Della’s POVAccording to Nancy, tonight's the party. Sitting up from the bed, I stared at the opened box placed beside me and couldn't help but smile as I slid my hand on it."It's beautiful," I whispered with admiration.It's a floor-length red mermaid gown with a black sequence, which made it ver
“You’re always like that! What’s even your right to dictate what I do? Why don’t you look at yourself first before minding my fucking business?”I saw how his jaw clenched in anger. He was suppressing himself from venting out, but boy, was I just so mad right now that I didn’t care if he went out of
“Della… Where are you? Please be safe. I’ll be waiting for you in the flower room. Promise I’ll explain everything to you. Just… see me. Please.”After reading his message, I angrily tossed my phone away from me on the bed and sat up.I thought about it for a long time before I finally decided to se
Della’s POVI never felt so drained before. There were still tears on my cheeks when I heard my phone pinged with a notification. I grabbed it from the bedside table and looked at my screen, only to see that it was a message from Stella.With irritation, I opened it. “Hey, Della, I am surprised that
“That’s great news,” I answered nonchalantly.“Are you okay?” he suddenly asked, making me momentarily stop breathing.“Of course I am. Why would you ask that?” I asked, trying to sound chirpy.I heard him sigh. “No need to pretend. I can hear how horse your voice is right now and that obvious prete
(Kylian's POV)"What the fuck was that?" I exasperatedly shouted as I pushed Stella's hand away from my arms.I was clenching my jaws and menacingly glaring at her. My chest was also moving fast as my breathing became fast and shallow.I couldn't believe that she kissed me! How dare she?"I was just
My eyebrows furrowed with a mix of irritation. “This…”As if seeing the changes in my emotion, Stella spoke, “My father told me that he and your father had talked about this agreement beforehand. All that’s left is for you to sign it.”Every turn of the page that I do, the more skeptical I become.I
“Finally!” I said with rejoicing and relief.“Here it is. Take it,” I told Stella while handling her papers.After accepting it, she said, “Thanks.”Though I pushed hard to keep the negotiation fast, it still took far too long than I imagined.As smart as she seemed, Stella seemed to be uncharacteri
Della’s POVI kept my face void of emotions as I crossed my legs and leaned my elbow on my knees, waiting for her reply.Observing her facial expression that’s mixed with regret and anger, I couldn’t help but tilt my head in curiosity. Taking a deep breath, she started to speak as calmly as possible
Della’s POVWho could be that mysterious person? Mr. K? Kylian? Another person I didn’t know ofMystery -?I tapped my fingers on my thighs and kept my eyes on Cathy, intently observing her and searching her eyes for any trace of lies as I sorted out my thoughts.However, aside from the nervousness s
Della’s POVUnder the dimmed light of the room, Cathy stood cautiously, trying to hide her nervousness by clutching the half-empty glass of wine in her hand.She wore a blue blouse that appeared to be crocheted and was slightly oversized. It was paired with baggy black pants. Her huge rimmed glasses
I nodded my head and weighed her words. "All right. Set me up a meeting with her before I leave for the mines. And keep this as discreet as possible."The Wakeland Times was a very crucial link to stir my public reputation here in Wakeland which was the most important step in me setting a strong foo
Della’s POV“Don’t worry, Sapphire, I can handle myself just fine. You must be forgetting that I’m a Princess and that title ain’t just for decoration,” I replied with a lace of teasing to reassure her that she didn’t have anything to worry about.In fact, I am absolutely sure that I can leave the m
Della’s POVSo, basically, that’s the Rogue Kign’s lair…I tapped my fingers on my desk and went silent for a while, letting my thoughts run through my head.“So… after all the investigation, do you really think Drake is just some complete asshole?” I asked after a little while.I couldn’t help but
“Yeah?” I asked absentmindedly and nodded my head as I went back to reading.“He said I look a lot like a friend of his,” Aaden added, making my mind completely go blank as my body froze.My heart trembled in fear before I finally managed to move. Putting the files back on my desk, I shifted my full
Della’s POV“By the way, how was your talk with Mr. K last night? You look so exhausted this morning, and you had to go to the temple, so I wasn’t able to ask you,” Albert suddenly asked, making my heartbeat palpitate so much that it felt like it would jump out of my chest any minute now.The guilt
She opened and closed her lips quite a few times with hesitation before finally letting out a deep breath and softly narrating, “I… just heard things, that’s all. Stories, mostly, but ones that never align with what we published. I wanted you to know that people out there believe in you, Princess De