76 The Unseen Danger!

Alyssa made a note to not let her attention divert from the topic in her hand which is to make her kingdom a better place.

Secretly, she used to release some secret documents of low-level corrupt officials and had them arrested. And in public, she used to come in defense of the people that were mistreated by these men.

Alyssa though what she was doing was right for her kingdom as the officers became scared to do anything illegal in this period of time. But gradually, Alyssa's enemies were growing exponentially. She was like a thorn in their eyes. There was a silent chaos growing in the city too. The streets were daily filled with protestors protesting against the government. Whilst Alyssa's backing, they became more daring and open about their demands. But what Alyssa didn't want them to do was to destroy public properties and harm innocent civilians or uptight officers. She was against the corruption, not the whole system and everybody in it.

Her actions had made the courtroom tense. The more things accelerated, the more losses the court faced. So, the King, King Antonio decided to call Alyssa for a 'chat'.

To say it was for a 'chat' would be not correct. It was more like he wanted Alyssa to seize everything that she was doing.

There were many ways to do these things. The first one was to talk civilly regarding this matter with Alyssa and to tell her to control these people as Alyssa has a huge influence on these rebel groups. This tactic is most diplomatic and was without any bloodshed. it was like subduing a group by subduing its leader. it was also a way for the court to warn and threaten Alyssa regarding the civilian's life and her life as well.

The second one was to send Alyssa to some distant place where she would not have any kind of contact with these rebel groups. With the lack of their leader and her backing, the unity within the group will break and the group will automatically disband.

The third way to subdue the group was to frame Alyssa with some corruption and show her evil side to the public. The crowd is like a heard of a sheep. It can be easily swayed. Thus, the court can sway the crowd's decision and will redirect its anger and resentment towards Alyssa.

The fourth one was to kill Alyssa publically and name her as a rebel or someone against the throne. They will also kill the other rebel members and will establish fear in their eyes.

It would be alright if he was like this and his successors were powerful enough to hold the whole kingdom together. But it was unfortunate that even after having to sons of his own, Alexander and Leonard, none of them were suitable to be a king.

Leonard was exactly the opposite of his father but not in a good way. He was ruthless to everyone. He is drunk al the time and exploits the kingdom's treasury over his carnal pleasures and other desires. He has no interest in the well being of the nation but has a huge desire to become a king. The throne was a ticket to him to enjoy his life to its fullest without getting stopped by anyone else.

Alexander, on the other hand, was exactly like his father. He loved his kingdom and excelled in all the matters regarding Coral Bells, whether it is finance, history, politics, economy, and everything else. He had also studied war techniques so that he could defend his kingdom properly in the time of need. But, he was meek and gets influenced easily by other people's decision.

However, it seemed that King Antonio favored Leonardo over Alexander when it comes to passing the throne. It is because he knew that however great Alexander is, when it comes to the pressure created by the court, it will break him and gradually Alexander will become just like him and will have no other way than to do their biddings.

He also knew that even Leonardo is ruthless and evil, he will not back down and will not hear anything the court will say, whether it is right or wrong. He will do whatever he pleases.

King Antonio had lived his whole life under the court's thumb. So, he wanted his successor to be rebellious and to be the exact opposite of him. he had cared for Coral Bells very much that now he gets repulsed by that idea. All he wanted to teach those officials at the court a lesson and give them a hard time by appointing Leonard as a king. The wellness of the Coral Bells was now thrown back in his mind.

##

Alyssa got a royal mail early in the morning.

The content of the mail read that Alyssa was asked to meet King Antonio after the court session, at one p.m in the afternoon.

Alyssa read the letter and sighed.

She knew exactly the reason why she was called. She didn't have the time neither energy nor mood to attend the so-called meeting. She was a straightforward person who likes to say what she intends to say and like to do the things what she means.

Politics and her were like an enemy to each other. She was not that kind of person who says something else and does things behind everyone back. She was very transparent in her every action.

She sighed again. She knew that she HAD to attend this meeting or else the consequence will be severe. She had also secretly investigated the happenings of the royal court through her connections. She knew what they intend to do if she refuses their plan.

"She has to think of something else", she thought.

She arrived at the Royal Castel around twelve o clock in the afternoon. She knew she was too early for the meeting but she didn't want the King to wait for her. it will be unfavorable for her. She knew that the King was not a bad person and she would like to make a deal through mutual understanding. She arrived early to calm her mind to once again rethink about her plan.

As soon as she arrived at the gate, the royal butler that remains with the King for all the time, took her inside to the King Antonio's private study room.

There he served her some drinks and some snacks and made her wait for the court assembly to adjourn.

##

On the other side of the Royal Palace, Violet and Salvia too got the wind of this. Both of them got the information from their trusted servant that Alyssa was in the castle.

Salvia's eyes shined with maliciousness. It was a perfect opportunity for her to teach that spoiled brat a lesson. 

Even if something happened to Alyssa in this time frame, it will never be related to her. Alyssa was called in the palace by the King and after leaving the palace, it was nobody's responsibility to where she went. It was a golden opportunity for her. with her long list of enemies, nobody will think that a poor mother like her will harm her daughter.

She looked at Violet and said, "You go out and have fun. Remember to surround yourself with as many influential people as possible. I will handle this matter on my own."

Violet was reluctant to leave the palace. Her reputation hadn't improved till now and she didn't want to associate herself with anyone else. She also feared that if she leaves the palace maybe Salvia will later change her mind and will not take any action against Alyssa. However cruel Salvia is to Alyssa, Alyssa is still her real daughter. Salvia will always keep Alyssa above Violet in everything. This is what Violet had in her mind. Hence, she wanted to stay there to persuade Salvia otherwise if she noticed any change in her emotions towards Alyssa.

If only she knew what she was thinking was totally illogical and baseless. Salvia will never favor Alyssa in this lifetime.

Unknown to the dangers coming to her way, Alyssa was sitting in the private study room of King Antonio, waiting for him to return from the court assembly.