Chapter 1347
Arielle Moore and Vinson Nightshire
Chapter 1347 Return The Power To The King âThatâs how Turlen is. Truth is, thatâs not a good thing. Thereâs actually nothing wrong with the locals getting married to a foreigner. I just donât understand why the government doesnât promote this.â
At the mention of that topic, Lana became furious. In actual fact, her youngest aunt had fallen in love with a foreigner when she traveled to another country. Unfortunately, due to the conditions of the country that did not approve of intermarriages, Lanaâs grandparents married her aunt off to another man.
Regardless, her aunt was unwilling to marry since she loved another man. Lanaâs grandfather would not allow it. So, without any warning, her aunt was forced into a marriage, which led her to death in less than three years.
âWeâre living in modern times. How can the country still have such laws? Why arenât they changing it?â
Xavier was rather curious about the issue.
âOf course, itâs because ofââ Lana suddenly stopped herself before she finished her sentence.
Raising his brows, Xavier asked, âWhy did you stop?â
Lana had stopped out of fear. She was worried her words might spread, leading her to be convicted for commenting on the countryâs affairs and bringing trouble to her family.
âAre you afraid?â Xavierâs words had hit the nail on the head, making her grunt briefly in response.
âWhy canât you tell me about it? Donât you already know my identity? Why should you be afraid when Iâm not even worried about you exposing me?â Xavier asked on purpose since he really wanted to know the details of the matter.
Lana gave him a glance. After thinking about it, she realized he was right. After all, she knew about his secret, which made her the one with the upper hand. She figured he would not dare to reveal the information to anyone. At that thought, she scanned her surroundings, making sure there was no one around before saying, âOf course, itâs because of the queen mother and the queen herself.â
The queen mother? And the queen?
Xavier arched a brow. Why is this place still so conservative? They even have such titles.
âTheyâre just women. Isnât the king supposed to be the one deciding for the country?â he questioned.
âDonât you dare underestimate women!â Seeing the look in Xavierâs eyes, Lana snorted. âThe queen mother and the queen are cunning people. Otherwise, how do you think they can be in power for so many years?â
âHuh⦠This place is quite modern, after all,â Xavier muttered under his breath, with his brow still raised.
âThatâs quite incredible,â he responded half-heartedly.
âSure, theyâre incredible, but itâs too dictatorial. Itâs not a wise move at all,â said Lana, resting her chin on her hand. âThey should return the ruling power to the king.â
âBut that can only happen if theyâre willing to do so,â Xavier replied, rising to his feet. It was time for him to leave, as he still had many matters to deal with.
âTheyâll never agree to that. They wouldâve done so long ago instead of being in power for so long if theyâre willing to return the power to the king,â said Lana, getting to her feet as well.
Seeing Xavier was about to walk out the door, she asked curiously, âWhere are you going?â
Xavier turned around and glanced at her. âDidnât I tell you earlier? Iâve got to look into some matters.
Would you like to help me out?â
Lana really wanted to help him, but after much consideration, she decided not to. Anyone who could travel abroad was either wealthy or influential people. Moreover, she feared she might bring trouble to her family. She did not care much about her well-being, but she could not afford to get her family involved.
âForget it. I donât have the guts to be involved in this mess,â Lana replied, embarrassed.
She was not alone in the country. Thus, there were some things that she could not do.
âThat being said, what I can do is lend you a car. With a car, itâll make traveling convenient for you. You can even save on getting a car,â she offered. Heâs only here for half a month, anyway. Thereâs no need to buy a car if heâs only staying here for half a month.
Meanwhile, on the cruise ship, Aaronâs assistant, Todd, knocked anxiously on Arielleâs room door. âMs.
Moore, Mr. Aaron is sick. Can you go over to take a look?â