Chapter 98 (1/2)

The Tulip Family's mansion was croith people There were es parked outside the residence It was as if all the prestigious people froathered there It had not been that way since the death of the late duke

Along the way, Rody attracted a huge crowd He had great difficulty getting through the crowd, before he could enter the Tulip Family mansion

Rody dismounted from the horse He walked a few steps towards Nicole When he saw Nicole's thin face which was full of affection, he felt like i over to embrace her However, Rody saw a lot of people next to her so, he took a deep breath to suppress the excitement in his heart After all, Nicole was currently his 'sister', and he should not act too outrageously

He sently e to the etiquette of the nobles As he hugged her, he quietly whispered into her ear, ”I missed you” Nicole's face turned red, and she stepped back After she had calmed down, she said, ”Go quickly There are a lot of people waiting for you”

Once he was in the hall, he was surrounded by ratulated him, and there were also those who tried to win him over There were also some who actually came to match-make Everybody in the Imperial Capital knew about him and his victory in the Northwest In addition, he calorious Tulip Fa to be very bright

Rody reluctantly kept his spirits up to cope with all those people However, his eyes showed his impatience as he looked to Nicole for help

These guys are really troublesome

Rody would have preferred to kick them all out and just have Nicole alone with him

Nicole was an experienced noble lady She calave a faint sentlemen, we are touched by your enthusiasone through great hardshi+ps Tonight, His Majesty will also be holding a feast Seth has just returned and will need to rest and prepare himself”

The people all understood and immediately left A few people took Rody's hands and said a few touching words before they left They even forced themselves to cry a few tears

At long last, Rody noticed that he and Nicole were the only tho remained in the hall He cleared his throat and said, ”Sister, I have so to tell you”

Nicole nodded and said, ”Let's go to the study”

After dis the servants, the two of them entered the study room Nicole entered first and turned around as she slowly said, ”Rody, I already know about the incident at Westwood province You were a little too ih!”

Rody had been walking in large strides behind Nicole He turned around and then he closed the doors Ignoring the fact that Nicole was still talking, he moved forward, stretched his hands around her waist and kissed her beautiful, tender lips

Nicole could not guard herself against Rody in time and soon found herself in his embrace In a panic, she closed her eyes and felt the warmth froe feeling entered her heart

After an indefinite tiy, and her whole body fluttered After that, Rody raised his head and stared at Nicole Nicole gradually recovered Her face turned red and she said in a low voice, ”You, you have beco!”

Rody's face also turned red as he replied, ”Just a little bit ain when Nicole gently slipped out of the way and said, ”Enough Don't… Be careful so that no one sees”

Rody sighed and slowly let go of Nicole He then thought and asked, ”Do you have news of Seth? It has been so long Have your people found him?”

Nicole's face turned dark as she slowly shook her head and sighed ”I have sent people out to sea since a few o, but there is still no news Where has that bastard disappeared to?”

Rody frowned and asked, ”What shall we do then? Must I still pretend to be your brother? I… I really do not want to be your brother!”

Nicole reluctantly s the attention of lamorous”

Rody sighed ”Glaion Glae for this? I never really had s!” He then looked at Nicole's eyes and softly said, ”I just want to be Rody I want to abandon this identity and be together with you What shall I do now that I am your brother? Does it mean that we…”

Seeing that Rody was agitated, Nicole gently held Rody's hands and softly said, ”Rody, please be patient! Please be patient for a little ht?”

Rody lightly said, ”Being a duke lamorous but there are a lot hidden murders and filth that need to be dealt with I am very bored Nicole, I just want to take you away from here”

Nicole observed Rody for a long time She slowly shook her head and replied, ”No, I really cannot do that I am responsible for the family Other than you, I have nobody else to rely on” After that, Nicole burst into tears and cried Rody's heart ached He went closer and gently held her Nicole gently clung onto Rody and said, ”I also want to have an easier tiether with you! But, I cannot!”

Rody gently sers and wiped Nicole's tears away as he softly said, ”Alright It was my mistake I just returned and I have alreadyas I, Rody, am around, I will not let the Tulip Family collapse!”

He held the beautiful lady in his arh he felt helpless, what else could he say?

Inadvertently, a slender figure in black robes crossed hiswith the phrase

If you do not forget et you

He remembered that he had almost followed her out of impulse that day

Nicole and Rody then restrained themselves and discussed about the incident at the Westwood province Rody had slaughtered a lot of people at the Westwood province Although he had returned to the I soldiers behind to clean up the public official administration system at the Westwood province Those few days,and sh most of the populace were happy, Rody had also offended a lot of people

Nicole orried The Westwood province was the Tulip Faovernment of the Westwood province were under the Tulip Fadom of the Empire However, those officials were still officials of the Empire After such a major incident, Rody had executed sofor His Majesty's orders That was not good

On the other hand, Rody was very calm Abbas XI did not heavily reward him and that made the military very unsatisfied Even in the Imperial Capital, there was already a lot of criticism As a result, His Majesty would not purposely pursue the matter in the Westwood province After all, the Westwood province was the Tulip Family's territory, and it was a private matter His Majesty would not need to pursue it just because he executed a few people The emperor needed to pretend to treat him fervently so that he could win back the hearts of the military It was obvious when His Majesty did notabout the Westwood province that day

That night, at the banquet in the palace hall, Abbas XI appeared to be very close with Rody The other ministers and nobles also proposed toasts to Rody Rody had already heard the words 'young and pro' a few hundred times Eventually, Abbas XI enthusiastically pulled Rody's hand and took him to the audience hall to receive the cheers of the soldiers

I only fought a battle in the Northwest region, and the result was neither a victory nor defeat However, they are celebrating as if we conquered the entire continent This is too excessive…

In the end, a few lasses of wine, and he finally became drunk

The next , when Rody was still asleep, the Imperial Guards arrived and summoned Rody to immediately report to the Imperial Palace They only said that His Majesty was anxious to discuss sos with him and the other cabinet ministers