My Nine Wives Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 44: Choice
William’s actions during this month aroused Marianee’s curiosity a little. This was the first time Marianee saw William use his brain after they met for the first time. Some memories of Marianee previously talking to William came flooding back into her head.
One of Marianee’s requirements to become William’s wife was that she wanted William to grant her one wish. But William is not a good man. Therefore, without hesitation, he immediately forgot the agreement given by Marianee after they became husband and wife.
The things that William’s previous self did were endlessly teasing the younger concubines. Some of the concubines were Selena, Elena, and Illya. They had been teased by William several times before.
Maybe that’s also one of the reasons why Elena and Illya really hate William and really want him to die. In the eyes of these two women, William was like a crazy man full of lust who could threaten the citizens of the Lionheart Kingdom at any time.
"Should I visit him again? I think he would accept my plan if it were him now. I hope he can give me face this time." Although reluctant, Marianee could only choose to visit William’s current self for the first time. After more than half a year of not speaking to William, this was the first time Marianee would face the current William.
William’s identity has completely changed and is far different from the stupid and crazy William. Even though the current William was not the previous William at all, he still had all the memories of the original William in his mind.
Even if William met people who had relationships with him in the past, he would not care about them if they were people who would hinder his plans. For William, killing potential enemies was a good choice that could increase his chances of conquering the four kingdoms and making them his own.
In fact, William did not completely control every part of the government of the Lionheart Kingdom. Even the outer parts of the Lionheart Kingdom’s territory were not completely subject to William’s orders. No matter what, they were all nobles with the rank of baron and above.
Most of them did not consider William their king at all. Instead, they just wanted to focus on developing their territory and growing their crops for sale.
This is what William understood after one month in William’s body. He did not hate the actions of the nobles from outside the capital at all. According to William, it was normal for the nobles of the borders not to think of him as their king.
They were people who had been oppressed by William in the past. Taking excessive wages from the citizens was William’s daily task in the past. He wouldn’t care about the destruction of the Lionheart Kingdom as long as he had a large amount of money with him. But that won’t happen again. For now, William’s goal is to stabilize his leadership within the Lionheart Kingdom and make himself the true king.
The morning passed... the sun rising from the east began to shine and entered William’s bedroom window. William, Anna, and Diana couldn’t help but raise their eyelids. When William looked at the sunlight from outside the window, his expression became very kind.
Having sex with both women provided many benefits for William. William’s current strength had reached the peak of the Freedom Circle stage. Even though William could break through to the Formation Circle stage at any time, he would still need time to combine the three circles he had cultivated and make them merge.
One of the requirements for someone to reach the Formation Circle stage was that they had to combine the circle powers of the Yellow Circle, Perfection Circle, and Freedom Circle stages. Only then would they fully succeed in reaching the Formation Circle stage.
That was also the reason why William couldn’t rashly break through to the Formation Circle stage in one go. Suddenly, Anna’s voice reached William’s ears. Turning to Anna, who was still completely naked, William let her ask what she wanted.
"What’s wrong? What are you confused about?"
"No. Diana and I both benefit from you. But I wonder what my mother’s status is in the palace. Can she be one of us? Because she has a small part of your aura..."
A sigh involuntarily came out of William’s mouth. After coughing lightly at Anna’s question, he decided to think further about the issue of Yelna’s status within the palace.
"That can also be said, yes. By the way, I want to make the Noctra family a dukedom family and let you control the Blanc Kingdom’s territory. How about that? Do you want to accept this status?"
Anna’s expression involuntarily changed to surprise. Even Diana, who was by William’s side, frowned. The idea that Anna’s status would become that of a duchess gave Diana a heavy feeling in her heart.
The status of duchess for a concubine was no different from making her the principal wife of a king. William’s current main wife is Selena. She is not part of the concubines. However, the status of Selena’s family is not lower than that of the royal family.
There is nothing strange if Anna becomes part of William’s main wives. With Anna becoming William’s legal wife, she would have more authority over Diana and the other concubines.
"Ah... I’m too young for that. Why don’t you give it to my mother? I’m sure she’s much better than I am."
For some reason, silence fell over the place. Anna’s expression couldn’t hide her nervousness. Being silent around William was not pleasant for her. Luckily, William decided to accept Anna’s refusal. He didn’t hate it; rather, he just wanted to test whether she preferred to be a duchess or remain his concubine.
Anna’s answer made William feel satisfied with her response. Without paying attention to the reactions of the two women beside him, William stood up from his bed and began to put his clothes back on.
"From now on, Anna’s status in the palace will be my second wife. This will be announced tomorrow."
William’s sudden statement greatly surprised Anna and Diana. Diana, in particular, didn’t expect that what she thought would turn out to be true. Anna’s status in the palace had officially become William’s second wife.
"Um... Honey, what about me? Am I not enough?"
Silenced again, William turned his gaze to the gloomy Diana. A small grin appeared on his lips. Shaking his head, he said, "First, show your contribution to this king. With that, I will raise your status to my legal wife in the palace. Don’t take too long. I’m afraid there will be a third party among the concubines who will take that place."
Diana’s previously gloomy face turned into a strange smile. Her lips curved, showing a serious expression. Her thoughts were now focused only on becoming one of William’s legal wives. However, the current William’s strength was far different from before.
Becoming William’s wife was no different from improving their status and image in the eyes of the entire population. William’s current reputation may have far surpassed that of past rulers. For Diana, becoming William’s legal wife meant gaining a higher status in the palace.
Diana’s love for William was sincere. Likewise, Anna and Diana were two women who had been subdued by William. If it weren’t for the Nether Stone, which made them submit to his orders, William would not have rashly raised Anna’s status and made her his second wife.
William’s trust in Anna far exceeded his trust in Selena and the other concubines. Apart from Diana and Anna, all the concubines in the palace were not completely loyal to him.
For this reason alone, it would have been enough for William to take the other concubines and make them slaves under the influence of the Nether Stone. But William didn’t want something so boring. As a powerful expert who had lived in the past, his only desire in this life was to become stronger and relieve his boredom.
That didn’t mean William lowered his guard against every action of the concubines in the palace. He would act if they tried to endanger his life. However, he wouldn’t interfere if they were only handling their personal matters. Likewise, William was aware of Marianee’s actions. He would not stop her or force her to submit under the influence of the Nether Stone.
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