Beatrix felt sad and conflicted but chose to proceed. She does not know why she wants to hear more and know more.

"How will I know if the man is my destined first husband and same thing with my supposedly second husband?" She curiously asked.

The mysterious man reshuffled the cards, let her pick three cards, and he interpreted.

"The first husband has a big red mole on his right chest while the second husband has a big red mole on his left chest." He told her seriously.

The two princes uncomfortably looked at each other. What are they thinking at that time was only known to them but their faces became colder and their eyes became darker. They chose to be silent in consideration of her request and to think deeply as this shocking revelation secretly hit both of them so hard!

"Is there a way I could save my first husband since our union is supposed to be a happy and harmonious one?" Beatrix made a follow-up question. She does not want her first husband to die tragically and become a widow, especially if it is a happy and harmonious marriage and based on her observation, those who marry twice in this era are usually condemned by society! She was too conflicted to notice the strange and scary reaction from Prince Andrew when she asked the fortune teller how she could save her first husband and her first marriage!

The man reshuffled the cards and let her pick again.

"According to the cards, fate is already predestined. A repercussion of your original sins. You will pay for the mistakes that you did long ago." He explained eerily.

Beatrix's heart beats faster. She felt that he is telling her the truth, trying to warn her of the tragic future! The surrounding seems so quiet and the time seems to stop!

"What sin? What mistake? What do you mean?" She probed deeper, feeling the fear and worry.

He shuffled the cards and read what she picked.

"You need to fix your mistakes and undo your sins so you can avoid the punishment." The man told her as the atmosphere begins to become thicker and heavier for the three of them.

"I do not know what you are talking about! I do not remember doing any serious sins or mistakes! How can I fix anything that I do not know?!" She defensively told him. She feels that there is truth in his words.

"You have to remember it on your own. Look at all the people surrounding you. You changed their fate thus you changed their lives." He mysteriously told her.

"What if I could not remember and fix my mistakes? What will happen?" She immediately asked.

The mysterious man shuffled again, she obtained another three cards, and he interpreted the chosen cards.

"Then you will die miserably!" The man seriously said as the pressure in the surroundings became so tense.

The hairs of the three people unconsciously stand as their hearts beat wildly! The two princes looked again at each other. They both felt that this mysterious man is not just a simple fortune teller!

"Beatrix, let us go now." Prince Andrew and Prince Anders urged her to go but they cannot convince Beatrix who was extremely stunned and felt the devastating truth of what this man told her.

She calmed herself as she formulate another question.

"Would something change if I do not marry or if I do not remarry?" She asked curiously, making the other two people tense from fear and anxiety!

"The fate and destiny are no longer under your control." He explained after seeing the cards.

"What if I change the order? What if I marry the supposedly second husband first?" She asked, becoming more desperate as she thought deeper.

"Like I said, not unless you fix your mistakes and undo your sins, everything is no longer up to you." The man honestly told her, sealing her fate tragically.

She remembered something very important to her!

"What about children? Would my children be caught in between this mess?" She needs to ask him.

The man smiled strangely after checking the cards.

"You will never give birth to any child since you will perish shortly after you married the second husband." He told her ominously.

Prince Andrew forcibly yanked the dumbfounded Beatrix and dragged her out of the fortune teller's tent, leaving the equally stunned Prince Anders behind! When the mysterious man and Prince Anders were alone, the man stood up and approached the bewildered Prince Anders.

"First Husband, be careful with your decisions and actions." He warned the pale and devastated Prince Anders before he walked away silently.

Prince Anders recovered immediately but when he searched for the fortune teller to ask him some important questions... The man is already gone! He looked back at the fortune teller's tent and the cold sweat trickled on his back because the tent is also gone! The place where the tent is supposed to be there is now completely vacant without any sign that the place was recently used! The hairs on his body stand on their end! He immediately ran towards the direction where his imperial brother dragged Beatrix...

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