Chapter 1678 Deep
In the end, Matteo brought Vivian back.
When they were about to leave, Vivian got on Matteo’s back and didn’t turn to look back at all. As for Matteo, he glared ruthlessly at the two people behind him before leaving. “You better find out what happened. Otherwise, things will get heated if I end up having to do it myself!”
After giving them a stern warning, he left with Vivian.
Kurt was standing at a darker spot in the jungle as he watched Matteo and Vivian leave. By the time they were out of his sight, he shifted his cold gaze toward Layla, who was still on the ground.
“P-Prince Kurt…”
Layla shivered in fear when she saw the look on Kurt’s face.
Kurt made his way slowly toward Layla without uttering a word. He then whipped out a knife and squatted down in front of her.
“W-What are you doing?”
She didn’t receive any response from Kurt.
Without saying a word, Kurt cut through the end part of the trousers of her sprained ankle. Next, he stabbed right through her skin.
“Argh!” Layla immediately yelled in pain.
“Please, have mercy, Prince Kurt! Have mercy…” she begged.
“Don’t worry. I won’t kill you. I just want to check on your injury,” Kurt said expressionlessly. He looked like a murderous devil when he did that.
With the knife, he cut open Layla’s ankle, and blood started splattering everywhere. As he was doing that, he didn’t even flinch. Instead, he started using the knife to poke the inside of her ankle.
“Argh! Don’t do that!”
At that point, Layla started screaming miserably like an animal in a slaughterhouse.
It was a gory scene, indeed.
Prior to that, Layla thought Kurt’s father was the most gruesome man she knew. Judging by Kurt’s demeanor, Layla started to think otherwise. He’s even more ruthless than his dad!
That was because Kurt was cutting into her like she was an animal instead of a person.
Layla was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
“Okay! I’ll tell you, Prince Kurt! I’ll tell you everything! Please let me go!” Finally, she was about to confess everything.
Upon hearing that, Kurt stopped cutting her with his knife and waited for her to talk.
Compared to before, Kurt’s method of interrogation was rather humane. Back then, he could’ve done a lot worse just to make her talk.
Kurt took out a clean piece of handkerchief and started wiping his knife.
“I-I was acting according to the orders of the Yepalian tribe.”
She finally blurted it out.
Yepalian? Isn’t that Darlene’s family? Kurt was surprised.
Darlene was the wife of the king’s eldest son. After the eldest son failed to take over the tribe from his father, he left the palace and stayed in his own territory.
She’s the one who wants to kill Vivian? Kurt’s gaze turned colder when he glared at Layla. Gradually, his gaze got more and more terrifying as murderous intent slowly engulfed him.
He soon realized his return must’ve irritated the others who wished to inherit the tribe.
In the end, Kurt dragged Layla all the way back.
Upon their arrival at the palace, the king was stunned when he heard about what happened. “How could that be? How would they dare to do something like that to Vivian? Don’t they know who she is? Are they sick of living?”
“I’m their target. If something happens to Vivian, the Jadesons will blame me and get rid of me. That’s exactly what they want.” With a menacing look in his eyes, Kurt stood in the center of the hall and uttered coldly.
After Kurt said that, the king was stumped.
Hence, he ordered the guards to bring Darlene, his eldest son, and the chief of Yepalian before him.
“Dad, I’m innocent! I did nothing of such!”
“Yes, Dad. I wouldn’t dare to do anything to the Jadesons’ princess!”
The king’s eldest son and his wife sobbed and pleaded their innocence.
Right after she said that, the chiefs in the hall started voicing their opinions. “Aren’t you guys against the idea of cooperating with the foreigners?”
“Exactly! The Yepalian tribe members are the representatives of the opposers! Who can guarantee that this matter has nothing to do with you?”
“That’s right!”
The other chiefs brought up the fact that the king’s eldest son and his wife were strongly against the idea of cooperating with the foreigners.
Upon hearing those words, the king was convinced. He stood up abruptly and roared, “Guards, chop off the head of this man from the Yepalian tribe! Also, severely punish this treacherous couple and dump them into Black Marsh!”
Just like that, he had delivered three death sentences, two of which were his own son and his daughter-in-law.
The chief of the Yepalian tribe instantly slumped onto the ground upon hearing that. As for the king’s eldest son and his wife, they both dropped to their knees and begged for mercy.
“Have mercy, Dad! Please!” they begged.
However, the king was unperturbed. He was so merciless that it was as if he had cut ties with his son at that instant, and he meant nothing to him.
Indeed, that was how ruthless and violent he was.
Kurt, who was standing at the side, narrowed his eyes and gaze toward someone else dressed in blue in the hall. He could tell that the person was listening intently.
