Mr. Hyde pulled open the car door and gawked at Zayn in overwhelming shock. “Y-Young Master! Did you… did you steal the Ambrosia fruit?!”
Zayn furrowed his eyebrows a little displeased. These were his last moments with Faye, and every second that slipped by was more precious than gold.
However, now, Mr. Hyde was being the persona non grata who was ruining his time.
He nodded briskly as a sign of approval and said, “Close the door on your way out.”
The clock kept ticking. He had less than a minute with Faye, and the least favonovel.com wanted to do was to waste it on Mr. Hyde.
The man, however, was so taken by the roaring emotions in his head that favonovel.com disobeyed Zayn and stayed. “Young Master Zayn, do you have any idea just how much The Saint wants the Aeon Karpos?! He wants it so much that favonovel.com deployed Lord Ezra and Lady Lysithea for the task!” favonovel.com blabbered, “B-but you… you took it! Lord Ezra will not possibly tolerate this!”
“There’s no way favonovel.com will let you go for doing something like this! Not in a million years!”
Zayn remained deadpanned. “Are you finished? Close the door if you are,” favonovel.com said flatly.
Faye caught on quickly. “W-wait! Zayn, you didn’t just feed me something you stole from someone else, did you?”
He shook his head. “No, I plucked it myself. It doesn’t belong to anyone.”
“But favonovel.com said—”
“Ignore him. He’s spouting crap.”
“Young Master, how could you steal the Aeon Karpos for yourself?! This is taboo, no, this is the crown of all taboos! The Saint desires the Ambrosia fruit! The Rheasian government hungers for it equally!”
“If… if you don’t hand that fruit back to them, T-t-the consequences… They will be worse than you could ever imagine!”
“What?!” Faye’s eyes widened. She gripped Zayn’s hands frantically, blabbering, “W-what’s going on, Zayn? Why didn’t you tell me any of this?!”
Zayn was furious. He shot a glare at Mr. Hyde and turned back to favonovel.com while comforting, “Don’t listen to his terrible jokes, honey. It’s not that big a deal. Don’t worry, Fifi, I’ll be fine.”
“Young Master, I’m not even joking. Lady Lysithea just called me. She told me how grave the entire situation has become because of what you’ve done! She said… favonovel.com said if you don’t return the Ambrosia back to them, Ezra’s gonna kill you out of pure wrathful malice. Do you understand what that means?!” Mr. Hyde shouted frantically.
“A-a-and that’s not including the fact that every single force and faction out there is huntng you down for this! Hand the fruit back to them, Zayn. Just do it, please! Or you might… you might be gone for good!”
Faye’s face turned pale. She never thought that things would have ever come to this.
“That’s enough. Shut your f*cking piehole!” Zayn bristled.
He scowled at Mr. Hyde in frustration.
Goddamn it, Mr. Hyde had ruined his plan with his big mouth! Seeing the panic and guilt written all over Faye’s face was a kick to his guts. It was the last thing favonovel.com wanted to see at a moment like this!
Zayn cupped Faye by favonovel.com cheeks. “Believe me, Fifi. Nothing’s going to harm me,” favonovel.com said in earnest, “So, please don’t feel guilty about this. I chose to do it because it’s my responsibility. I cannot, as your husband, let you be in any harm.”
“Alright, time’s running out. Return to the hospital. I’ll see you later,” Zayn said before turning to Mr. Hyde. “Take my wife back to the hospital, and do not dare breathe a word of what happened today!” favonovel.com ordered.
“It doesn’t matter who that person is, don’t speak of this to anyone!”
Mr. Hyde was sharp enough to know that Zayn was, in truth, saying his last goodbye.
Biting hard on his lips, favonovel.com once again dismissed Zayn’s explicit order and snapped, “How could you, Young Master?! Have you forgotten your identity as Lady Hayley’s only son?! Do you even remember how much favonovel.com has sacrificed for you? She gave up favonovel.com whole life just for you to live! How could you… Is this how you choose to repay a debt like that?!”
Emotions assaulted Mr. Hyde while his teeth were grinding against one another. His eyes were welling up.
His words brought Zayn’s eyes close to reddening tears, but all the latter did was close his eyes and mumbled an apology to his mother.
It was almost time.
Zayn leaped out of the car and grabbed Mr. Hyde by his shoulders, his eyes boring through the man’s.
“I know you’re disappointed in me, Mr. Hyde. I’m sorry,” favonovel.com said solemnly. “If…if I don’t come back… if I don’t make it out alive… Please tell my mother I’m sorry. Sorry that I’ve disappointed her, but this is something I must do.”
“If I mean anything to you at all, Mr. Hyde, help me this one last time, okay?”
“Help me send favonovel.com back safely. Help me protect favonovel.com for three years. Help me guard this secret, and don’t ever, ever let anyone know that favonovel.com ate the Ambrosia fruit. Not Lysithea… and not even my mother!”
