Little did King Froilan knew that going on a business trip that evening will seal one person's destiny and that is no other than his daughter, Celestia, the daughter that he never wanted but still, his daughter.
His heart is stone-hard when it comes to his first-born daughter mainly because of the reason that she is the epitome of the beauty that he never tamed, a living proof of his unsuccessful marriage. The way his daughter speaks and even move reminds him of that woman who left for another man. Just thinking about what happened made his blood boil, THAT woman has the guts to replace a king?! A FUCKING KING!
He can't help but brush off the negative thought and focus on the two ladies in front of him, Marie and Stella, his family, his only family. Although Marie did not come from a wealthy nor known family, her looks and personality definitely suits a queen, her black hair that matches her white skin made her look demure and pure as if she's not capable of hitting anyone even a mosquito, these features he loved not the fiery and strong characteristics of Esmeralda, his first wife.
"Take care honey, our daughters and son will be waiting for you, have a safe trip okay? I love you" Marie said in a siren-like voice while slowly massaging her already big belly.
"I will, goodbye Marie, I'll be back in three days, you are in charge" then the King gave her a small peck, he gave Stella a long lecture about going to the empire before finally getting in the car.
'I am ALWAYS in charge Froilan' her thought is reflected by the evil smirk on her supposed to be innocent face. A snake indeed.
Can you blame Marie if she just wanted to protect her family? The Thusha Kingdom?
'If it only weren't for that woman...' she sighed defeated, she must act her role until the end, until that woman is satisfied. Maybe she got her evilness from 'her' because right now, her mind is full of wrath.
'A sacrifice must be done in order to keep peace...I'm sorry Celestia'
As Marie starts to head inside the mansion with Stella, she can't help but inquire about her daughter's plan after going to the empire, "Stella?"
"Yes mother?" she replied in a mellow voice resembling an angel. She already knows where her mother is coming, it is obviously about her, well, their plan. She can't help but to have her eyes rolled mentally.
"The gown I requested from Fleur Delphine is already finished, the ball is supposed to two weeks from now right? You should move earlier to the empire, just say that you are the representative of Thusha Kingdom" her mother does not want any mishaps to happen, after all, it is their ultimate goal to marry the next emperor of the biggest and richest empire.
They even planned beforehand and started contacting Fleur Delphine two months before making her father agree, that's the reason why the gown is already done when in fact they only started talking to her father yesterday about her future voyage.
Stella can't help but smile widely, Fleur Delphine is a world-class designer, only 10% of the world's population can get to have their gowns and clothes made by Fleur Delphine and luckily, she belongs to that small portion of the population.
"Really mother? I can't wait! Yes, I will say that, I will surely catch the prince's attention, I know that it must've cost father a fortune to get a gown made by Fleur" she said enthusiastically,
'He's mine' who will match a perfect prince if not a beautiful princess? And she is definitely that princess, she's sure of it, she will make sure of it.
"Oh don't worry about it" Marie assured her daughter. The gown cost the kingdom a small island and even became the reason why there are rural places who suffers an electricity shortage. This blackout may last three to five days all because of a gown.
Little did the mother and daughter knew that the prince they were talking about is currently missing and that the gown made by Fleur Delphine will turn into waste.