Chapter 1463 - 1403: Brothers Reunited

"Yes."

Gavin quickly stepped forward to stop Kiya, worriedly saying, "Sultan, you clearly know who Randall is, so why do you still want to meet him? You two are in a hostile relationship now, what if he takes this chance to harm you?"

If Gavin had known that Randall was Kiya’s half-brother, he would have stopped Kiya from giving the throne to Randall.

"I know what I’m doing." Kiya said firmly. Gavin couldn’t persuade him and could only follow him to the Imperial Palace.

...

Shariff Royal Palace,

Kiya stood at the entrance of the palace, waiting for Randall’s summons.

This used to be his home, where he could come and go as he pleased, but now he couldn’t enter freely.

Compared to the heartbroken and angry Gavin, Kiya wasn’t too sentimental. His home now was in Sileria City, that beautiful Orienta style ancient house, was his real home.

In his beautiful home, he had a lovely wife and a pair of well-behaved, cute children.

Kiya couldn’t wait to go back.

Gavin felt terrible; their great Sultan had never suffered such grievances.

Gavin angrily said, "Randall is too much, no matter what, you once were the Sultan, and you’re his brother, how can he treat you like this?"

Kiya spoke with understanding, "He hates me and the Empress Dowager in his heart; the fact that he hasn’t been ruthless against her outside is already merciful."

Randall planned to starve the Empress Dowager to death, and she thought Randall was vicious, a bad person.

But Randall’s mother, Molly, died at the hands of the Empress Dowager. If you ask about the result, first ask about the cause; if the Empress Dowager hadn’t committed so many killings back then, today wouldn’t have happened.

As the Empress Dowager’s son, Kiya had no way to defend her.

The weather was extremely hot, and Kiya and Gavin stood at the palace’s entrance without a place to shade themselves.

Gavin saw that the back of Kiya’s shirt was soaked with sweat, so he walked to the entrance and angrily said to the guard, "We’ve been waiting under the sun for an hour, why is it so slow?"

"Our Sultan is busy with countless affairs; it’s not for any random people to see just because they want to. If you’re unwilling to wait, you can leave."

"Do you know who he is?"

Kiya interrupted, "Gavin, come back!"

"Sultan, they..."

The guard said, "How dare you! Is Sultan something you can call casually? I warn you, if you continue to speak recklessly, I’ll have you arrested."

Kiya said, "Sorry, we’ll be careful."

"Hmph!"

Gavin’s face turned red with anger; he clenched his fists tightly, struggling to keep from exploding with rage.

Another half hour passed, but Randall still hadn’t invited them in. Gavin ran a long way to buy a bottle of water for Kiya. Kiya drank a few sips and continued waiting at the entrance for Randall’s summons.

After a full two hours, finally, someone invited them in.

"The Sultan requests your presence." Randall’s guard came to invite Kiya in, and Kiya thanked them and followed the guard inside.

In the palace where Kiya had lived half of his life, he was very familiar with this place. He didn’t need a guard to lead him to know where the Sultan worked.

...

When Kiya met Randall again, Randall was no longer the lawyer from the law firm. He was wearing traditional Abyanabad attire, golden, with a jeweled belt, extremely luxurious.

Randall looked Kiya up and down, dressed simply. As the two met again, their identities had completely swapped; now he was the Sultan, while Kiya had become a commoner.

A Sultan giving up the throne voluntarily for a woman made Randall view him in a new light.

"Kiya, long time no see," Randall greeted.

"..."

"Please sit."

Kiya sat down. Randall had everyone else leave. Gavin was reluctant to go, but under Kiya’s orders, he also left.

Before leaving, Gavin gave Randall a fierce glare, with a warning in his eyes.

Randall smiled at Kiya, saying, "Why did you return from Orienta? Don’t tell me you’ve regretted making me Sultan?

What am I going to do? I’ve gotten addicted to being the Sultan and don’t want to return it to you."

"That’s not it."

Kiya also looked at Randall. This was his brother. Kiya looked at him with a complicated gaze, "Randall, I know you’re my brother now."

Randall gave a cold laugh, "My mother only gave birth to me, she didn’t give me a brother."

"But we share the same father."

"..."

"Sorry, I never knew about your existence."

Randall, full of hostility, said, "If you had known about my existence, I might not be alive."

Kiya said, "Though I’m the Empress Dowager’s son, I’m not the Empress Dowager. If I knew of your existence, I’d be happy.

Being the Crown Prince is tiring; I envy you more."

"..."

Kiya looked at Randall dressed in golden clothes and slowly said, "My beautiful wife and I live happily in Sileria City. If the Empress Dowager weren’t dying, I wouldn’t have come back, nor would I have come to see you.

You can rest assured, I’m not here to reclaim the throne.

My wife doesn’t want me to be Sultan, and I don’t want to be Sultan anymore..."

Being Sultan means more responsibilities, Kiya only wants to be Paige Desmond’s husband and the father of two children.

"So, have you come to avenge your mother?"

Kiya shook his head and said, "The Empress Dowager killed your mother. As Princess Molly’s son, avenging Princess Molly is justifiable, but I’m also the Empress Dowager’s son, and I can’t stand by and watch her die.

I’ve come to ask if you could spare her life."

"Do you know why I agreed to become Sultan?" Randall asked in return.

"Was it to take revenge on the Empress Dowager?" Kiya tentatively asked.

"Yes."

Randall sat there, looking out the window.

Kiya also looked out the window. The sky in Abyanabad was particularly beautiful, with truly blue seas and skies, unlike the foggy winters in Sileria City most of the time.

"... You are a prince of Abyanabad, and so am I, but my mother had to secretly give birth to me just to keep me alive, even hiding it from my father."

"..."

"... As a child, I often saw you on TV. I was very resentful at that time; why could you live in the sunlight while I could only exist in shadows? Because of your existence, I couldn’t exist."

Randall said many things to Kiya, and Randall had always known about his existence, "... My mother rarely came to see me to ensure my safety... When she got pregnant again, the Empress Dowager killed her."

"..."

"Do you know how the Empress Dowager killed her?" Randall questioned.

As the Empress Dowager’s son, Kiya had no words to respond and could only say, "I’m sorry!"