Forced Marriage: Thirteenth Wife
How to Control Eris

"My wife." Arkas turned to Arista, his first wife. "Suggest me" he asked with a little command.

Arista reviewed a sweet smile. "Well what, Young Master?" reply the woman gently.

Of course he already knew about what but he was polite and showed calm so that Arkas also calm down.

"Anything," replied Arkas weakly. "Tell me anything. Something I can't think of."

Arista closed his eyes and then opened his eyes again. "Then" he said thoughtfully, "involve Miss Askala."

Of course, that very unreasonable suggestion left Arkas in disbelief. "You're asking me to joke? If it were, Arista, I'd be so mad."

"I'm sorry to bother you, Young Master, but that's your wife's advice. I answer with what I consider."

"Ascale? My sister ... You know how, you told me to take her?"

Arista knew very well that bringing Askala meant bringing trouble. The girl would definitely trigger a commotion with the intention of wanting to take down Arkas. For Arkas to be his only possession even if Narendra is destroyed.

Arista did not mean to let Askala destroy anything. But Arista thought of taking advantage of the commotion that Askala would definitely make.

"Young Master Eris never hesitates in acting," Arista murmured to Arkas. "You know very well that your brother will do everything for you and for this family."

But now Eris is hesitating. He has not left Roxanne's side yet when he must go to meet the traitor who wounded Arkas and intends to destroy Narendra.

Eris is weak now.

"Young Master, can you and Second Young Master stop being inhumane?" Arista decided frankly. "Can the two of you stop torturing yourself for this family? Of course I'm not saying do as you please and forget about the others. But, I feel you can be selfish besides you being this family."

"Your advice sounds disappointing, Arista." Arkas. "My first wife said something really funny."

"If you don't suppress Second Young Master through Miss Askala right now, Young Master Eris can change her mind and then kill her sister, for your sake. Sure, his wives will automatically experience the same thing and you can't stop that."

Unless Arkas wants to follow the advice.

Press Eris using Askala so that the weakened Eris becomes more controlled. As the Second Young Master, Eris did not deserve to be weak but Eris had been too brutal.

In reality Arkas hated seeing how many corpses were at Eris' feet for the sake of this family. If not stopped, the next bodies are not only Elios and Sanya but also Roxanne.

"I see what you mean" Arkas said after giving it some thought. "But just the same way you opened up Elios's opportunities. There has never been in our history a transfer of wife status. Elios' wife was Elios' wife forever. If Eris makes Roxanne his wife, Eris's struggle becomes futile and Iaros can sue."

"I know." Arista smile. "I know very well what you mean, Young Master. And I really mean that."

"What's your answer to Elios then?"

"It's not me who will decide or you." Arista approached, grabbing Arkas' hand. "Roxanne will decide, Young Master. The future of Elios, give it to his hand. If he chose to kill Elios through Young Master Eris, then you know clearly who is the culprit in this family. And if Young Master Eris obeys him, his loyalty is already faltering."

Arkas grimaced looking at Arista's face. "Why am I surrounded by dangerous women? For God's sake, answer me."

"Because I'm your wife," replied Arista sweetly.

"That's not easy."

"Isn't that why I said Miss Askala is needed?"

Crazy and absurd, Askala was the first to do it.

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