Both Bastian and the queen stared at Amy in surprise. Bastian thought that Amy was about to tell the queen that there were no sexual relations between them but she surprised him by saying, "my queen, I heard that it is unacceptable for someone from the royal family to attend college while pregnant and it's only a matter of months before I start studying. That's the reason why I said what I said."The queen heaved a sigh of relief, "you almost scared me with your words, my dear. That is not a problem. Do not let that stop you from getting pregnant because there's a way around it. Once you conceive, you will start receiving your lectures at home until you give birth. You don't have a problem with that, do you?"Amy smiled and shook her head, "of course not, my queen."Ivy and the two servants finally came out of the bedroom after making sure it had been properly arranged. Amy briefly made eye contact with Ivy before entering Bastian's bedroom with the queen.As she looked around the roo
Bastian and Ann saw Amy standing by the door but they couldn't be bothered with her as they carried on having sex as though she was not present in the room.After staring at them for a while, Amy wiped her tears and left the room. She didn't want to go back to Ivy's room since she had already said goodnight to her. She wanted to shower and sleep since she was exhausted from the long journey but she didn't want any problems from Bastian.She sat on the floor, outside his room, and leaned her back on the wall. She kept waiting there until she eventually slept off. About two hours later, she felt a smack on her head and opened her eyes as she winced in pain. She saw Bastian staring down at her with folded arms and she massaged the part of her head that was now hurting.He stared at her disdainfully and sneered, "Didn't you want to stay in my bedroom? Is that not why you reported me to the queen? You will get your wish, as a matter of fact, you are forbidden from sleeping anywhere else ex
Mabel and Maria stared at Amy in shock. Mabel got up and asked, "what do you mean by you're living a miserable life? And how is prince Bastian the devil? Is he as bad as I once thought?"Amy went ahead and narrated everything she had suffered at the hands of Bastian ever since she got married to him. Her sisters felt so pained that they began to cry. Mabel screamed angrily and said, "This same Bastian who treated you so badly the first time. I was right about him, he's nothing but an animal, a monster. Amy, you cannot stay married to such a man. Look at you, you are very beautiful, amazing, and too good for such a beast. You cannot stay in that marriage, Amy."Maria held Amy's hands and said, "Mabel is right. No matter what, you still have us. We are your family and will always be here to welcome you with open arms. You don't have to keep living a miserable life. Forget that he is a prince, forget that they are a royal family. What is the worst they can do? We can always relocate, at
When Amy came back from seeing her sisters, she went to Ivy's room and stayed with her until it became dark. She wished the queen had not forced her to start sharing a room with Bastian because it only ended up giving Bastian more opportunities to torture her. After staying with ivy and talking about all she had discussed with her sisters, Amy went back to Bastian's room. She noticed that the bed was empty and wondered if he had gone out with Ann, however, she heard noises from the bathroom and moved closer to it. She saw that the bathroom door was left open and looked into the bathroom to see Bastian and Ann having sex. She quickly turned her face away and went back to sit on the couch wondering why they never got tired of doing the same thing all the time.She lay on the couch and tried to sleep but their lewd noises made it impossible for her to get any sleep. She covered her ears with both hands and shut her eyes tight as she tried to block out the unwanted sounds but she still c
The queen stared at Armstrong and instantly knew that he had done something to upset Mabel. She knew that Mabel was outspoken and could be rude but she was also very respectful as well.She also knew that Armstrong was a good man but he was rude at times, especially to girls whom he thought wanted something from him. Since he had refused to introduce her to his girlfriend, she suddenly began to think about playing matchmaker for the both of them.In her opinion, Armstrong deserved someone like Mabel who could put him in his place, and getting married to someone like Armstrong was going to help Mabel and Maria and see to it that they stopped selling at the market. Since the king had stopped her from interfering in Bastian and Amy's life, she might as well move her focus to Armstrong and Mabel.Armstrong turned again to leave but the queen stopped him by saying, "please don't go, Arms. Wait for a little while because there's something I need you to do for me."Arms nodded, "Okay, my que
After thinking for a while, Mabel decided to dial kelvin's number but the network was so bad that she could not get through to him. In the end, she gave up and said to Armstrong, "all right then, I'll just get a room for myself since it's already getting late and then first thing tomorrow, I'll be on my way back home. Good thing I came with enough money so I can pay for my room.Armstrong scoffed, "as if I am dying to pay for you."When they went to the reception, they were informed that all the rooms had been occupied and only one was left. Mabel said, "no that's not possible, there has to be another room, please. Where will I stay?" The receptionist said, "I'm so sorry but due to the weather condition, we are having so many clients today. It's' just one room that is available but, if you guys are not interested, someone else is going to take it.""We will take the room," Armstrong replied. Mabel stared at him briefly before turning back to look at the receptionist. She said, "pleas
