The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 329

"What did I do to deserve having the two of you bother me?" Victor asked, trying not to look at the two men he was forced to call sons-in-law. "This home is big enough for the two of you to not be in my sight before dinner."

"I’m sorry but Lady Hamilton suggested that I meet with the men. I was never introduced to Zayne Hamilton and then I thought to come greet you father-"

"I told you not to call me, father," Victor interrupted Paul. "I only want my children to call me that. For you, it is and always will be Lord Ambrose. Relax a little before Anna thinks I am being hard on you. Do you think I am hard on you?"

"Of course not. This is how men are. When Anna and I have a child, I might be this very way," Paul said but soon regretted mentioning a child. Victor always had that look of not wanting him to touch Anna even though they were married. "Zayne, I hear you will be having a child."

"Did you bring that up now to throw me into the fire with him?" Zayne asked, seeing right through Paul’s plan.

"No. I didn’t. Why would I do that?" Paul smiled. He thought Zayne would be an ally for him against Victor.

"I will be having a baby. It is only right that since I married the older sister, I would be the first one to make him a grandfather. That means you should love me the most, Victor. Every time you see your grandchild, you must think of me," said Zayne.

Victor wanted a rope and a hole in the ground to place Zayne in until the visit here would be over. "You two do not need to be here just because my daughters sent you. I don’t have anything to say to either of you so speak to each other and leave me alone."

"You do not want to give me advice about being a father? If you didn’t know, my father has long passed and I would rather not take advice from my brother. Don’t you want me to be a good father?" Zayne asked, feigning hurt.

Victor sighed. "I know you do not need my advice."

"I don’t need it but I would like to hear it. You are still Rose’s father so I care about your opinion or advice. You should be glad that I am willing to listen to you," said Zayne.

"Fine," Victor decided to give them a piece of advice. "When it comes to you being a father or well the both of you," he included Paul. "It’s not that much different from how you are as a husband. You love your wives, you care for them and protect them. With your children, you need to be more careful since your mistakes could affect them."

Victor continued, "They’ll need you for the first part of their lives. I suggest you be close to your children instead of leaving all the nurturing to their mother. You might regret it later on if you are not close to your children. There’s dangers with both of your work so you need to be careful."

"I’m not a general anymore," Zayne said.

"Why?" Paul questioned, hearing of this for the first time. "I am still a soldier."

"Common soldier," Zayne pointed to Paul. "General," he pointed at himself. "Our work was not the same. I gave my wife a scare with the time I was out on an order and she is now pregnant. I want to be near to see everything. Then I might consider going back."

Paul found it to be admirable. Zayne was the best he could be right now with everyone speaking of his victories so for him to give that up all for Rose was something he didn’t expect. Paul couldn’t put a stop to everything he achieved just for Anna. Then again, his work wasn’t anything like Zayne’s.

"Hmm," a sound of approval was heard from Victor. "I am starting to like you. I was close to Madeline when she was pregnant. It is possible to be by your wife’s side and not abandon your duties. If you love her, you will find a way."

"This is all? What about when they cry? Rose might have been a quiet baby but I am sure that Anna was loud," Zayne said, confident Anna was the harder child to deal with. "How did you deal with her?"

Paul was offended that Zayne assumed it was his wife. "Isn’t the older child always the one who makes the parents suffer? I am willing to bet that my Anna was a sweet child."

"You must have married a different Anna and you don’t know much about my Rose," Zayne said, knowing Paul just didn’t know any better. "When you speak to Rose, you will know better."

"I am starting to get the feeling that you think my wife is loud. She is not. Anna is a wonderful lady," Paul defended his wife.

"I never said she wasn’t a wonderful lady but as a child, I am taking a good guess she required more time than Rose did,’ Zayne better explained his words.

"I," Paul started but didn’t know what to say. "Your wife went missing so-"

"I advise you not to finish that if you want to make it to dinner," Zayne gave a warning.

Paul cleared his throat. He didn’t know what came over him to mention the past. "Forgive me. I was just trying to defend my wife and reached for anything."

Victor stood up. He was annoyed with both of them. "You are fools. All babies cry. I suggest you find a good book and start preparing before your baby is here. Until it is time for us to sit at dinner, do not find me. I want to be alone."

Victor left the two fools to bother each other. They could kill each other for all he cared.

Zayne stood up since his fun was over. "You’ve made him angry." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"I did? I thought we both upset him since he said fools. Did I hear him wrong? I know he is being hard on us because we married his daughters but I look forward to the day he will say he likes me. He already allows me to visit when I have questions about the palace. I should take him on a hunt for us to bond," Paul plotted.

"A hunt? Invite me along when you do it. I don’t know why you are trying so hard. If he didn’t like us, we wouldn’t have let us marry his daughters. Well, I know he likes me but I am not quite certain about you. Good luck," Zayne patted Paul’s back. "You will need it."