Chapter 1416
Prisci was stunned when she heard Tristan''s voice. Then, she subconsciously wanted to push
Tristan away, but Tristan took advantage of this and pulled her down onto the bed into an intimate
position.
"Let me go! Are you crazy? Now the whole country is looking for you! Do you want them to find out
that you are not dead?"
Prisci couldn''t free herself from Tristan''s arms, so she could only press on his wound to force him
to let her go.
Tristan grunted in pain but still refused to let go. Then, cold sweat dripped from his forehead and fell
on Prisci''s face.
For a second, she felt that this scene was somewhat familiar. At this thought, Prisci couldn''t help
looking up at Tristan and saw that there were mixed emotions in his eyes.
Some fragments of memories shed through Prisci''s mind quickly, but no matter how hard she
tried, she could not recall them. In the end, she stopped pressing on his wound and let go.
Forget it! This man was a jerk. Why should she care about him?
On the other hand, Tristan was surprised when Prisci let go, but he stillughed and asked, "Are
you feeling sorry for me?"
"Bah! You think too highly of yourself. How could I feel sorry for you? In your dreams, Tristan."
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She meant to say that Tristan was hallucinating.
However, Tristan was not angry. Instead, he was a little happy. Then, she sprawled on Prisci, so
she couldn''t help but frown again.
"Don''t cross the line now!"
"If I wanted to cross the line, I wouldn''t stop here. Stop talking and let me sleep for a while, alright?
I''m exhausted."
Well, Tristan did sound tired indeed.
Suddenly, Prisci remembered how he was chased down. Thus, she didn''t say anything eventually
and didn''t push him away, even though she was mad because he hadid down on her.
Soon, Tristan''s steady breathing sounds could be heard.
He could only let down his guard when he was with Prisci.
After that, Prisci gazed at his sleeping face. The dark circles under his eyes were so visible that
she wondered if he had even rested recently.
Was this man an idiot?
She had already sent someone to send him away! Why on earth did hee back?
Actually, Prisci had some answers in her heart. She was just unwilling to believe them.
At this thought, she sighed and pulled the quilt over them. Then, she sent a message to Maya to
ask her to keep watch, and no one was allowed toe in. After that, she justid there as a
cushion for Tristan.
She stared at the ceiling with an empty mind, and she listened to Tristan''s breathing and took in his
familiar scent. Slowly, Prisci''s eyelids also grew heavy, and she drifted off into sleep.
Not long after she fell asleep, Tristan opened his eyes.
His eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Prisci.
s! She was such a stubborn woman. Even if her attitude towards him had changed, she still
couldn''t remember what their rtionship was.
After that, Tristan got up quietly and was about to leave, but Prisci woke up and hugged him from
behind.
"Where are you going?"
Prisci asked with a terrified expression.
Was he really not afraid of losing his life?
The whole of Ango was under strict surveince, and the pce was at the centre of it all. Was
he trying to get himself killed?
Wait, this was the first time Prisci had hugged Tristan voluntarily, right?
Hence, Tristan smiled slightly and replied in a soft voice, "I''m going to kill Bernard Gaylord."
"What? Are you out of your mind?"
Prisci thought that Tristan was nonsensical!
Well, they couldn''t be sure that Justin Fang was the same person as Bernard Gaylord. Well, Tristan
probably had investigated this because he was going to hunt Justin now. However, what difference
would that make?
After theirst ordeal, As had ced Bernard under irond security that no one could get past.
Hence, how could Tristan ever think of killing Bernard?
Bernard''s men would find Tristan and shoot him down before he could get close to Bernard!
At this thought, a trace of anger shed through Prisci''s eyes.
"Look, you are not the only one who wants to kill Bernard. I want to do the same too! However, in
reality, we don''t even know where he is. How are you sure that the location disyed by As is
true? Even if our information is urate and
Justin is proven to be Bernard, would a cunning person like him allow himself to be in danger?
Tristan, stop your foolishness! This is not the time to be reckless! Could you please calm down and
think this through?"
When Tristan looked at Prisci''s distressed face, he felt blissful. But he whispered instead, "Justin
is Bernard. I know this because I''ve investigated this incident. Are you worried about me?"
"Hehl Don''t tter yourself. I''m only worried that Mango will be devastated if you die."
Prisci tried to avoid Tristan''s gaze and wanted to withdraw her hands. However, Tristan grasped
and held them.
"You must be aware of how Bernard wants to kill Mango desperately, right? Do you think I will have
mercy on someone who is after my family?"
"No one wants to show mercy to him! But we have to take this slow."
"What? I can''t wait any longer, so how can I think this through? Why did they kill Bernard in the first
ce? Didn''t we want to incite conflict between As and Laborn? But now that Bernard is still
alive, As fighting Laborn in full force will be fleeting. If they have amon enemy and goal,ter
on, they will still join forces. After all, As only wants the throne and not Laborn''s life.
Although they are in the heat of the battle right now, it wouldn''t escte any further. As will at
most use Laborn''s crimes against him as extortion to help Bernard im the throne. But he wouldn''t
expose Laborn''s crimes to the world. However, what if Bernard died at the hands of Laborn?"
