Chen Huijie, I am not a good person anymore!

But the anger only lasted for a moment, and Abrana then hooked Roya's neck directly with a determined look in her eyes.

"Are you sure?"

"Since a disloyal minister may rebel at any time, why don't we replace him with a loyal one?"

"But do you think the Duke of Stafford is a good-for-nothing?"

"My dear leader." This was the first time that Roya used this intimate and somewhat cheesy name to address Abrana. "I didn't say that the one you have to be loyal to is the current Duke of Stafford."

The madness in Roya's eyes and the ambition in Abrana's eyes contrasted with each other's hearts, but in the end it was Abrana who was defeated first. She finally realized what Roya was going to do, which was a plan that even she, who claimed to be the future king of Victoria, did not dare to think about.

But underneath this worry and fear, she had another thought in her mind.

"He is indeed the man I like."

Abrana kissed Roya on the lips without thinking, she had already lost the first game, this was both a reward for Roya and a way to assert her own power.

The kiss came suddenly, but Roya did not resist. He knew that Abrana was just unwilling to lose to him.

Anyway, since I won’t live long, I might as well arrange everything and pave the way for Shen Chi.

Chapter 52 Gift Preparation

"Hmm... Xiao Ke is so boring, you little stupid cat."

"I'm not small, and I'm not stupid."

"But your chest is not as big as Xiaoke's!"

Throwing away the pen in her hand, Xiao Ke lay on the table as soft as a marshmallow. Looking at her breasts that didn't match her height at all, Rosemary couldn't help but grit her teeth and clench her fists.

Terra's Top Ten Questions 1: How strong is Xiaoke's stomach? Terra's Top Ten Questions 2: How did Xiaoke get into such a good figure when he eats grass, tree bark, and even soil occasionally?

Looking at her physically ordinary chest, Rosemary could only comfort herself by saying that she was still young. Ravshini brought her a lot of romance comics and story books, and Kitty had some understanding of these.

"Roya has been accompanying that bad woman these days. When he comes back, he still smells like her. We clearly agreed to go to Minos together."

The tail wagged weakly and the ears drooped in disappointment. Xiao Ke always felt that both herself and Rosemary had been neglected by Luoya during this period. The best proof of this was that Luoya came home very late every day and did not take the time to cook for them.

"Luo Ya is now Shen Chi's secretary. It's normal for him to be busy. You have to understand him."

"You said that as if you don't care at all." Xiao Ke puffed his cheeks, "He was still calling Luo Ya's name during his nap."

This time Rosemary did not refute. After all, Xiao Ke was right. She was also very concerned about what Roya had been doing during this period. He came back after eight o'clock every night and stayed in the office with Abrana during lunch. When he came back, he always had some golden hair, and she didn't know whether it was Abrana's or Lavishini's.

But no matter how much they cared, they couldn't ask Luo Ya directly what he was doing. It must be very important. They didn't want Luo Ya to be distracted by them. He was already tired enough.

"You haven't left work yet at this hour. Aren't you afraid that your two little sisters will be upset?"

Glancing at the dark night outside, Abrana moved a stool and sat next to Roya, watching him busy. Not only did the official duties Roya was responsible for handling these days not decrease, but he had arranged more things. After finishing his work, he had to type a new manuscript and hand it over to Oak Forest County Publishing House for printing.

"It's normal for them to have emotions, but I can't tell them the truth. I'm not good at coaxing children. If Xiaoke and Rosemary really make a fuss, I won't be able to do anything."

Taking the chair away and sitting on Abrana's thighs, Roya patted his tired head. Abrana no longer concealed her ambition, and he no longer disguised his intentions. Half of the Deep Pool's personnel were deployed to various places, and a new intelligence network began to operate. The Iron Duke would not interfere with these things, because he knew that the key to Deep Pool was only Abrana.

Without Abrana, the Deep Pool is just an empty shell. With Abrana, the last descendant of the red dragon, he can have as many Deep Pools as he wants.

"Then it's okay to take a short break, right?"

"No, I still have to prepare a gift for Rosemary, and one for Xiaoke as well. I also have to prepare one for Ravshini."

The first snow of the New Year this year came a little late, so Luo Ya still had time to prepare gifts. He planned to organize all the original manuscripts and manuscripts of the fairy tales he wrote and bind them into a book for Rosemary to collect. If there were any small engravings, he would also make one by hand.

Abrana rested her head on Roya's shoulder, her tail burning with purple flames swaying slightly.

"What about mine?"

"You want one too?" Roya showed a look of disdain towards Abbrana, "I'm almost entirely yours and yet you still need a gift? You're so greedy."

"I am such a greedy, arrogant, controlling and ambitious woman with a venomous heart. Don't you know that?"

"Now that I know, what else can I do? Can I still get divorced? We should just make do with each other."

Roya spread his hands with a nonchalant look on his face, and continued to work. Abrana just held him and watched him work. Roya spent these evenings preparing gifts for Rosemary.

