A few days later.
Graven's carriage arrived at his father's mansion.
Sir Nicholas's waited outside the door to welcome his son.
Graven exited the carriage and went to his father's side. "Father! I'm back!"
"It's nice to see you again, son!" Sir Nicholas's said.
Graven smiled. "How's everything here?"
"Good so far!" Sir Nicholas's replied. "Let's go to the terrace," he said.
The men walked towards the direction of the terrace.
They settled on the chairs.
"How's my friend Simon and his family? Did Laura had a safe and comfortable trip back home?"
Graven nodded his head. "Yeah, she did. I made sure she is comfortable and safe during the whole journey," he answered.
"So - did you give my letter to my friend?" Sir Nicholas's asked.
"Yes, Father," Graven answered.
"Did Simon got angry that Cooper and Laura's wedding didn't push through because your brother had a family already?"
Graven shook his head. "No, Father. Sir Simon understood Cooper's condition, he was not upset at all," he said.
Sir Nicholas smiled, feeling relieved. "That's good to hear. I no longer feel guilty that the wedding didn't push through. How about Laura? I hope she didn't take it to heart that Cooper already had a family, I was worried that the poor girl's heart is broken after she discovered your brother's hidden family."
"No. Laura is not upset about the whole thing, she understood Cooper's situation and pity the children - she left without harboring grievances towards my brother and our family," Graven replied.
"I'm glad to hear that, son. Would you like to stay for lunch and dinner today?" Sir Nicholas asked.
"Yes, I will, Father!" Graven responded with a bright smile.
"I want to inform you that Sarah and the children are now living with me here in the mansion. This is a convenient setup for all of us so that Cooper and I can be closer with the children and watched them grow up properly in front of our eyes," Sir Nicholas said.
"That's a good decision, Father!" Graven spoke, agreeing wholeheartedly to his father's decision.
"Alright, you may go now to your house so that you can rest," Sir Nicholas said.
"Okay, thanks, Father!" Graven said and stood up. He left the terrace and walked on the path leading to the back of the mansion going to his house.
When he passed by the mini-park, he saw his brother Cooper, Sarah, and the children having fun in the swing.
They looked picture perfect as a happy family, the only good thing that happens after Laura left the mansion.
He can't even inform his father that he married Laura, the wedding was one of the happiest days of his life, yet with the current situation, after his twin abducted his wife, it's no longer worth mentioning to his father because he will surely ask why he didn't bring Laura with him after the wedding. How can he explain the recent happenings to his father?
As much as possible he wants to hide everything from him because he will only worry especially if he will tell him about his recent encounter with the 1000 years old cursed King.
Sigh, so many things happened in just a short period.
He proceeds to his house and went inside.
He went to the bedroom and lay on the bed thinking about his dilemma.
If the healer can't create a cure then it will be his ending including his men who were exposed to the black liquid. Even if he will find his beloved wife, he will never surrender Laura to the cursed King. He would rather let his brother hide Laura and bring her to a faraway place so that the cursed King won't be able to get hold of Laura preventing him from escaping his prison chamber.
If he has to die saving Laura and the people from danger, then he won't have any regrets.
He will try to find Laura and his brother in other places but even if he will find them he won't show himself to them, it's enough for him to know that his wife is safe under his brother's care, just in case something bad happens to him, Laura has Luke to keep her safe.
Maybe it's for the best...
It's more than enough that he was able to marry his beloved woman, she becomes his beloved wife for a short time, their happy and sweet memories will last forever in his heart.
He needs to solve his problem first with the cursed King before he will try finding his wife again. Right now that he was under the King's threat, he can't put Laura in danger. She needs to be safe somewhere in a faraway place and Luke can protect her on his behalf.
For the moment, he will stay in the mansion until evening to accompany his father. He knew that his father loves his company. He should make him happy while he still can, once he's dead he can no longer do these simple things that can bring a smile to his father's lips.
He closed his eyes for a short rest.
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Three days later.
7:00 in the morning.
Laura released a deep sigh while looking through the window. The house is indeed a mansion, it's huge just like the size of Sir Nichols's mansion in South Town Pond.
She can see servants attending to the blooming flowers in the garden below.
The window is not something that she can easily pass through as her means of escape, it has metal bars!
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