Bastian smiled and went to sit on the bed while Amy turned and faced him angrily. He said, "Fine, I know you will not believe me. I don't blame you. My past isn't exactly nice." "Really?" Amy asked. "So wait, are you trying to tell me that you've changed?" "Isn't it obvious?" Bastian asked. "No, it isn't," Amy replied. "Come on, Amy. You can't say that you haven't seen some changes in me. I mean, the Bastian of before wouldn't go around chasing you and begging you. Yes, I'm not proud of who I was. I was a jerk, and I admit that. But I am a changed man, Amy. To be very honest, after you left, I realized how important you were to me. I didn't want to tell you all this until you've forgiven me, but I think it's important for me to say it now so you'll understand why I cannot give up on you no matter what. After you left, at first, I thought it was my desire to keep you back and torture you that drove me to search for you. But eventually, I realized that it was much more than that
While at the hospital, Mabel sat beside Armstrong's bed and they kept staring at each other. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Mabel asked. Armstrong, who was lying on the bed, said, "I could ask you the same. Why are you staring at me, Mabel?" "Well, I asked you first," she said. "So answer my question." He smiled. "Well, I cannot help it. My eyes are meant to look at beautiful girls." Mabel squinted her eyes. "Are you saying that even if someone else was here and she was beautiful, you would stare at her?" "You can interpret as you deem fit," Armstrong replied. She slapped him on his shoulder, and he said, "Ouch! Why are you being so mean to me? Come on, I'm sick." She frowned, "I don't like what you said. Why would you tell me that you'll look at other girls? You're not allowed to look at other girls." "Yes, ma'am," he replied with a smile. "Do you think I have eyes for other girls when you're here?" She smiled back, "Well, I don't know. I can't really say. I mean, y
After leaving Amy's hotel, Bastian decided to go back to his palace. He had been away for a while, and he also realized that Amy needed time to get over her anger. On his way back to the palace, he kept remembering how he bared his heart out to Amy and told her how he felt. The way she reacted deeply hurt him because it was the first time he had ever opened up to any woman in his life. But then again, he knew that he was the reason why Amy acted that way. If he hadn't treated her so badly in the past, she would not have reacted the way she did.Despite the fact that he was leaving, he gave instructions to some of his guards and said, "Keep an eye on Amy and on everything she does. No matter what happens, report it to me." He wanted to give her the opportunity to get the space she wanted, but he was determined not to give up on her. When he arrived home, he hired some men and instructed, "I need you to find someone for me. Her name is Ann. I'll send you her pictures and all the infor
Mabel smiled at Armstrong and said, "I guess now that I have you, there's nothing for me to be afraid of.""But of course," he replied and kissed her lips. She pulled away from him, "What are you doing, Armstrong? You're sick, and a sick man should rest." Armstrong threw his head back and laughed, "You're my remedy, Mabel. So, as long as I am sick, you have no choice but to cooperate with me, okay? Because I need to get better." He was about to kiss her again when the door was opened, and his mom came in. He stared at his mom and smiled. She looked at Mabel briefly and back at Armstrong."Hi mom, I know you've met Mabel before," he said, "but let me introduce you again. This is Mabel, she's the love of my life, the one, and she makes me so happy. Mabel, this is my mom, my sweetheart, and my first love." Both Mabel and his mom smiled. She stared at Mabel for a while longer before saying, "Well, she's beautiful.""I know, right?" he replied excitedly. "Bring her home sometime to s
Armstrong stared at Mabel and nodded, "Okay, Amy is your senior, but do you think she will not be okay with the idea?"Mabel sighed, "Even I feel uncomfortable taking money from you.""But why?" Armstrong asked. "A lot of girls out there do it.""I am not a lot of girls," Mabel replied. "The money Amy gave to us, she got it as a wedding gift from the king, that was why she took it. And as I said, if I want to, I can spend money from there, but I don't know how much it will cost me to complete college and I don't want to end up lacking when I'm close to the finish line. It's the same with my sisters. This is why we all still try to live simple and content lives. Amy hasn't even begun college. The plan was to get a divorce from Bastian before coming back, because if she went to college as Bastian's wife, she will have to follow some rules. I think she'll have to be homeschooled or something like that.""I understand everything," Armstrong said. "I just feel that it's too stressful for
Ann got dressed and ready to leave the house. "Where are you heading to?" her mom asked. "Well, I have a meeting with someone. I'm working on my next plan to separate Bastian and Amy. I already told you, Mom. I will not lose to Amy. No matter what happens, Bastian will be mine in the end.""Well, I wish you all the best," her mom replied. "I'm already tired of living here. I want to go back to the palace. I enjoyed the life we had there.""I know. I'm going to give that to you. But come on, Mom, it's not like we're lacking. We've made a lot of money. You made enough, working in the palace and I made enough, dating Bastian. Look at the house we live in, look at our bank accounts. We're not lacking.""Yes, we're not lacking." Her mom responded, but if we do not return to the palace, with your expensive lifestyle, we'll eventually run out of money. And I do not want to go back to the slums.""Come on, Mom, that is going to take a long time. It's not as if you even spend the money on yo
Mabel stared at Armstrong in surprise. The last thing she had expected was that Armstrong would want to marry her when their relationship was barely a month old. Although, she had come to understand his character, marriage? She didn't think she'd get married at this young age. She knew Armstrong wasn't like Bastian, so she wasn't afraid that she would suffer like her sister. However, she was excited and afraid at the same time.Armstrong was on his knees, waiting for her answer. When he saw that she was hesitating, he suddenly became afraid and began to wonder if he made the move too early. He had wanted to settle down two years ago, but after his fiancée cheated on him, he gave up on the idea. After meeting Mabel and falling in love with her, he was convinced that she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Now that she had accepted to be his girlfriend, he didn't want to waste any more time. He wanted to do it right away, which was why he proposed to her. Being
Mabel unbuttoned the shirt she was wearing, revealing her almost naked body to Armstrong's hungry eyes as the shirt landed on the ground.His hands moved lower to her breasts and he cupped them gently. He looked into her eyes again and she smiled at him. His lips covered the tips of her breasts as she threw her head back and moaned in pleasure. "I love you," he breathed before crashing his lips on hers. Mabel circled his neck with her hands as waves of desire rippled through her.He lifted her and took her back to the room, placing her on the bed. She stared at him, admiring his body and his hard length as he stood beside the bed and took his sweet time drinking in her beauty.When he was satisfied. He got on the bed and slowly pulled down her panties. His hand gently rubbed her folds before it was replaced by his mouth.Mabel clutched his hair as she moaned in pleasure and told him how much she enjoyed what he was doing.He got on her body and covered her neck with kisses as she p
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,