Tangled By Fate

Chapter 141 - ARTHUR'S MISSION

Veronica gazed at Arthur and asked, "What about you?" She was expecting him to show her around.

He gently replied, "I have some business with my assistant."

"…" Everyone in the magic tower gaped at him thinking if he was their real Master. It was the first time they heard him speaking so affectionately to someone.

'This must be the last day I breathe.'

'If I die after this, I can die without regret.'

'Is this really our Master?'

'It must be an imposter. Darius brought a fake man with him. What will happen if the real Master shows up?'

…That's what the magicians were thinking.

Without knowing their thoughts, Veronica allowed Darius to show her around. She looked for Catherine but she was nowhere to be seen. "Where is she?" she asked.

"She went to her room saying that she needed to freshen up," Felix answered.

"Did she go alone?" Veronica inquired. She didn't want her beautiful friend to face trouble with men. Some men were truly dangerous. If she didn't face drunkards and those soldiers before, she wouldn't know how lustful they acted toward women.

Felix assured her by saying, "Please don't worry. Sebastian is with her."

"That's good." Veronica was relieved. She glanced at Darius and said, "Please show me around."

"Most certainly. This way." Darius walked away with Veronica.

Arthur stared at her back until she disappeared behind the pillar. Afterward, he turned in the direction of Ovior and coldly said, "Let's get back to business."

"Why don't we go back to your office first?" Ovior suggested.

After they went to the fiftieth floor where Arthur's office was situated, Ovior used magic to close the door. "I wish you came back sooner. I did send you to cool your head and to play with some women. I didn't expect you to bring one of them with you and to make her your wife. What's going on?"

Arthur's office covered half of the floor. The floor was designed with glass painting and the ceiling showed the sky. Since it was morning, the sky was lit up. At night, it would be dark. Even though there were floors above this office, using his magic, Arthur made the sky visible in his office. It gave him a magical feeling.

Right across the door, there was his wooden study table. Half of the huge table was covered with papers. It looked like he had tons of work to do. There were ten huge bookshelves, filled with rarest and expensive books written in forbidden and ancient languages. Other shelves were filled with scrolls, potions, magical artifacts and wands. There were some sofas and a tea table in the middle of the room.

"She is the blessed child everyone is talking about," while sitting on his chair, Arthur explained how they met and what happened in the desert.

"So, she is the one who people were after. I wasn't expecting that," Ovior mentioned. He was astonished. "If you were trying to marry her then why didn't you bring her here in the first place? She would have been the safest in this tower. No one would have dared to harm her as long as they knew your identity."

Arthur replied, "She never traveled around the world. Her dream was to travel and learn what's outside the temple. I wanted to show her that world she was dreaming of."

"This is unlike you to be so kind," Ovior remarked.

"I know. And I want to be like this only for her," Arthur voiced his wish. "She deserves happiness and I will give it to her."

"Love, at a time like this. I'm not sure if you are reckless or not. This isn't the time to gamble. Moreover, she is THE blessed child," Ovior rubbed his head as if he was having a headache. "All you needed was a person who lived in the temple and got information out of them. I didn't think you and Felix would fall for women who lived in the temple. How can I scold him when his master fell in the same trap? Are you sure you two weren't given love potions?"

"Are you making fun of me right now? What's done is done. Going back to Utahill is out of the question. Alexander is lurking there. He is the real brain behind the operation."

"I read the report given by Felix." Ovior sat down and sighed. "I sent you two to investigate the temple and have some fun. You have caused serious trouble this time." He was the one who was taking all the pressure. That's why he was more worried than anyone else.

Arthur put his legs on the table. He didn't seem worried. His Personal Assistant's concern didn't reach him. "If they want a war, let it be. It's always fun when things get a little bloody." His golden orbs flashed with bloodlust.

Ovior mentioned, "I don't mean to pry but are you going to tell her that you were meaning to use her? If you are going to marry her because she is the blessed child then…"

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"This floor belongs to the fire magicians. All they do here is research." Darius was showing Veronica the Magic Tower.

"This is wonderful," she said as her curious emerald eyes looked around. "This place is a bit hot, isn't it?" She used her hands to fan herself.

Merlin explained, "Yes, the fire magicians can't stand the cold weather. They can use their heads well in the heat. The same goes for wind, ice, and water magicians. They can't live without their elements." He tagged along with them since he wanted to know more about the blessed child.

"If you ask me, they are all crazy for magic just like kids are obsessed with toys. In my eyes, they are nothing but grown-up children," Darius scoffed. "That's why they are still single. No woman can stand their craziness. Just think a fire magician got married. How can his normal wife stand the heat in the room? That's why most of the magicians marry their fellow magicians. Only a fire magician can understand another fire magician."

"What about Arthur?" Veronica asked them. "Which sort of magic does he possess?"