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RHEA'S POVA palace maid dragged my suitcase out the door as I stood in the living room with Estefan's parents. “Is it that important that you leave immediately?” Queen Carina asked.“Yes.” I nodded. “My family is going through a rough time and I need to be there to help out. I'll be back as soon as it is sorted out.”“If not for the current situation in the palace, I would've insisted that Estefan goes with you,” the king said.“It's fine, I can manage by myself.” Estefan and I already argued about him not going with me because he wasn't okay with letting me go to London all by myself. It was the first time I would be travelling on my own, so he was a bit sceptical about it.After so much bickering back and forth, I was able to convince him to let me go alone. I knew I was only able to win the battle because he was needed in the palace and it would leave a great void if he left the palace on short notice.“We should get going now.” Estefan escorted me out of the house and opened th
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LEAH'S POVI was in my car, driving to my grandparent's house to see my mom. As I drove into the compound, my phone rang in my bag. I parked in the garage and brought out the phone. My heart skipped a beat when I saw that it was Asher calling. He had warned me last night and I ended up breaking my promise to him.I took a deep breath before answering the call. “Hello.”“Hey babe, how are you doing? Did you have a good night's rest?” “No, I didn't.” I sighed. I knew there was no point trying to hide what I did from him because I was going to end up telling him myself anyway. “Why? Is it because of what happened yesterday?” He asked the obvious. “You shouldn't worry about it too much. I'm sure your father would find a sensible way to break the news to your mom and resolve it more quietly.”“I don't think that would be happening.” “Why not? Don't tell me…” “I'm sorry,” I said to confirm his suspicion. “Leah, come on, you promised me you wouldn't say anything.” I could imagine ru
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RHEA'S POV“If that was the case, why didn't you explain everything to Mom before it got to this point?” I asked. “All these issues could have been avoided.”“I wanted to, but every time I tried to bring it up, I chickened out,” my dad explained. “I love your mother, Rhea. I was scared that she might leave me.”“What difference does it make? She is already planning to leave you.” “You are her daughter, she might listen to you if you talk to her,” the woman whose name I found out to be Paris added. “I don't need anything, I just want my son to be taken care of. That's all.” I bit my finger as I thought of what to do. After searching through my brain, I came up with an idea. “Can she leave the hospital for a while? Like an hour or two.”“Let me check with the doctor.” He walked out of the room.I sat down on the couch in the room and we lapsed into a comfortable silence. “You are just as your father described,” Paris said, breaking the silence. “Beautiful and kind-hearted. I see why
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ESTEFAN'S POV “Did you get anything?” I asked on the phone, standing by the window in my study. “Yes,” the receiver replied. “We have been able to track the IP address and the location of those commenters. It turns out they all live in the same neighbourhood and they have a group chat.”“I need you to find out who is ordering them to slander Anna and Esteban as soon as possible.” “Yes, Your Highness,” he replied and I hung up. I went back to my desk and finished up with the accounts I was working on. As I typed on my laptop, I glanced at my phone from time to time, expecting a text or a call from Rhea. It has been more than five hours since she left which means she arrived a while back and she didn't bother to call or text me when I instructed her to. When I couldn't take it anymore, I grabbed my phone and dialled her number. She picked up on the first ring.“I'm so sorry I didn't call you, I was so busy with the issue at hand,” she started before I could say anything. “Are you
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RHEA'S POV “It's good to be back home.” Paris sighed as we climbed down the plane. “How long has it been since you left Spain?” I asked.“It's been 24 years since my aunt came to take me to London with her after my mom died. My aunt also died when I was 17, so I was left alone to fend for myself,” she explained.“I'm so sorry about that.” I gave her a sad look.“It's okay. I'll be fine now, thanks to you and your family.” She smiled. There was a car waiting for us near the runway and I noticed Estefan leaving on the car in a simple white shirt and blue jeans. He moved closer to us and pulled me into a hug.“This one week has been torture without you.” He buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent. “I know.” I pulled away and put my hands on both sides of his face. “That's why I came back as soon as I can.” I kissed him on the lips.I was about to pull away but he grabbed the back of my head and deepened the kiss. A throat clearing made me remember that we had an audience and
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ESTEFAN'S POV“Have you found anything yet?” My father asked as we sat around the dining table.“No, we're still investigating,” I replied as Rhea served my food and hers while everyone else was served by the maids.“Rhea, did Estefan tell you what is going on?” He turned his gaze to her and she nodded with her mouth full. “Are you sure you don't know anything about it?”My eyes widened at his question and I was sure Rhea was taken aback too as she choked on her food and began to cough. I hit her back and quickly gave her water to drink.“Dad!!!” I yelled at him.“I was just asking a simple question here.” My dad shrugged.“Do you also believe that I might be responsible?” She asked my dad with raised eyebrows but he looked away from her, ignoring her question. “I can't believe this.” She scoffed before glancing at Esteban who was sporting a smirk on his face.“Rhea…” I whispered to her and was about to hold her hand under the table when she pushed her chair back and stood up.“I'll t
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ESTEFAN'S POV“Oh my God, that's good news,” Mom exclaimed. “Can we see her now?”“Yes,” the doctor replied.“No,” I countered and said to the doctor. “I'm Rhea's husband and legal guardian, I don't want anybody visiting her except for me. Is that understood?” It registered in my head that someone tried to poison Rhea under my nose. I had a feeling it was from the dinner we had according to what the doctor said. The little potion of food she had saved her and our baby.At that point, I couldn't bring myself to trust anyone around us, most especially my family, considering the differences we had and our Rhea has been accused of being the mastermind. “Yes, Your Highness.” He bowed and walked away.“Estefan, what are you doing?” My father came to stand in front of me with a confused expression. “Why would you tell the doctor not to let us visit her?”“Dad, you heard him when he said she was poisoned,” I replied. “Rhea and our baby could have been in danger, so I'm sorry if I can't tru
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ESTEFAN'S POV“What?” Anna exclaimed. “That's a big lie. I did no such thing.”I ignored her and kept my eyes on the kitchen maid. “I'll ask you again, who ordered you to poison my wife?” “I already told you, it was Princess Anna. I was forced to do it because of my mother's hospital bill. Please forgive me.” My eyes closed in anger and I turned to face Anna before opening them. “Are you still going to deny it? She just admitted it to your face.”“I swear I didn't do it. I've never even spoken to that maid before, you have to believe me.” She grabbed Esteban's arm. “Please tell them I didn't do it.” “Dad, I don't know what she's talking about, all I know is Anna wouldn't go as far as try to kill someone,” Esteban inputted.“Will you two shut up?” I yelled, making both of them keep quiet. “There is evidence right in front of you but still choose to deny it.”“That's because I didn't do it.”Dad stepped forward and whispered to me. “We can't make decisions based on the words of a mai
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