After getting off the phone with Ivy, Daniel rolled around his bed excitedly without knowing that his mom, who listened to his conversation, was standing outside the room. She came in and saw how happy he was and shook her head. "Do you really love her that much?" she asked. "You have no idea, Mom," Daniel replied. "Do you know that she's going to be here until the wedding? Then after the wedding, she'll move into the palace with me." "Yeah, you seem so excited about it," his mom remarked. "Mom, I've never been this happy in my life." "I'm happy for you, my son," his mom said. "But don't forget what I said, let Ivy know the truth, okay? So you don't get disappointed." "Don't worry, Mom, I understand Ivy better than you do. I know how she thinks. Trust me, if she knows the truth now, she'll back down. I know she doesn't feel the same way about me right now, but I'll make her fall for me. No matter what it takes, I'll do it." "Well, I'm surprised she hasn't fallen for you already
Ivy was all smiles as they drove back home, and seeing the expression on her face made Hudson very happy. While in his room, Daniel was about to call Doc when Doc called him. "Speak of the devil," he exclaimed. "So, I was just about to call you before you called me." "I know," Doc said, "I'm already aware that everything went smoothly." "Really? How did you find out?" Daniel asked. "Well, I called your mum. Don't forget she's my friend." Doc replied. "I see. You're such a betrayer, going behind me to call my mom," Daniel said. "That makes me a betrayer? Well, don't forget that I'm also her doctor, so I called her to check up on her." "Yeah, whatever," Daniel said. "I wanted to tell you something," Doc added. It's...." "Let it wait." Daniel interrupted him. "I'm throwing a party, okay, not really a party. I want to throw a party for Ivy and me.""Well, look at that, I was even calling you for the same purpose," Doc said. "I want us to have something like a double date. You k
Anna stared at Ivy and said, "I'm very sorry, Ivy. I didn't mean to upset you or accuse you falsely. Please forgive me." Ivy replied, "It's fine. I don't have any grudges. I guess you were just trying to support your friend. I just hope that next time you'll try to do what's right. There's no need to pretend to like me if you do not. I also am not eager to make friends.Doc, please don't end your relationship with Anna, okay? Not on my account, please. It'll make me feel bad." After Ivy spoke, Daniel held her hand and said to Doc, "I initially wanted to have some alone time with Ivy, but then your girlfriend here suggested a double date, and I made the mistake of accepting. I'm sorry, Hardy. I know it's not your fault, but let's talk later, okay? I'll just take Ivy somewhere else." "Alright then. See you," Doc said. After speaking, Daniel kept holding Ivy's hand as he led her to where he parked his car. He took out his handkerchief and gently wiped her face. Afterward, he opened
Ivy stared at Daniel in surprise. "What do you mean by 'you need me to see you as the man?'" Daniel threw his head back and laughed. "Come on, Ivy, why do you look so serious? I was just messing with you." Ivy slapped him on his shoulder. "Stop doing that! I don't even know when you're being serious and when you're goofing around." "Really? So do you want me to be serious all the time?" "Yes, I mean no. Okay, sometimes you can be serious and sometimes you can be goofy." Daniel pinched her cheeks. "Just now, I was goofing around, but there are times when I'm serious." "When are you ever serious?" Ivy asked. Daniel cupped her cheeks and crashed his lips against hers. Ivy pulled away from him and asked, "What are you doing?" "Shh... I'm being serious right now," Daniel replied and kissed her again. But she pulled away from him a second time. "It's getting late. I think we should leave." "Hold on," Daniel said. "Don't try to run away from me, Ivy." "What were you doing just no
Daniel arrived at Ivy's house and saw both her grandfather and Isla standing by the door of her room, asking her to open up, but she refused. "Good morning, Grandpa, and Aunt Isla," he said. "I have seen the viral post about Ivy on social media." Hudson sighed, "I don't understand who could have done this. I won't spare these people anymore." "Don't worry, Grandpa. Let me talk to Ivy," Daniel said. Isla and Hudson went to sit down. Daniel tapped on the door and said, "Ivy, it's me. Please open up. Let's talk." However, Ivy refused to open it but remained in the room crying. "Listen, I have a plan," Daniel said. "You just need to listen to it. I promise you, everything will be fine. Don't you trust me? Just open up, Ivy, please, let's talk." He waited for a few minutes and Ivy finally opened the door. Daniel saw that her face was streaked with tears, and her eyes were red. He felt really bad and promised himself that when the time came, he wouldn't spare whoever did that to her.
