Chapter 1084: Chapter 1024: Ruthlessly Sending His Son Back to the Imperial Palace
"Kiya, why did you bring Dylan to your father’s funeral?
Do you know how many people are laughing at you today?" the Queen Mother questioned.
"Because he’s my son!" Kiya repeated.
"..."
"Your son?" the Queen Mother laughed coldly, "Have you forgotten the scandal that woman caused at the press conference? Now the whole of Abyanabad knows you’ve been humiliated by her, how can you act like nothing happened?"
Kiya sat there, looking at his mother, calmly said, "...I trust my Princess Consort, she wouldn’t betray me."
"Did you not see the video? In the video, she’s in bed with a man..." The Queen Mother couldn’t even continue, feeling ashamed.
"That was just a trick she used to make me divorce her!" Kiya defended Paige Desmond.
"Kiya, you’ve been bewitched by that woman!"
"Perhaps!"
The Queen Mother looked at her stubborn son, realizing she could no longer stop him. The old Sultan passed away, and he was about to become the new Sultan. No one in Abyanabad could suppress him now.
"If you like her, keep her outside, but you absolutely cannot bring her into the Imperial Palace!"
"Mother..."
"Kiya, that’s my bottom line!" the Queen Mother said sternly.
Kiya said nothing, as he had no way to bring Paige Desmond back now. The Queen Mother, however, took Kiya’s silence as consent, and her expression finally softened a bit.
"Your father has passed away, and his women are of no use; they haven’t borne any children either, so drive them all out of the Imperial Palace!" the Queen Mother ordered.
"It’s best if you handle this yourself. After all, they were my father’s women, and if I drive them away, it will affect my reputation."
Kiya refused to play the bad guy, and he had more important things to do, unwilling to waste time on these trivial matters.
The Queen Mother looked at her son, noticing his attitude had become tougher than before. She looked at him as if she saw the old Sultan.
Indeed, he was becoming the Sultan, with more confidence and a stronger temper.
"Fine, I will handle it!...As long as you don’t bring that woman into the Imperial Palace, anything is negotiable."
The Queen Mother refused to call Paige Desmond by name, referring to her only as "that woman."
Kiya stood up, said to his mother, "It’s late, Mother, you should go back to rest."
"Are you going to rest in that woman’s chamber again tonight?"
Whenever Kiya was in the palace, he would rest in the chamber where Paige Desmond used to stay.
This greatly annoyed the Queen Mother, and despite several attempts to intervene, Kiya never listened. When pushed too hard, he would simply stay outside and not return to the palace.
"Yes."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath to avoid arguing with Kiya, trying to stay calm as she spoke to her son, "Gulit is not in a good mood lately; spend more time with her, after all, Gulit is your wife."
Kiya left without turning his head, naturally heading in the direction of Paige Desmond’s chamber; he simply didn’t like that so-called princess. Why should he care about her mood?
He wasn’t in a good mood himself! Who ever comforted him?
Oni hurried over, seeing Kiya, she saluted and said, "Your highness, Dylan is clamoring to go back to his uncle’s house."
"What happened?"
"After seeing the luggage prepared by the Princess Consort for him, he seems to realize that he’s going to reside in the palace long-term, so he started a fuss," Oni cautiously said.
Kiya strode toward Paige Desmond’s chamber.
Inside the chamber, it was very quiet, he called out, "Dylan?"
No one answered him.
"Dylan, it’s Dad, where are you?" Kiya heard a faint sob and followed the sound to Dylan’s room.
The room was empty, the faint sobbing was coming from a closet, he walked toward it, and the sobs grew louder.
Dylan was inside.
Kiya didn’t open the door immediately, he stood in front of the closet and asked, "Dylan, why are you crying?"
The sobbing stopped.
Kiya opened the door and indeed found his son hiding inside, his head buried in his knees, curled up sitting there.
"Dylan?" Kiya gently brought him out, his son was light, almost like a girl, Kiya felt heartache for him.
"Tell Dad, why are you crying?"
"My mom doesn’t want me anymore."
"Nonsense, why would your mom not want you?"
Dylan, more mature than most kids his age, understood the purpose after seeing the two suitcases Paige Desmond prepared for him, containing his usual clothes, his favorite toys, books... It was definitely not a short stay but a long-term one.
Recalling his mother’s question if he wanted to be a royal heir, living in the palace... he understood everything now.
He didn’t want to live in the palace nor be a royal heir, he just wanted his mom and dad to live together.
"Dylan, why aren’t you speaking?"
"I want to go back to Uncle’s house!" Dylan insisted firmly.
"After the coronation, Dad will send you to stay with Uncle for a few days, okay?"
"No! I want to go to Uncle’s house now!"
"Dylan, why are you being disobedient?"
Dylan started crying silently again, Kiya held him, gently trying to comfort him, but to no avail.
In the end, Kiya agreed to take Dylan to the Desmond Manor to find Paige Desmond.
...
In the dead of night,
A car drove out from the side gate of the palace, along the wide road towards Desmond Manor.
Dylan insisted on bringing his luggage, clearly unwilling to stay in the palace. Kiya felt uneasy, everyone wanted to become ****, living in the luxurious Shariff Royal Palace.
But neither his Princess Consort nor his little prince wanted to.
They arrived at Desmond Manor,
The two stone lions at the gate looked particularly majestic in the night, the vermilion doors adorned with bronze studs, with a plaque above that read: Diligence and Family Prosperity.
The Chief Guard went to knock on the door, after a long time, someone opened it, "Hello, our highness seeks an audience with the Princess Consort, please open the door."
"Princess Consort? What Princess Consort?"
The Chief Guard took a deep breath, refraining from losing his temper, "Your family’s Miss."
"Miss is not here." He said, attempting to close the door, but the Chief Guard blocked it, not allowing it to shut.
"Please inform her that Prince Dylan has also arrived."
Dylan jumped out of the car, small as he was, he slipped through the partially open door and headed straight for his mother’s residence.
Kiya hurriedly got out of the car, "Dylan?"
Kiya sternly stared at the doorman, saying, "I am **** of Abyanabad, I order you to open the door!"
"Yes, your highness."
In Abyanabad, the royal family’s authority is highly regarded. In most households, they hang photos of the Sultan and Queen Mother to show respect.
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