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ESTEFAN'S POVThe next day, I made sure to increase the number of attendants walking around the palace halls and also stopped Rhea from spending the whole day in her room. When we went down for breakfast, Rhea almost ran back to her room when she noticed the number of attendants serving us. They used to be three but I increased it to six, making it more than the usual number she was comfortable with. "Relax, I'm right here." I held her from behind. "Just imagine it's the usual number of people that used to be here." She did the breathing exercise before nodding. I took her hand and she tightened her hold as we walked into the dining room. We are our breakfast and everyone else acted like nothing changed in the setting. Esteban engaged Rhea in some interesting conversations which made her easily take her mind off what was going on. She finished her breakfast without freaking out which was a sign of improvement.The process went on for a week and I increased the number of attendant
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RHEA'S POVIf someone told me before that I would be able to walk amid a crowd without freaking out, I would have called them crazy and laughed in their face. But thanks to Estefan for making something I had deemed impossible in my life possible. Estefan and I had been spending most of our time strolling out of the palace building and I had to admit that it was an amazing experience for me. Just to be clear, I still haven't gotten over my fear completely. I was at the stage where I could go out in the crowd with someone who I trust next to me. I knew the time would come when I would have to face it alone because Estefan won't always be by my side. When the time comes, I would make sure I would be strong enough to overcome it."The plane is ready, let's go," Estefan said as he walked into the room. My interview in London was to take place the following day, so Estefan and I were getting ready to leave. He had informed Kimberly beforehand that he would be on the set with me which she
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ESTEFAN'S POVMy confused gaze followed Rhea as she opened the door and walked out. My brain was trying to process what she meant by that sentence. Does she still think I don't care about her? Everything I have been doing was to prove how much I love and care about her, so why hasn't she figured that out yet?I was about to go after her when Leah held my hand to stop me. "When are you planning to tell her?" "Soon." I glared at her. Every time I looked at her, I get pissed off. She was the main source of my problem but the only thing I was grateful for was the fact that Rhea came into my life through her and was ready to lose Rhea because of her."The longer you take, the harder it will get for you to tell her. She should find out the truth from you than finding out from another source." "I know." I yanked my hand from her and walked out of the room. As I stepped out, I gazed down the passageway, hoping to catch a glimpse of Rhea but she was no longer there. Believing she went to j
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RHEA'S POVBeads of sweat formed on my forehead as the car moved closer to the school building. My mind was split between jumping out of the car and going to the interview but when Estefan placed his hand on mine, my wrecking nerve slowly calmed down. He stopped the car in front of Maryland Art and Creativity school and turned to me with his hand still on mine. "You have gone through a lot to get here and you are now in the final stage, there's no point giving up now. I will be by your side the entire time, so I want you to walk in there and do the interview with your head up high, okay?" "Okay." I nodded. He stepped out of the car and came to open the door for me. I climbed down from the car and gazed up at the tall creamed-coloured concrete building in front of me. Taking my hand in his, we strode through the main entrance where some corporately dressed group of people were waiting for us. "Welcome, Your Highness." They bowed their head in unison. Estefan nodded at them while I
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ESTEFAN'S POVPride swelled in my chest as I watched Rhea talking in front of the camera without skipping or shaking in fear. The fact that I played a major part in her achievement made me happier than I had ever been.As I watched her, all the regret of not pursuing my dream as a writer melted away because Rhea already achieved that dream for both of us.The main reason I wanted to become a writer was because of the fame that comes with it when one gets recognised by the right people. That decision was made because of my relationship with Leah. She loved fame and popularity, and I didn't want to be out of her league. Another reason was to take my mom out of the miserable life she was living. She suffered a lot and received insults from the family she worked for which made me want to be successful at all costs and bring her out of that life. But my entire dream came crashing down when the two people I was striving so hard for left me on the same day. It was a tragic day that was emb
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RHEA'S POV The day after the interview, Estefan and I packed our things to go back to Spain. He tried to convince me, so we could stay a bit longer but I insisted on leaving. Since we got to London, he has been giving me mixed signals. Sometimes, he acted as if he sincerely loved and cared about me, and at times, his words made me believe that he couldn't wait to get rid of me. But I was certain that he wanted to stay back because of Leah which pissed me off every time I thought about it. He should wait until we are divorced, so he could see Leah whenever he wanted.We arrived at an empty palace. Empty in the sense that our family were not home. Without wasting time, I went to our room and brought out my laptop from my bag. Estefan followed me in silence and leaned against the door.His eyes followed my every move but I ignored him and sat on the bed placing my laptop in front of me. He came to sit opposite me behind the laptop."What are you doing?" He asked."Writing," I replied w
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ESTEFAN'S POVEven after Rhea's actions toward me earlier, I still wanted to do something for her. When my parent arrived, I informed my mom about the surprise party which she agreed to. No matter how much she pushed me away, I would do my best to get her to forgive me. "Estefan, Esteban, come with me," Dad called as he walked out of the living room.Esteban and I glanced at each other before standing on our feet to follow him. We stood behind him in silence inside the elevator before glancing at each other. I asked Esteban what was going on using my eyes and he replied by shaking his head.The elevator stopped on the fifth floor and we stepped out, moving toward my dad's office. We walked into the office and my dad sat on his desk while we took the seat opposite him."I received a call from Mr Knight today about the ongoing project," Dad said as he leaned into his seat.I nodded for him to continue, but in my mind, I was praying that he wouldn't say the project was completed because
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RHEA'S POVThat Friday morning, the Royal family left the palace to the airport to board the private plane to London for the launching ceremony that was taking place in my dad's company the following day, but Esmeralda was going to be staying back to resume the first semester in college.Everyone seems excited about the ceremony except me because the end of the launching ceremony marks the end of my title as a princess of Spain. I tried to make it easy for myself by avoiding Estefan throughout the week. I knew he was looking for a way to talk to me and I had a feeling he wanted to tell me the truth about why he married me. Hearing the truth from him would break my heart more, so I wanted to avoid it as much as I could.We all stepped into the plane and I took a seat that was farther from everyone else. I noticed Estefan approaching me, so I put on my headphones to drown out whatever he was going to say, that way he would leave me alone.In two hours, we landed in London and lodged in
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