Struggling as a Villain

When Richard returned to the room he found Amelia was already asleep.

He slowed down his pace and very cautiously entered the bed, before slipping inside the covers.

His discussion with his sister and mother went on for a longer duration than he initially intended.

He had already planned everything for the next month, and if everything went to plan, then Richard could get himself a whole Empire's worth of allies.

"Ah...you are back..." Despite his caution, Amelia woke up as she turned to look at him lazily.

Her drowsy, half-closed eyes made her look as adorable as a small, fluffy animal.

Richard leaned forward and kissed her forehead, "Sorry to disturb you."

Amelia slowly shook her head as she rested her head on his arm and her arm on his chest as she whispered, "I wanted to wait for you...but don't know when I fell asleep."

Richard caressed her cheek fondly as he whispered, "You are tired, Amelia so it's understandable."

Amelia closed her eyes, enjoying the gentle caress of her lover as she asked in a husky tone, "What happened with Lady Bellarine? Was something concerning?"

Richard didn't tell her anything about the matter he was about to discuss so she naturally was curious.

Richard heaved a sigh, "I don't know if it can be called concerning but yeah, I have to go to the Emberclad Empire to sort some of the things out."

Amelia blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering elegantly, as she asked,

"Is this something related to those traitors who sided with the apostles?" She asked, her tone shifting ever so slightly.

Richard cupped her cheek before asking, "Can you not worry about it anymore? Seeing you like this makes me worried."

Amelia closed her eyes again and whispered, "How can I not feel angered at someone who tried to hurt my husband?"

Richard smiled, "Husband? This is the first time I have heard it."

Amelia confidently muttered, "Get accustomed to it. After returning home, I will urge my father to arrange a formal engagement, and once we turn sixteen, let's get married."

Richard was startled to hear such thorough planning but from Amelia's perspective, it seemed Richard was hesitant, so she asked,

"Are you not prepared? Do I need to use the same tactics as Eleanor?"

Richard couldn't stop himself from chuckling this time, "Are you gonna drug me as well? I doubt it."

Amelia huffed before turning around, not willing to face him at all.

Richard brought the sulking girl closer to him and assured her, "Although I was surprised, I never said that I wouldn't make Amelia Hawkbridge my bride."

She tried quite well to fight it, but her cheeks couldn't resist adopting the sudden redness his words brought.

She looked over her shoulder and asked, "Promise."

"I swear."

Amelia, with a happy smile, turned back to him, her face pressed against his warm chest.

Richard grinned feeling the adorable girl back in his arms as he heard her asking,

"Can I come with you? To the Emberclad?"

Richard thought for a moment before shaking his head, "No, you need to return home. I have already received three letters from your parents, and I know your father must be on his way to fetch you."

Amelia sighed, "Well, I haven't seen my family for months now."

Richard hummed, "I don't want to get hated by my in-laws for snatching away their precious. And once I return from the Emberclad, I will come to introduce myself to your family."

Amelia was grinning ear to ear, "Mom will love you. She has a fondness toward well-mannered people."

Richard raised his left brow as his hand squeezed her spongy butt, "Do you think I am well-mannered?"

Amelia shyly lowered her eyes before whispering, "I am not my mother; you can be a little mischievous."

It took another hour before they finally decided to sleep.

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The next morning, Richard woke up early since he had to travel a long distance.

Lilia has already prepared everything they would need for the journey, with the help of Violet.

Teleporting across continents is prohibited unless one gets the approval from both sides first. However, Richard knew, under these circumstances the management would never allow Richard to land his foot in Emberclad. And since Richard wanted to keep his arrival a secret from them, he decided to use a ship to cross the lands.

Richard, fresh out of the bath, was getting helped by Lilia in drying his hair as he looked at the documents his mother gave regarding the reports she prepared last night.

She will be leaving for the capital in a few hours as well. As of now, she was in deep slumber, and Richard asked Lilia not to wake her up.

Elizabeth and Nora were also asleep, and it would take them a few days for Aembr to completely assimilate with them.

Initially, Richard was about to ask Jasmine to accompany his mother for security reasons, but now he told her to remain here and look after the two ladies. Jasmine naturally agreed to his orders, but in exchange, she asked for a reward.

Richard, with a sigh, told her not to tell anyone about it, and the woman readily agreed, saying things like, 'A secret between us~.'

"Young Master, have you decided from which port we would leave?"

Richard smiled before telling her, "It's a very familiar place for both of us."

Lilia froze, then looked up at him with a smile as a name came up, "Awsperg."

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"I am going there and no one can stop me." Ethan brushed off the man's hand which was holding him.

Theodore sighed as he tried to stop him again, only to be asked by Eleanor, "What happened?"

Seeing the violette, Ethan's mood worsened as Theodore told her,

"Sir Ethan is being stubborn. He wants to go to his hometown all of a sudden."

It was well known that Ethan hadn't integrated into the side of Light and was still undecided on which side he stood on. So letting him wander around was risky.

However, "Let him go, I and some other will accompany him."

Theodore frowned but before he could have said something, Eleanor coldly stated, "I don't find it entertaining to repeat myself."

The weight of her words, made Theodore stiffen before he removed his hand from Ethan.

Eleanor heaved a sigh before telling the girl beside her, "Call Ruby and Grace, we all will be leaving in an hour."

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