Chương 497: The royal flush

He had watched her force herself to consume all that food, hopefully, to please him. But that would be wishful thinking. It was more likely due to her desperation to see if her husband was still alive.

Presently, he was accompanying her outside the house, walking down the few steps to the massive lawn before them. He did promise to show her where he was keeping him.

"How do you like your new home, my princess?" He asked, filling in the silence, extending his hand to the view before them. 

He knew how much she loved being one with nature. Something that they never agreed on when they were still together. She would always arrange for trips, but he would cancel them, pretending to have an emergency he had to attend to.

When she kept her mouth shut, he decided to continue talking about the history of the place. But if he had his way, he would rather be back in the city.