[BL] Accidentally Becoming the Healer of the Deranged Archduke novel Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Knocking At the Door of the Prison

Xion dragged Allen away before making his way toward the hidden corridor, completely unaware of the angry glare settled on his back.

"Are you okay?" Xion asked the silent Allen.

Allen was more than just okay. He was giddy, and it was evident in the way his eyes shone. "Yes. Thank you."

Xion waved his hand dismissively. "Forget it. Don’t let them bully you like this."

Allen nodded along. It wasn’t that he did not want to, he just couldn’t. Perhaps it was his instinct trained by his childhood, but his body felt frozen.

That was until a small frame protected him. It really was a blessing to know Xion.

When Xion’s anger calmed down, he sighed, "Let’s go back, or His Highness might get angry."

Then they returned back.

The people who had been stretching their ears to listen to their conversation were already laughing and talking with others. It really was like a stage where the actors played their roles to perfection.

Just then an envoy came to inform that King could not attend the banquet due to some emergency and his advisors were there as his proxy.

The hall fell into momentary silence. There was clear reluctance in the air, but soon, people cheered up and adjusted accordingly.

A new round of flattery began.

This time, the center of attention shifted to the royal advisors, and, of course, Nikolai.

Shaking his head, Xion made his way back to the same table where he had been sitting earlier.

Nikolai had already left the hall due to some urgent matter.

So, Xion decided to treat his stomach with another pastry while Allen silently accompanied him.

"You can try this, my lord."

Xion blinked in surprise at the sudden plate appearing in his line of sight.

It was the supposed fiancée of Allen.

Perhaps she was here to thank him. Or maybe she was simply passing by. Xion couldn’t tell.

Regardless, he accepted the plate, mirroring the polite smile on her face with his own.

"Sure."

Soon, she disappeared into the crowd while Xion placed the plate on the table. But he did not eat it. Allen didn’t say anything about that lady either and soon both started discussing the matters of the human body.

It was better not to eat it. Allen silently mused. If they remained alert they should be okay for the night.

That was what they thought until a sudden cry echoed through the hall.

"Oh my god!"

"How can this happen to her?!"

Various such exclamations rippled through the corridor.

Xion was far from the commotion, but it didn’t take him long to grasp the situation.

Someone had been drugged with an aphrodisiac.

Xion sighed in relief thinking that the biggest disaster had been avoided. That was until he saw that lady’s father yelling in his direction.

"It was just a misunderstanding. Do you have to go so far!" The baron glared at him with angry eyes.

Xion, "...???"

"Why would you do this?!" the man shouted, his voice trembling with rage. "How could you be so deranged as to treat an innocent lady like this?!"

Baron was being supported by Allen’s father as he cried out his grievances.

Xion’s brows furrowed. "I did no such thing."

But before he could say anything more, whispers began to spread.

"He’s just like his mother."

"She seduced a marquis into her bed, and now he’s using the archduke to toy with others."

Xion felt his nerves twitch. A flame of anger flared in his chest, but he knew he couldn’t simply lash out.

No one would believe me if I did.