Zorion bent down.
He picked up the crushed paper flower on the floor.
He stared at it for some time before holding it in his hand.
It had taken him a long time to fold this paper flower.
He had taken his grandmother's advice.
She told him that he needed to be more romantic to his wife.
Like giving her flowers for example.
Even though he was simple-minded, he knew that buying flowers wouldn't seem sincere.
He figured it would be more thoughtful if he made them himself.
So he began folding paper flowers.
He asked his servants to find a video tutorial for him on his phone.
He was mentally challenged, but he could still learn new things.
He didn't care what people thought of him, he would keep trying until he got it right.
So he practiced all night.
After staying up all night and getting bags under his eyes, he finally did it.
He was overjoyed.
Because he had finally folded a beautiful paper flower.
He was so excited to give it to his wife. But she threw it onto the ground and stomped on it.
She scolded him for it, as usual.
Zorion's heart ached.
He felt very sad.
He then took a deep breath.
He could get angry at his wife.
She was his wife. It wasn't her fault.
It was his.
He was stupid, which annoyed his wife.
Since his wife stomped on his paper flower, it must be because he didn't make it beautiful enough for her.
So this didn't matter. He would just keep practicing.
One day, he'd make a mountain of beautiful paper flowers for her.
Meanwhile at a different part of the Quartley Palace.
Zorion and Yuliana weren't the only ones having problems.
Montez was as well.
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