MAX POV

I just silently watched the Prime Minister from my throne. He is quite as if he is listening to the suggestions of his fellow ministers about what to do to find Ryu immediately. But if I'm not mistaken, he was already thinking of his next step based on what was happening.

The loss of my heir is widespread throughout the kingdom. Everyone was alert and ready to help with or without a reward. Even the authorities are starting to act.

I closed my eyes tightly because of the sudden pain in my head. I have not slept yet. Almost overnight, I mobilized all the soldiers to find Ryu. I also try to make Niel sleep. Even his father forced him to sleep and calm him down but she obeyed no one. I understand why. If I'm too worried about Ryu's safety, Niel was even more worried. Not to mention that she already knew all the truth. She also remembers everything. That made her more worried about the safety of our firstborn.

We have a lead, a suspect to be exact. But we cannot act immediately. We still need to find where my son is and capture the people who abduct him. We need a witness. Someone willing to betray the prime minister.

This is the plan I agree with Mr. Batallier. Mr. Hollier, on behalf of Mr. Battalier, is working on it already.

Speaking of the two of them, I owe them a lot. Caspien is in the hospital right now because he took the bullet that was supposed for me. That is why it's Szenix who is doing Caspien's job secretly. He was mad at me. The way he yells at me on the phone seems like I'm one of his staff. He even said that he doesn't care about what my position is. Even though I am the owner of the whole world, he doesn't care. He will never hesitate to kill me if something bad happens to Caspien. The latter was fine. I receive a call from him before I made my way here. I understand Szenix. Though I'm not that sure of what is the score between the two, I can understand where is Szenix coming from. That is why I owe them a lot. I made a promise to myself that return the favor to them hundred folds.

"Your Majesty, you don't seem to be feeling well." Suddenly the prime minister speaks that made everyone was quiet.

"Of course he's not feeling well. We didn't sleep all night."

Everyone was surprised at Niel's sudden entry into the hall. Even I was surprised.

"Greetings, Your highness." Everyone greeted her. Everyone bows their head as he walks in the carpeted aisle, holding a tray with a bowl on it.

"What are you doing your highness?" Question of the prime minister. Niel immediately stopped walking. I don't like the way the prime minister asks but I hold myself. I want to see how he will treat my queen.

"What right do you have to ask me?" Niel answered him."Women are not allowed in this place if we have a meeting." The prime minister answer, seriously looking at my wife. On the other hand, my wife is not looking at him.

"Are you in a meeting? As I can hear from outside, you are discussing the abduction of the crown prince, which is my son. Also ..." Niel pause and slowly turn her head to the prime minister. "You might forget, I'm not just a woman. I'm the queen. And I'm here not as a queen and a mother, but also a wife for my husband." The prime minister met Niel's gaze, but he was also the first to let go and just bowed. Niel smirk and so am I. He can't show his horn today, because his mouth will surely ruin him.

My queen continues his steps towards me. I stepped forward and made him sit next to me. He remained silent as he handed me the medicine for the headache.

"Isn't it dangerous for the king to just take medicine without knowing the disease?" Prime Minister said.

"Wouldn't it be more dangerous if you didn't stop the complaining prime minister?" Niel said.

"Your highness ...." Niel cut him out.

"I'm not here as a queen but as a wife who is worried about my her husband. Besides, who are you to question my presence here, when your king is not bothered at all?" I held Niel's hand and squeeze it. I need to stop and calm her down.

"With all due respect, even the past queen never enters this place when the meeting is still ongoing."

"Then I will be the first," Niel said in a firm voice.

"I'm not feeling well." I butt in. "Let the meeting ends here. I want you all to search for the crown prince. Any news immediately notifies me without any delay."

"Yes, Your Majesty." I first took the medicine that Niel gave me and then I supported him to stand, then, we step out of the hall together.

"I want to kill him," Niel said the moment we arrive in my chamber.

"I know. You provoked him. You got into his nerve."

"But he didn't snap."

