The atmosphere was thickening. Any second now, Burhan was about to give orders to attack.
All of a sudden, the convoy came to a halt.
A subordinate came forward and looked up toward the wall. With his steps filled with positive energy, he shouted out, 'Are Mr. Chew and Mr. Chen here?"
"I'm right here. Who are you?" Burhan answered deeply.
Upon hearing his response, the subordinate bowed politely toward Burhan. "Mr. Chew, we are here as representatives of the First Princess. We came all the way to Double City to see you and Mr. Chen."
"Princess Elizabeth!" Burhan was slightly surprised.
Seeing Fade's puzzled expression, Harvie strode over and whispered to him softly, "Elizabeth Nangong is the eldest daughter of the King of Southern Forest. She's apparently quite beautiful, and very talented as well. Her reputation is well known throughout the imperial city."
"In fact, there are rumors that King Hangong would consult Princess Elizabeth whenever he had too many matters to deal with. It's obvious that he really values her input. She represents who he is."
Fade nodded slightly and looked down at the cars.
Meanwhile, Burhan had been stunned in silence for a while. He finally spoke up and said, "Pray tell what have you traveled all this way for?"
If it was before, Burhan would definitely have let a convoy from imperial city enter with no questions asked.
However, after Ralfdo's incident, Burhan had no choice but to be more cautious.
If Elizabeth was here with hostile intentions towards Fade, then Burhan had to make a choice.
If it came down to it, he would undoubtedly choose to be on Fade's side.
That was why he carried such an attitude even though he was faced with Elizabeth.
When the convoy heard Burhan's reply, there was a slight commotion. Some of them started to point upward.
It was clear that they were not satisfied with the way he was treating them.
Seeing this, Burhan's face suddenly became serious. He clenched his fists.
As he was beginning to panic, one of the car doors swung open. A woman walked out.
Although there was a fair amount of distance between them, he could still tell that she was an attractive woman. Every movement she made was filled with grace.
After stepping out of the car, she raised her head to look up. With her hands cupped lightly, she said, "Mr. Chew, I came to Double City to talk about Ralfdo. I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to you and Mr. Chen on his behalf." "Ralfdo took matters into his own hands and deeply offended you two."
"As soon as my father found out, he immediately punished Ralfdo and sent me to Double City to apologize."
After that, much to everyone's surprise, Elizabeth bowed deeply to the two men on the wall.
Durhan was very taken aback.
After all, she was the Princess of Southern Forest. It was very rare to see her act in such an apologetic manner.
Thinking of this, Durhan turned to look at Fade beside him.
Fade narrowed his eyes and stared at Elizabeth for a while. Then he nodded gently and said, "Since she's not here to stir up more trouble, let's meet her and see what she has to say."
Durhan understood and nodded gently. Then, he said to Elizabeth, "Please rise, Princess Elizabeth. Ralfdo is responsible for his own actions. There is no need for you to blame yourself."
"You've come a long way, Princess Elizabeth. Please, come in and take a rest."
After that, Burhan jumped off the city wall and welcomed her into the city.
After entering Mayor Mansion and getting settled in, Burhan hosted a banquet to welcome Elizabeth's arrival.
At the banquet, Elizabeth personally raised her glass at Fade and once again expressed her regrets.
Faced with a gorgeous woman raising her glass at him, Fade felt his mood shift slightly.
You..."
Harvie and Burhan could not help but question his decision.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth was still processing his answer.
She was not at all dissuaded. She looked toward Fade and continued, "I know perhaps you don't appreciate something so mundane. So, I won't push you any further."
"Although I do have one final message for you."
"Oh, what is it?" Fade asked.
Elizabeth grabbed a stack of documents from the subordinate behind her and handed it to Fade. "I heard that your wife is from Yoraland. Someone named Isabelle, right?"
Hearing her name, Fade narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his right hand gently.
Elizabeth saw the change in Fade and hurriedly continued, "Mr. Chen, please be assured that I have no ill intentions toward you or your wife."
"What I wanted to tell you is that your wife ran into some trouble in Yoraland. The only relative she has left now is her brother, but nobody knows where he's gone."
Hearing this, Fade's face softened a little.
Isabelle's father was a high-ranking official.
However, the King of Yoraland, Anroe, was afraid that he would usurp his power. Hence, he took the opportunity to ruin Isabelle's family by claiming they conspired against the throne.
In the end, only Isabelle's younger brother, Willie, escaped with the family servant. Isabelle was sent to the Yellow Warbler Tower. That was how the two of them managed to survive.
Isabelle had never given up on her missing younger brother. When she was in Yoraland, she had asked Fade for help to find him.
Unfortunately, an incident led to Fade having to bring Isabelle away from Yoraland. Since then, the matter of finding her brother slipped Fade's mind.
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