The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1416

Priscilla was stunned when she heard Tristan's voice. Then, she subconsciously wanted to push Tristan away, but Tristan took advantage of this and pulled her down onto the bed into an intimate position. "Let me go! Are you crazy? Now the whole country is looking for you! Do you want them to find out that you are not dead?"

Priscilla couldn't free herself from Tristan's arms, so she could only press on his wound to force him to let her go.

Tristan grunted in pain but still refused to let go. Then, cold sweat dripped from his forehead and fell on Priscilla's face.

For a second, she felt that this scene was somewhat familiar. At this thought, Priscilla couldn't help looking up at Tristan and saw that there were mixed emotions in his eyes.

Some fragments of memories flashed through Priscilla's mind quickly, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not recall them. In the end, she stopped pressing on his wound and let go. Forget it! This man was a jerk. Why should she care about him?

On the other hand, Tristan was surprised when Priscilla let go, but he still laughed and asked, "Are you feeling sorry for me?"

"Bah! You think too highly of yourself. How could I feel sorry for you? In your dreams, Tristan."

She meant to say that Tristan was hallucinating.

However, Tristan was not angry. Instead, he was a little happy. Then, she sprawled on Priscilla, so she couldn't help but frown again.

"Don't cross the line now!"

"If I wanted to cross the line, I wouldn't stop here. Stop talking and let me sleep for a while, alright? I'm exhausted."

Well, Tristan did sound tired indeed.

Suddenly, Priscilla remembered how he was chased down. Thus, she didn't say anything eventually and didn't push him away, even though she was mad because he had laid down on her. Soon, Tristan's steady breathing sounds could be heard.

He could only let down his guard when he was with Priscilla.

After that, Priscilla gazed at his sleeping face. The dark circles under his eyes were so visible that she wondered if he had even rested recently.

Was this man an idiot?

She had already sent someone to send him away! Why on earth did he come back?

Actually, Priscilla had some answers in her heart. She was just unwilling to believe them.

At this thought, she sighed and pulled the quilt over them. Then, she sent a message to Maya to ask her to keep watch, and no one was allowed to come in. After that, she just laid there as a cushion for Tristan.

She stared at the ceiling with an empty mind, and she listened to Tristan's breathing and took in his familiar scent. Slowly, Priscilla's eyelids also grew heavy, and she drifted off into sleep.

Not long after she fell asleep, Tristan opened his eyes.

His eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Priscilla.

Alas! She was such a stubborn woman. Even if her attitude towards him had changed, she still couldn't remember what their relationship was.

After that, Tristan got up quietly and was about to leave, but Priscilla woke up and hugged him from behind.

"Where are you going?"

Priscilla asked with a terrified expression.

Was he really not afraid of losing his life?

The whole of Angolla was under strict surveillance, and the palace was at the centre of it all. Was he trying to get himself killed?

Wait, this was the first time Priscilla had hugged Tristan voluntarily, right?

Hence, Tristan smiled slightly and replied in a soft voice, "I'm going to kill Bernard Gaylord."

"What? Are you out of your mind?"

Priscilla thought that Tristan was nonsensical!

Well, they couldn't be sure that Justin Fang was the same person as Bernard Gaylord. Well, Tristan probably had investigated this because he was going to hunt Justin now. However, what difference would that make?

After their last ordeal, Atlas had placed Bernard under ironclad security that no one could get past. Hence, how could Tristan ever think of killing Bernard?

Bernard's men would find Tristan and shoot him down before he could get close to Bernard!

At this thought, a trace of anger flashed through Priscilla's eyes.

"Look, you are not the only one who wants to kill Bernard. I want to do the same too! However, in reality, we don't even know where he is. How are you sure that the location displayed by Atlas is true? Even if our information is accurate and

Justin is proven to be Bernard, would a cunning person like him allow himself to be in danger? Tristan, stop your foolishness! This is not the time to be reckless! Could you please calm down and think this through?"

When Tristan looked at Priscilla's distressed face, he felt blissful. But he whispered instead, "Justin is Bernard. I know this because I've investigated this incident. Are you worried about me?"

"Hehl Don't flatter yourself. I'm only worried that Mango will be devastated if you die."

Priscilla tried to avoid Tristan's gaze and wanted to withdraw her hands. However, Tristan grasped and held them.

"You must be aware of how Bernard wants to kill Mango desperately, right? Do you think I will have mercy on someone who is after my family?"

"No one wants to show mercy to him! But we have to take this slow."

"What? I can't wait any longer, so how can I think this through? Why did they kill Bernard in the first place? Didn't we want to incite conflict between Atlas and Laborn? But now that Bernard is still alive, Atlas fighting Laborn in full force will be fleeting. If they have a common enemy and goal, later on, they will still join forces. After all, Atlas only wants the throne and not Laborn's life.

Although they are in the heat of the battle right now, it wouldn't escalate any further. Atlas will at most use Laborn's crimes against him as extortion to help Bernard claim the throne. But he wouldn't expose Laborn's crimes to the world. However, what if Bernard died at the hands of Laborn?"

