Chapter 72

Third POV

“Hello Adrian,” she reached out to him, eager to hear his voice.

“Yes, your highness.” He was still skeptical and quite confused as well.

“I've asked you before now to do away with the title, you're my man now. I'm with your baby.”

“Gosh!” Adrian was going to defend himself when the princess immediately handed over the phone to her mother.

“Hello Adrian, I'm using my position as the Queen to order you to come to my palace at once. A three-hour flight is nothing, leave whatever you were doing and come right here. I'll send my private jet to pick you up.”

“I'm–I'm treating someone here at the hospital,” he lied. “--Your majesty.” Then he took a heavy breath, with his heart shaking.

“I can't take my leave in the midst of a dangerous operation.”

“Stop lying to me!” The Queen's all-knowing tone made him freak out. He furrowed his brows.

“How did she know that I'm lying?” He wondered, then looked at Estella. “But I'm in the hospital and Estella is lying here in a critical