Chapter 1472 Beaten Up
Arielle lowered her eyes, amused by her father’s response.
While they were enjoying a happy time, Sonia was just slapped across her face by her mother.
“Sonia, I don’t care if you like it or not. You’re going to marry Prince Aaron, one way or another,” Kelly snapped as she glared at her daughter.
It was Sonia’s first time getting slapped across the face, and she was truly disappointed in Kelly.
“Mother, am I really your daughter?”
Kelly was infuriated by her question and bellowed, “Whose daughter are you if not mine?”
“If I’m truly your daughter, why would you ignore my wishes and insist on me marrying Prince Aaron? You know full well that he feels nothing toward me, and he will not marry me either. Why must you force me to butter him up and charm him?” Sonia said bitterly. “Mother, I am not a robot without feelings, nor am I your puppet that can do every single one of your biddings.”
With that said, she covered her face in dismay and ran outside, bumping right into Lawrence who just came back.
“Why are you so careless?” Lawrence steadied his daughter and saw her covering her tear-stricken face. His heart ached at the sight as he wondered who made his precious daughter suffer such indignance.
“Who made you unhappy? Let me know. I’ll teach them a lesson!” Lawrence said.
Kelly came out of the room immediately after hearing Lawrence’s voice. She looked at him and said helplessly, “Who dares to offend her? She’s just upset that she didn’t understand a thing from her class at school today.”
“Father, I’ll head back first.” Sonia could not stand to listen to her mother’s lies and headed out at a brisk pace.
Lawrence did not notice the red marks on Sonia’s face and said aloud, “It’s okay if you can’t understand your classes. Just ask Ms. Moore about it. I’m sure she’s more than willing to teach you. Don’t get all upset on your own, you hear?”
Sonia paused in her tracks momentarily before leaving.
Kelly’s face darkened as she listened to what Lawrence said. She could not wrap her head around the way both Lawrence and Sonia admired Arielle. Kelly did not think that the woman had anything else to show for other than her medical skills.
At the thought that Aaron was ignoring Sonia who was skilled in everything for a foreign woman like Arielle, Kelly’s lips curled with a vicious smile. So what if he likes her?
Turlen’s law clearly prohibits marriage with a foreigner. Hence, it did not matter even if Aaron thought Arielle is the love of his life.
Kelly was feeling frustrated over Sonia’s rebellious manners. Seems like I would have to get an audience with the queen at the palace. This way, I’ll be able to set a date for Sonia and Aaron’s wedding as soon as possible. She was worried that their marriage would be called off if they continued to delay the wedding.
Turning to look at Kelly, Lawrence said, “You’d better talk to Sonia and tell her to ask for help from her teachers if she’s facing difficulties with her studies.”
He then removed his coat and Kelly immediately hung it up on a rack aside. She replied with an undertone, “She’ll figure it out on her own. Just let her be.”
Lawrence did not understand what was truly going on and merely nodded before heading to his study. He had a lot of pending work to be done.
Three days later, before Aaron’s men managed to get hold of Arielle, he already summoned them back to the palace.
In the grand living hall, he looked at the man dressed immaculately in a black suit with a darkened expression.
“You can’t even complete such a simple mission?”