Daniel let Ivy out of the room and they met with Grandpa Hudson and Aunt Isla. He said to them, "This is the idea I have; we are going to post all the pictures we took at the palace or the nice pictures you took with Ivy back in Battam. Grandpa Hudson, you can post them on your Twitter account and the caption should be 'Meet my beautiful granddaughter, the future queen of Cambodia.' For now, let that be there for the world to see. I promise you that no one will even question Ivy's background or history. Everyone will be trying to debunk the news about her. After all, there is no proof of it." Grandpa Hudson smiled, "That is a good idea. I was thinking along the same lines as well. I'm sure once that is out, everyone will know that my Ivy is not the pauper that her enemies have made her out to be." Ivy said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I'm sorry, Aunt Isla. It's just that after seeing the news..." "It's fine, my child," Hudson replied. "I understand you have been through so much. I'm no
Inside his dimly lit bedroom, Grandpa Hudson received a call from the men he asked to keep an eye on Victor, and they told him everything that had happened. He smiled. "That is good. Keep an eye on both father and son and whatever goes on, let me know." After the call ended, he heaved a sigh of relief. "For now, I'll just do only this. Let Ivy get married first. You will all feel my wrath, every last one of you."Daniel suspected that Hudson was doing something he didn't want them to know since he kept going in and out of his bedroom. Eventually, Daniel asked him, "Grandpa, is there something you are not telling us?""Oh, nothing really," he replied. "I'm just trying to deal with everything that is going on. But see the comments on the post I made about Ivy. They're just mind-blowing. People are so envious. Everyone is wishing they were Ivy. People are saying that the initial news that was posted was a lie."Back home, Ella stared at the news in surprise. How come Ivy was related to
Ivy and Daniel spent a few hours at the cliff and eventually left. Seeing that Ivy had become more emotional, Daniel led her to his car and sat beside her, staring at her as she collected her emotions. Eventually, he said, "I should just drop you off at home, okay? You don't look so good." When they got to the front of her house, she smiled at him, "Well, now that I went out, I feel so much better. I don't know how you do it, but you always have a way of making me feel better. Thank you, Daniel." "You're welcome," Daniel replied. "Later, when you have the time, you can go online, see all the things people are saying about you, and know that you are an amazing person." Ivy laughed, "They are just saying all that because they think I'm some rich heiress. People have double standards. That's just the truth." "Yeah, tell me about it. But then again, I'm sure some of the comments will make you happy."After Daniel dropped her off, Ivy went into the house, smiling. When Hudson saw her,
The next day, Daniel led Ivy out of the house as he said goodbye to the king and queen. She got into the car after he opened the door for her, and he began to drive. "Where are we going to?" she asked."Somewhere around the city," Daniel replied.They finally arrived at the gate of the most luxurious hotel in the city. "Wow!" Ivy exclaimed. "Are we here to have lunch?""Lunch? Ivy, it's still morning," Daniel smiled."Yeah, because we already had breakfast," she replied."Just keep your fingers crossed," Daniel said.Once they got out of the car, they went to the reception, and Daniel got their room key. Afterward, he led Ivy toward the room. Once they got to the room, he opened the door and they both went inside.When she was inside, she looked at the room in surprise. It had been decorated as though they were newlyweds. The bed was covered with roses, the chandelier was decorated with rose flowers, and there were different lights around the room, and scented candles as well – it g
The moment the queen saw the king falling onto his chair, she ran towards him and asked, "Your Highness, are you okay?" The king sat upright and weakly nodded, "Yes." Daniel also turned to stare at his parents. Everything that happened caught his attention. Ivy was frightened, thinking the king was having a heart attack. She got up from where she was sitting and ran over to the king's side, trying to hold his hand to see if she could help.Joshua took advantage of the opportunity and tried to run. However, the guards, who already had their orders from Daniel, pushed him backward and asked, "Where do you think you're going?" Once Daniel confirmed that his father was okay, he got up and turned to stare at Joshua, saying, "Trying to run away, Joshua? Why so soon? What do you think? It's that easy to commit a crime against the royal house and get away with it?""Please, I'm very sorry," Joshua said, filled with dread. From the first time he had seen Daniel, he thought Daniel was an eas
Ella had just finished shopping when she got into her car and began driving to her house. Thinking about the plan she had made for the day, she was very happy.Earlier, Joshua had called her to tell her that everything had gone successfully. He had been able to send evidence of Ivy cheating to his phone, so he was about to confront her.She knew that at this point, Ivy would be fighting hard to prove her innocence, but it wasn't going to be successful. Daniel would be forced to think about the possibility of Ivy cheating, and that was the first step. She knew how much Daniel loved Ivy, so she did not believe that he would kick Ivy out of his life so easily. However, she believed that this was enough to plant a seed of doubt, and with subsequent reoccurrences, Daniel would come to hate Ivy and would want nothing to do with her. That would be the time for her to step in.Of course, she had her backup plan and other things to do in case this did not go as she wanted, but this was her mo