The fairy tales he wrote were bizarre but very interesting, full of fantasy. The style was completely different from other Victorian fairy tales but seemed to refer to history. With the strong promotion of Oak Forest County Publishing House, they would become a hit sooner or later. However, he just wanted to save some money for Kitty and Xiaoke, and now he just helped Shenchi get some activity funds.

"Seriously, don't you regret it?"

After finishing the manuscript, he signed his name on the front and back. In fact, Luo Ya was very concerned about this issue. He only had a few months to live. This was one of the main reasons why he and Abrana did not make their relationship public.

"What's there to regret? Even if it's only for a few months, you're mine."

"How domineering."

If someone said that she really didn't feel sorry for loving Brana so much, she would definitely shake her head, but if she said that she regretted it, that was definitely not the case. She really liked Luo Ya and even felt that she and he were a perfect match.

Her ambition and his madness complement each other, and her desires are controlled by his reason. Roya's madness has a bottom line, and he can always use various reasons to fool her and make her satisfied. Unlike Earl Warwick who only wanted to train her and Lafshini as puppets, Roya really looks forward to her future.

"I'm not stupid. It's not my style to hide my feelings for someone I like when I know I only have a few months left with them."

Abrana's voice was soft but firm. She wanted to be a king, and if she didn't even have the courage to express her feelings, how could she ascend the throne?

"If I don't tell you I love you while you're still alive, am I going to regret it after you die?"

..............................

"Ah!"

Perhaps it was because the night wind in Longmen was too cold, or maybe someone was talking about her behind her back, Chen Huijie couldn't help but sneeze, then lowered her head and continued to eat noodles.

Tonight is the time agreed to meet with Ah Fa, the informant in the slums. Although she cannot use absolute fear to dominate the order of the slums like Luo Ya, she also wants to change something little by little.

If Wei Yanwu and the Rat King were the founders of Longmen's order, then Luoya was the maintainer of the order, because he had nothing to worry about, while the Rat King and Wei Yanwu had much more to worry about.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss Luo."

Ah Fa was sitting opposite Chen Huijie. It was obvious that he had just finished his work. With the support of the Rat King, he was now a somewhat famous middleman in the slums.

"It's okay, I just got here. Tell me, is there anything unusual recently?"

"Yes, and how should I put it... I think this matter is very strange."

Scratching his head, Ah Fa's expression looked indescribably strange.

"According to my brothers, some people in the slums have been asking whether Deputy Director Roya is really dead. Some people also said that they seemed to have seen someone who looked very similar to him in Casimir."

With a bang, the bowl of noodles in Chen Huijie's hand fell onto the table.

Chapter 53: Abbrana's Teasing

"Richard, are you wondering why I am so interested in a red dragon?"

Lying on the soft bed, the weak voice of the Grand Duke of Stafford still carried an unquestionable authority, and Richard, as his royal guard, did not dare to speculate on the Grand Duke's thoughts.

"I don't understand. Please explain it to me, Your Excellency the Duke."

"Hehe... There's no one else here. You can call me father, and you can also speak your mind directly."

Few people know that Richard, the captain of the Duke of Stafford's guard, is actually his illegitimate son. After all, the Duke of Stafford is very old, and Richard is only in his twenties.

"Father, do you wish to obtain the red dragon as a strong claim and then head to Londinium?"

Hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Stafford's eyes, and Richard quickly lowered his head, knowing that this meant he had guessed wrong.

"Richard, you are my favorite child. Although your mother is just a commoner, you do have the blood of the Stafford family. I gave you the name of my ancestor because I had hope for you, but you... Alas, after all, you only inherited the bravery of the Stafford family."

"It's because I didn't think enough."

Richard tried to keep his body as low as possible. He was glad that he was still wearing a helmet, otherwise his hideous face would have revealed his true thoughts at the moment.

"Whatever, whatever, you've done well enough, go down first."

"Then I will take my leave first."

After Richard left, the Duke of Stafford leaned back on the soft pillow. He was old and no longer as high-spirited as he used to be, but the dignity and aura he had accumulated over the years were not inferior to anyone.

"I can see that he has some resentment towards you."

A female voice came from the curtain behind the room. It sounded young, but the Duke of Stafford sat up again.

"I let a bastard sit in my current position. I have been very good to him. I really don't know if it is a curse. None of my four sons and ten grandsons can inherit my legacy."

"If they were just ordinary dukes and earls, they would already be considered excellent."

"But they are from the Stafford family." Grand Duke Stafford looked at the closed door. "They are short-sighted and have no ambition. They are all waiting for my death. But who can kill me when you are here?"

The voice behind the curtain was silent, but Duke Stafford had long been accustomed to such an opponent. He just listened to the roar of the high-speed warship and recalled the scene of commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield. He was looking forward to meeting Roya and Abrana more and more.

Not long after Charlie left, he ran into another middle-aged man in an elegant suit, or rather his nephew, but Edward was more than ten years older than him.

"Earl Edward, the Duke has gone to bed. If you have anything to say, please come back tomorrow."

Edward Seymour, the grandson of the current Grand Duke of Stafford, is the most non-confrontational one in the Stafford family. He has always liked to live a stable life in his own fiefdom. However, it was the Duke's birthday a few days ago, so he left the fiefdom and came to this high-speed battleship.