Priscilla was in a daze when she heard Tristan's words, but soon she shook her head and said, "Even if what you are saying is right, the chances of your success is less than 1 percent. So, I am not letting you go!"

"Who are you to me to forbid me from going, Priscilla?"

Tristan looked straight at Priscilla but did not force the words out of her.

After hearing this, Priscilla almost said something. But when she saw Tristan's eyes, she couldn't help avoiding his gaze and said, "I said it before. I don't want to see you die."

"You can't convince me with that."

"Then go to hell!"

Then, Priscilla pulled her hand away from Tristan's grasp. She was a little angry but also a little disappointed.

Tristan's palm was relatively dry, and she felt warm and safe when he held her hand. When she pulled her hand away, all she felt was the cold and dejection.

Suddenly, Priscilla thought that she had gone mad.

How could she feel that Tristan was warm? Or did she lose her mind because she had gone through so much recently?

Priscilla scolded herself secretly before she heard Tristan laughing lightly. "Haha! Take good care of yourself. After I defeat Bernard, I will come and take you away. You don't belong here, so come home with me and be my wife. If I manage to come back alive, the first thing I will do is to marry you. So, get all your documents ready and wait for me."

After saying that, Tristan kissed Priscilla on the cheek and got out of the bed before leaving.

"What? Bah! Who wants to marry you?"

Priscilla was dumbfounded as she wiped her face where Tristan had kissed her. Right now, she felt a little annoyed.

He was so full of himself!

However, there were mixed emotions in her heart.

After all, that was the first time someone had said that they wanted to marry her.

At this thought, Priscilla's lips curled into a smile but she stopped herself the next moment.

Urgh! What was wrong with her?

How could she expect so much from him?

She had gone crazy!

At this thought, Priscilla shook her head vigorously. Then, she remembered what Tristan was about to do out there and couldn't help feeling worried.

"Maya!"

She called for Maya immediately.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

There was a slight scent of disinfectant in the air, so Maya suddenly understood the situation but did not ask anything. She only looked around subconsciously. Then, she saw that although there was no one else around, the sheets were a little messy.

After that, Maya lowered her head.

Then, Priscilla asked immediately, "Are our men keeping watch over Atlas right now?"

"Yes. The king's men are also watching him."

Maya answered hurriedly.

Then, Priscilla bit her lip and asked, "Do we have information on where Justin is staying?" "Not yet. We have already surveyed the few places disclosed to the public, but none of them were real. Many of our men fell for their traps, and there were many casualties."

A trace of anguish flashed across Maya's eyes as she mentioned this.

After all, Priscilla had been training those men for a long time now. Yet, Atlas had killed them so brutally, so her heart ached for them.

On the other hand, Priscilla was in despair as well.

However, she needed to put aside her mourning and think about the safety of the people who were still alive.

Alas! Her men had suffered heavy casualties, so what would happen to Tristan?

Did he want to drag the entire Acker family into this?

Although Atlas and Laborn both wanted to win the support of the Acker family, if they became a threat to the nation, the two of them would probably destroy the entire Acker family.

Was Tristan aware of this?

At this thought, Priscilla was quite anxious.

She got out of bed and paced around the room. In fact, she even had thoughts of going out but stopped at the door.

No! She couldn't do this!

After all, Laborn had sent people to keep an eye on her. Therefore, he could realize her intentions before Tristan had actually made his move.

Hence, shat should she do now?

Could she stand here and watch Tristan die?

At this thought, Priscilla's heart ached a little. It was as if someone had ripped her heart out and torn it into tiny pieces.

"Princess?"

Maya saw Priscilla's pale face and walked up to her and held her.

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well? I'll call a doctor for you!"

"No, now that this happened, no one can come in."

Priscilla shook her head as she replied.

She had gone crazy!

After all, Tristain was just a man!

So what if she had intimate relations with him? Losing her purity wasn't a big deal at all, so she could pretend as if nothing had happened!

Then why should she care about that man's life?

At this thought, Priscilla went and sat on the edge of her bed. Yet, no matter how she tried to console herself, she started feeling more miserable, and she quickly fell into a state of depression. Meanwhile, the scenes of her interactions with Tristan kept replaying in her mind.

He had a bad temper, and he sounded rude due to his terrible personality. Furthermore, he didn't even treat her well, but he was always protecting her even from the start.

Well, no one in this world owed anyone anything. Yet, Priscilla never thought that a man would pour his heart into protecting her. When she thought of this, she felt warmth in her heart.

Oh, well. Forget it!

She had to repay him and show her gratitude.

At this thought, Priscilla sighed softly before getting up and walked outside.

On the other hand, Maya seemed to understand what Priscilla was about to do. She wanted to stop Priscilla but did not say anything in the end.

Then, Priscilla pushed open her bedroom door and walked out of her palace, but she was stopped at the entrance.

"I'm sorry, Princess. You can't leave."

"Get out of my way!"

Priscilla fully emanated her terrifying aura as she commanded.

But the guard in front of her remained unfazed and said firmly, "I'm sorry, Princess, but you can't leave. These are Mr. Acker's orders." "Hah! Are you one of Tristan's men?"