Chapter 1211 - 1151: Are You Human or Ghost

Adrian wasn’t very clear about the specifics either; he also received the news suddenly in the middle of the night and only knew that Kiya had been in a serious car accident and was in critical condition.

"I heard the car accident was very serious, but I’m not really sure about the specifics. Don’t worry, Abyanabad’s medical standards are quite high, and as the Sultan, Kiya will receive the best treatment."

Paige tearfully said, "Who cares about him? He means nothing to me."

Adrian sighed, "The person is in such a state, why say such things?"

"Brother, he won’t die, right?"

"Why don’t you go see him and find out?"

Paige had just had a fight with the Queen Mother; how could she go to see Kiya? She would probably be driven away as soon as she reached the hospital, and there are so many media reporters. As a former Princess Consort, if seen by the media, it would cause quite a stir.

"Brother, if there’s any latest news, give me a call," Paige said.

"Alright." Adrian hung up the phone.

Sienna took a coat and came out, handing it to Adrian, asked, "How’s the situation?"

The temperature outside was very low. Seeing her come out wearing only a thin coat, Adrian frowned, "It’s so cold outside, who told you to come out?"

Adrian brought Sienna back into the warm room.

"I’m just worried Paige might scold me. Is Kiya’s car accident serious? Is he okay?" Sienna asked with concern.

"Very serious." Adrian told Sienna the latest news that he had just learned from his sister. "Kiya told Paige that someone wants to kill him, and then a serious car accident happened. I also suspect that things aren’t that simple."

"Do you think the car accident might be an assassination?"

Sienna frowned, "Who wants to kill Kiya?"

"I don’t know."

Both Adrian and Paige were confused; compared to his pleasure-seeking father, Kiya had considerable prestige in Abyanabad, remarkable political achievements; Kiya was the only son... Adrian couldn’t imagine who would want to kill Kiya.

Sienna said, "If someone really wants to kill Kiya, then wouldn’t Kiya be very dangerous at the hospital now?"

Adrian’s gaze was heavy. After a while, he called Brandon Potter and asked him to send some people to protect Kiya.

No matter who wanted to kill Kiya, Kiya’s death had no benefits for Adrian.

...

That night, many people in Abyanabad couldn’t sleep; everyone was praying for Kiya. Paige stayed up all night, continuously watching the live broadcast on TV.

Around six in the morning, Kiya’s surgery finally ended; Paige’s heart was in her throat, waiting for the results of the surgery.

"... bringing you some utterly saddening news... Our greatest Sultan..." The host started speaking and then began to cry.

Paige knew the result must be bad, otherwise, the host wouldn’t be crying sadly.

"We received the latest news from the hospital, the great Sultan passed away at 5:48 due to severe injuries that couldn’t be treated."

Tears streamed slowly from Paige’s eyes; she couldn’t hear anything else, only one phrase echoed in her mind:

Kiya is dead!

Paige sat there, crying silently. She couldn’t understand herself; her heart ached like it was being viciously grabbed, the pain was unbearable.

The two of them had quarreled for so long; her hatred for him ran deep.

When the Queen Mother bullied her, Kiya did not stand by her, instead asking her to endure. She had even cursed him, wishing he would die... Never expecting that Kiya would actually die.

"Sniff..." Paige covered her face, crying bitterly.

After saying so many harsh words to the Queen Mother, her tears now seemed so redundant and melodramatic.

"Why are you crying? Haven’t I died? Shouldn’t you be setting off firecrackers to celebrate?"

Kiya’s voice rang in her ears; Paige thought she was hallucinating. How much couldn’t she let go of Kiya that she would hallucinate?

"Stubborn woman, I was almost fooled by you!" Kiya picked up the woman whose eyes were swollen from crying.

Paige was shocked, looking at the man in front of her, "Kiya?"

"You still love me!" Kiya smiled.

"Are you human or ghost?"

Just now on the news, it clearly stated that Kiya was involved in a car accident, suffered serious injuries, and died. Then who is this man holding her?

"Of course I’m human! Can a ghost carry you?"

"But the news said you died from severe injuries."

"Oh, indeed someone died, but it was a stand-in." Kiya explaining to the bewildered Paige, "A Sultan’s life is very valuable, so there are several stand-ins prepared; the one who died was a stand-in, not me."

Kiya did have a stand-in, though it hadn’t been used before. This time, upon detecting someone’s attempt on his life, Kiya employed the stand-in, never expecting the assassin to be so impatient.

Kiya looked at her swollen face, feeling heartbroken, "Does it hurt?" He knew his mother hit her. But he couldn’t do anything about it, because she was his biological mother.

He understood Paige’s resentment, but was powerless.

"Since it was a stand-in, why did you deceive everyone into thinking you died?"

Kiya said with a serious expression, "I really don’t want to be Sultan anymore. From now on, I’m no longer a Sultan, just your husband, Dylan’s father, you like traveling, I’ll travel with you, you like whichever place, we’ll settle there...

You never again have to worry about my mother giving you a hard time... from now on, I’m just yours."

"Kiya, you’re so reckless..."

Kiya looked at his beautiful wife, kissed her swollen cheek, and said, "After you left me, I suddenly felt you were far more important than being a revered Sultan.

I just want you, Paige... Let’s not fight anymore, alright?"

Paige looked at the living man standing in front of her and asked, "You won’t regret it? A lot of people want to be Sultan."

"That’s because they haven’t been Sultan. Once they are, they’ll find out being Sultan is pointless. It’s better to help you cook in the kitchen."

Men in Abyanabad would never enter the kitchen or cook.

Paige hugged Kiya, selfishly saying, "Kiya, I can’t get along with your mother. She came by earlier and we had a big fight.

If you’re willing to give up being Sultan for me, I will love you wholeheartedly and give you a daughter too."

"I don’t want to be Sultan anymore!"

Paige smiled, relieved, "Kiya, don’t blame me for not warning you, once you step down from being Sultan, it won’t be easy to become Sultan again."

"I’ve thought it over for a long time. Please trust that it’s a carefully considered decision, not a rash one."

Paige said, "Shall we go to Orienta?"

"Sure."