"He can't. He'll be caught when that happens. That was the last thing he will do."

"I hope our son is okay." I let her sit in the bed. I sit beside him and snake my hand in his waist.

"I hope so. Hollier's men are all over the kingdom as we spoke. I hope they find him as soon as possible."

"Will you be okay? I mean, you are using the force of the underground world?"

I kissed Niel's head. "I can even summon the hell if needed."

"Ryu is just a child. Why him? Why not me?" Niel starts crying again. I hate it when she is like this.

"He is one of my weaknesses. Barksville will use him against me."

"Save our child Max." I hugged her tightly.

"I will." I clenched my fist. One scar of my son equals a thousand lashes on their body.

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Niel finally falls asleep in my arm. I slowly lay her down in bed. I planted a kiss on her forehead, and then I step out of the room. I went straight to the garden not far from my room. I don't want to stay away from Niel because he might wake up and look for me.

"I thought I'd wait another five hours for you here." Szenix immediately opened up to me. He has a cake in his hand. Two men are standing behind him. Both of them are wearing black long sleeve polo, while Szenix is wearing a white suit. White his gray-colored hair, he looks like a foreigner.

"Sorry, I still need to put my wife to sleep. She didn't sleep last night because of what happened." I answer. I sat in the chair opposite him.

"I understand. I'm not that narrow-minded person." He sips his coffee after that.

"The fact that you are here in my palace, I supposed there is news," I asked him.

"You're too excited. I'm enjoying my food."

I stared at him. He immediately raised his left hand in the air as his right hand lowered the cup to the table.

"Relax, will you?"

"I don't want to explain anything to you," I replied annoyed.

"You don't have to. Though I don't have a child, I understand how you feel. I have an adopted daughter, so somehow, I can understand what you are feeling right now. I just want you to relax a bit. I heard that the queen blocked the prime minister earlier. "

"How did you know?"

"Max, it's as if you don't live here in the palace. Your every move is guarded. There are many eyes around you and all the news has wings."

"What does it have to do with your job?"

"Well, to me? Nothing. I already did with my job. I mean I already got the crown prince. What I did will not ...."I cut him off...

"Where is my son?" I feel like a huge thorn has pulled me down my throat.

"He is in my safe house outside the kingdom. I took him there because he is still in danger."

"How is he?"

"He's okay." Szenix picked up his cell phone. He searched for something on it and then he handed me his phone. I looked at him in astonishment. He just gestured to me his phone so I just turned my gaze there.

It's a video of Ryu that is playing with all the men in black.

"As I said, he is safe. I left a hundred guards for him. There is also a nanny there and a cook. You don't have to worry, because everything I've put in him is trustworthy."

I nodded slowly. My eyes were fixed on my son's video. He is safe. I somehow, feel relieved that my son is now safe.

After a while I organized myself. I returned her phone to Szenix at the same time as asking her to email me the video. I let out a deep sigh and look seriously at Szenix.

"Thank you for saving my son. If you need anything someday, don't hesitate to come to me." I smiled at him.

"I'll keep that in mind. Anyway, we got two of the kidnappers. They are with my daughter. Well, I brought them there alive; I just don't know if they are still breathing as of this moment." I smiled and shook my head. His daughter is damn scary. I also wouldn't be surprised if we only later receive a call that the kidnappers are dead.

"Did you get any information from them?" I asked seriously.

"Yeah. Very solid one. I'll send it to you later. I just want to warn you. One of them escaped and by now I know that the old hog already knew that Ryu is gone. To me, he can't do anything. He can't touch even my men. But to you, there is. "

"Hmm. Thank you. You can do whatever you want to them. But it would be nice if they stayed alive while I haven't sentenced the prime minister to death."

"Okay. I'll let my daug ..."

"Your Majesty." Szenix was cut off by Sharon's loud voice. She runs toward us and immediately kneels in front of me. She starts crying.

"What happened?" I asked worriedly.

"The queen .... Your majesty ... the queen is missing."