Resolve

“I do not wish to remain married to you.”

Her words still echoed in his mind hours after he left her cell. He had been too stunned to give any response then so he simply left the cell.

He wanted to dismiss her words as a mere bluff but his heart wasn't buying it. Somewhere in his guts, he felt that it wasn't just an empty threat.

He sat on his bed, thinking about the recent happenings. In the last few days, he felt lost. Like everything happening around him was beyond his control.

Sometimes, it felt like he had no control over his actions either. His mind would agree on something and he would end up doing another.

Styles lay on his bed. Whether he was overthinking or not, he knew one thing for sure. He would never let Ivory go.

He would never forgive himself if he did.

Meanwhile, the eunuch entered while Heli was having her lunch. He heard what happened to her earlier, but since the Emperor was with her, he couldn't come in.

Now she was alone, they could talk freely.

“My Princess…”
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