"I'm sorry Third Princess, His Highness Lin is busy with important business right now and no one is allowed in."
Roden stopped Bella in her tracks. Apart from monitoring Lin, the King had also ordered him to do his best to prevent contact between Lin and Bella.
The exact reason for this was not clear to him, but rumors were that the Grand Duke was currently scheming to rebel and that even the third princess, Bella, had become an unpredictable variable.
In such a situation, the king did not want Lin to get too familiar with Bella.
Facing Bella, Roden was slightly more respectful. After all, the person in front of him was an existence he could not afford to mess with.
"Are you sure you want to stop me?" Bella's pupils contracted slightly, an icy aura emanating from her petite form.
"Sorry," said Roden, still blocking the way in.
Bella shook her head with disapproval and, without expressing any emotion, ordered the family knight behind her: "Break his legs and dispose of him."
......
"BOOM!"
Lin suddenly heard a violent explosion, and with it, the sound of a door shattering shook the house.
He frowned for a moment and attempted to burn the letter he just finished reading in the fireplace.
Right as he thought it would catch fire, it turned out to be useless; it was like an invisible force kept the flames out of reach.
There was something magical about it, but this magic was nothing in the face of the weight of the situation at hand.
After a few moments, the paper disappeared into thin air once more.
After leaving the room and locking the door, Lin intended to go and check on the noise, but a few steps later a small figure crashed into his arms: "Good afternoon, big bro Lin~"
This visitor was dressed in a long black princess dress, with dark hair reaching around her calves.
Her legs were tightly clad in a pair of white knee-high socks, ending in a pair of small black leather shoes.
The so-called stockings were a novelty, apparently imported from a distant, large country, and were currently becoming wildly popular here.
"Bella?" Lin called out to the girl softly resting in his arms.
"Why do you look so surprised to see me?" Bella lifted her head, a happy smile on her face.
Along with two cute dimples on her cheeks, she showed her trademark little teeth.
Lin asked, "Did you cause that explosion just now?"
"I couldn't help it, that knight called Roden tried to stop me from seeing Lin, so I had him beaten up."
She snuggled against Lin's arms and continued, "Brother Lin probably didn’t know but that guy pretending to be a knight was weaker than he looked. We made a bit of noise beating him down but... big bro Lin won't blame me for this, right?"
"I don’t particularly care if you beat him to death, but the king might get angry." Lin shook his head. He wasn't going to blame her for his behavior. He should have known better
TN: wow Lin is secretly a sigma
In fact, he and Bella always had a good relationship going and backed each other. In fact, a lot of the alchemical props in his house had been gifted to him by Bella.
"No, he won't. Father won’t live to see the end of the week." Bella grinned and stuck her tongue out.
If judged Bella only by her looks, you would have thought she was a mature, dutiful daughter.
In reality, Bella and the king did not have a good relationship, and she hated him ever since her mother died at his hand.
The kingdom entered this state of turmoil ten years ago, when the king married the first daughter of the grand duke's family - Bella's mother, to strengthen his grip on power.
What happened between them is unclear, but the kingdom was stable for a long time before Bella’s mother died.
After a decade or so had passed, the problems left alone could no longer be ignored, and the establishment was about to fall. The collapse of the kingdom seemed to be inevitable.
"Big bro Lin, let's make our escape now. This is the last day we can safely do it."
Bella clung to Rin's body and spoke; "Even a small dog can bite, let alone father, who holds his hand until the very end. This is the point where we have to make the first move, Lin is at the center of this mess and he is the most dangerous person."
Bella visibly struggled to say “father”, seemingly full of resentment.
To the king, Rin was his last ace, so under normal circumstances, the king would have used tonight's 'treatment' to do something.
At that point, the balance of power would have been upset and Louise and Elena would probably have gone all out, and he wouldn't have been surprised if the whole palace had been turned into purgatory in consequence.
The two of them are very laid back, but when it comes to something like this, they won't back down even if they have to turn into demons.
Yes, demons!
Bella knew how scary these two really were when they were mad. Compared to them, she would be considered a good girl. Hehe.
Considering Bella’s words, it was easy for Lin to imagine that tonight's 'treatment' would take a special turn.
No wonder Louise had called him early in the morning, no wonder Elena was waiting for him in the corridor, and it made sense why Bella had come to him this afternoon, they all had sensed something.
"Is it really possible to make an escape?" A sudden feeling of uncertainty welled up in Lin when he heard her say that.
Because of the letter he had just received, he had a burning desire to leave the palace, and within minutes of thinking back and forth, he heard Bella's offer of escape.
Was it a coincidence?
"It can be done, although Father is keeping a close watch on you. Tonight is the last chance.
Of course, I am not the only one who has prepared for this, my sisters have also contributed a great deal, and they have done much to set the stage for this day.
The only reason they didn’t tell you was they held reservations."
Bella didn't take all the credit for it; if it hadn't been for them, she would have had a hard time setting everything up on her own.
It was true that the three of them did not get along well, but they all agreed when it came to Lin, and that was to get him out of this mess.
They didn't want to see Lin get hurt, even if the possibility was minimal.
They could only settle their grievances when Lin was out of danger.
Lin: "Hmm... I see."
He was a bit puzzled, didn't Louise and Elena have something in mind for his body? Why would they let him escape?
Speaking of, wouldn’t this little girl in his arms be their prisoner?
Lin gently massaged Bella's smooth face, pulling it into all sorts of weird shapes, like handling dough.
Tired of the rubbing, Bella huffed and slapped Lin's hand away, crossing her arms and saying, "So, how about running away with me?"
She suddenly thought of something and pulled Lin's hand back, laying it down on her chest. Then she asked Lin, who looked quite shocked:
"Or does big bro Lin want to be king?"
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