Prisci was in a daze when she heard Tristan''s words, but soon she shook her head and said,
"Even if what you are saying is right, the chances of your sess is less than 1 percent. So, I am
not letting you go!"
"Who are you to me to forbid me from going, Prisci?"
Tristan looked straight at Prisci but did not force the words out of her.
After hearing this, Prisci almost said something. But when she saw Tristan''s eyes, she couldn''t
help avoiding his gaze and said, "I said it before. I don''t want to see you die."
"You can''t convince me with that."
"Then go to hell!"
Then, Prisci pulled her hand away from Tristan''s grasp. She was a little angry but also a little
disappointed.
Tristan''s palm was rtively dry, and she felt warm and safe when he held her hand. When she
pulled her hand away, all she felt was the cold and dejection.
Suddenly, Prisci thought that she had gone mad.
How could she feel that Tristan was warm? Or did she lose her mind because she had gone
through so much recently?
Prisci scolded herself secretly before she heard Tristanughing lightly. "Haha! Take good care of
yourself. After I defeat Bernard, I wille and take you away. You don''t belong here, soe
home with me and be my wife. If I manage toe back alive, the first thing I will do is to marry
you. So, get all your documents ready and wait for me."
After saying that, Tristan kissed Prisci on the cheek and got out of the bed before leaving.
"What? Bah! Who wants to marry you?"
Prisci was dumbfounded as she wiped her face where Tristan had kissed her. Right now, she felt
a little annoyed.
He was so full of himself!
However, there were mixed emotions in her heart.
After all, that was the first time someone had said that they wanted to marry her.
At this thought, Prisci''s lips curled into a smile but she stopped herself the next moment.
Urgh! What was wrong with her?
How could she expect so much from him?
She had gone crazy!
At this thought, Prisci shook her head vigorously. Then, she remembered what Tristan was about
to do out there and couldn''t help feeling worried.
"Maya!"
She called for Maya immediately.
"Your Highness, what''s wrong?"
There was a slight scent of disinfectant in the air, so Maya suddenly understood the situation but did
not ask anything. She only looked around subconsciously. Then, she saw that although there was
no one else around, the sheets were a little messy.
After that, Maya lowered her head.
Then, Prisci asked immediately, "Are our men keeping watch over As right now?"
"Yes. The king''s men are also watching him."
Maya answered hurriedly.
Then, Prisci bit her lip and asked, "Do we have information on where Justin is staying?" "Not yet.
We have already surveyed the few ces disclosed to the public, but none of them were real. Many
of our men fell for their traps, and there were many casualties."
A trace of anguish shed across Maya''s eyes as she mentioned this.
After all, Prisci had been training those men for a long time now. Yet, As had killed them so
brutally, so her heart ached for them.
On the other hand, Prisci was in despair as well.
However, she needed to put aside her mourning and think about the safety of the people who were
still alive.
s! Her men had suffered heavy casualties, so what would happen to Tristan?
Did he want to drag the entire Acker family into this?
Although As and Laborn both wanted to win the support of the Acker family, if they became a
threat to the nation, the two of them would probably destroy the entire Acker family.
Was Tristan aware of this?
At this thought, Prisci was quite anxious.
She got out of bed and paced around the room. In fact, she even had thoughts of going out but
stopped at the door.
No! She couldn''t do this!
After all, Laborn had sent people to keep an eye on her. Therefore, he could realize her intentions
before Tristan had actually made his move.
Hence, shat should she do now?
Could she stand here and watch Tristan die?
At this thought, Prisci''s heart ached a little. It was as if someone had ripped her heart out and torn
it into tiny pieces.
"Princess?"
Maya saw Prisci''s pale face and walked up to her and held her.
"What''s wrong? Are you not feeling well? I''ll call a doctor for you!"
"No, now that this happened, no one cane in."
Prisci shook her head as she replied.
She had gone crazy!
After all, Tristain was just a man!
So what if she had intimate rtions with him? Losing her purity wasn''t a big deal at all, so she
could pretend as if nothing had happened!
Then why should she care about that man''s life?
At this thought, Prisci went and sat on the edge of her bed. Yet, no matter how she tried to
console herself, she started feeling more miserable, and she quickly fell into a state of depression.
Meanwhile, the scenes of her interactions with Tristan kept reying in her mind.
He had a bad temper, and he sounded rude due to his terrible personality. Furthermore, he didn''t
even treat her well, but he was always protecting her even from the start.
Well, no one in this world owed anyone anything. Yet, Prisci never thought that a man would pour
his heart into protecting her. When she thought of this, she felt warmth in her heart.
Oh, well. Forget it!
She had to repay him and show her gratitude.
At this thought, Prisci sighed softly before getting up and walked outside.
On the other hand, Maya seemed to understand what Prisci was about to do. She wanted to stop
Prisci but did not say anything in the end.
Then, Prisci pushed open her bedroom door and walked out of her pce, but she was stopped
at the entrance.
"I''m sorry, Princess. You can''t leave."
"Get out of my way!"
Prisci fully emanated her terrifying aura as shemanded.
But the guard in front of her remained unfazed and said firmly, "I''m sorry, Princess, but you can''t
leave. These are Mr. Acker''s orders." "Hah! Are you one of Tristan''s men?"