5- The Plan

I gained consciousness when I heard the sound of the monitor that is on my left side, and just like I've expected, I am in the hospital again. I opened my eyes, and the first person I saw was my Dad, who was full of worries about me, based on his face.

"Thank God, and you're awake now, my daughter," my Dad said with a sigh of relief, and he sat on my right side where the chair is. "Did you remember what happened to you? Because Prince Neil told me he saw you fell so, he carried you here," he asked without knowing what really happened and why I lost my consciousness.

He was the reason I was actually here now, if he didn't go near me and kissed me then, I wouldn't be here right now.

I'm going to kill him later.

"I think it's because of overfatigued, Dad, that's why I got heart attack again," I reasoned out instead, and I didn't want him to know what really happened to me.

"You know your condition, Wendy, you have to slow down when you know already that it's gonna be too much for you. Prince Neil is not that strict. Later, he will pay a visit to you, so, thank him, okay? And he was the one who brought you here, and took care of you," he reminded me.

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"For Wendy Lee in room 415," I recited to the cashier in front of me, and I handed to her my card because I'm going to pay for her hospital bill, while I am wearing shades and someone might recognize me here in the hospital.

"For a moment, Sir," the cashier told, and she looked at her computer before she turned to me again. "For Wendy Lee, Sir? Her hospital bill has been paid, Sir," she responded.

My eyebrows collided when I heard her answer. "Paid, you said? Who paid?"

"I apologize, Sir, but, we cannot disclose the name of the payer. Thank you, Sir, next!" she replied seriously, and she looked at the person behind me.

I left the line with curiosity in me as I haven't paid her medical bill, then, who paid? I wonder who it was. Or, maybe Mang Danny? But, where did he get the money? He has been saving up?

I went up to the room where Wendy got admitted, but before I went inside, I knocked first to let them know that I'm going inside. And when I went inside, I saw Wendy sitting up already on her bed, and she and her father both looked in my direction. Anyway, my attention was on her when my eyes suddenly went down to her pink lips, and a fast flashback came into me that just happened this morning.

I must say, her lips are lingering to mine and I can really tell that she's still a virgin because she got frozen like a statue a while ago when our lips touched each other.

"Please, Prince Neil, come in. Have a seat here," Mang Danny called me with a smile on his face, and he stood up to offer to me his seat.

By the way, he treats me, I assumed he doesn't know yet what happened to me and his daughter. I looked at Wendy, and I gulped the lump in my throat because she was glaring at me like she was telling me that she's going to kill me once we're alone.

I must say, she's scary.

"No, thanks, Mang Danny, I am just here to say that you can now go home. Everything was settled already. I already talked to her attending physician, and he said that she is good to go," I announced to them the good news, and I just stood on her left side, but a bit far, and she might pull me because of what I did a while ago, not taking Mang Danny's offer.

"That's good to know. Okay, I'll just go to the washroom. I'll fix our things later so, we can go home early today," Mang Danny mentioned, and he walked going to the washroom.

The time Mang Danny went inside the washroom, that's the time I turned to Wendy, but, I was greeted with a pillow that she threw at me that landed on my face. I was surprised, but, I caught it before it landed on the floor, and our eyes met again.

"You scumbag, what are you doing here? I got here because of you," she annoyingly said, pointing at me with grit.

But even she is mad at me, I found her cute. I can see from my position that her both ears are red due to madness.

"Because of me? Really? In the first place, you didn't tell me you have a heart problem. Why didn't you tell me?" I fought back with a little concern on her health because somehow, I feel responsible since she is living under my roof. She and her father.

"What do you care? You don't care. Wait, tell me, were you the one who paid for my medical bills? Dad said that you were the one who took care of it," she told with her head held high, like she's telling me that she won't stoop down for me just because of that.

"Of course, I care. And what did you say? M-Me?" I questioned as she was referring to me who paid her medical bills, but, I was confused because I was not the one who paid for it. But her father said, it was me? Why did he say it was me, even though it wasn't me?

"Yes, he said it was you. Why wasn't you?" she wondered.

I was about to correct her when I realized that it's better that she knows she has debt to me, and so I can convince her to come with me. On that thought, I smiled, and I threw the pillow back at her, then I put my hands inside my trousers.

"Yes, it was me. Which means, you owe me. Not just today, but yesterday too when you were drunk. Remember? I was the one who paid for the dress that you vomited last night. And I was the one who paid for your taxi fare, and your friend. Your debt to me is actually getting bigger," I elaborated to her with so much pride on me.

I, then, saw her look down after I spoke like she was full of guilt, which made my heart soften.

"How much do I owe you now?" she asked me that her tone suddenly changed into sweet kitten.

I cleared my throat before I speak to remove the guilt I have for her, and act like I don't have a conscience. "You don't need to pay all of that, Wendy. All I need is your answer to my question. Just say yes, baby," I seriously stated, and I stared at her to let her know that I was desperate.

But before I could hear her answer, I heard the door at my back opened, and Mang Danny went outside. That's why I cleared my throat again, like I and she didn't have a conversation.

What a wrong timing.

Afterward, I opened the door of the back seat so, Mang Danny and Wendy could go inside and we can go home. And while I am driving, I couldn't help but look in her direction through the rearview mirror whereas she is just silent and looking outside the window, like she is in deep thoughts.

Eventually, we got home, and I accompanied them to their place.

"Thank you, Prince Neil, for everything. You can now take a rest, and I know you got tired too in driving. Say thank you too, my daughter," Mang Danny delightfully said, and he dictated his daughter too that he tapped on the forearm a little just to acknowledge my effort for them.

