My Sister-In-Law Is My Mate!?!

"You are looking beautiful like always your sister in law, but why are you looking so worried? Is there something the matter?" He looked at them with puppy eyes as if admiring them, which shocked everyone.

"Hmmm, no but I think the marquis is facing some trouble. Why don't you ask him and see why he is so worried?" Alcastra looked at the marquis with a frown. 

Why would he be worried about the squabbles of a marquis but since Hazel had said so, he did not know how to deny it. So, he nodded with a smile.

"Of course, i will handle it now." he replied as he turned to look at the marquis with his sharp eyes and asked in his normal cold tone,

"What is the matter here? Why are you creating so much fuss?"

"........" can i still tell you that i was about to punish the girl whom you are treating so preciously! The eyes of the marquis had widened and his face had turned ashen.

Now he understood why the girl was agitating him and still saying do not come to apologize later. If only he had not taken her so lightly!

"That, my lord! It was just a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding, I say!" he laughed awkwardly as he was afraid that the girl would complain about him.

"Good! Since the matter is solved. You must leave and do not come to disturb us now!" he nodded his head with satisfaction at the wisdom of the marquis who did not disturb him further. 

For the first time the marquis was more relieved that he was being ignored by the prince. He took a breath of relief and retreated his steps, but before he could reach further away, his steps halted as the girl chuckled,

"Oh my! Are you sure that it was just a misunderstanding? Were you not claiming that I did not have any manners and needed a punishment? Then why are you trying to leave now without punishing me!?" she asked in a low voice as if she was disappointed by the marquis who's whole body had turned frozen.

"That.. that my lady! It was really a misunderstanding. My daughter did not listen to you properly and acted on her own whim. I apologize for her mistakes. And as an apology, I wanted to offer you the land of Baherem!" he bowed his head as much as he could when he noticed the narrowing gaze of the prince on him.

"Aah! I can not accept a gift from you since I have already told you that I will not accept your apology! But if it has been the gift of my marriage!" she tapped her cheek with her finger as she looked lost in thought but the hint was enough for the marquis to understand and change his words, 

"Of course, my tongue slipped again. The land of the Baherem is the gift of your marriage, my lady.'' The flattering smile on his face was making Hazel nauseous. 

He is the same man who would have slapped her or beaten her if the crown prince would not have been here, but look at him how he was trying to get her affection. 

"Thank you, i am grateful for your gifts. But that does not mean that I have accepted your apology!" the man who was smiling like he had finally escaped a calamity still when he heard her words.

Not only did the girl take his precious land, but she also refused to take his apology even when she made a mistake. Only the thought was enough to infuriate him.

"What do you mean by that?" he could controlled his anger anymore yet when he noticed the cold eyes of the crown prince, he tried his best to stay calm and asked respectfully.

"It is as you heard. I can not forgive the man who dared to insult my husband and I have already told you in advance that I will not accept your apology!" 

A cold smirk formed on her face as she looked away from him, towards the crown prince.

Though Alcastra did not know what the matter was but last words were like a blow to him. He had always been respectful towards Richard, enough that he did not dare to speak in a loud voice freely in front of him. Yet the marquis dared to insult him!

What if he felt angry! No!

"That.. that!"

"Scram from here and do not show me your face if you want to save your title or I will strip you off from your title and throw you out of the empire!" Alcastra spoke in a low and cold voce but it was enough to tremble the marquis whose knees finally gave away and he fell on the floor. 

He could not believe that he had lost everything in a blink. He did not dare to take the threat lightly as he knew that the prince was eccentric enough to do so!

His family helped him in dragging away and soon all three of them left the party. The incident was enough to scare all the other ladies who had dared to insult the couple and they looked at each other with scared eyes but trembled when they saw that Hazel was looking towards them.

They did not dare to raise their head high afraid that they would be the next to be thrown out of the party.

"I apologize from his side, the marquis is ignorant and does not know how precious you are to me. I beg you to not take his words by heart. 

I will make sure that he will be punished properly for his mistake, sister in law!" he replied in a serious voice and hazel nodded.

"Of course, since you are the one who is promising, I have to believe in you! After all, you will not lie to your subjects!" she replied in a sweet voice as she looked behind him only to find the princess staring at them.