The moment the king heard Daniel's voice and realized that he was back, he came out of the room. He had been so disgusted with Ivy that he couldn't bear to look at her face any longer. However, he knew that he needed to address the issue while Daniel was present. Seeing that Daniel had returned, Joshua stood up. On the other hand, Ivy turned and stared at Daniel. He looked at her, saw tears falling from her eyes, and clenched his fists in anger. He began to walk slowly towards Ivy, while she became apprehensive. Despite trusting Daniel, she felt anxious; his entire family was accusing her so she couldn't help but wonder if Daniel would take their side. But as he got closer to her, Daniel pulled Ivy into his arms and embraced her.Ivy gave in and broke down in tears."It's okay, Ivy. Don't cry anymore. I'm here now, everything will be fine. I promise," Daniel comforted her."What are you doing, Daniel?" the king asked. "The woman you call your wife is betraying you, and yet you're
Seeing that no one was saying a word in reply, Ivy repeated herself, "Please go on, Joshua. What did Ivy do?" "Come closer, Ivy," the queen said to her. Ivy walked over to the queen, and the queen asked, "Did you send nude pictures and messages to Joshua?""What? I don't understand your question," Ivy replied."Just answer if it's a yes or a no," the king said, cutting in."Did you send nude pictures of yourself and messages to Joshua?" the king pressed."I don't even have Joshua's number," Ivy replied."Your Highness, I've never messaged Joshua before. Nude images? Why would I do such a thing?" Ivy defended herself.The queen stared at the king, while Joshua sighed, and sat down. "Every criminal would always claim to be innocent unless they're caught red-handed," the king remarked.The king handed Joshua's phone to Ivy and asked, "In that case, what is this? Please explain."Ivy stared at the pictures and the messages in shock. Her mouth fell open as she looked at the king and bac
Back in the palace, Ivy wondered what the result of the test must have been. She wanted to call Daniel, but she was worried that he'd be busy and she'd disrupt his work. So, she focused her attention on their children instead.After a while, she heard someone call out her name and thought that the Queen was calling her. She left her two children, who were lying on the bed, and came out of her room. She looked around the living room, but there was no one. She went out to the section where the king used for his meetings, but there was still no one. She decided to go to the Queen's room to ask her. Unknown to her, though, Joshua had been the one who called her name while faking the voice of the Queen. He wanted to put their second plan into motion. He had carefully planned everything; he even went as far as discovering what Ivy's phone password was so his plan would be successful.As Ivy left for the Queen's room, Joshua dashed into her bedroom. He picked up her phone and unlocked it.
When morning arrived, Daniel left the house early to consult another doctor. He didn't doubt his initial doctor's capabilities, but he desired certainty. He told the doctor, "I'd like to conduct a DNA test. I want to determine my relationship with the hair's owner, to find out if he's my brother." After providing his own hair sample, the test was swiftly administered. The results were presented, revealing no relationship between them."Is there no match?" Daniel inquired."No, there's no match," the doctor confirmed."Could there be a mistake? Perhaps you're mistaken?" Daniel wondered."No, I cannot be mistaken, my prince," the doctor assured."Please run the test again," Daniel requested. The doctor complied, yet the result remained negative.Thanking the doctor, Daniel left. He visited another reputable hospital and requested a DNA test between his hair sample and Joshua's. Post-test, the doctor informed him that there was no match."These two individuals are surely unrelated?" Da
Once Daniel and Ivy entered the house, the King and Queen turned their attention to them, as did Joshua. Joshua got up and walked toward Daniel, saying, "I'm really sorry about everything, Daniel. I hope you can forgive me. Ivy, please forgive me. I have no idea what happened. I'm usually not like that, I promise you. I have no memory of it either, but please find it in your heart to forgive me. Daniel, you're my brother, and the truth is I want to live peacefully with you."Daniel looked at his parents, who said to Joshua, "As long as you regret your actions, we can forgive your mistake. What matters is never letting it happen again.""I can assure you that nothing of this sort will happen again," Joshua said."Alright," Daniel replied. "Let's just live in peace, if not for anything, for the sake of our parents. After all, once Mom and Dad leave for their tour after your coronation, Ivy and I will eventually leave so you can grow your family here. For the time being, I hope we can
The moment Joshua was kicked out of the house, he got into his car and drove away. When he reached an isolated part of the road, he parked his car and screamed angrily, hitting his steering wheel. A few minutes later, he calmed down and called someone.Ella was in the hospital at this time. Daniel had pushed her last night, causing her to hit her head. Fortunately, a good Samaritan had found her bleeding and rushed her to the hospital.When she opened her eyes, she was in shock at how badly her plan had gone. She had thought that with Daniel's state, he would not know what happened. The pills she used to drug him and Doc were supposed to be very potent. She had been told that once he took them, he would lose awareness of his surroundings, making it easier for her to manipulate him. He would also not be able to remember what happened when morning came. Only now did she realize that she had been lied to. The person who sold her the pills probably gave her something different from what