Chapter 5 ecret meeting

Louis gasped when he heard the story about Vaderick, the owner of the dilapidated brewery in the city. "Are you sure? Miss asked you to spy on the Crown Princess' mistress and cousin?"

"That's right. Great isn't it?" The man said with a small smile. Now they chose to sit on a small, neatly arranged chair, right in front of the table where Casino was standing. "This woman really has reserves. Even with the salary she offers, let alone three years, even if she uses it for ten years, there are always changes. I suspect she is the messenger of 'someone rich or perhaps,' even a nobleman in disguise. . . '

"How much did he give you?" Louis asked before finishing his favorite carbonated lemonade. Both of them looked serious now. Vaderick slightly lowered his head and whispered to him.

The young man sitting next to him said, "Twenty gold coins."

"IDIOT!" The black-haired boy exclaimed, almost choking upon hearing it. A single gold coin could buy a mansion

the suburbs of the capital. "Hey, that's fraud! How could you do that to such a weak woman?" Louis said again.

Fraud or not, female or male, it doesn't matter to me. The most important thing is that she signed the contract

There's no money-back guarantee. Vaderick smirked.

"Give me my money back!" Louis ordered again.

You make more than that in a year!"

Vaderick slammed his beer mug down on the table. "Great, there's something I want to buy at the auction." he argued disagreeing with Louis' proposal.

"I'll buy it. Now give the girl back her money! He ordered while extending his hand. His voice was even more stern than before. "Recently you

Do we fight often? Is it because I've been too lenient with you, Vaderick?

Louis was actually younger than Vaderick. However, his charismatic temperament and sword skills caused the man who owned the brewery to cringe. Moreover, Master Lou could be considered the leader and founder of a well-known dark organization in the black market. With the power and relationships they had

Louis, along with Vaderick's ability to disguise, spy, and kill without a trace, quickly developed an organization that was only two years old.

However, Louis did not want to interfere in the organization and let Vaderick and his few men take care of everything. "Alright." Vaderick replied while taking out a wallet from the pocket of his old black leather jacket. His face was grim. It's true, who are you really? Do you know him? Louis listened as he continued to carefully count the contents of his bag: "He's just a shitty guy who's been through this in my poor life."

Hey, so where did I go wrong! Deceiving a boring person is not a sin,

I don't want to have bad luck because of it."

Vaderick swallowed what was in his glass. "Since when do you care about such a silly thing?" the curious man asked

"Only one."

"Then at least give me a gold coin to convince Dorlin. I don't want to spend a dime on someone as dashing as him," Vaderick pleaded with a frown.

Hearing that name, his body stiffened. Louis never hesitated to speak well of Dorlin Leuk. Unfortunately, his womanizing personality caused him to lose respect.

"Why do you need it?" Louis asked curiously.

A man named Vaderick looked straight into Louis' eyes: "Madame needs a bodyguard who is good at fighting, loyal, and has a pretty face." he said. "Oh my God," he groaned with a sigh. Dorlin and Anna were not a good match. An attractive man and a naive woman. Just one.

Just thinking about it gave Louis a headache.

He stood up from his chair after stuffing a square handkerchief into his pocket. "Just give her the information she needs. As for the bodyguard, I'll take care of it.

***

Anna breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Louis in the living room. Dinner time was approaching and she still wasn't ready to meet Calista. After skipping lunch, she definitely couldn't avoid it anymore.

"I'm glad you came. Stay for dinner together."

Louis immediately threw the money bag into the lap of the woman he was sitting next to.

beside her, "What exactly are you going to do?"

The woman raised her eyebrows, "How did this end up in your hands?" Well, can the man with the scar be your friend?

The woman tried to divert their conversation.

"Today you proposed to me in the most dramatic way, one that doesn't even happen in my wildest dreams, by offering me the position of Emperor. Then you sent someone there.

to spy on your lover and cousin. And now I hear you want to hire a bodyguard, you're not like that at all! Louis stood with his back to Anna, looking out the window.

"Louis, I..."

"Princess, stop looking at me with those pitiful eyes," he said when he saw her golden eyes glazed over again.

Anna couldn't continue, she looked like she could cry at any moment. "Act like you normally do. Has the princess never liked my presence?" Louis asked again.

"No..." Once again, Anna was unable to speak. The young man looked at her with annoyance, "Then I'll make some guesses. Originally, your daughter suspected your boyfriend of having an affair with your cousin. That's why

you hired people to follow them. Second, she asked me to be her substitute lover. Louis sighed, "Really?" So why did you hire bodyguards? Louis continued.

Anna wasn't sure Louis would do that.

I'm sure he was recounting an incident that happened in his childhood. Chances are she'll definitely think he's crazy and think he's crazy. "What you said is half true. Then the reason I hired a bodyguard was for

my own comfort.

"Your convenience?" Louis frowned and questioned Anna's words.

"Yes, of course. I need someone I can trust and who can believe in me. And I feel that only you can fulfill that criteria." Anna sighed heavily, her eyes scanning around the teacup she was holding. "What nonsense is that again?"

"In this place, not everyone is on my side. Therefore, I should be more careful in my behavior." She said with certainty.

"That's impossible. You are a princess. Technically, you are the second female ruler of this kingdom." Louis firmly said. "Is that a guarantee? And you're not a temporary replacement. I've always trusted you as a loyal person. That's why I want us to get married later." Anna spoke as if what she said was true, but Louis replied with a confused expression.

"Let's solve the emotional problem first, who knows it's just your suspicion, instead I think your fiancé is a friendly and familiar man." The girl quietly took a sip of her tea. "How about we see or do you want to bet?" Anna repeated.

Louis, who was about to leave, stopped immediately: "By the way, what do you want?" The frown on the boy's forehead deepened when he asked that question, forcing himself to look back at Anna.

"I also want to save my life

protect the people I love. So I need your help. Lend me your strength, Louis. Only you.

Can you help me. ' Anna said with a calm face.

"To protect? Protect? What?" Please try to explain it to me. The man still looked skeptical.

"Something dangerous," the woman said softly. Then she slowly drank the contents of her cup while looking at the palace garden filled with well-manicured bushes and fresh flowers.

The sakura hadn't bloomed yet. Louis still didn't understand the meaning

of what Anna had just said, he would wait for her to say something. However, looking at the sad look in her golden eyes, he was sure Anna would not be so generous as to satisfy all his curiosity.

Louis hated it when someone made him curious. He thought to himself, that's when he suddenly got an idea, maybe he could use this way to find out the truth...

It was then that Louis gently pulled Anna's hand. "So I have no choice. Princess, I will be there anytime and anywhere to fulfill your every need."

Inevitably, the Lou family's only son had to find the answer by clinging to Anna like a leech.