” Eugene asked. Sirius was still hesitating if he should give the phone back. It wasn’t every day Eugene would be here in Nambahd, and catching him would be even harder once he left this place.
Hayes, however, had run out of patience. He gave his men a look, and all of them immediately pointed their guns at Sirius. Before Sirius could say anything, Azalea screamed in horror, “Hayes!”
“Eugene is my friend. If you mess with him, you mess with me,” Hayes snapped.
