Mr. Hawthorne, Your Wife Wants a Divorce Again-Chapter 869: Someone Doesn’t Want Her to Get Better
Upon hearing these two malicious voices, Ann Vaughn’s fine eyebrows slightly furrowed. She pursed her red lips without saying a word.
Why is it them?
The Second Prince’s Princess Delina, and The Sixth Prince’s Princess Nicole.
"Good day, dear Princesses." Betty immediately curtsied towards the two women walking over, subtly stepping forward to shield Ann Vaughn.
Both women were dressed in luxurious court gowns, their skirts adorned with gemstones of various colors. Their gloved hands held ceremonial fans, and pearls adorned their hats, making their appearances both refined and elegant.
If one could ignore their proud expressions.
The news of Warren Vance bringing a woman back to The Royal City spread overnight.
However, aside from Warren Vance and his father, no one knew that woman was Ann Vaughn.
Gothasen’s long-missing "First Royal Consort."
Yet, the more Gothasen’s people adored Ann Vaughn, the less Warren Vance’s two brothers and their princesses liked her.
Ann Vaughn used to not fear confronting them, but now she was blind. If they played dirty, it would be hard for her to protect herself.
"Seems she not only went blind but also deaf," Nicole and Delina exchanged a glance, then laughed sharply.
Ann Vaughn’s face remained calm, not provoked by them.
Delina waved a hand in front of Ann Vaughn, "Hey, talking to you, are you really deaf? I suggest that when you and the crown prince marry, you take the title ’Deaf-Mute Princess’!?"
As soon as she spoke, the two women laughed again, as if it were something delightful.
Unexpectedly, Ann Vaughn suddenly moved.
She accurately grabbed Delina’s hand, forcefully twisted, and dislocated her wrist.
"Ah—!"
As the scream rang out, the birds perched on the garden branches took flight.
Niki instinctively stepped back, how could this blind woman still be so bold?!
After dislocating Delina’s wrist, Ann Vaughn firmly clicked it back into place!
"Ouch, ouch!" Delina drew back her hand with a hiss, glaring fiercely at Ann Vaughn, "You—"
"Delina, Nicole, you two causing trouble again?" A delicate voice suddenly cut in, interrupting Delina’s reprimand.
Both women’s expressions changed, and they curtsied to the newcomer, "Princess Kira."
"If Brother Warren knows you’re bullying his princess, he’d show you!" Kira lifted her skirts and jogged over, shielding Ann Vaughn, "Leave now, or I won’t be kind to you!"
Delina and Nicole didn’t dare defy her, and after casting a resentful glance at Ann Vaughn, they unwillingly left.
"Thank you, Princess, for helping me out." Ann Vaughn, recognizing Kira before her, looked up with a smile.
However, Kira felt a shock upon hearing how she was addressed.
"You don’t remember me? You saved me once." Kira pointed to her face, then quickly said, realizing Ann Vaughn’s blindness: "At Eland’s Presidential Palace, you saved a girl bitten by The Mottled Serpent, remember?"
Eland?
Ann Vaughn thought for a moment and then exclaimed, "Ah, that was you."
Kira’s previously pitiful face brightened, "I’ve been looking for you to thank you, only to learn back home that you’re Brother Warren’s princess."
"Oh, though you haven’t officially wed, once Brother Warren ascends, your wedding won’t be far off!"
During Ann Vaughn’s stay in Gothasen, Kira had been studying abroad, hence her unawareness of Ann Vaughn’s matters.
Upon hearing Kira’s last words, Ann Vaughn’s lips twitched, "Your brother will have a princess who suits him, but it won’t be me."
"But..." Kira wanted to argue but hearing the unwillingness in Ann Vaughn’s voice, she held back.
If she had to describe her feelings now, it would be akin to discovering her cherished ’ship’ was not real.
Very disheartening.
"Sister, the medicine on your eyes..." Kira sniffed the bandage over Ann Vaughn’s eyes, "It’s been days, isn’t the inflammation gone? The doctor should check, don’t you think?"
"Hmm?" Ann Vaughn was puzzled, "Is it for inflammation?"
With Eland’s unique medicinal system, Ann Vaughn couldn’t discern its effects by scent.
Kira lightly lifted her bandage, puzzled, "Strange, it seems healed, and the swelling isn’t serious. Why does the doctor only use one medication?"
Hearing this, Ann Vaughn felt a chill in her heart.
Why?
Of course, because someone doesn’t want her eyes to heal quickly.
Who that person is, the answer is obvious.
"Princess Kira, could I ask you a favor?"
Though risky, Ann Vaughn was done waiting passively.
Kira thumped her chest, "Call me Kira, you saved my life. Even if it means climbing a mountain of knives or plunging into a sea of flames, I’m in!"
Ann Vaughn cleared her throat, "It’s actually ’climbing the mountain of swords and crossing the sea of fire.’
Kira: "...Ahem."
"What are you talking about?"
Just as Ann Vaughn whispered to Kira, Warren Vance’s voice came from nearby, sending a wave of nervousness over her.
"Brother, I just chased off two bad women for Sister!"
To Ann Vaughn’s surprise, Kira didn’t mention their conversation to Warren Vance, seeking praise instead, "Aren’t I great?"
Ann Vaughn breathed a sigh of relief.
Betty, who had brought Warren Vance here, returned to Ann Vaughn’s side, relaxing upon seeing her unscathed.
"Not bad." Warren Vance stood under the black umbrella, his gaze briefly resting on Ann Vaughn and Kira before instructing Betty, "Escort the princess to her room to rest."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Kira pouted with mild discontent but dared not intervene, watching Ann Vaughn’s departing figure with wistful eyes.
"I haven’t finished talking, Sister. I’ll come find you tomorrow."
"Okay," Ann Vaughn replied with a smile.
Thus, half an hour later, Princess Kira received her first gift from her brother Warren Vance—
A talking mechanical duck.
Princess Kira: "..."
...
As night fell, Ann Vaughn sat on the bench by the window after her bath, waiting for Betty to dry her long hair.
The door suddenly opened, and Warren Vance entered, followed by a man clad in black with striking, jade-like features.
