Zack hurried back to the Zorander''s resident and straight to his father''s study. He was more annoyed when he saw his father doing his daily activities like he did not just order to poison someone.

    "How can you still call yourself an honorable man, when you deceived your own son. You failed your promise," Zack said. He did not bother with speaking politely to him.

    Lord zorander frowns his brows hearing his son''s words. If not for his wife that pleased with him, he would have delivered her body in bits to him. Missandal was a commoner and her life meant nothing.. Zack was his only son, how could he let him humiliate the family name that way. "I kept my promise the girl is alive," lord Zorander answered.

    "what? You call that alive, her heart can stop anytime," Zack said. His hands were balled into a fist. If only this man seated before him was not his father Zack would have killed him already.

    "Yes, besides I never promised not to harm her, I only promised that she would be alive," lord Zorander said.

    "if anything happens to her, I will kill that snake you had me marry before I will kill myself," Zack threatened.

    Lord Zorander was a bite moved by the threat he could never afford to lose his only son but he did not show that in his gaze. Instead, he chuckles to hide his fear.

    " Why are you making empty threats? It was you who failed to protect her. I sent her away without harm but yet you looked for her. You are the reason why she is in that state and I will kill her if you ever get close to her," he threatened back. He never knew his son was so crazy for a maid. If he had wanted to keep her as his mistress then lord Zorander would have overlooked that but not a wife. Never, he saw this as an insult.

    Zack was shocked by his father''s words. As much as he wanted to throw a fist he could never bring himself to do something that would hurt Missandel.

    As much as he wanted to deny it, his father was right, his love for Missandel is what has hurt her the most. "How can I trust your words now, you did not keep your promise the first time," Zack asked. It was time for him to do what is right and save his wife.

    "you have my words," lord Zorander answered. He felt relieved that Zack has once again bent to his will.

    "your words are nothing, you care only about your pride," Zack said. Lord Zorander felt a headache hitting him. What the hell did the maid girl do to his son to have him talk to him with no respect.

    "As long as you do your end I will do mine,"  he said calmly.

    "Let make your part clear, you will give me an antidote of the poison, you will not go or send anyone directly or indirectly five yards close to her. If she losses even a hair on her head I will burn the entire household of Zorander down," Zack said.

    He just realized that his father did not care if he lived or die, what he cared about is the Zorander family''s wealth. Lord Zorander scoffed. " Son, you should not make threats you are incapable of fulfilling, " lord Zorander replied.

    " Very well father, you touch her and find out If I am capable of ruining the Zorander household or not," Zach said and walked out of the room. To his surprise, his father had sent an antidote that same day to the small house he had kept Missandel.

    So Zach kept his end of the agreement and did not visit her for three years. In those years his heart ached, his new wife had gotten pregnant and given birth to Robert from the night of their wedding. Zach never treated Robert as a son. Neither was he a bit nice to his wife. During that time there was war and as expected he had gone out for battle. His father had come along for the battle.

    Before leaving for the battlefield he decided to sneak peep on Missandel. He wanted to see her even if it was the last time. He was not sure if he would return from the battle.

    He walked into the house late in the night, the housekeeper told him that Missandel was already asleep so he decided to just look at her sleeping face but unexpectedly, she woke up and hugged him. "why have you not visited all these years. You promised not to leave me. Why did you lie to me?" she snob. Zach let her hug him. He did not have the heart to push her away.

    "answer me why did you leave me, is it because I failed to protect our child?" she asked. Zack''s blood ran cold hearing her words ''child? What child?'' de wonder.

    "It was not my fault, I tried to hide it but your mother discovered and told your father. He then ordered I be feed something. He said I was unfit to carry the first grandchild of the family.

    I refused to eat it, but I was forced, I tried my best to throw up, but those men were stronger than me... You left me because of this right?" Missandel said.

    Zack''s blood ran cold as tears ran down his cheeks, he tried to find out more but it was at this point he realized she had already fallen asleep. He adjusted her back on the bed. He felt even more useless.

    He had not just failed to protect the woman he love but his first child too. He wanted to find his father and kill the man. How could he have been cruel enough to hurt his grandchild? Zack wanted to ask his father about what he found out but he swallowed it back.

    If he started asking questions his father may find out he saw her. Moreover, he believes that Missandel will never lie to him. It hurt him to see her in so much tears. Although Missandel had taken the antidote three years back she had become slightly weaker.

    He went to to the battlefield with his father, the battle lasted till late in the evening. The Zoranders were winning the war, Zack saw a man trying to sneak attack on his father, although he had enough time to warn his father but he turned blind eyes and allowed his father to get hurt, before coming to the rescue of his father and killed the man that attacked him.

    The injury was deep and since they were on the battlefield it took a while before his father was attended to.

    "Did you know Missandel was pregnant with my baby?" Zack asked. Lord Zorander was surprised by his question but he put himself together, His injury still hurt.

    "She is not fit to birth, my first grandchild,"