The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 223

Lilian didn’t want to hear about Madeline.

Madeline had a better chance of becoming queen since James was infatuated with her but she sought an escape.

Lilian always knew it would be unlikely that Madeline would have been named queen if James had wanted her to be since her father had gotten rid of anyone with a good chance.

Lilian couldn’t understand Zayne’s interest in what she did in the past. Why did this matter and how did he find out?

"You’re a royal. I refuse to believe there isn’t trouble in your palace. That you a prince never did cruel things to protect the things you love. You’re a man who has taken many lives. You are not innocent so I will not have you make me out to be cruel," Lilian argued.

She had killed little in comparison to what Zayne did. He had no right to judge her when there were hundreds of lives taken by his sword.

"I have killed many," Zayne had nothing to hide. The stories were around so he could not hide and did not plan to. "I’ve spared the innocent who had nothing to do with war and went after rulers like you who use and hurt their people. It couldn’t be helped that many of your soldiers got killed in the midst of it."

There wasn’t any time to stop and inform enemy soldiers that you weren’t here to attack them. They charged so Zayne led his men forward. He managed to spare many of this kingdom’s palace guards and soldiers.

Lilian didn’t see him in a good light. They were pointing fingers at her as a monster when all she did was make sure Henry’s seat as future king would not be tested. "I saved those girls. My husband was going to send them to your camp or marry them off to men he wanted to keep close ties with. He didn’t know how many were alive."

"This isn’t a game of who has done more evil. This is about you," said Zayne.

There was nothing Zayne could do about James now since he was dead. Unless there was something important found in the palace, Zayne didn’t want to hear about James.

Lilian was puzzled once again by Zayne’s interest in her when she was harmless. Without her husband, children, and father, Lilian was helpless. "Why are you choosing to do this to me instead of my husband? That child had nothing to do with you."

"You’re wrong again. She has everything to do with me. She’s the reason I know there are slaves in the kingdom and the only reason I have ever thought of being with someone for the rest of my life. She’s the woman I love so your excuses irritate me," said Zayne.

Lilian should save her excuses for someone else.

Lilian stopped, shocked that he had fallen in love with Madeline’s daughter of all young women in the kingdom. How was it that he came here and found a girl missing for eight years? He had the chance to marry Kiara but all this while he had been entertaining Madeline’s daughter?

Lilian could only laugh. Nothing about Zayne had been right from the start. "The rumours were wrong. You aren’t a knowable general. You’re a fool who missed the chance to have our support."

"I am also the man who did the strategy for taking over your kingdom and here I am with you as my captive. If you believe in fate, it might be just that which brought me here to deal with you and your husband. The reward of having Rose by my side is worth it," Zayne said, pleased with what he would be leaving with.

Lilian remained silent. She could feel the love he had for that child and it bothered her to think Kiara had lost to her half-sibling. No matter how hard she tried to get rid of Madeline and her child, they found a way to ruin Lilian’s life.

Zayne led Lilian to a room with two guards standing outside. He opened the door, searching for Madeline and Rose who came together. He didn’t know how Rose convinced her mother to join them but she did.

This might be the only chance Madeline had to unleash her anger on Lilian or just have a small talk.

Lilian didn’t need this. She didn’t need a moment of someone trying to force her to apologise for something she wasn’t sorry for. If given the chance, she would do it all over again. She would kill Madeline before she fell into Victor’s arms and if Madeline had managed to slip before then, Lilian would kill Madeline and her daughter before James found out.

Why did they think she regretted anything? Lilian had thought about her actions before she did them in the past and went through with them. They would not get an apology out of her.

Madeline held Rose’s hand, squeezing it as Lilian walked further into the room. She could not understand Lilian. She escaped the palace which gave Lilian what she wanted. Madeline didn’t want to be in the palace far more than Lilian didn’t want her back in the palace.

Lilian grew annoyed by the big similarity between Madeline and her daughter. Had James seen the daughter then he would have known right away that this was Madeline’s daughter.

For Madeline, the only thing stopping her from attacking Lilian and cursing her name was her daughter standing beside her. She didn’t want Rose to see that side of her but Madeline didn’t know how long she could control herself.

Rose had a chilling feeling just from looking at Lilian. There was a funny feeling like there was something on the tip of her tongue she wanted to say but her memory was missing to help her. She was certain she had seen this woman before.

Rose unconsciously stepped behind her mother which made Madeline even more protective.

"Are you happy?" Madeline asked, speaking first since no one wanted to.

Lilian remained silent.

"After everything you did to be where you are and to keep him, are you happy?" Madeline spoke regardless of Lilian not answering.

Lilian didn’t have to speak, only listen.

"Your children-"

"Do not mention them!" Lilian yelled. Someone like Madeline should never speak of her children.

Madeline wasn’t phased by Lilian’s yelling. It was a mother lashing out. "I feel sorry for them. I’ve heard they weren’t kind souls but how could they be when raised by you and James? I won’t be happy about your loss but you had to know that loss. The loss of your child no longer in your arms."