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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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ESTEFAN'S POV"You are going to get yourself drunk at this rate," Esteban cautioned as I downed my fifth cup of tequila."I don't care." I poured myself another cup but he took it from my hand when I was about to drink it. "What's your problem?""My problem is that you shouldn't get yourself drunk when you have an important event tomorrow." He narrowed his eyes at me. "Your wife is still mad at you, you don't want to add your father-in-law to the list." "Then what should I do?" I wiped my hands down my face."Talk to her." I placed his hand on my shoulder. "Drinking won't solve anything." "But she doesn't want to talk to me. She has been avoiding me like a plague." Ever since she decided on the divorce, I never got a chance to talk to her. I wanted to tell her how much I love her and that I can't live without her but I couldn't because she made herself scarce to me. Most of the time, she fell asleep in Esmeralda's room and I have to go pick her up from there."Are you just going to
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RHEA'S POVFor the first time in twenty-one years, I stepped into my father's company, Knight Tech. The building was adorned with blue ribbons, flowers and balloons. Inside the large hall rooms were many decorated chairs to contain thousands of people that would be attending the event.Knight Tech was one of the most successful technology companies in London, so it was only normal that it attracted so many people, especially when the new project was in collaboration with the Spanish King, King Estevan.Attending the Coronation was a big opportunity for my mom and Queen Carina to show me off to everyone, bringing up the fact that I was Estefan's wife and was also nominated for the writer of the year award to each person they introduced me to.As much as I wanted to stay away from them, I couldn't because that would mean going to stay with Estefan. Anna and Esteban were busy mingling with people while Esmeralda was nowhere to be found in the large crowd. Estefan's eyes were following e
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ESTEFAN'S POVStepping into the room to see Rhea set to leave made me realize that there was nothing I could do to change her mind. She had made up her mind and I had no choice but to leave with it. I sighed when I glanced at the paper and pen on the table. "Can't this wait till tomorrow?" I asked.One, it was too late for her to leave. Two, I wasn't ready to sign the divorce papers. I hoped against all hope that she agreed to stay the night and end up changing her mind the next morning but all that was just my wishful thinking."No, it can't." She stood up and stretched the divorce papers and the pen to me. "Sign it." I stared into her eyes to see a sad broken girl. Did I do that to her? What could I have possibly done to her? I guess would never find out since she was leaving. My eyes moved to the papers in her hands which already has her signature on them. Not wanting to hold her back anymore, I took the papers and the pen from her. That was the only way to set her free from me
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