Chapter 169: Chapter 169: A Son Like His Father
Arlena walked through the long halls of the Lycan Palace with her heart beating hard. At the end of the corridor,
heavy double doors stood between her and the room where Queen Isadora Lysandros lived—the Lycan Queen,
mother of Prince Vaelen.
She had rehearsed what to say all the way here. This was important. She needed to get everything done before
it was too late.
But before she could touch the door, a woman moved into her path. Arlena realized she was blocked by the
queen’s personal maid.
And the maid's posture said plainly that no one disturbed the queen for small matters, and her face clearly
showed disdain toward her.
"State your business," the maid said without any expression, not even giving her the basic respect of a lady. She
looked at Arlena as if she were an insect that had landed in the wrong place.
Arlena opened her mouth. "I have something | must tell Her Majesty," she said, trying to make her voice steady.
But the maid did not move, not even giving a tiny reaction. Arlena could feel heat rising in her cheeks.
She pinched her own hands, hiding the small shake. Because in her mind, she was almost seething with anger.
"Wait, you bitch. When | becqueen, you'll learn a lesson you'll never forget. The first thing I'll do is dig your
grave."
But she didn’t show anything on her face at all and instead smiled politely and pleaded again.
"Please," she said softly. "It's important."
The maid's eyes narrowed, but she still did not budge from her earlier statement. "The queen does not receive
without a summons," she said. "You must have a summons."
Arlena swallowed. She had no summons. She had only a truth that needed telling and a courage that did not
always arrive at the right moment. All she could do was hold her ground.
"She will want to hear this," Arlena insisted. Her voice lost a little of its softness and becharder. "It concerns
Prince Vaelen."
At the name, the maid's expression shifted... she was contemplating how much truth was in her words.
Arlena lifted her chin and said loud enough for the nearby guards to hear, "I have something important to report
about Prince Vaelen. I've seen him with my own eyes roaming openly with swoman! Without any worry
about how it might affect his image. He didn’t even care how it looked."
The head maid's eyes narrowed, but she still didn’t move aside.
Arlena went on. "He was protecting her like she was streasure while humiliating me, his fiancée! | can tell
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We have to tell the queen!"
The head maid didn’t reply. She just gave Arlena that scold look—the one that said to go away before you
embarrassed yourself further.
Arlena’s hands tightened at her sides. She was about to explode when suddenly, the door opened from inside.
Another maid appeared. "Let Miss Arlena enter," she said quickly. "The queen wishes to see her."
The head maid blinked in surprise and stepped aside.
Arlena lifted her head proudly, her lips curling into a smug smile. "Finally," she muttered. Without giving the
head maid another glance, she walked past her into the queen’s chambers.
Inside, the air was still and heavy. Queen Isadora Lysandros sat on her throne gracefully but with eyes that could
make anyone shudder. Arlena immediately knelt down and lowered her head in respect.
"Your Majesty," she said softly.
The queen said nothing. She didn’t even tell Arlena to rise. The silence stretched for a long moment until the
tension made Arlena’s skin prickle.
Finally, the Queen spoke. "You wished to see me?"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Arlena said, raising her head slightly. "I cto inform you about Prince Vaelen. | saw him at
the training grounds. He was with a woman—a lowborn woman. He was protecting her, acting like they were in a
relationship. He even went so far as to humiliatein front of others just to defend her."
The queen’s eyes narrowed, but her tone stayed calm. "I see," she said quietly. "So he finally found someone...
after all his mourning."
Arlena blinked, caught off guard. "Your Majesty, that girl isn’t a noble. She isn’t even respectable! I've never seen
her at any gathering or event. She must be scommoner."
Before she could say more, there was a sudden crash! The queen had slammed her hand against the armrest of
her throne.
"Still a fool!" she hissed. "Why can’t he understand I'm working so hard for him? And yet he dares to follow the
spath as his father!"
Arlena flinched. The queen's fury filled the room like thunder.
The head maid quickly stepped forward, bowing. "Your Majesty, please, calm yourself."
"Get her out," the queen snapped, glaring at Arlena.
Arlena wanted to protest, but one look at the queen’s furious eyes stopped her cold. She lowered her head and
let herself be escorted out. The doors closed behind her with a heavy thud.
Inside, the queen stood there, chest rising and falling fast. Her hands trembled with anger.
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The queen took a few deep breaths, but her eyes still burned. "Where was the king last night?" she asked
suddenly.
The head maid hesitated but still didn’t answer.
"Where was he?" the queen demanded, louder this time.
Still no answer. That silence said everything.
The queen’s face hardened. Without another word, she stormed out of the room. Servants tried to stop her, but
she ignored them all.
She marched through the corridors until she reached the king's quarters. The guards hesitated to open the door,
but the queen’s glare made them obey.
The doors swung open, and there he was.
The king was tangled in bed with two half-naked women, sleeping like a man who had no shleft in the world.
The queen froze, disgust washing over her face. For a long moment, she said nothing and only stared.
"Disgusting," she whispered.
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