Married a Secret Billionaire
Chapter 930

"I..." Cordelia frowned and said hesitantly, "I think I saw someone passing here just now!"

Zephyr looked around in alertness but did not see anything suspicious.

The ecological environment inside the palace was decent, as the royal family had never set restrictions on small animals. There were often cats sneaking in from outside for food or squirrels scurrying on the

trees.

Zephyr gave it a thought and said in a low voice, "Whether it's a trick of the eyes or not, we need to let Alexander know and let him keep his guard up."

"Mm, you're right," Cordelia agreed. "It's always better to be more careful."

The husband and wife hastened their steps, but by the time they came to the center of the garden, everyone was set in place for the photo.

Martin sat in the center, with Aurelia and Alexander on either side of him. The young cousins wore crowns and were formally dressed. In addition to their outstanding appearances, one could not help thinking that this was probably what the fairytale prince and princess looked like.

Neil kept wanting to go close. Even if he was not qualified to sit next to Aurelia, he was fine with standing behind her! He squeezed himself in, only for Noah to drag him out.

"This is the group photo for royal family members. What business do you have with it?"

Neil was unimpressed and murmured inwardly, 'Let's see what you can do about me when I successfully propose later, old man!'

The royal family members were all in place, and the photographer stood in front of them.

The atmosphere was light and joyful. No one noticed a pair of vicious eyes zeroing in on the pleasant occasion there from behind the pillar.

Victoria's lips were white from how hard she bit on them. The gun in her hand was already loaded.

As she looked at Alexander, scenes from their childhood naturally flashed through her mind.

The young Alexander was not a favorite since he looked sad and gloomy. She, instead, was outstanding in everything. Carmella was happy with her, and Southeast Aciatic's tradition was enthroning a queen, so she had been under the impression that the throne was certainly hers.

Alexander had never dared to fight with her, not daring to say another word even when he was bullied.

She remembered that she had purposely let her two wolfhounds out once when they were younger. Alexander had been running everywhere from being chased and had had to climb up a tree in the end. He had been bawling pitifully, frightened, but she had the wolfhounds sit under the tree and returned to the palace to tell everyone that Alexander had sneaked out to play.

That time, Alexander waited until midnight on that tree. He was starving and thirsty when he was found, sporting a few wounds from the branches.

Alexander had gone through pranks and bullying incidents like that countless times growing up, and never once had he dared fight back.

'Why did he not give in to me when we fought for the throne this time!?'

A burning rage bubbled up within Victoria while jealousy and wrath reddened her eyes.

The merrier it was in the garden, the more twisted her thoughts became, and the more she wanted to kill Alexander!

It was then that she realized that Zephyr and Cordelia were hurrying over, but the guards stopped them.

The guard said politely, "Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton, this is the photo session for the royal family members. After that, it will be for the counts and their families. Please wait here for a moment." Cordelia looked anxious. "Please inform Prince Alexander right now to strengthen the security. I saw someone suspicious just now!"

"What? Just now?" Both guards exchanged a glance. "We've been here all this time. There can't be anyone suspicious."

Cordelia did not know how to explain it, while Zephyr took a step forward and said sternly, "Whether there's someone suspicious or not, everyone's safety must be prioritized at all times!" "Yes, Mr. Hamerton..." The guard nodded firmly, intimidated by Zephyr's commanding presence.

The two guards turned to report it to their superior, but a gunshot broke the peace right at that moment!

It was like the pause button was hit as everyone froze. By the time they reacted, a guard in the garden was already lying in a pool of blood.

"Ahh!" Many people screamed in panic.

Zephyr subconsciously protected his wife in his arms and scanned his surroundings for a safe place.

"Guards! Guards!"

"An assassination!"

The guards rushed there, and it was chaos all over the garden.

Noah pulled his gun out of the holster on his hips and calmly ordered the royal guards, taking a big step to put himself in front of Martin at the same time. Amidst the chaotic commotion, a gun's muzzle was aimed directly at Alexander.

Martin noticed it early. He sprinted to Alexander without care and dragged him back with all his might as he shouted hysterically, "Alexander, duck!" Alexander's foot slipped, and Martin yanked him down.

At the same time, a second shot was fired! The bullet hit the tree, and sparks flew.

Alexander was so stunned that his limbs were not his to command. When he saw the shooter's face, he was even more shocked.

"Victoria!?"

"Die!" Victoria had lost her mind. "All of you, die!"

Her first shot was aimed at Alexander, but her marksmanship was awful, so she wounded a guard. Her second shot was avoided by Alexander too... Consumed by fury, she did not aim her next shot at Alexander. Instead, she pointed her gun at Aurelia.

The moment the guard stopped her, she had fired her third shot.

Aurelia's mind went blank. She saw the gun pointing at her and heard a loud bang. It was like she lost her thinking ability in that split second.

Someone pushed her, and she fell to the ground like a puppet. Time seemed to freeze, though, since she did not feel the burn and pain she anticipated.

"Uncle!" When her senses returned, she was taken aback to find Neil sprawled on the ground.

The bullet had hit him.

The bullet had gone through his shoulder blade, and blood poured from the hole in his shoulder. His white shirt was instantly stained crimson...

Aurelia shouted and threw herself at him.

Victoria still wanted to shoot them, but a guard kicked her wrist. More guards came from various directions and pinned her hands behind her to lock her down. Aurelia cried out Neil's name tearfully.

Rowan was rather composed as he pulled out a small bottle from the medical kit he carried around, shakily pouring the medicated powder on Neil's wound. "This... can stop his bleeding for the time being." He panted. "Send him to the hospital now to get the bullet out!"