Chapter 501 - Maxims Dilemma (1/2)

Chapter 501 - Maxim's Dilemma

Queen Maude looked at her son with a sad expression She understood his pain Maxi son He was the apple of her eyes Of course, she wanted hi back, she realized that the agreement she made with Catalina was selfish They were both kindred spirits who loved each other so much that they wished they were sisters

One day, out of the blue, when they were picking up flowers on the field, Catalina expressed her desire for them to be fahter, they should take it as a sign that they should becoreed wholeheartedly When she ave birth to a son, she and Catalina were so happy They were looking forward to seeing if Catalina would have a baby girl so they could proceed with their prohter, but unfortunately, Catalina was not strong enough physically to bear children She died right after giving birth and her daughter was raised by her er, Myrcella Leoralei

When she saw the helpless little baby, Maude just wanted to protect her andCatalina to childbirth were too much for her to bear

In the end, she couldn't even look at the baby without thinking about how her birth caused Catalina's death Maude had been feeling guilty ever since and she bla a better Godet rid of that feeling

Maude never returned to Myreen, but she kept her proe It was eighteen years ago

Maxily rejected the betrothal when Queen Maude told him about it Besides his conflicts with his older half-sisters, it was one of the erous life outside of Sue of nineteen

The young ht himself how to live without his family name and wealth And years later, he could prove himself to be a capablethe life that he wanted

However, no matter what happened between them, Maxim was a filial son He finally returned when his father passed away and took over the responsibility to rule their vast kingdom If it was up to hiuilty for forcing her way on Maxih to stay here in Castilse and rule their people while le in the process

Now, he was forced to give up on his love to marry a woman he had never o?

"I am sorry, son" Queen Maude said in a low voice Her voice was hoarse and she got up to touch Maxim's shoulder "Catalina is a sweet and kind woman I don't think she intentionally did it Maybe there was a mistake and"

Whatever mistake that was the curse had taken ht came to her

Those that Eic ends, just because Maxihter would be in danger of facing the sa if Emmelyn continued to be cursed