"Thank you, Sir. Thank you so much," she seriously and sincerely spoke, and she bowed her head at me in respect to what I did.

Okay, that's new. I never expected that she could act this way to me because I thought she's all amazona at me.

"You're welcome," I answered with a doubt on my face as compared to a while ago, and from the day we first met.

And even though I wanted to say something, I just turned my back at them, and I walked away going back to my palace. I took three steps already when I halted, and I looked back as I would like to say more, but I was too late because they already closed their door.

This is weird.

Going back to my house, I was walking upstairs when I heard my phone ring and seeing my elder sister's name, I remembered my Dad who had a stroke. So I answered it, putting it on my left ear.

"Hello, Neil?" she greeted on the other line with agitation in her tone of voice.

"I'm listening," I replied briefly, uninterested.

"Neil, where are you? When are you coming over? Dad wants to see you," she asked, agitated.

"I am just doing something, but I'll go home. Just wait for me. Don't call again, or, I won't come," I firmly told, and I cut the call.

She's really a pain in my ass.

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I am eating dinner alone when I heard the doorbell so, I stood up to see in the monitor who's outside my doorstep, and to my surprise I saw Wendy. I immediately go in front of the door, but I fixed my look first before I open it. Furthermore, I, then, swung the door opened, and our eyes meet again. Here we go again with this feeling that I couldn't understand. What's happening to me? I am having these feelings whenever she's around.

"Yes? What can I do for you?" I started talking to somehow lightened up the tension between me and her.

Her eyes went down after what I asked that confused me. Why did I say something not nice? That she doesn't like?

She, then, go inside without saying anything, and she was the one who closed the door, which made me more confused. I just followed her even though, I was puzzled to what she's doing right now.

The hell is she doing?

She looked up to me first and says, "I will help you out, but you have to keep your promise. I have terms and conditions, and if you are not going to follow them, I am entitled to leave you. Deal? The contract is only for one month, and not more than that. No kiss on the lips, and you are not allowed to touch me UNLESS, I say so. Got it? And after one month of pretending, all of my debt, and my father's will be gone. We also don't have anything to do with you. And lastly, after one month, this house will be mine. It means, you will leave, and you will never get in touch with me, or my family again. Are we clear on that?"

I smiled after she talked because my mind is full of worries right now but somehow, she makes it light even though she has plenty of terms and conditions. "Deal," I answered shortly, and I extended my right hand as we have mutually agreed.

It's not a problem to me if she wants this palace. I am willing to give it to her if she really wants it. Because after I proved myself to my family that I am very well fine, they will surely leave me alone, and I will be free from them so, I don't need this palace anymore. I am planning to stay in London after one month anyway.

I woke up from my thoughts when I felt her hand slipping away from mine, but before she could let go, I grasped her hand tightly, which made her looked up to me with puzzle on her face. "Just for the clarification, we will get married, okay? That is part of our pretend. So that means, we require your father's consent. We need to make him believe that we fall in love so quickly, and that's why we are getting married. But you don't need to worry about that because I will take care of it. I will take care of your father. Ma-Ma--what do you call that again?" I explained, but, I forgot what do you call that thing.

Now I'm thinking about it.

They have a Filipino term whereas the man courts the woman he wants to marry and get her parent's approval before anything else.

"You mean, mamanhikan (courtship)," she said, correcting me with her eyebrows arching towards me, like she is telling me 'do-you-really-need-to-do-that?' face.

"That's right. We need to convince him so, I would do that. Ma-Maman-Mamanhikan to your father," I stuttered because that word is really challenging to pronounce even though I know many Filipino terms already, excluded that word.

"Oh, and after that? Where are we going to get married? Let's do it at west only, and we do not need a big wedding. There are numerous expenses already," she commented in an irritating voice.

I laughed on what she said. "You must have forgotten, my lady, you are getting married to a Prince. You don't have to worry about the expenses. I got you, baby," I highly spoke with my status in life, and I winked at her after I said the last word.

Her face crumpled when she heard me. "Would you please stop calling me 'baby'? I'm having goosebumps because of it. That's disgusting," she disgustingly said, and she pulled her hand from my grip, and that's when she shook her shoulders like I have a contagious illness.

I smirked at her reaction. "Wow! You're disgusted at me? Do you want me to kiss you again?" I insulted, and I took a step towards her, attempting to kiss her on the lips once more.

But I received a strong push on my forehead with her palm, and her thick hand, which made me closed my eyes.

"Ouch! Remember, I am a Prince," I threatened her because I got hurt to what she did to me.

"In Dubai, yes, you are a Prince, but here, you're not. I am the queen here, put that on your thick head. And before I forget, you owe me. You are very, very disgusting human being!" she blurted out, without hesitation, and she suddenly started punching my arm countless times.

What a woman. She's just small compared to me, but, she has a strong hand, the heck.

"Enough. I said enough already! You're hurting me," I whined, and I stepped away from her, and she might end my life.

"No, come here! Because of you, I got admitted to the hospital again! Those lips of yours, you kissed another woman with that filthy lips of yours that I don't know where you put them and then, you will kiss me! That's very disgusting of you! Now come here!" she furiously yelled, and she chased me.

Now I know why she suddenly pushed me when I kissed her, that she even fainted.

"No! I better save my life before you take it!" I responded, and I kept running away from her just to save my life.

My guards won't stand a chance to this incredible woman.

"Do not run! I said come here, and I want to kill you! Who do you think you are, huh? You don't even live here in our country!" she shouted while nonstop chasing me.

But even so, I laugh at her words because she doesn't know how to filter her mouth, and she has no break, especially when she is angry. In fairness, she's cute when she's mad.

To be continued...