Chapter 1286 - 1226: A Complicated Situation

"Make way!" Sully shouted to the crowd.

The crowd, however, began to weep, both for the pitiable young Sultan and for Abyanabad’s future.

The Abyanabad royal family had very few offspring, as the Dowager Queen was jealous. Kiya’s father married dozens of wives but only had Kiya as his sole child.

Now that Kiya’s only child was gone, what would become of Abyanabad?

"The young Sultan is gone, sob sob..."

Adrian Desmond sat in the car without getting out, coldly observing everything. He hadn’t expected that Gulit would dare to jump off the building.

Such a timid and weak woman had chosen such a drastic way to oppose the Night Owl, making Adrian see her in a new light.

Brandon Potter and his group also got in the car one after another. Brandon was particularly saddened, and after greeting Adrian, he just sat there silently.

Sabrina Conner remained completely unaffected, she asked, "Sixth Master, should we continue with our plan?"

"Let’s first see how the Night Owl handles this." Adrian said icily.

Thinking about the Night Owl’s usual tricks, Sabrina worriedly said, "Sixth Master, I’m concerned that the Night Owl might come up with a fake Moore. What will we do then? The Night Owl frequently uses such tactics."

Adrian replied, "This time, the Night Owl has no way to handle the aftermath."

"Sixth Master, why do you say that?"

Adrian did not answer Sabrina’s question, "Let’s go."

...

Sileria City, Johnson Family.

Kiya was the first to hear about Gulit jumping off the building with Moore, and also knew that Abyanabad was in complete chaos now.

Adrian hadn’t expected Gulit to do such a thing, and neither did Kiya.

Kiya tried hard to recall Gulit, but only a blurred face came to mind. Although Gulit was his nominal wife, Kiya had only seen her a few times, and Gulit always had the knack for making others forget her existence.

Gavin said with a headache, "Gulit, really, how could she jump off a building with Moore?!"

Moore’s death disrupted their chances as well.

"Now that Moore is dead, what’s the Night Owl planning to do?" Kiya asked.

The Night Owl originally planned to swap out Moore, dead or alive, at an opportune time. However, once the media and journalists got involved, the news of Moore’s death could not be concealed.

"The Night Owl intends to select someone from a collateral branch of the royal family to inherit the throne. We found out that the Night Owl chooses very young children, planning to continue cultivating a puppet."

Gavin asked, "Your Highness, are you really not planning to go back?"

Kiya held his daughter, gently patting her. As Kiya had wished, Paige gave him a daughter who resembled her, with red lips and white teeth, extremely pretty.

The majority of Kiya’s days were spent accompanying this little baby, which even made Dylan jealous, saying that daddy no longer loved him.

"Let me think about it!" Kiya replied.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Kiya looked at his daughter. Her eyes, like black gemstones, were looking at him, and Kiya smiled at her.

"Ella, we are going home." Back to their Abyanabad Imperial Palace, where their true home was.

"..."

"Ella, you haven’t seen what our home looks like yet. Daddy will give you the most beautiful chamber in the palace. But you’re still young and can only stay with mommy and daddy for now."

Ella was the name of Kiya and Paige’s daughter, Kiya’s treasured gem.

Kiya took his daughter to visit Paige, who had not yet finished her confinement and stayed in the room. Paige was undergoing postpartum confinement following the customs of Oriental women, avoiding wind and cold food.

When Kiya entered, Paige was listening to music. It was said that reading was bad for the eyes, so she switched to audiobooks.

"Asleep?" Kiya asked.

Paige slowly opened her eyes, looked at her daughter, and smiled, "I slept during the day. At night, I don’t have that much sleep. Wasn’t Erya fussy?"

"My little princess is well-behaved, she wouldn’t fuss." Kiya’s tone was indulgent, and Paige genuinely worried that Kiya might spoil Ella.

"Give her to me."

"Didn’t Auntie Agatha say not to hold the child too much? You could end up with back pain later on."

"She’s like a little kitten, so light..." Paige sat up and took her daughter. Ella smelled the familiar scent and nestled into Paige’s arms.

"Erya, are you hungry?"

Paige lifted her clothes to nurse her daughter. The little one was indeed hungry and began to drink. Paige gently stroked her earlobe, saying, "You little one, you’re hungry and don’t even cry?"

"That’s why my little princess is well-behaved."

Paige raised her eyes and glanced at Kiya, shifting her body slightly to block Kiya’s intense gaze, preventing him from staring at her while she nursed.

Kiya looked at his wife and daughter, unsure how to express the words in his heart.

Abyanabad was in such chaos now, he couldn’t just stand by and watch.

Moore was just a little baby. If Moore were still alive and continued as the young Sultan, he could continue to hide here, but Moore was dead.

With Moore dead, if someone else became the Sultan, it would be difficult for him to reclaim the throne.

"Paige, Moore is dead..."

"Moore, who?" Paige asked before realizing, Moore was Kiya and Gulit’s son.

Thinking of the child Kiya and Gulit had, she felt uncomfortable and asked,

"How do you know? Is the news accurate? How did Moore die?"

"Gulit jumped off the building holding him, committing suicide."

"Jumped off a building to commit suicide? Why?"

As a mother, Paige couldn’t understand what had happened, why Gulit jumped off the building with her son.

"Moore was diagnosed with leukemia. Gulit sought help from the Night Owl, but not only did the Night Owl refuse to help her, but he also tried to replace Moore with a similar child."

Paige turned to look into Kiya’s eyes. She did not see pain or remorseful emotions in his eyes, and for a moment, Paige couldn’t fathom what was on this man’s mind.

"You plan to go back, right?" Paige asked bluntly.

"Yes!"

Paige didn’t speak further. Ella had a small appetite, after a few sips of milk, she stopped drinking. Paige held her and gently burped her.

"Abyanabad is in chaos now. You and the child should stay at the Johnson Family for the time being. I’ll have people protect you both, and once things stabilize, I’ll bring you back."

Paige had not spoken yet, Kiya held her hand, eyes sincere, "...Come back with me, my queen!"

"When will you leave?" Paige diverted the topic.

"In the next couple of days." Actually, the sooner the better, ideally leaving now, but Kiya couldn’t bear to part with them; Paige hadn’t finished her confinement yet.

Given the chaos in Abyanabad, Kiya wasn’t comfortable taking Paige back.

The Johnson Family, Adrian had sent many guards there, and Paige, staying there temporarily, gave Kiya some peace of mind.

"Be careful on the road." Paige’s tone was somewhat cold, and she didn’t ask him to stay.