Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Margaery turned around , looking at the stern - faced man who was nearly fifty . Her eyes were cold . " Father , do you have anything else to say ? " " You and Dominic should get married sooner . " After trying to persuade her with all his might and seeing that she wouldn't budge , Raul finally made up his mind . He said in a deep voice , " It's a good day two weeks from now . I'll make sure everything is ready for your wedding . On that day , I'll have Dominic come over to propose . You're not exactly young anymore ; it's not right to keep you with us . " He then used his authority as a father to pressure her . " This isn't something we're discussing ; it's an order . " Margaery understood immediately . Raul wanted to cut off Dashnell's relationship with her by having Dominic destroy her first so that Dashnell would give up on her . But everyone knew that Tessa and Dominic were in love with each other . Tessa would definitely try to destroy the marriage . Margaery sneered and looked at him with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes . " Father , you're right ; Dominic should marry me sooner . But will he agree ? The person he wants to marry is Tessa . " These days , they've been openly hugging and kissing in front of me … and he often stays overnight at Tessa's place . " Do you think it's appropriate for me to marry Dominic now ? " Or does he even deserve me ? " After saying this , Margaery ignored the livid face of Raul and walked away , her head held high . Raul clenched his fist as he watched her leave . Initially , since both Margaery and Tessa were his daughters , he didn't care who would marry Dominic . He had already agreed with Tessa that when the time was right , he would tell Margaery about giving up the engagement . But now things had gotten complicated because Dashnell was interested in Margaery , forcing him to get her married off quickly to cut off Dashnell's hopes . However , Margaery wasn't going along with it . Thinking about these issues made him feel like everything was going wrong lately ; all sorts of bad things seemed to be happening together at once . Avery saw Margaery's reaction and got tense too . " Father , what should we do now ? " She's like being possessed . She won't listen ! And with Dashnell and Lady Serena mixed up in this situation , we can't just force her into marrying Dominic . " After all , Margaery got the late King's personally bestowed hairpin on her head . If it got messed up somehow , they'd really be in hot water . But if Margaery didn't go to the palace to clear things up , Avery wouldn't be able to go back to the Royal Medical Hall . ' What then ? I can't just open a small clinic or something , right ? ' Avery couldn't help but think about how Margaery used to fawn over him . Feeling kinda bitter , he said to Raul , " Dad , why don't we get the High Priest over here ? " Think about it , she was fine when she was locked in the lumber room that night . How come two days later , she's like a different person ? " She must be possessed by some kind of evil spirit . Otherwise , there's no way she'd talk to you like that . " Hearing this , Raul frowned and thought back to what happened a few days ago . Back then , Margaery was kneeling in the snow and begging him to cancel Tessa's reunion party . She stayed in the cold snow for so long that she caught a cold . Compared to the old Margaery , she definitely seemed off now . Thinking this over , Raul nodded . " You've got a point . I'll head over to the Hall of Divinity myself later . " If she is possessed , then what she said at the Royal Medical Hall can't be taken seriously . We can tell the King that she's just spouting nonsense . " The King hates all that spooky stuff . Even if he doesn't believe me , he'll believe the High Priest . That way , you can go back to the Royal Medical Hall ! " Raul feit more and more convinced that getting the High Priest to label Margaery as " possessed " was the best way to turn things around . He got excited . " Alright , call Dominic over here first . Their wedding can't be delayed any longer . I'll head to the Hall of Divinity soon , and we'll sort this out as quickly as possible . " Once word gets out that Margaery is possessed and has already slept with Dominic , even if Prince Dashnell wants to protect her , he won't stand a chance . " " Got it ! " Avery saw a glimmer of hope and turned around quickly . Meanwhile, Raul stood up and pushed open the window , looking at the snow outside with mixed feelings . Prince Dashnell might not be involved in politics , but he commanded the King's most trusted Dragon Guard . No matter which prince ascended the throne in the future , they'd need his support . ' If he stood behind us , whoever we say should inherit the throne will inherit it , ' he murmured inwardly . Before this mess started , he would have been thrilled for Prince Dashnell to take a liking to Margaery . But now ? It just wouldn't work . Margaery's heart was no longer with this family . If Prince Dashnell were to take a stance against the Chancellor's residence … He wouldn't even dare think about it . So , he needed to make sure Prince Dashnell dropped that idea ASAP . That hairpin might be confusing for others , but not him . He saw right through it . Back then , the late King favored his daughter - in - law , Serena , so much that he gave her this pin as a royal heirloom . Since it was an heirloom , only someone from the imperial family should have it . Lady Serena sent this pin to Margaery . It was pretty clear they were telling him Prince Dashnell wanted to marry Margaery . " If not for that , would they adopt a daughter ? ' Thinking about all this made Raul feel heavy - hearted . Meanwhile , in Gracewind Garden , Margaery took off her hairpin and held it in her hand , feeling conflicted . Amber was happy , though . She gazed at the exquisite and luxurious hairpin , carefully fiddled with the lumber in the fireplace , her voice light and cheerful . " Miss , thanks to Prince Dashnell sending over this hairpin . " Otherwise , you'd suffer in that cold cellar . From now on , if anyone tries to bully you again , they'll have to step over Prince Dashnell . " After all , this hairpin was given by the late King to Lady Serena . If anything happens to it , even the chancellor can't afford to take on the charge of disrespect . " But Margaery wasn't as optimistic as Amber . She shook her head and said , " It's not that simple . They won't give up after one plan fails ; there will be more tricks coming their way . " Besides , Avery's position at Royal Medical Hall isn't as straightforward as it seems ; there's also Lady Alicia and Prince Marcus involved . " Here's what we'll do : You find an opportunity to let Tessa know that Dominic will marry me half a month later ." If Tessa found out about this , she definitely wouldn't just let it go . " Huh ? " Amber was wide - eyed . " Lord Dominic wants to marry you ? Hasn't he been pursuing Lady Tessa recently ? How come ? Could it be because he saw how well Prince Dashnell treats you and got jealous ? " She added reluctantly while looking down , " To me , I think Prince Dashnell is better . Lady Serena likes you ; he treats you well too ; plus he doesn't like women much , so no one will bully you there . " But if it's Lord Dominic ? We'd spend our days begging for scraps at his feet . And that's just the start- carries on , who knows how many concubines he'll take in … "