Struggling as a Villain

Chapter 67: Chapter 66- Meeting

A few hours of rest it all took for Amelia to recover. When she woke up she found herself no longer feeling nauseous. Although there was something unnatural about her ether flow, it wasn't as uncomfortable as before.

"How are you now?" Hearing the voice of a familiar person, Amelia instantly turned her head and found Richard sitting there.

He was holding a book while wearing a more casual pair of clothes. With his hair bound in a high ponytail, he looked nothing less than,

"Divine."

"Pardon?" Richard tilted his head; confused if she was still asleep and was mumbling things.

Amelia straightened her back slowly and repeated herself, "You are looking good in that outfit. I was complimenting you."

Richard looked at himself and found nothing peculiar to get praised. But he didn't deny her words and, with a smile, voiced a thank you.

Resting the book on the bedside table he brought his hand to her forehead.

Amelia closed her eyes and enjoyed the brief sensation of his warm skin. She never thought she could get this addicted to something so abruptly.

"Seems normal to me." Hearing his words, Amelia opened her eyes a little wide, before she coughed.

"*Cough* I might still be a little feverish." She said.

Richard raised his brows before he called Violet.

"Yes, master?"

"Bring some vegetable soup. It should be steaming hot."

"As you command, my lord." Once she departed Richard took the heating bag before checking the insulated pads inside them.

Using flame magic he restored the heat to the pads before telling Amelia, "Put this under your back and lay down for now."

Slowly, she nodded; she couldn't understand why she just lied.

She did what he asked and laid back down.

Looking out of the window, she found it was already dark, which urged her to ask, "Did Father return?"

Richard shook his head, before informing her, "Duke Hawkbridge and Mother have left for the Capital."

"Is it related to the incident back in the eatery?" Amelia asked, her voice becoming a little severe.

She had a feeling that the situation might not be as simple as they initially considered. Although the catalyst that brought the attention upon the waiter was trivial—trying to poison a beautiful girl to r**e her—the identity of the waiter held great importance.

And as Amelia thought, "The skills which that bastard showed signifies that he belongs to the East. They went to the Capital to discuss a possible invasion."

Amelia nodded; being aware of how a trivial matter could cause significant damage if not taken necessary precautions.

Suddenly, while thinking back on the incident, Amelia remembered something and thanked Richard, "Getting angry for my sake....that was really manly of you, Sir Richard."

The Emperor slowly spoke, "There are things which we must overlook. For the time being, you go and take care of the Hadeston region to cool off your head."

Bellarine raised her brows before turning around and asking in a genuinely surprised voice, "You are throwing me away to a near wasteland so I no longer meddle in your nasty experiments?"

"Bellarine-" Prime Minister again rose, but this time he wasn't able to finish his words as a hand gripped around his throat.

"Khak!" The bald man was lifted off his feet as, with her telekinesis, Bellarine kept the man silent.

The Legion Captain raised from his seat and rested his hand on his sword, when Bellarine asked, "You do know the repercussions of drawing a sword against me, right Bennet?"

The blond male flinched as the days of his training flashed by his eyes for a brief moment. However, the one thing that he has learned from his instructor is to never back down from protecting whom he is supposed to protect.

Bennet's grip tightened around the handle, when suddenly the authoritative voice of the Emperor resonated, "Stop it."

Bennet bowed his head and released the hold.

Turning toward Bellarine, the Emperor spoke again, "Bellarine, we want him alive."

Bellarine snickered before throwing the man away—causing him to crash against the door and break through it.

Bellarine didn't remain here to hear the oh-so-noble-cause which was forcing them to remain silent on this matter.

She walked out of the room soon followed by Hawkbridge.

Forget it, if the Emperor couldn't do anything about it, then Gideon would make sure that this matter is investigated thoroughly. No one shall dare to hurt his daughter!

Once the two were out, the Emperor asked Bennet to take the Prime Minister to the medic. Well, it was an excuse since Bennet wasn't supposed to hear what they were going to talk about.

Once only the three remained, the first Prince—William Haven Eldor asked his father,

"Why didn't you include them in 'it'?" William asked, finding this whole situation absurd. Things would have become a little less dramatic in that way.

The person who was questioned, answered in a heavy tone, "Do you think she would allow something like cloning to happen? More so, when one of our target subjects is none other than her son?"

Those words silenced William. Knowing Bellarine, he could tell that she wouldn't care about a thing unless the matter came to her son.

If Duchess Scarlette had any weakness then it was none other than her son. And now,

"We have to lure her weakness to our side."

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A/N:- Playing with fire would only cause harm.

Things are going to get a little complicated since, naturally, Richard wouldn't die at the time he was supposed to.

The slow romance between Amelia and Richard is giving me those butterflies. Again, I would try to limit the harem to five members with enough build-up and screen time.

Drop some PS and comments.