Chapter 12

Amelia {POV} 

  

    In one day, I experienced the worst stress ever. I followed his secretary who seemed to be a nice lady from the airport to his estate in Valencia.

Louis caught me off from the rest of the world when he seized my phone denying me access to the internet. To this point I know absolutely nothing about him except that he was a crown Prince  of Liechtenstein. Dorothy was busy clicking, texting and making calls  on her phone. I jealously watched her,  it gave me an idea. 

  "Can I make use of your phone, please, " at my request she arched her eyebrow considering it was a bad idea.

"I'm sorry ma!, I was prohibited from allowing you to use any communication device ",  she said as she switched back to her professional mood.

My smile withered. 

Seriously! 

Even in his absence, he made sure none of his employees lended me any gadgets. I left out a frustrating cry instead of being alarmed Dorothy offered me a bottle of water to calm my nerves. 

  "I really wish I could help but my hands are tied, " 

she admitted.  

        When the car entered inside a remote estate, servants and maids gushed out to receive us.  The spring season made the entire place blooming with a sweet feeling of warmth. 

The housekeeper introduced herself to me as Mrs Maria and the Butler Mr George who was also her husband. Looking around his mansion, it was styled in an exclusive modern concept but it still maintained  its traditional design. At this point even his residence was filled with his presence.I began to wonder why a prince would stay far away from his home country.  

   We entered the living room decorated with marble and grand ornament staircase from the large window, a stunning lake was far at the back.  I walked  over to get a good view. The housekeeper took me  to my room. It was painted the same way as my condo, but larger in size. The beautiful pink queen size bed was a bonus. 

It's a shocking fact that Louis took note of everything in my condo while he was there. I'm  glad that at least I could feel at home. 

     The housekeeper gave me a grand tour through the main house. She didn't go further to the other parts because his secretary complained about time and we had much to do as she said. 

The main house had a unique style, it was flexible and could be easily refinished with ease.

Modern concept design, the lake flowed from the back down towards the southern side. His outdoors was quite relaxing and spacious. He even had an indoor three-tiered pool with vibrant dark blue mosaic tiles that illuminated its color under the water. A cinema room, A full sized tennis court..

     " Where are we really going?",  I asked Dorothy, his secretary. 

"Shopping, " she said with a big smile. 

        She told me about the arrangements for my new wardrobe and dragged me down into famous boutiques. 

We bought newly arrived designer dresses, starting from casuals, formal, cocktail, elegant gowns, ball gowns, even some designer's lingerie, bags, watches, shoes and accessories. 

      Everything was becoming overwhelming, three weeks ago, I wouldn't  dream of  such luxury or even make money that would allow me to make such expenses. Now I have the opportunity to decline or accept designer clothes anyhow I like. I was now in a place I could hardly envision myself. 

     Walking around those stores began to drain my energy bit by bit . We entered the tenth clothing store.. My legs were hurting making it hard for me to keep the same pace with Dorothy.  When she noticed my plight she gave me an encouraging smile. We girls' love shopping but this is killing me right now. My head was pounding as if my entire brain was holding a concert. 

   "I'm so sorry Amelia but you have to endure, 

We have to visit your wedding gown designer and then choose some haute couture dresses suitable for the royal house." she said, switching back to her professional voice.

I seem to like Dorothy cause she reminded me of myself back in New York. 

    I left out a sign as she helped me get into the car. We arrived at a big fashion company and once she showed them her card, they led us straight into a well designed  fitting room. We were served fresh croquette with a cocktail drink made with orange, gin and vodka. 

Wow.... It was delicious. 

My head snapped up as an elegant looking woman, Mrs Sienna D' Amelio  arrived. 

"Bienvenidas damas ... Perfection by Sienna, en qué puedo ayudarlas" she greeted as we both raised. 

"Gracias ... Sra. Sienna," Dorothy air kissed her on the cheeks. 

"Esta es la señorita Amelia ... Ella no habla español ..., " she pointed at me. 

"No hace falta ... Mi mamá era en parte española, me hizo tomar clases de español. Supongo que fue útil, "  I said in Spanish. 

At my proclamation an uncertain smile wavered across her lips. 

"Really that's good, " Dorothy said. 

We had all our conversation in Spanish   

" My assistant will take your measurement, you should look over at the newly made designs collection " she pointed at the magazine shift. 

" Choose any pattern or style of your choice, colour, I promise to satisfy your request to the fullest of my capacity, " she assured us with a lavishing smile. 

She really has the charisma that makes people feel at ease, secure and in full trust of her capabilities. 

We looked through all the designs with her help. The design for the Engagement dinner,  wedding gown and even my reception gown were being finalized. 

      At this point I was tired all I could go was just nod my head in total support of the arrangements. While the measurements were being taken, I had to turn, move around as much as I could.  Dorothy noticed how weak I was so she decided we rest for the day to continue tomorrow. 

      During our drive home, she informed me about scheduled appointments with my newly hired tutors who would teach me Language, history, and ethics classes within two weeks. I  still gave her a nod since I was too tired to speak. 

I collapsed on my light pink fluffy bed and dozed off to sleep.

Later that night, Mrs Maria brought me fresh chicken soup, I was so grateful she did cause I was hungry. The soup calmed my nerves right from the inside .        

   Everything was happening so fast that I needed  some space to sink in and prepare myself even though my mind had gone numb. I can't even tell  If I was happy, neutral or sad. My emotions suddenly became unstable and I started crying right after I finished my soup. I slipped into a deep sleep.