Chapter 1209 - 1149: Kiya’s Car Accident

"If you don’t become the Sultan, who will?"

Paige Desmond couldn’t understand why this man had changed so much. He used to be so ambitious, and now he frequently says he doesn’t plan to become the Sultan.

Kiya has no other siblings. If he doesn’t become the Sultan, who will?

Could it be Dylan?

How could Paige Desmond bear to let her son become the Sultan? Being the Sultan isn’t a good job.

"Gulit’s son can become the Sultan!" Kiya said.

Since finding out Gulit was pregnant, Kiya had this plan.

Kiya knows how hard it is to be the Sultan, and naturally, he couldn’t let Dylan go through such exhaustion. He and Paige Desmond’s precious son should lead a life of luxury and ease.

"Your son with Gulit?" Paige Desmond asked in surprise.

"Not my son, Gulit’s son!" Kiya corrected.

Others doubted if Gulit’s child was his and suggested a paternity test, but he didn’t even care to do that. When Gulit gave birth to a son, Kiya didn’t even look at him. In Kiya’s heart, Dylan was his only son.

Paige Desmond was hearing Kiya speak so irresponsibly, questioning if the man in front of her was really the Kiya she knew.

"Kiya, your son isn’t even a month old yet, right? How can such a young child be the Sultan! Are you joking?"

Kiya pressed his lips together, seeing her expression without a hint of jealousy, which infuriated him.

His mother deeply loved his father, so she envied those concubines who gained favor. If a woman isn’t jealous, it means she doesn’t truly love you.

"My son, my son... another woman gave birth to my son, and yet you’re not sad or upset?" Kiya questioned.

Paige Desmond replied, "Why should I be sad or upset?"

"I am your man!"

Paige Desmond looked at Kiya, saying coldly, "You are not my man!"

"How am I not your man!" Kiya stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with stormy anger. After all this time, the woman’s heart still hadn’t returned to him.

"Kiya, I don’t want to argue with you!"

"Do you think I want to argue with you?"

Since getting back together, Kiya was particularly prone to anger, and sometimes Paige Desmond didn’t even know what she did to upset him.

Seeing that this man was about to argue with her again, Paige Desmond wasn’t interested in arguing, so she got up and left, planning to let things calm down.

"Where are you going?"

"You’re not being reasonable right now. Don’t talk to me until you calm down!"

Kiya couldn’t stand her cold and indifferent demeanor, trying hard to maintain their relationship, but this woman never seemed to appreciate it.

"Paige Desmond, you don’t love me at all!" Kiya said angrily, as she left him with a cold, unfeeling back. Kiya’s heart was engulfed in sorrow.

People are always greedy. Before he got her, Kiya thought he would be happy as long as she came back to him; now that she was back, he wanted her to love him, too.

"Sultan, we should return to the Imperial Palace," Gavin reminded from outside.

"Mm."

...

At around nine in the evening, after Paige Desmond had showered and was watching a new TV drama, the broadcast was suddenly interrupted for an emergency report: the Sultan was involved in a severe car accident and had been sent to the Queen’s Hospital.

"How is this possible?" Paige Desmond couldn’t believe that Kiya was in a car accident.

The Sultan was a god-like figure in Abyanabad. With the Sultan injured, all entertainment programs and TV dramas were stopped, and every media and TV station in Abyanabad was reporting on Kiya’s car accident.

Paige Desmond called Gavin, who was with Kiya, but couldn’t get through. Remembering what Kiya said today: someone wanted to kill him, she felt the car accident was not as simple as it seemed.

"Could Kiya be telling the truth? Is someone really trying to kill him?"

Paige Desmond tried calling Gavin and Gary, but couldn’t get through, growing increasingly anxious.

Just when Paige Desmond was about to head to the hospital to check the situation, a Servant announced that the Queen Dowager had arrived.

"Why is she here?" Paige Desmond asked, puzzled.

Paige Desmond and the Queen Dowager had always been at odds. After leaving the Imperial Palace, there had been no contact between them.

"Tell her I’m not seeing anyone!" Paige Desmond instructed the Servant.

The Servant hadn’t had time to convey this message before the Queen Dowager stormed in with soldiers, visibly angry.

The Queen Dowager, dressed in luxurious gold clothes, had eyes sharp as knives. She looked at the beautiful Paige Desmond with a gaze as if she wanted to cut the flesh from her body.

Though she didn’t want to see her, Paige Desmond’s upbringing wouldn’t allow her to ignore the Queen Dowager completely.

"Queen Dowager, what brings you to my home so late?" Paige Desmond greeted her.

The Queen Dowager stepped forward and slapped Paige Desmond, cursing, "You’re a curse! I knew my son would fall into your hands sooner or later!"

"..."

"Give me back my son! Give my son back to me!"

Paige Desmond saw the news too, understanding that the Queen Dowager was blaming her for Kiya’s car accident. Having lived with this ’former mother-in-law’ for many years, Paige Desmond knew exactly what to do in moments like these.

Explaining was useless and only a waste of breath.

So, with a dark face, Paige Desmond sensibly remained silent.

For someone you dislike, whatever they do is wrong. If Paige Desmond explained, the Queen Dowager would accuse her of being glib and disobedient; if she didn’t explain, she’d think Paige was defying her authority and unrepentant.

"Paige Desmond, you vile woman, if anything happens to my son, I won’t spare you!" the Queen Dowager warned.

Paige Desmond held back but couldn’t restrain herself any longer, retorting, "Queen Dowager, what do you mean by that? The Sultan was in a car accident; I didn’t hit him. Why are you settling accounts with me? Did the hit-and-run driver get away?"

"..."

"Queen Dowager, aren’t you the one who dotes on your precious son the most? Now that he’s been in an accident, shouldn’t you be at the hospital with him? Why are you here causing trouble for me?"

The Queen Dowager glared at Paige Desmond, angrily saying, "Don’t think I don’t know about you and Kiya. You’re just Kiya’s mistress kept outside."

Paige Desmond sneered, showing indifference. "Yes, my allure is so great that your son can’t let go of me."

The Queen Dowager raised her hand to slap Paige Desmond again, but Paige Desmond grabbed her wrist to stop her. "Queen Dowager, don’t push me too far!"

"And what if I do?"

"Then I’ll go to the TV station and reveal that I’m Kiya’s mistress. I’m sure many people would be interested to know that the Sultan’s mistress was the former Princess Consort."

"Shameless!"

Paige Desmond released the Queen Dowager’s hand and said, "As long as you know!"