She slowly turned and gaze at the back of the guy whose distance from her was about ten steps away.
"Because I wanted to be a worthy Queen who would be on the same par with you, I worked hard. I worked really hard," She relayed, not able to hide her emotions this time around.
Her chest felt stuffy when she recalled the numerous lessons she underwent just to be a worthy wife and the mother of the entire Kingdom.
"At first I believed the reason you stood up for her and tried to get close to her was that you pitied her. I thought you only did these things so you won't look bad in front of your people...," Tiffany sunk her sharp teeth into her delicate lips when the memories of the past came flooding back like a wave of tsunami.
Although he never made it obvious she can vividly recall the times Kayden defended Joanna.
He brutally scolded her and her friends a few times. She could still remember that she was always mad with rage anytime he did this.
"In terms of influence and wealth, my family is second after the royal family. I am strong and I have the charisma and everything suited to be the Queen of this great Kingdom... in fact, I am better than her in everything so why did it have to be her?" Tiffany asked the question which she couldn't dare to ask ever since she suspected that the King might have feelings for Joanna.
She has loved and idolized the King for so many years, so how could she easily accept that he was attracted to another lady other than her?
It was not just possible.
"Maybe you are better than her in all aspects as you said...," Kayden let his words linger.
"But unfortunately there is only one Joanna Anderson in my heart and you happened not to be her," Kayden nailed the bull on the head. He didn't spare a second and thought about the impact his brutal words would have on her.
"My heart only recognised one woman as its woman and that person is Joanna I will advise that you don't waste your time and feelings on me...,"
"You are so cruel, Your Majesty," Tiffany, whose eyes had turned teary, blurted.
"I bet no one had ever dared to say this to your face, right?" She sniffed and raised her head.
She looked into his eyeballs. Those giddy feelings she always felt in her stomach anytime she stared at his face were long gone.
"I have always believed that my grandpa was the cruellest man in the world but today you have proved me wrong....," She confessed not giving a damn about the fact that she might get killed for speaking to the King in this manner.
"You have proved to me that you possessed no heart. You and your mother are heartless. I bet that is why you both are mother and son," She added fearlessly.
"Are you aware of the consequences of disrespecting the King?" Kayden berated, his fierce glares fixed on Tiffany's face.
"Of course, I know that better than anyone else," Tiffany replied. She released the hands she had clenched into fists.
"After what you and your mother did to me, how did you expect me to live?... You can kill me in any manner that suits you," She mumbled, closed her eyes and raised her head.
Kayden stared at the face of the lady whose eyes remained shut.
After a few seconds of staring, he turned his back on her. "Only Joan has the right to say when your existence stops, so it's pointless trying to provoke me into doing it," He muttered and resumed walking away.
Tiffany's eyes fluttered open just in time to behold his back before he disappeared from there.
"I loved him. I truly did," Tiffany murmured and sank into a squatting position. She wrapped her hand around her slender body and gave herself a tight hug.
"I spent almost all my life preparing to be his wife so why did he have to do this to me?... Why?" She screamed, her left hand clutching her chest tightly.
Heartbroken, Tiffany curled herself in this manner for a long time. She stayed there until she cried out her whole heart.
When she returned to where Chris parked the car she was shocked to see that he was still waiting for her.
"What...,"
"Hop in," He commanded and ignited the car immediately.
Tiffany didn't want to enter the car but when she recalled the distance she would have to cover before she got home she changed her mind.
She was certain she wouldn't be able to get home quickly in her state.
Chris, who had already reversed the car before she got there, ignited the car and zoomed off.
About four blocks away from Tiffany's family's magnificent mansion, Chris was afraid of being recognized so he parked the car in front of a glass building.
Tiffany stared at Chris' face through the rear mirror and then diverted her gaze to the road. She looked at the distance she would need to cover before she reached home.
She knew without being told that she would be seen by others in her condition and this made her hesitant about climbing down from the car.
"Aren't you coming down?" Chris questioned, he tilted his head and looked at the lady that sat in the back seat.
"Do you need a hand...,"
"Of course not," She retorted. " I might be injured but I am not crippled," She added as she grabbed the door's handle and pushed it open.
Despite acting all cold and domineering, Tiffany took a last peep at the road before she finally had the confidence to step out of the car.
The moment she climbed out of the car, Chris drove off. As long as he had dropped her off at her home like he was instructed, he didn't care about whatever happened to her afterwards.
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