"I still have plans for Bastian though," Mabel said to Armstrong. "Since my meeting with the queen did not produce any good results, I plan to anonymously tip off a few reporters. I'm going to let them know how Bastian's marriage really is and I'm going to expose him for being a horrible husband and a terrible human being.""That will be a mistake," Armstrong replied. "Don't do that, Mabel. If you do that, your sister's name will be dragged into the mud and so will the Kings' and queens'. In fact, the shame will be on the entire royal family. Wherever your sister goes, people will point fingers at her, reporters will try to interview her here and there and her life will be turned upside down. Bastian is already used to having bad publicity. He is no stranger to the problem of being surrounded by negative comments. Although his reputation improved after he got married, he will bear netizens' criticism better than your sister will, so, I will advise you not to do that.If you really wan
Ivy stared at her time before looking back at Amy, "you have never been in my room up until this time and it's quite late, Amy, aren't you going to retire for the night? I mean, you did say that the prince gave you so many rules and all whatnot." Amy sighed, "to be very honest, Ivy, I'm scared of going into the room, now that Ann has traveled and won't be back for a while, I'm worried that Bastian will only look for more ways to torture me because now he has nothing to keep him busy. You know the king said he is not to resume work until next month because we're supposed to be on our honeymoon, I wish it wasn't so because going back into the room is going to be quite uncomfortable for me."Ivy reassured Amy that nothing was going to go wrong and all she had to do was avoid prince Bastian. Amy eventually went into the room and saw Bastian lying on the bed alone, she ignored him and went to the couch to lie down. She noticed he was staring at her and turned her face away from him, refus
A few hours earlier, Ann left James at the club saying, "Today, I will put an end to my biggest rival." She went straight to Amy's house and checked her door, but it was locked. She came out and waited around, having a feeling that wherever Amy went, she would come back.After making her findings, she had learned that Amy had not returned to the palace. This made her hopeful that she was going to get Amy.Her ex-boyfriend, James, had refused to help her get rid of Amy because he said he did not want to get involved in any offense related to the royal household. They had so much money, and he was not ready to live a life on the run.However, he taught Ann how to shoot a gun for a price. Now that she had enough confidence, she came to carry out her mission. She disguised herself by putting on a t-shirt, trousers, and a face cap. She stood by a tree, partially concealed.To her left, there was a street. Her plan was to run through the street after carrying out her plans. She waited until
The other three friends of Amy's brother were afraid, unlike him and the one with the knife. They had not expected that Bastian would show up, and knowing that he was a prince, they believed that there would be guards around. So, one of them said to John, "Listen, I think we should back off now. I mean, he's a prince, and you know that attacking a royal." "Shut up," John snapped at him, "Stop being a scaredy-cat. He might be a prince, but he's alone." The other friend holding the knife said, "Oh, you all think we're joking here." He put the knife around Amy's neck. However, Bastian said, "There's no need for all that. My hands are already raised, and I'm out of the way. Go ahead and do what you want, but do not harm my wife." John smiled, "He's a coward after all, but a sensible one. Let's go."Amy was in front with John's friend pointing a knife at her neck while he walked behind her. John and all the other three friends followed. Just as they walked out of the street, Bastian
Mabel and Armstrong came out of his mother's house holding hands."That went well," he said to her. She smiled. "Yes, your mom is such a sweetheart." He spun her around so she could face him. "What are you doing, Armstrong? We're still in your mom's compound. She can see us at any time." "Relax, she's busy and she thinks we're gone. Mabel, in three weeks, you're going to be my wife. Do you know that?" Mabel laughed. "Of course, I know that. I mean, we picked the date together." "I know," Armstrong said. "It's a dream come true, my love. It seems like just yesterday when I was wishing that you would look at me, not as a friend but as the man who loves you the most in this world.I am so excited about spending the rest of my life with you. I love you, Mabel.""I love you, Arms" Mabel replied and hugged him.Armstong caressed her cheeks and said, "We can only go for our honeymoon a week after the wedding because of your exams, but I'm just so worried that with everything that is ha
