The Princess And The Lord-Chapter 1376: Under Surveillance II

"It is very disappointing that we have to do all this ourselves, it seems Luxemborough’s ability is not as great as they proclaimed it to be" Andreas was completely disappointed at Luxemborough’s incompetence.

"And you surprised?" Luce laughs sarcastically, "If Luxemborough was as great as they say, then they would have defeated Harland’s influence and power long ago, but what happened? It was only after King Marcus and Princess Lorient died that they finally got the chance and even then he still needed our help to spread his influence, how pathetic." Luce snorted in contempt.

"Well even still we have to admit we need each other, Harland is too powerful even without King Marcus and Princess Lorient, so we have to work together or at least for now... after that, well..." Sean sneered before taking a light sip.

"Well enough with that, I will ask Salvo’s approval on this matter, after we get the green light we can immediately carry out this plan," said Andreas.

Suddenly Luce threw a teasing look at Sean, "...Or, do you want to convey this to Mr. De Rova ​​yourself, it’s been a while since you talked to him right, aren’t you miss him" She smirked.

Sean’s face turned dark, he kicked the chair roughly "Since there’s nothing else to talk about, I’m going to leave!" He tossed the money on the table, then put his mask back on, and stomped away.

Andreas watched Sean’s back retreat then turned his head at Luce reproachfully "Happy"

Luce shrugs indifferently "A bit,"

Clift was taken aback when he heard they mention Salvo De Rova’s name and his connection with Sean Lockwood.

from the way they talked about Salvo De Rova, it sounded like they had a close working relationship with him, maybe they were his direct subordinates or something and if so, then it was very likely that these people were members of the twelve major paladins called Constellation!

Clift typed on his tablet again ’Find out the background of the Salvo De Rova Family and also find out everything about Andreas Brenn and the woman named Luce’

Clift took a deep breath as he tried to control the brewing emotions inside him. For years he had been trying to find the identities of the twelve paladins, but despite all his hard work, he had only been able to learn a little about them.

But this time he might have a breakthrough through Sean Lockwood. Clift glanced at Andreas and Luce who were leaving together. He looked out the window and saw them leaving in separate cars.

Clift then typed on his tablet ’Follow them’

Clift closed his tablet and waved his hand toward the waiter "Check please!"

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__Cestine Palace__

The sound of hands typing on the keyboard filled the quiet room. Fred’s eyes stared at the screen while his hands moves fater on the keyboard almost like it was flying, after a long time he pressed the enter key and the computer sytem start to run.

Fred took a cup of coffee then leaned his tired back on the chair while his eyes fixed on to the screen, watching the process.

After he got new information from Clift, he re-evaluated all Salvo De Rova’s background that he had gather years ago. Unexpectedly he didn’t find anything useful, he stare at Sean picture for a long time then suddenly he hit by an epiphany.

He place the photos of Salvo De Rova and Sean Lockwood together then he realized even though they had different eyes and slightly different hair colors but they had similar facial features such as the same jawline, high bridge nose and eye shape, still and all that might be just a coincidence.

Fred then used a new develop program to check if both Sean lockwood and salvo De Rova shared any hereditary traits that uncommon for people wo had not related.

Although the possibility wouldn’t be one hundred percent accurate but this would give reasonable doubt to investigated further. as he waiting Fredhardt cast his gaze out the window while leisurely enjoying his coffee.

Just after he finished his coffee he heard a ’Ping sound. Fred turned his chair around and then put down the empty coffee cup. He straightened his position and then immediately checked his computer.

It turned out that the results were eighty percent likely that Sean Lockwood and Salvo De Rova were related. Fredhardt propped his chin up while staring at the screen then His index finger tapped the table in a monotone sound, after a while he took out his phone and sent a message to Clift.

’Can you get Lockwood hair follicle or maybe his blood, I think I got something here’

A few seconds later he got a reply from Clift: ’Coming right up’

Fredhardt flicks a smile, "Attaboy," he mutters.

Seeing that his cup was empty, he got up from his chair while carrying his coffee cup, then walked toward the coffee machine, when all of a sudden he was startled by a loud explosion that made the table lamp near him shake a bit.

Fred held the lamp from falling and then checked his phone to see the location where the explosion came from, soon after instead of being worried he let out an amused smile.

"So he really destroyed the Cyro room facilities, welcome to the club" he chuckled.

But a thought crossed his mind, he immediately made a call to his subordinates, as soon as his call was answered Fred immediately warned them: "Don’t let anyone get close to the Cyro room, Yes...everything is fine, No- no, Yes, I’ll take responsibility for everything!...uh-huh," Fred hung up the phone then slip it into his pocket and calmly left his office.

At the same time, outside the Cryo room, Lory waited with a robe and blanket in her hand as she stared anxiously at the Cryo room door.

When the door opened the hot steam burst out of the door, even from afar Lory could feel the extreme heat coming out of the room instantly she became even more worried.

Thankfully, Lory didn’t have to worry for too long because a second later Zhao Li Xin came out with tattered clothes as usual,l and his bare chest was covered in sweat.

Lory hurriedly ran towards him and covered his body with a towel, [Are you okay, is there anything hurt?] Lory scanned Zhao Li Xin’s body with her eyes while touching his body frantically.

The worry in her eyes sent a warm feeling through his heart. Even after all these years, she was always the one who worried about him the most.

