After Delilah stormed out of the room, Tara and Peter followed behind. They had had enough of Lauren’s insults so they didn't care anymore. “Grandma, I need to leave now. I have a big day tomorrow so I need to rest,” Alicia said, getting up from the chair.“Oh my darling!” Lauren swiftly stood up. “No problem, my love. We can discuss later,” she said, rubbing her hand softly on Alicia’s back.“Let me see you off,” Lauren suggested, but Alicia declined. “No, no grandma. There won’t be any need for that,” she said before leaving the villa.After Alicia headed home, Tristan said, “I believe we can make our plans now.”“You can say whatever you want to say,” Lauren replied nonchalantly.“Alright everyone,” Tristan began, his voice steady but strained, “we need to figure out how to make things right with Dario. To be honest, he is the only one that can save us.”Everyone nodded in agreement, their hands on their chin as they paid attention to Tristan. “We have wronged Dario terribly thes
Dario sat regally on his throne in the royal palace, his aura emitting authority and grandeur. The room reflected the opulence that befitted an emperor with the rich, crimson carpets that lined the marble floors, and the tapestries showing scenes of Persian history adorning the walls.Dario’s throne itself was a masterpiece made of pure solid gold and encrusted with precious gemstones that caught rays of light. And standing beside Dario on both sides, were royal guards bestowed with the duty of keeping their emperor safe. “Greetings, your majesty.”It was the morning after the coronation celebration which was a huge success, marking the dawn of a new era for the Persian empire. Dario and Cooper’s plan went better than expected and Dario was more than satisfied. At the celebration, joyful music filled the air as cultural entertainers, dancers and musicians entertained the guests. Fireworks also lit up in the night sky as their bright colors reflected in the eyes of the guests who had
“Let them in,” Dario said to the royal servant who then went to usher the Williams in.Lord Wilson and Natalie decided to go have a seat to watch how the scene would unfold and see the look on the faces of the Williams, while other guests were asked to wait briefly in the waiting room.When the Williams entered Dario’s throne room, their eyes widened in awe at the magnificent royalty before them. It was none that they had seen in their lives. Anyways, it was their first time at the Persian empire royal palace. The moment Dario’s eyes fell on them, he was reminded of how these heartless people treated him for three good years. How they belittled his hard earned achievements, mocked and trampled upon him and how he had to endure all of it because of his love for Delilah. Dario felt a surge of anger mingled with a sense of righteous indignation wash over him. Despite his efforts to appear good enough to be part of their family, they treated him with nothing but disdain and cruelty. Tho
“Your Majesty, I understand that my family’s actions have caused you great pain in that past and we are honestly and sincerely sorry. Please, I implore you to consider the consequences of denying us your forgiveness,” his tone was respectful but tinged with desperation.He paused to search Dario’s eyes for any sign of compassion, but found only a blank resolve staring back at him. Undertered, Tristan continued, his voice growing more impassioned with each word. “Let us reason man to man…”‘Let us reason man to man?’ Dario thought.All the times Tristan humiliated and rained insults on Dario, he never thought about reasoning man to man. But now, he wants to reason man to man.“…we know we have made mistakes in the past, but we are willing to do whatever it takes to make amends. Whatever it takes. We sent a heartfelt handwritten apology before coming today, I guess you’ve not read it yet.”Tristan was right. Dario had not even received the letter since he had been caught up with attendi
When they first heard his voice, they felt a sudden surge of hope but after they digested his response, their hope plummeted. They refused to accept his dismissal, as their desperation escalated into frantic pleas and protests. They consoled each other as they sobbed uncontrollably, their cries echoing off the walls of the throne room.“You may leave now. I will give your requests a thought,” Dario repeated, his tone firm.Dario still had other guests to attend to and other plans for the day, so he had to dismiss them. Regardless, they were not worthy of his time!“No!!!” Lauren screamed. She began to roll on the floor while wailing very loudly. “You have to help us now! Or we are not leaving,” she said, crying her eyes out with her heart shattered by Dario's dismissal.“We are not leaving,” the others muttered in agreement to Lauren.Seeing their stubbornness, Dario heaved a sigh and gestured to the guards standing nearby. “Remove them at once,” he calmly ordered, his voice devoid o
After Lord Wilson and Natalie left the throne room, Delilah began by sighing deeply. Her eyes locked in with that of Dario, she started, “Please listen to everything I have to say with an open heart. Irrespective of how much I have hurt you.”“I know I hurt you deep, Dee…”‘Dee?’ Why is she suddenly calling him Dee? Dario thought. Dee was the nickname Delilah used to call Dario when they were still in the early stage of their marriage. She also called him the name whenever she wanted to have her way with something. Those times were very good times between Dario and Delilah, until Delilah’s family business started doing well in the market and their social status moved higher by the week. Things then began to change as Dario gradually became unworthy to her.“…I would love to beg for your forgiveness, but I know you won’t yield.”As Delilah stood before Dario, her eyes glistened with unshed tears. Her tone was soft as she spoke, attempting to get to Dario on an emotional level and to b
Dario immediately straightened up, pulling away from the kiss and with a disgusted look, he turned his back on her to walk away, leaving Delilah standing there with her hope shattered.She watched him go, feeling the weight of her past actions crashing down on her. But it lasted only for a while, when she ran to him with her quick steps. “Dee, please,” she whispered seductively, her tone still tinged with desperation. She reached out and grabbed his arm, trying to pull him to face her. “You can’t just walk away from us like this. Remember what we had?”Dario turned his head slightly.She pressed her chest against his arms she was holding and she whispered, “We had so many beautiful moments together. Remember our nights under the sheets? The way you pounded in my insides, Dee? The days you made love to me instead? The way you held me close and promised nothing would ever tear us apart?” Dario couldn’t help but chuckle at how hard Delilah was trying now. Even these moments only lasted
Dario stood in his father’s study reminiscing about how the entire week had gone. It’s been a few days since the coronation party and Dario could testify that it was one of the best weeks of his life, if not the best. Though it was a hectic one, it was full of joy and laughter.He had to attend to numerous guests everyday who came bearing gifts upon gifts. From expensive and luxurious gifts to elegant and cultural gifts to non material gifts and many more.Dario was able to gain more wealth, fame, admiration from women and allies from different parts of the world. He couldn’t believe how much love he also received from his own people and the warm welcome from them all. It was none like he expected. It affirmed to him that they trusted him enough to rule and lead them. And that felt really good.Every day at the palace, there were sets of exceptionally beautiful women brought by their fathers to marry them off to Dario, each woman more beautiful than the last. These were men from var