Chapter 131: Chapter 131: You are no more than that


    "So, how is it? Did they have a fight or anything?" Jade asked as she impatiently waited for Gale to use Swan of being a witch. She didn''t expect them to separate immediately. After all, Gale seemed to be deeply in love with that cripple.


    As long as they had a fight about her hidden power as a witch, it should be more than enough for Jade to fill in the hole in Gale''s heart until he forgot about Swan.


    The ferret servant who had been tasked to ask questions to the cat maids shook his head weakly, "I''m sorry, Mdy. But the cat maids said that His Majesty and Princess Swan are still doing well. They spent the night together, and though they didn''t seem to have sex, there was no argument at allst night, which is quite strange since they argued a lot."


    The expectant smile on Jade''s lips vanished instantly, "Are you sure those cats aren''t lying? I mean, they are Swan''s attendants, they might be lying to protect her."


    "I don''t think so, Mdy. The cat maids are very eager to share stories of what happened between the Princess and our King. They would even share intimate details as they were always standing outside of the door and have sharp hearing," the servant replied. "May I know if there''s something wrong with them, Mdy?"


    Jade didn''t answer. She was in a horrible mood right now, because she just wasted one golden opportunity to separate Gale and Swan.


    She ought to poison Swan at first, but that crafty little witch was smarter than she thought, and wouldn''t take any poison that she made.


    Thus, Jade was forced to stay in ce while Swan and Gale were having such a loving rtionship.


    ''No, I can''t let this happen for too long. I''m afraid that Gale will eventually forget about me, and will nevere to me again for advice,'' Jade thought as she realized that her importance had been diminishing every day because of that cripple.


    She stood up and said, "I''ll go to the throne room. I''ll ask him myself."


    Gale was busy with the kingdom''s matters as always in the throne room. He was usually in a grim mood when Swan wasn''t around, and had been that way for the entire autumn and winter.


    But today was special. He was all smiles, and he even spoke a little kinder to his subjects.


    Nobody knew what happened to their king, but they were terrified because they rarely saw the Beast King smile so generously.


    Not long after, Lady Jade entered the throne room, and told everyone else to leave, so she could talk with Gale privately.


    Usually, Gale would lose his joy when Jade was around, but not today.


    He was all smiles, which made her suspicious.


    "Why are you smiling like that? Did something funny happen today?" Jade asked.


    "Funny? No. But something good happenedst night," Gale replied. "Oh, I should also thank you for suggesting that I ask my mate about her being a witch or not. It helps tighten our bond."


    Jade''s lips twitched when she heard Gale calling Swan his ''mate'', but she didn''t want toment on that knowing that Gale would be angry.


    "What do you mean? Have you asked her about what happened that night?"


    "I asked her about it, and she said she doesn''t know either, because she has


    been closing her eyes the entire time until I came to save her."


    "And you believed it? Just like that?"


    Gale shrugged, "What else can I do anyway?"


    "You could''ve pressured her to admit it!"


    Gale wasn''t affected by Jade''s insistence. He was in such a great mood that he didn''t have a single bitterness in his heart today, "That doesn''t matter to me, but I should still thank you for giving me that idea. Last night, I had a dream where I was transported back intime, when our pack, the Storm Pack, was still pretty much alive and thriving, and in that dream."


    Jade began to get a little nervous. She wondered if Gale''s dream might''ve shown


    him something about her. After all, she was the one who leaked the secret entrance so the enemy alphas could massacre the Storm Pack while Gale wasn''t around.


    "W-was I in that dream then?"


    "You? No," Gale replied curtly. "Somehow, you werepletely absent from it. But my mate is inside that dream, and she promised me that I would have a beautiful dream, at least once after decades."


    Jade was relieved when she heard she wasn''t in that dream but was also bitter when she realized the dream became beautiful for Gale because of that crippled witch.


    "In that dream, she could walk normally, and she has a strange power that I cannot fathom as well Gale muttered as he recalled his dreamst night. "She told me whether she has the power of a devil or an angel, she would never hurt me. So I should just trust her and not ask too many questions."


    "And you stopped asking her questions because of a dream?!" Jade couldn''t


    believe what she just heard. "Gale Stormfront, are you out of your mind?!"


    "Why am I out of my mind for trusting my mate? What she said in my dream is true."


    "That''s just a dream! Oh my Goddess, you have lost it!" Jade yelled in disbelief, something that she hadn''t done for a long time. She was frustrated because Gale was so foolishly in love and blind. "And stop caffing her your mate. She is just one of your brides. She won''t be the only one, and she''s not your fated mate!"


    "And who are you to determine that?" Gale rebuked. "You are not even in that beautiful dream I hadst night. I''ve seen every single member in our pack except


    for you, so I guess you''re not needed for me to be happy, huh?"


    "Gale, you—"


    "Stop trying to dictate my life, Jade. I trust you because you are the only remaining member of Storm Pack, and also my childhood best friend. But you are


    no more than that."