Zhao Li Xin holds her hands then looks straight into her eyes to comfort her, [I’m fine, wife. Don’t worry...]

[Your body is so hot like it’s burning!] Lory is fretted over Zhao Li Xin’s condition.

[It’s fine Lory, I just need to regulate my Qi and I’ll be good as new] Zhao Li Xin jokes to ease the tension.

[You sure, you don’t need my help? I can help you just like before] Lory read Zhao Li Xin’s facial expression to make sure she wasn’t lying.

Zhao Li Xin smiled softly [Thank you, but...this is good for me] Zhao Li Xin gave her a reassuring look.

Suddenly, the door from the outside opened automatically then Fredhardt came waving his hands in the air "Wow this place is wrecked!"

Fred was amazed that Zhao Li Xin could damage half the Cyro room that had been reinforced when it was rebuilt, however, rather than being angry he was delighted knowing Zhao Li Xin’s power might be stronger than he thought.

Lory didn’t care about Fred’s comment because she was busy helping to wipe Zhao Li Xin’s wet body and then helping her wear the robe she had prepared.

"You well prepare" commented Fred seeing Lory had prepared a change of clothes and a towel for Zhao Li Xin.

"I already knew it would be like this so when I got the notification that the temperature of Cyro’s room had increased drastically I rushed here," Lory said as she helped tie the rope of the robe around Zhao Li Xin’s waist after being satisfied with her appearance she patted Zhao Li Xin’s chest, "We have to clean up this room"

Lory held Zhao Li Xin’s hand then walked hand in hand out of the room, "...And make it stronger!" Lory shouted as she left.

"Consider it done, Your Highness!" Fred replied in a loud tone then all of a sudden the ceiling above the room crumbling down. Fred raised an eyebrow.

He took a glance at the ceiling then took out his phone unhurriedly, "Hello, Maintenance..?"

In her bedroom, when Zhao Li Xin regulated his Qi, Lory and Fredhardt sat on the balcony enjoying the sunset, Fredhardt came to serve Lory a glass of cold Mocha Choco Latte.

"Thanks for the coffee," Lory said happily as she scooped up a scoop of whipped cream topped with caramel sauce and cherries.

"As a reminder, I stand by my opinion, that’s not coffee that is a dessert." Fred pulled out a chair across from Lory as he placed his espresso cup down.

Lory pursed her lips in protest but didn’t argue with him. Fred sipped his coffee after that he handed Lory a small tablet, "I got news from your friends, Lily and Clift about Sean Lockwood."

Lory accepted the tablet then her index finger swiped its contents and soon after her eyes widened. "He’s a Paladin and he might related to Salvo De Rova?!"

"We don’t have definite proof yet but the possibility is high," Fred said.

Lory was momentarily shocked, she didn’t expect this development, she thought Sean was at most just an asset of Argus or an agent of Argus himself, but she didn’t expect the possibility of him being a Paladin.

"Wait, if he is related to De Rova’s salvo then his position as a Paladin can’t be normal, right?"

"Yes, he is probably one of the constellations, the twelve paladins" Fred crossed his legs while sipping his coffee comfortably.

Lory pondered for a few seconds then her expression became tense "Then Lilly is in danger, I mean the whole Hamilton family is in danger"

"Calm down Lory, Clift is currently there and some of our best agents are accompanying him so you don’t have to worry" Fred immediately assured her.

Lory forgot that Clift was in Eagle Rock City. She let out a sigh of relief but still unnable to shake her worries for Lily, "But..I feel like this is too risky, I don’t want Lilly to get involved with the Constellation members, we have to pull her out!"

"If we pull her out now, the enemy will get suspicious and Miss Hamilton’s efforts will be in vain, and what Miss Hamilton would feel? I heard she eager want to help and besides...this not only your war, Princess"

Fred understands Lory’s concerns but as a leader, she must be able to make rational decisions regardless of her emotions, and it is his duty to remind her.

Lory realized that her emotions had clouded her judgment, Lory then quickly kept her emotions in check and focused her attention back on their problem.

"I know - I know... my mistake, um okay, about Salvo De Rova and Sean Lockwood, how can we get solid proof about their connection?"

"Clift is working on it as we speak," Fred replied.

Lory nods then continues, "Then what about the spear they talking about, what does that mean?" Lory frowned.

"I already asked Fargo to investigate this matter with Ethan Hamilton, since he was the one who created MADD he might have some clue about it so we need to wait..." Fred explains calmly and steadily.

"Oh yeah, what about Uncle Stephan, have you gotten any news from him?" Lory missed the only uncle figure she had left.

Fred let out a helpless sigh "Not yet, for some reason, he was very discreet, you know how he is, until he gets all the answers he won’t let us know what he had been working on and the only person who can control him was...Um, sorry" Fred realized he slipped his tongue he looked at sorry regretfully.

Lory knew Fred was talking about his father, but she didn’t mind "Don’t be...it’s good to talk about my father once in a while, actually, I like to talk about Uncle Zargy and the others as well, you know...to keep the memories alive,"

"You’re right. Those are beautiful memories after all." Fred’s stern expression turned mellow as he gazed at the beautiful orange and pink sky.

Lory stirred her drink while watching a flock of birds flying pierce through the clouds and disappear into the distance. Eventually, when the time came, we all returned to where we should be: home.