Ivy's parents, as well as Mrs. Harlow, all sat around her. They were surprised at the news they had received. When Ivy's mother arrived and heard from Charles what Raya had done, she quickly informed Mrs. Harlow, who rushed down with her husband. They all found it difficult to believe that the same person whom they saw as an ally was their enemy, the one who had taken their daughter away from them. They kept staring at Ivy, thinking that if she hadn't been fortunate to react when she did, Raya would've successfully killed her, and no one would've known that she was the culprit.Charles came into the room at this time. He had a guilty expression on his face as he sat on the bed. He said, "The police have taken her away, and, she's in a wheelchair because she's paralyzed. The only thing she can do is speak. She can barely move.""I can't believe this was what she was planning to do to Ivy," Ivy's father said.Charles replied, "No, she wanted to kill Ivy. It only had that effect on h
Ann went back to the club to meet James who had helped her kidnap Mabel. The moment she saw him, she ran into his arms and began to cry, "Now my mom is gone. I have no chance of ever becoming the queen. My heart is heavy. Your men are all useless. How could all four of them lose Mabel? I was this close, I was this close to getting what I wanted, but they ruined it all for me. How could you do this to me? You should've given me more capable men.""What are you talking about?" he asked. "Don't say such things. Haven't I done enough to assist you? It seems you do not appreciate my efforts. How is it my fault that your mom got arrested? Why did you take her into the palace when you knew your plan hadn't been successful? That was a very wrong move, and you didn't even tell me about it. I would've given you proper advice.""My mom so badly wanted to go back to the palace, so I had no choice, I just wanted her to be happy. I've been doing all this for my mom but where is she now? She's in
In the past few days, Charles had been coming to the hospital to feed Ivy and spend time with her. Despite the fact that she did not respond to anything he said but just sat down staring at him, he always spoke to her, telling her about his day and how things went. Raya came there almost every day pretending that she was giving him support, but what she was doing was looking for an opportunity to make sure she carried out her plans completely. Most times, Ivy's parents also came, stayed with her, and left, but Charles was always there with her. His mom had also come to the hospital to spend some time with them. He thought of reaching out to Amy to tell her about Ivy's condition, but he decided not to. Ivy had told him that Amy was going through so much, so he did not want to add to it. As he sat by her bed staring at her, he said, "Do not worry, Ivy. I believe that someday or very soon, you will get back on your feet, and you'll go back to the Ivy I've come to know." Right at th
Armstrong stared at Mabel in surprise and walked closer to her as she laid on the ground. The men rushed towards him, but in anger, he beat them thoroughly until they all became unconscious. Afterward, he lifted Mabel and ran out of the building, heading toward his car.When he got to the car, he placed her in the passenger seat and put on the seatbelt before getting into the driver's seat to drive her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Amy sat on the couch in her bedroom, watching as Bastian sat on the bed with Ann beside him. He unzipped the back of Ann's gown and took it off, leaving her with nothing but her bra and panties. His eyes went towards Amy, who was staring intently at him, and when their eyes met, she smiled.Amy was afraid that if she showed any other emotion, Bastian would change his mind and everything would be ruined. So she pretended to be happy about it. Bastian took his attention back to Ann. He cupped her face and crashed his lips against hers. He pushed her towards
Amy came down from the taxi in front of her street and ran into the house. When she rushed in, however, she saw Maria sitting in a chair, and Armstrong was sitting in another chair. They both got up and stared at her. Amy was already crying, and her eyes were very red. She also looked exhausted and had dark circles under her eyes. The moment Armstrong looked at her, he knew that she was going through a lot. She ran to Maria and hugged her."I'm so sorry, Maria. I'm so sorry. Please, don't ever think of suicide again." Maria stared at her in surprise, realizing that what Armstrong had said was the truth. Out of anger, she had said so many bad things about Amy, and now she regretted them. "I'm sorry too," Maria replied. "Please, Amy, do not hide the truth anymore. Tell us, tell Armstrong so he can help our sister.""What are you talking about?" Amy asked. She turned to stare at Armstrong. "I don't understand what she is saying. I came here because Maria said she wanted to end her li
While she was being locked up, Mabel thought about her loved ones and felt very sad. When she thought about what Amy might be going through, she began to cry."I don't know what Ann is making you do," she said to herself. "I'm sorry, Amy. Because of me, you must be suffering over there. I'm sorry, Armstrong because I know you must miss me so much. We were supposed to go see your mom in two days, but now I know you'd be very depressed. I'm sorry, Maria. You always act strong, but at this moment, I know you'd be the one who'll cry the most. I don't know why this had to happen to me?" She laid on the floor and cried until she got tired.Meanwhile, at this time, Armstrong, who had not gotten any reasonable news from the police and the private investigators he had sent, also sat at home sadly thinking about Mabel. He couldn't go to work or do anything else. He kept thinking about where Mabel could be or who it was that was keeping her.In the evening, Ann, who had moved into the palace,