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
Ivy did not try to conceal her anger as she applied balm to Amy's neck, "what is all this, Amy? I can't believe he also hits you now." Amy said, "please, help me with my neck so it won't leave a scar. Any moment from now, my sisters will be coming and I don't want them to see this because they are going to be sad. Of course, I'm going to cover it with a turtleneck top but I just need you to ease the pain for me and, Bastian did not hit me, he just took out his frustration on me so, it's not the same thing."Ivy shook her head, "now that prince Bastian has turned you into his prisoner and doesn't let you out of the palace, how are you going to achieve your aim of going to school?""That is not going to be a problem," Amy replied. "The king has already given his consent and Bastian isn't above the king. When the time comes, he won't be able to stop me because I'm going to remind him or better still, find a way to bring the king into it so, do not worry about that, it's a different case
The doctor got caught in traffic and ended up arriving two hours later. Despite how cold the water was, Bastian was too afraid to come out of the tub. He had never experienced anything of the sort before and no matter how hard he thought, he could not figure out why he was suffering so much.He recalled all the things he had done earlier in the day, nothing was out of the ordinary. The only different thing he did from his usual routine was go horse riding and he had done it with noblemen. The horses were well cared for and it was not his first time using them, so why was his body on fire?When Amy came into the bathroom and informed him that the doctor had arrived, Bastian asked her to get him a towel and tied it around his waist after cleaning his body. A few seconds after he came out of the bathroom, he began to scream and jump about once again, saying that his body was on fire. The doctor asked him to remain calm while he gave him an injection. He took a look at Bastian's skin whi
At night, when it was time to sleep, Amy went to the couch as usual but Bastian who was lying on the bed said, "come and lie beside me."Without giving any excuses, she went to the bed and once again, Bastian held her close before going to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, Amy noticed that Bastian was already awake and looked much better than he had done the previous day. She quickly cleaned the room and made the bed while Bastian sat beside his reading table, staring at her. When she was done cleaning, she went to the kitchen, made breakfast for him, and brought it to him.After setting up the dining and informing Bastian about it, Amy wanted to walk away when Bastian said, "come, Amy, let's eat together.""There's no need for that, my prince," Amy replied. "I still have a lot to do so go ahead and eat and I will eat later." Bastian watched her as she walked away and began to think that she wasn't so bad afterall.Later, when Bastian got ready to take his bath, he went towards
Amy's heart began to beat very fast, she was afraid to turn and look at Bastian and she did not have the courage to forcefully move away from his grasp. Bastian unzipped her gown and began to place kisses on her back, sending shivers up her spine. Amy closed her eyes and tried to remind herself of why she couldn't let Bastian get this close to her but she was distracted, her mind was a mess and all she could think about was that night when she gave away her innocence to Bastian.He slid his palm into her underwear and began to fondle her breasts but just at that minute, the door was unlocked and Ann pushed it open and came inside.She stared at the scene in front of her in surprise while Amy came to her senses. She immediately got up from the bed and began trying to zip up her gown, however, Ann walked up to her and slapped her hard across her face. Amy lost it at this point and returned the slap immediately but with a much bigger force.Ann yelped in pain and held her face as she sta
After saying goodbye to Amy, Ivy held her bag and began to walk out of the palace while Amy stood at the entrance staring at her. Just before she opened the gate, Amy turned around and went inside.Ivy saw that a car was about to drive into the palace and the guards who were usually stationed at the gate were inside eating their breakfast. She dropped her bag and decided to open the gate before leaving. When the driver had driven in, Ivy was about to pick up her bag and leave when the driver opened the door of his car and came out.He ran to Ivy as quickly as possible, held her by the arm, and spun her around. When he saw her face, he pulled her closer and hugged her as he said, "Hannah, I can't believe it's you."Ivy pulled her body away from his grasp and stared at him in surprise, "excuse me? I don't know who Hannah is so it's obvious that you gave gotten the wrong person.""That's impossible," he said and pulled her back again as she turned to leave. Ivy stared at him again and su
Amy was taken to one of the pillars in the palace and both her hands were tied around it. Ann came outside as did the head maid and all the servants in the palace. One of the maids brought a whip to Ann and she received it with a smile and thanked the maid. She stared at the servants and said, "I am warning everyone here, if you dare to say a word of what is happening here to anyone, especially the king and queen, you will meet the same fate as Amy before being kicked out of the palace. Have I made myself clear?"All the servants said yes and moved back to give Ann a chance to do what she wanted. The few who liked Amy felt sorry for her but their hands were tied as they were afraid of meeting the same fate or losing their jobs.Everything felt so surreal to Amy, she still could not believe that this was happening to her. She had never been flogged in her entire life for anything and now she was being humiliated publicly by her husband's mistress for nothing. Life was really cruel to he
After still trying Amy's number the next day without being able to reach her, Ivy prepared herself to go and visit Amy in the prince's palace. She called Mabel once again and told her that she was about to leave and will fill her in once she got there.When Ivy arrived at the palace, the maids were surprised to see her and one quickly informed the head maid about her arrival. The head maid came out and asked her, "what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be on leave? You're not allowed to work here during your seven off days."Ivy smiled, "yes, ma'am, I'm aware that I'm not supposed to work here so, I am not here as a worker but as a guest to visit my friend."The head maid said, "that's okay but Amy is not around."Ivy stared at her suspiciously, "If Amy is not around, then where is she? I have been trying to reach her but her line has been unavailable which is unlike her. I decided to come and see her because I'm aware that the prince has banned her from leaving the palace so
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,