Chapter 108 - Their Relationship (2/2)

”Why?” Hecara frowned.

”She is a Shield and around her, you will end up telling the truth although you may not know what you have been saying to her. Although I don't know why I say this, you cannot see his wife.”

”If she's his Shield then that is fine. I'll make myself tough around her.”

”You can't! Did the emperor ordered you to do so?”

”No, he didn't. I came on my own. I escaped from home.” She answered.

”E-escaped?” Susan was so shaken by what she heard from those beautiful lips. Escaping is a major issue concerning the safety of all. Her disappearance from the palace will cause chaos everywhere. The Emperor will not be pleased about it.

Hecara nodded her head with a wide smiley face. She was totally oblivious of Susan's concerns. All she had in mind at the moment would be to enjoy her freedom to the fullest.

”I did tell someone about where I am though, The Talking Stone,” Hecara added with an even wide smile. During her confinement, she didn't have any other friends to talk to except for the stones that are decorations at the palace's garden.

”What?!” Susan roared loudly in surprise.

The Talking Stone is a stone that could speak and knows a lot of what happened around them however they are so mischief because they always refused to say the truth of what they know. They love to prank other deities by telling lies and spread juicy rumours around. That was their nature as a talking stone or their other name would be The Mischief Liars.

”Yeah, my friends, those stones are reliable and can be trusted.” Hecara smiled and hummed happily before Susan.

Susan grabbed the tall woman by her collar and glared into her eyes, ”Where have you been hiding all these while?” She asked.

”I'm living with Luca.” Hecara looked back into her eyes. ”If you have seen the deity tabloids, you'll know what I am to him now.” She added with a tone that suddenly went cold.

Susan let her free and step back a pace, creating distance between them. ”I refused to acknowledge you as his wife because he isn't supposed to marry you.”

”It can't be undone. I'm carrying his child. God of Marriage and God of Birth granted us their blessings. You should be honoured and be happy for the child I'm carrying.”

”No, Lady Hecara. You forced them to give blessings to you. It is not what you should do.” Susan tried to pound senses into the woman who acted so carefree around her. Never in her life, she had expected Hecara to be able to escape the confinement inside the palace. The security had always been so tight. Not even a fly could escape the palace once it's trapped inside.

”Face it, Reality gave me the chance and I took it. In her ground and care, I can do whatever I want just like that rotten brother of mine.” Hecara said proudly of her backer.

”His and your situations are two different things. You can't take it as the same punishment.”

”But still, both are called as punishment. Both are called confinement.”

”He lost something and so do we, his aides. I believe you were confined in the palace to keep yours intact and secured.” Susan tried to make her realise the difference.

Hecara found her words funny and so she laughed. She laughed so hard to the point her eyes were in tears. Her expression turned cold and the air around her turned dark and murky.

”You have no ideas how I wish I could lose the same thing that all of you had lost. I was in agony for years in our realm while you all could start a new life under Queen Reality's reign. He and all of you had a carefree life because you all couldn't remem-”

Hecara choked on her words as she suddenly struggled to breath. Her face turned red as if invisible hands were choking her. She collapsed on the floor and her body writhed as if the air had been forcefully sucked out of her lungs.

Susan panicked and screamed out for help. Jerome stormed in and saw the woman on the floor who's the face turned paler and paler and blue veins popped on her forehead.

”What happened to her?” Jerome asked Susan when he got on his knees beside Hecara.

”I don't know! Hurry, bring her to the hospital!” Susan cried out. Jerome carried Hecara in his arms and they dashed out in a hurry.

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Jennet stared at the face who had exactly the same imprint of her husband's face. Their heights and facial features were the same except for a few of their body parts.

”Who is she?” She asked and glanced at Susan who sat beside her. She happened to be on the scene when the couple stormed out of the company with the fainting woman in Jerome's arms.

”She is Luca's new fling,” Susan answered and underneath the table, she pinched on Jerome's hand.

”Y-yeah, his new fling.” Said Jerome with an awkward smile.

”I see...” Jennet nodded her head and She gazed back upon the face on the bed again. She looked just like her husband but it's impossible for this woman to be related to her husband.

”Does Luca knows she is here?” Jennet asked again.

”Yes, he's coming,” Susan answered.

Silence filled the private ward when the three of them turned mute, don't know what they should talk about in that situation.

There was a knock on the door and all three heads turned to look at the door when a doctor stepped in.

”Is her husband around?” The doctor asked.

”He's on his way,” Susan said and stood up from her chair. ”He's trying to get to the hospital as soon as he could.” She added, explaining on Luca's behalf.

”Okay, I'll come again later once he arrived.” The doctor excused himself.

Jennet gave the couple a confusing look, ”Luca is married?”

”Yes and no,” Susan answered and sat back on the chair while letting out a deep sigh.

Jennet eyed them with knitted brows. She didn't quite understand what she meant with her simple answers.

Jerome elbowed his wife and Susan said, ”They are living together but not official yet. That's what I meant by 'yes' and 'no',” Susan gulped.

There was no way that she would spill the fact to Jennet that Luca and Hecara are spiritually married just like her and Hue. Hue would be furious if he knows of their marriage as well.

Susan had hoped for Hue to already know the news before they do. Also, she couldn't open her mouth in front of Jennet about Hue and Hecara's relationship unless Hue tells her about his story on his own.