At this moment, the royal palace was anything but peaceful.

When Ian encountered an assassination attempt in the middle of the night, he had someone pack the dead body of the decoy and sent it directly to Kevin's mansion.

Kevin had been waiting for the good news from Mystica, but instead, he received visitors from the Duke's Palace.

Seeing Ian appearing unharmed before him, Kevin furrowed his brows deeply.

The so-called international number one assassin, Mystica, had actually failed!

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Kevin greeted them with a smile.

"Duke, what brings you to my residence at this late hour?"

"Please, ask the king to arbitrate for me!"

Ian pretended to look very sad and gestured for his guards to open the box.

After Kevin saw the dead body inside, he widened his eyes and asked, "Why did you bring a dead person to my mansion in the middle of the night, Duke?"

"Your Majesty, there was an assassin in my mansion tonight, and they killed my men."

Kevin was taken aback.

So Mystica had targeted the wrong person?

He pretended to remain calm. "Do you know who did it?"

"The international number one assassin, Mystica!"

Ian clenched his fists, looking angry. "Someone hired Mystica to kill me. If it weren't for my guards blocking the blade for me, the one lying in the box would be me."

"I am the first duke of Solterra, yet someone dared to attack me like this. If news of this spreads, it will cause great panic. Please, Your Majesty, investigate this matter thoroughly and bring the mastermind to justice, to give me justice!"

As Ian spoke, his eyes fixed on Kevin.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!"

A sharp voice came from outside the door.

Kevin looked up to see a group of ministers and officials entering.

He clenched his fists.

Because these officials were all Ian's men.

"Your Majesty, those who dare to attack the Duke's mansion are probably not ordinary people. Now, the influence of Leonard is everywhere. I seriously suspect that this matter might have been done by Leonard!"

"That's right, I suggest that Your Majesty deploy troops as soon as possible to eliminate the remnants of the Newman family! Tonight, it's the Duke's Mansion, but tomorrow night, it might be Your Majesty's turn!"

Ian's faction members all pointed their fingers at Leonard.

On one hand, they were trying to support Kevin, but on the other hand, they were trying to escalate the conflict between the two sides, hoping to benefit from it.

Kevin's face looked unsightly.

He understood Ian's ambitions.

He also knew that Leonard had to be eliminated.

But if Ian didn't taken care of, he wouldn't be able to regain that one-third of his power. What would he use to confront Leonard?

"This matter will be discussed in detail at the morning court tomorrow. As for the assassination attempt on the ducal mansion, I will personally investigate it and give the duke's mansion justice!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ian thanked him, but there was a glint of cunning in his eyes.

...

Ian's assassination attempt became widely known throughout the country.

Kevin was furious and immediately contacted Ella, venting his anger.

"Mystica claims to be the number one assassin, but she can't even kill one Ian. She's just living off her reputation and is not worthy of cooperation with our royal family!"

Freya received a call from Ella.

Ella specifically recorded the audio and played Kevin's words to her.

After listening, she coldly smiled. "Then reply to him, telling him to find someone else! From now on, Mystica will not take any orders from the royal family."

For a king of a country to have such courage, it was almost tantamount to being an incompetent ruler.

She could easily kill Ian, but who knew he would set someone else up as a scapegoat beforehand.

Originally, she had planned to find another opportunity to take action.

But now, Kevin's words had made her lose interest in cooperation.

"Freya, this king really doesn't know how to appreciate you. He actually dares to belittle your reputation like this. Forget it, forget it, we won't take this job!"

Ella was also very angry.

She wouldn't have taken this job if she had known. Kevin was simply too foolish.

"By the way, I'm flying in to Solterra in a few days to help you. Now that Ian won't let go of this matter, and he's putting all the blame on Leonard, they will soon take action against the Newman family. I'll be there to help. "

"Yes just come over. Your Xavier is missing you like crazy. I guess he'll really go crazy if he doesn't see you."

Freya teased.

Ella blushed on the other end.

She coquettishly said, "There's nothing so serious. Who's as clingy as you and Leonard..."

"Ella, stop pretending. You're coming over because you miss Xavier."

Freya raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"I'm coming to protect you!"

"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain!"

"Fine, then I won't go."

"Don't, I really need you." Freya knew she couldn't joke anymore.

Ella had a cold personality and was not good at expressing her emotions.

If she continued to be so capricious, Ella might not come over.

Now, both Kevin and Ian were planning to deal with Bradley.

As Mystica, she couldn't make a move easily. She still needed Ella's help in many things.

After chatting for a while, Freya hung up the phone.

Just at this moment, Bradley returned from outside.

Still wearing a black windbreaker, he outlined his extremely robust and tall figure.

His entire being exuded a kingly demeanor, full of nobility.

Just one glance, and Freya was mesmerized, reluctant to look away.

The man walked towards her, one hand around her waist, his voice deep as he said, "Who were you talking to on the phone? Hmm?"

"It was Ella."

Upon hearing this, the man lifted her up horizontally, striding towards the sofa.

Freya complained softly, "I can walk by myself. Put me down."

"You've been tormented lately, you must be tired. Let me carry you."

He leaned close to her ear, saying ambiguously.

Freya trembled, her face flushing red, embarrassed and annoyed. "I'm not tired!"

"Oh, that means your husband isn't working hard enough!"

He smirked meaningfully.

Freya blushed deeply and playfully punched him.

"Why are you becoming so mischievous?"

"Aren't you busy? Why did you come back?" she asked.

"I may be busy, but I still want to be with you."

"I don't need your company. Just focus on your tasks." she insisted.

The most important thing now was to regain control of Solterra.

Once everything was restored, they could indulge in their affections as much as they wanted.

"I'm going to check on Matthew. You go ahead and do your work." she said, gently slipping out of his embrace. Her voice was soft and melodious, like a soothing melody.

"Be good, accompany me for a trip this afternoon." he suggested.

"Where are we going?" she asked curiously.

"You'll find out when we get there."

He replied mysteriously, his fingers toying with her hair as he lightly nibbled on her ear.

A shiver ran down her spine as her cheeks flushed crimson, her breath catching in her throat.