Robert and Henna followed Lilly to the living hall. when they reached the living hall what they saw really shocked them. because present in the living hall Mark is chatting with veronica with a smile on his face. there are no wounds on his body and there is no sign of weakness also. they thought as Mark is dead so today the palace should be filled with sadness and sorrow but now it is filled with liveliness and laughter. Robert and henna both are started panicking. they had no idea what is happening here.
''what the f*ck is happening here, how is he still alive'' Robert cursed in his heart. from his left side henna is looking at him with a cold glint in her eyes. she didn't understand why Robert lied to her.
'' Robert, why did you lie to me, are you trying to plot against me'' Henna asked Robert in a low voice, that can be heard by Robert only.
Robert shook his head and said '' why are you thinking like that and why would I Iie to you, I clearly remember stabbing 'mark' in his heart. and also I poisoned the knife even if he is not dead by the wound on his chest he should be dead because of the poison''.
''Then why did he still alive, if he tells Clare that we tried to kill him, our lives will be over'' said Henna with a panicked expression.
'' now there is nothing we can do, let's act as nothing really happened and even if he tells Clare that we tried to kill him, there is no evidence to prove that because look at him he looks perfectly healthy, no one will believe if he said he was attacked by us'' said Robert while trying to maintain a calm expression his face.
''yes, we need to act normal, that is our only way'' said henna and she regained her composure.
after leaving Robert and henna in the living hall, Lilly returned to the kitchen to continue her work.
Robert and henna both went forward to greet Clare first they both said in unison'' good morning, ms. Clare, good morning Clare''
Clare nodded and said ''good morning Robert and henna ''
Next Robert and Henna turned towards Mark said '' good morning Mark and happy birthday'' they both said at the same time. they didn't practice to say at the same time, in that situation it happened like that.
Mark didn't reply to their wishes immediately instead he started looking at them with a questioning gaze. he knows that Robert stabbed his predecessor in the heart and is the reason for his death. he understands that they are trying to act normal so that no one will be suspicious of them.
Mark decided to play along with them and he already has separate plans for them. after few seconds of silence Mark smiled and replied to their wishes ''Thank you, uncle and aunt''.
when mark didn't reply to their wishes both of them are panicked in their heart. they thought mark knows the truth and wanted to tell his aunt that they both tried to kill him. somehow they thought today is their last peaceful day. anyway, when mark said thanks to them they both are sighed in relief.
Clare is silently observing the three of them. she thought something is going on which she is not aware of, so she thought of asking mark when they are alone. so she didn't voice out her thoughts.
after saying thanks to Robert and henna mark returned his attention to his aunt and said ''aunt there is no need to arrange a birthday party, you know I'm not fond of parties''. yes, mark's predecessor didn't like parties and he never went to a party also. so he said like that.
'' okay mark, I won't force you'' said Clare.
after saying that Clare turned her head towards Robert and said '' Robert, I handed over the property documents to Mark, now he is the new heir to our company''
Robert already knows this, when he arrived in the living hall he documents in mark hand, so he is not surprised to hear what Clare is saying.
'' Congratulations on becoming the new heir to the company'' said Robert, Henna also followed Robert and congratulated mark.
after congratulating mark, both Robert and Henna wanted to leave the palace immediately because their plan to take mark's property is no longer valid, so they decided to leave.
'' Okay then, we have an important matter to deal with, so we will take our leave'' by saying that both Robert and henna left the living room and walked towards the front door. and after a minute they left the palace in a car.
When they are in the car Henna asked Robert'' what should we do now, Mark is still alive and now he is our boss if he knows that we tried to kill him, he won't allow us to live in peace''
'' Yes, I know that very well. but now our priority is to stop our plan to take over Mark's company and we need to inform our group that mark is still alive'' said Robert while driving his car.
'' yes, we need to inform our team to stop acting now and also we need to kill mark as soon as possible'' said Henna.
'' okay, this instead of killing mark with our hands we can give the contract to an assassin organization so that mark will be killed without a trace'' said Robert with an even smile on his face.
inside the fang mansion.
when Robert and Henna asked to take their leave Mark didn't stop them instead he marked placed a spirit mark on their bodies. so he will know where they are going. he wanted to know why they wanted to kill him even though he already guessed that they wanted to kill him because of the property he just wanted to verify with them and also he wanted to know who else is there with them.
after Robert and henna left the living room, now there are only Mark, Veronica and Clare are present in the living room, as veronica is mark's best friend Clare didn't mind her existence and asked mark'' mark, is there anything you wanted to tell me about Robert and henna, it seems for me you are suspicious of them''
Mark shook his head and said'' no aunt, I'm not suspecting them for anything, I just wanted to know their reaction if I didn't reply to their wishes, so I did like that there is nothing more about it''.
Even though Clare didn't believe his words she decided to not ask anything about it and she decided to ask her assistant to investigate them without anyone knowing.
Deciding that she also wanted to leave this place because the main reason she is here is to deliver the documents to him now it is done so there is nothing left to do for her. so she said to mark while standing up from the sofa'' okay mark, enjoy your day, ill take my leave now'' saying Clare left the palace.
now there is only veronica and mark is present in the living room. so veronica got up from the sofa and walked towards Mark and sat next to him on the sofa. and she asked Mark with a teasing smile on her face '' Mark. today you looking very handsome, what did you do''
Mark was surprised when veronica sat next to him but he didn't show it on his face instead he just smiled and said'' I always look handsome, you know'' and he continued saying'' today you also looked very beautiful''
veronica was surprised to hear that because whenever she teased mark he always looked shy but today he not at all feeling shy instead he started flirting with her. but when she heard mark saying she is beautiful she started blushing and said'' since when did you have the glib tongue''
Mark didn't reply to her he just stared at her face while smiling. he mistakenly expressed his true self instead of behaving like his predecessor. in the heaven world mark used to have many girlfriends so using sweet words is not a difficult thing for him. but he didn't expect himself to talk like that. fortunately, Veronica didn't suspect him so there is no need to worry.
Not getting a reply from mark veronica got up from the sofa and asked mark'' mark, when we need to start our journey''
Mark also stopped smiling and said ''we can start tomorrow morning, I'll pick you up at your home you just need to be ready by 6 or7 'O clock''
'' Okay then, as I am going spend time with you from tomorrow onwards, ill go home now'' by saying that she left the palace.
now the only one left in the living rooms is Mark. Present he is sitting on the sofa. he is thinking about what should he do to Robert and henna.