The Next Prince, Chapter 40 pg1
The Next Prince, Chapter 40 pg1
Chapter 40: Ingenious
The Royal Palace.
In the areas outside the private quarters of the Prince, was ablaze with the fire in the heart of the father, the Prince Tarin, who ordered his men to investigate the truth behind this incident, to find out who was behind this. Chaos spread throughout every corner of the palace.
It is important not to believe the words spoken and to wait for the truth, as Rachata's wide-eyed gaze suggests. In the end, the middle-aged man had to return to his own bedroom with a heavy heart. There was nothing more he could do, more than this.
What happened to Khanin kept Tarin's eyes wide open. The current leader of the Atsawathewathin family lay motionless with a sense of restraint, unable to think clearly, overwhelmed by anxiety and fear.
The current events have affected Tarin's past fears that he could not escape... The events from twenty years ago and the image of those memories that he could never forget resurfaced, shaking the middle-aged man's soul.
At that time, the young boy, Khanin, had just been born. The whole of Emmaly rejoiced and sent gifts from all directions to show their respect to the new member of the royal family. Every minute of Tarin's life at that time was filled with joy. Until one day, his wife asked to return to visit another town.
Little did Tarin know that it would be the last time we would be together as a family.
Him, Kunita, and Khanin.
“Make sure you don't go with them.”
Tarin remembers that on that morning, he walked to embrace his beloved wife from behind. Kunita, who had to travel back home with their firstborn son because the maternal side wanted the first grandson to perform the ceremonial gift-receiving ritual according to their tradition.
The schedule coincides with the date of the special meeting with the state of Meenakarin. Tarin, despite his desire, cannot accompany her to the Neenakarin palace. He can only wait to send his wife and child like this.
“Are you sure? You too. Why would you follow me everywhere, not working or anything? Now you're the ruler. Don't act like a child.”
I don't know why. Even though he has been criticized about this a million times, Tarin can still smile. He enjoys it when his wife scolds him for being too attached to her and their child, but that's because he loves them both so much.
I have no idea how I would live without these two.
“I don't want to be away from you and our child... Just working for two or three hours a day without seeing your face and our child makes me anxious.
You'll be back home in three days... How will I sleep?”
“You're really something, Tarin. I wonder if you would complain to your son.” His wife complains insincerely, with a little laughter, and then takes his hand and leads him to the small children's room next to their bedroom.
His wife stoops down and picks up their chubby child, and Khanin looks at his father with wide eyes. When he sees his father's face covered, he bursts into laughter, making a cute and mischievous expression.
“Khanin, look at your father. This stubborn guy refuses to go to work... He wants to come with us, right? Show him your pouty face.” Kita speaks with a playful expression and a smile, and she leans forward to kiss their little son's big forehead. That's all it takes for Khanin to raise his face.
“Uh... Uh.”
“What's wrong, Khanin? Did you read your father's face... Don't be mad at your father. I just don't want to be away from you and your mother. Wait for another day or two. Ask your mother instead.” Tarin turns to his wife, who takes Khanin and holds him close, comforting him.
“No, dear. I'll be back soon. And besides, it's not good to keep the adults waiting. You also have an urgent meeting with Waseen. Please do your duties well and don't forget to help Waseen speak up.”
“....”
“You're such a compassionate person, Waseen Meenakarin has almost nothing left after the previous high-speed rail bidding. If you don't help, good people like you, Waseen, will be in short supply.”
“I'll talk to His Majesty myself... You don't have to worry.” Tarin understands his wife's concerns. She is a good person, and he values her greatly. He sympathizes with the people of Meenakarin, who hold her in high regard and rely on her words.
Waseen came to request a meeting with him because it is a very urgent and important matter. Even though his father may have reservations about helping Meenakarin, he still went ahead with it.
“If Waseen hadn't joined little Rachata's group, the matter wouldn't have been resolved like this.”
“It's better for us to stop talking about others, Kunita...” Tarin gently touched his wife's cheek with love, assuring her that she doesn't need to worry in front of their child.
He wants their child to see nothing but the smiles of their parents and doesn't want Khanin to encounter only the pressures he has faced throughout his life.
The pressure that comes from being a father...
Throughout his life, Tarin has never had the opportunity to choose his own path. Until the day he decided to let Kunita enter his life. Even though his father initially disagreed and tried to find someone else to replace her, when his beloved wife became pregnant with a baby boy, the father finally relented.
“Alright. If we don't talk, we don't talk. Ah... it's almost time, will you take me to the car?”
“Of course, let's go then.” Tarin hugged his wife, who was holding their child in her arms, and walked her to the waiting procession of cars. He waved goodbye to both the woman he loved and their son, watching as they drove away, without realizing that it would be the last time they would smile at each other.
Kunita and Khanin left in that moment.
Tarin never had the chance to truly enjoy time with both of them...
When he heard the news of the assassination plot, Tarin rushed out of the meeting room without knowing which direction to go. He no longer cared about helping Waseen. Even though he held his wife's words in his mouth, his mind was not present, only praying to anyone for the news he knew was not true.
But in the end, righteousness did not stand by his side. When Tarin arrived, he was faced with something that shattered his heart.
He found the lifeless body of Kunita, covered in a pool of blood. She had been shot, her vital organs fatally injured, not long before he arrived. At that time, another group of guards, led by Tanattai and the Phitakthewa family, were able to successfully smuggle away the Young Prince.
Tarin immediately followed this lead, ordering all parties to search. After about two hours, the local police called to report that they found a car explosion in the middle of the rain-soaked road, outside the city on a newly constructed highway.
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