There was a royal newspaper that criticized Marie and her family for the many rumors and gossip they had in their country. That gave their name a bad reputation. “Mar, your cousin, Geo, was caught stealing a cow,” Le said. “Is that a joke?” Le made a sigh. “No. I am not joking. He even told the truth that he made it.” "But why did he do it?" We knew that Geo was kind and friendly.” “He told the police that he was drunk and he just joined his comrades to do the thing. They stole and sold the parts.” After the talk, Marie cried. She forgot that she needed to call the Royal City High ICT Team. The next day, Irene called and told her about a distant relative who had an accident. During the same hour, Jek's house, Marie's second sibling, was engulfed in flames. “Dear God, You, understand that I am not like Job who was faithful and brave. There is just me, a mere harelip, a poor girl who knows You and has accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I know I have made mistakes committ
As everyone prepared for Malaca*ang Palace Press Briefing, they kept a close eye on what President Devan, the president of the Philippines, would say. This added to the rumor and gossip about Sieran's reputation. Marie was judged by others and some of her fans. On the other hand, her friends who knew about her chose to believe and stay close to her, but doubts were present. Because of those, her poetry book was destroyed, vandalized, and canceled. Also, the poetry cartoon movie was canceled again. In the palace… “…It is our sincerest regret that we were not able to reveal what had happened many years ago since this involves Miss Marie Sieran, our former Malacañang scholar and the eldest daughter of our loyal Malacañang chef and helper, Mr. and Mrs. Lan and Len Sieran. We believe there is always room for improvement in every lesson, in every failure, and in everything. In this case, after a thorough investigation and analysis of the evidence, the truth needs to be revealed. We were
Marie pressed the call button. “I am sorry. Believe me, I didn’t have any plan to recall our past.” “Don’t mention it. I understand that the president is just doing his part and who else would he mention besides me? I was the only one on the video and who would believe that I didn't get it?" The prince sounded breathless as he talked about the revelation of his past and the accusation thrown at him about the lost artifact. Marie was the one who suggested the morning routine exercise for him. “I’ll be there tomorrow morning. Remember, it’s Saturday. My PhD class will be in the afternoon. “Funny that instead, you and I are in a quarrel, here we are making ways to get rid of stress.” Prince Mharl smiled as he cracked open his bottled water to drink. Marie laughed as she answered. “You know what? You didn't tell me that you loved me? I’m still not sure if you truly love me. Who made the first move?” “Oh? Are we planning to argue for that?” teased the prince as he always did when Mar
Prince Mharl's call to Marie’s family in the Philippines was not known to anyone even to her. The arrangement to send the money was done without the knowledge also of neither the palace nor anyone except for the few friends and staff the prince contacted. Marie called her mother, one day. “Mother, is there anything that happened that I didn’t know? How do you get into debt? Why $1 million? And why do you have debt?” Marie was almost in tears as she asked her mother when she decided to call herself. On the other line, a sigh was heard, and a deep breath. “Mar, I don’t know where to start…” Back at the castle, the king and queen later learned what Prince Mharl did when they asked his secretary about his activities and schedules in a private meeting. Now the highnesses summoned Prince Mharl to the room. “Dad, Mom, I just want to help her. She doesn’t know all about this because I knew she would get angry with me.” “How about what her country will say to us?” The prince’s mother asked
Marie was uncomfortable and felt as if she was running out of breath. The pain in her throat returned. There was something that hit her heart that she couldn't explain. The heart is beating so fast. She was too tired to walk, and the stranger was still holding her mouth. After a hand suddenly disappeared from her mouth, she managed to say, "Please let me go.". She sensed that the stranger in a black overall hood was struggling to breathe. "Thank you." Marie could not understand why she still had the nerve to say those words out of the blue. “Which way are we going?” Marie asked as the stranger checked the walls, windows, and floors of the room full of paintings and books. Although it wasn't an average library, it was a bit like one. The paintings again seemed to belong to the prince, she thought. Would you mind telling me who you are? What is this place? Marie asked as if the stranger didn't hear her. Everything in the room was captured by her camera. She couldn't see what was ins
Marie knew exactly how Prince Mharl would react after she told him everything. The rumors and news involving Marie and Prince Mharl continued. However, both sides were quiet. Despite the attack of the media, negotiations continued between the two parties. “Let’s fly to Paris.” The prince happily told Marie when they met in the secret garden of the castle beside the garden that was known to the public. It was located between a hill and a plain overlooking the city on the other side and the river. Marie stopped eating the cake. They had a snack date at 3:00 in the afternoon. Several of the staff prepared it for them. It was the prince's idea since he knew how much Marie adored greenery. “Are you serious? You have a lot of activities and I have mine. “Yes. I called the secretary to get our flight and the hotel to book.” “Wait My Royal Highness. Are you asking me to…?” “Miss Marie Sieran, I am a gentleman, you know. I got the message but it’s not the way you think. I just want you t
She smiled despite the seriousness that she saw on Prince Mharl’s face. “Hon, you look like a teen who has been given the right to leave, yet all of a sudden his parents ask him to stay.” She giggled and ran the moment the prince hurriedly grabbed her hand. Sweetie, you owe me! A few meters away, the prince shouted as if they were the only two people on earth, ignoring the stares of couples, seniors, teens, and even families from all over the world. Back in the Philippines, President Devan called a conference with the cabinets about the decision they needed to make about the statement they made the previous month. In the heat of the issue, Denmark's highnesses officials firmly believed the prince was innocent and were still searching for a way to prove it. As he approached Marie’s hiding place near the bridge the prince was wondering why she looked serious all of a sudden. “The old woman who witnessed my aunt’s accident sent a message again and the pictures are here.” Marie let t
“Nothing. I am still in awe of you, "he smiled, but deep inside he couldn't focus due to his plan. The two ate silently for the next hour and Marie was amused by the music in the background. She did not notice a group of Parisian musicians since they stood at their backs. They made a toss and the prince winked and they started to play their favorite love songs. Marie was so absorbed in the food in front of her, and just made a quick glance at the prince once and a while. However, as she still pondered the reason why Prince Mharl suddenly became so anxious a while back, she heard the introduction to "The King and Queen of Hearts" being played nearby. “It was impossible. The restaurant already had soft music playing in the background,” she thought. She was about to drink her water when she turned her head at the back. “Oh! What is this?” Marie exclaimed as she looked at the prince who was now wiping his head again. Though she asked, part of her brain knew already that it was a part