Chapter 1084


    Fated to the Cursed Lycan Prince by Dark Knight


    Chapter 1084 The Most Well-Respected Man


    Lucy’s POV:


    No sunshine ever reached the remote pce all year round. I tossed the w*et clothes into the basket


    as I gazed out at Firman through the ivy covered banister of the porch. He had been fine this morning


    before he went to school, but he had been avoiding me since his return.


    “Firman,e here,” I couldn’t help but wave him over.


    He nced at me briefly before ducking his head. He then trudged toward me as though his shoes


    were made of lead.


    I reached out and touched his forehead. His temperature was normal, and there seemed to be nothing


    wrong with his face.


    “What’s the problem, Mom?” Firman muttered under his breath.


    Noticing the way he was dodging my eyes, I grabbed his wrist and pulled up his sleeve.


    He tried to struggle against me, but in the end, he simply turned away.


    Just as I had expected, there were tworge bruises marring his skin. I could tell from the color that


    whoever had done this had used a lot of f0rce.


    I was immediately upset, but my distress soon gave way to rage.


    “Tell me, what happened?” I demanded. “Who hurt you?”


    Firman was still unwilling to look at me. He stubbornly pursed his lips, and a familiar stubborn edge


    appeared in his eyes. It was very simr to his father.


    Realizing that I must have frightened him with my harsh tone, I took a calming breath before speaking


    again.


    “I’m sorry, Firman. I didn’t mean to scold you. I was just worried.” I got down on my haunches and


    gathered him in his arms.


    Atst, Firman rxed and leaned into my embrace. He buried his face in the crook of my neck and


    sobbed.


    As pained as I was on his behalf, I also hated to see him acting so weak.


    “Can you tell me what happened now? Come on, don’t be afraid. If you say nothing, no one will know


    that you were bullied.”


    Still, Firman kept his silence. After a long while, he mumbled, “My ssmates hit me.”


    “Which ones? Can you give me their names?” I pulled back and raised his head so that I could look him


    in the eye.


    Firman nodded. His tearful eyes were so clear and innocent, without the slightest trace of anger or


    resentment.


    had no choice but to repeat the mantra I’d been drilling into him since he was little. “Remember the


    people who have wronged you and take revenge on them in the future, okay?”


    Firman nodded again. “I understand,” he dered, wiping the tears from his eyes. “I will get stronger


    and fight back against them.”


    “Not only will you fight back, but you will make them pay tenfold!” I bit out through gritted teeth.


    I could see the bewilderment in Firman’s eyes, and knew that he did not understand what I meant.


    Nevertheless, he mumbled a soft, “Okay.”


    I held his face and stroked his hair. “It’s all right,” Iforted him. “Just endure it for now. One day, you


    will be the greatest, most revered man in the whole kingdom.”


    “How?” Firman asked with a frown. “Those kids hit me any time they want. Will they ever respect me?”


    I smiled. “You will understand as you grow older. For now, the most important thing for you to do is to


    learn. Go back inside and study.”


    Firman padded into the house obediently, while I walked out of the hall and headed to a rusty door


    nestled alongside a shabby corridor. I took out a key, turned the lock, and pushed through the door.


    Inside, a ripped up photo of Richard was hung on the wall, his face barely recognizable from the cuts.


    Although his face was practically out of the picture, I still grabbed the knife on the shelf and shed at


    it over and over.


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    I didn’t stop until my wrist felt numb.


    I loathed the man with every fiber of my being. Because of him, Firman had to suffer in the imperial


    pce, all for the sake of his damned bloodline. It was also because of Richard’s failure that Firman


    had to endure so much bullying.


    It took me a few moments to calm down. When I did, I turned the vase on a nearby table, triggering a


    secretpartment on the wall to open. A delicate, wooden box sat inside, containing my most prized


    mementos, including Kyle’s photo.


    I caressed the picture with my fingers, letting my mind wander back to the happy days of the past. The


    memory of Kyle’s handsome face was the only thing that kept me holding on to this wretched life I


    lived.


    My reverie was broken by the sound of approaching footsteps. I hurriedly deposited the photo back


    inside the box and turned the vase to restore thepartment in its hidden position.