"Thank you for your hard work, Charlie. This is a telegram from the Earl of Oak Forest County. It is said to be the peace terms of the Deep Pool leader. Please pass it to my father for me."

"I'm Richard, please don't get it wrong every time."

Richard took the telegram and smiled helplessly, and Edward just scratched his head, but an indescribable embarrassment stood between the two. Richard's identity as an illegitimate child was no secret. He came from a poor family and was too young. It was only because Edward was nice to him and appreciated him enough that he would have no chance of being appreciated by the Duke of Stafford if it weren't for Edward.

But it is a bit too uncomfortable for a man who is only in his twenties to have a nephew who is almost forty years old.

"Then I'll go first. It's a pity that the Stanford is still sailing, otherwise I would definitely go back directly."

"Don't you want to stay a little longer for this rare family dinner?"

"Not at all." Edward shook his head. "I can't find the feeling of home here. I can only smell conspiracy and hostility."

The Duke of Stafford has been bedridden for many years. His followers and descendants all know that this man who stands at the top of Victoria will not live long. Once he dies, Victoria will inevitably face turmoil, and those family members who are still talking and laughing now will inevitably become enemies.

Watching Edward leave, Richard picked up the telegram in his hand and glanced at it, then his eyes widened, and an idea gradually came to his mind.

The Duke of Stafford said that he was not trying to get the red dragon and then the whole Victoria. In Richard's view, this was just a lie that was difficult to justify. For him, this was an opportunity. If he could not seize this opportunity, then after Stafford's death, as an illegitimate child, he would never have a good ending.

"Your trick is really cruel. How did you come up with it?"

Abrana couldn't help but shake her head, realizing that she might not know Roya well enough. At least if it were her, she would never be able to predict what Roya would do.

"These thoughts just came to my mind naturally. It's also thanks to the fact that the Earl of Oak Forest secretly sided with the Duke of Stafford. If it was Caster or Normandy, it would be difficult to deal with it."

Luo Ya packed up his things and stood up. It was almost nine o'clock. If he didn't go back, he would be bitten by Xiao Ke and have to get a rabies vaccine. The key point was that he couldn't stand Rosemary's resentful look.

"What are you going back for? Why don't you go to my room tonight?"

"Let's not talk about how anxious Xiao Ke and Rosemary will be when the time comes. Rafshini and you are sleeping together, right? How are you going to get rid of her?"

"Why do you want to send her away?" Abrana's smile was very seductive. "Doesn't she like you too? I don't mind if we are together."

"Forget it, forget it. I don't like this. I really can't keep up with the way you city people think."

It sounded nice, but if Roya dared to show hesitation for even a second, he would be burned to ashes by Abrana. But when it came to Ravshini, he really couldn't understand why this girl liked him. Oh, he also didn't understand how he and Abrana liked each other. That's okay.

Everyone except Xiao Ke could see what Ravshini felt for Roya. Thanks to this girl, the school officer didn't even notice that Roya and Abrana were together. He even wondered whether he should help bring Roya and Ravshini together to protect Abrana from being affected by their relationship.

"I'm leaving now. See you in the morning."

"Row."

Watching Roya go back, Abrana's tail gently tapped his desk. She always felt that something was wrong. Was Roya hiding something from her?

Chapter 54 Preparations before departure

"In other words, you are unsure of your identity?"

The Iron Duke casually threw the information in his hand on the table with his lukewarm attitude, which made the spy in charge of intelligence investigation sweat profusely. However, he did not dare to lie for his own life, as that would only lead to a more miserable death.

"Yes, according to our investigation, the deputy director of the Longmen Guard Bureau was good at swordsmanship, and... many people did see his body being put into a coffin and buried, so it can't be fake."

"I can't fake it."

The iron duke Wellington, who looked like a lion, tapped his fingers on the table. It had only been less than 20 days since Abrana picked up Roya. During these 20 days, he had used all his intelligence networks to investigate Roya's identity. He finally found a clue, but it turned out that Roya was dead? Could it be that the Deep Pool had been mobilized by the dead for more than half a month? !

The appearance of Roya was a variable. The prophecy of the Cyclops was gradually coming true. In less than a month, most of Deep Pool was out of his control. If these changes were not a little urgent, he would not have been able to notice them. After all, in the eyes of the Iron Duke, Deep Pool was still just an insignificant chess piece, and he only regarded it as a toy for Abrana to play with whenever she liked.

But now Roya is instigating Abrana to try to contact another Grand Duke, which is something Wellington cannot tolerate. However, it is not easy for him to take action in Oak Forest County, even though it is nominally his territory.

Now that the Duke of Stafford's high-speed battleship was heading for Oak Forest County, if the Iron Duke also drove Gastril there, the actions of the two Grand Dukes would likely be interpreted as a precursor to the outbreak of war when the descendants of the Red Dragon were involved, which would force many plans to be brought forward. Roya took such a bold action because he had calculated the Iron Duke's fear.