Clearing the fake news immediately made Istel let out a sigh of relief. Yes, everything is in the place now. Not....until she remembered what she said. 'Love and Respect him?!!' Argh!
Wow... I never thought I loved him.. truly... that was me spouting nonsense, that's not true. Earlier, I covered him up when he spoke ill about Nilet, because I am afraid, he will be dead if I never done that.
Back to the palace, King chuckled. The queen looked to him and he chuckled again.
"Look, my queen... Why would Third Princess cover him up?" He asks somewhat telling her behind the question.
The queen nodded, "You're right, My King. Why would she ever covered him? Did she really lover our Third Prince?" Then both of them just laughed thinking about their future grandchildren.
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Waking at the door of her room, the students began on gossiping again. The main point was, 'Did she really do that?', 'How did she managed to cheat behind her husband's back, especially it's the Third Prince!'
Yes, it weren't gossip, they were completely embarrassing me! Although, I've done nothing wrong! There are more!! There were students who were so assuming to conceit anything, saying blah blah blah..
All she could do was to force herself to smile like everything will be alright, eventually. She recalled what she said and couldn't help but to bitterly smile.
'Love and respect...'
'Love and respect...'
'Love and respect...'
'Argh! I am going crazy! Why the heck dis I ever said that in the first place?!'
Inside the Felix room, his friends surround him seemingly curious regarding what happened to Istel.
Ishou hit his arm, "Eyy... our Third Prince is mad... look at that eyes... hooh!!" Abd the rest just laughed. Felix just shook his head meaning, he's not mad.
"Why wouldn't you be mad? Your wife cheated behind your back! Even I would be mad if my wide did such horrible thing! Third Princess wasn't a good model for everyone, she's basically teaching everyone bad deeds." He spouted while Felix stared at him as he sat down on his chair.
Owen nodded, "You're right! Nilet should have been the one to be your wife!" He said pondering about the two.
Nilet who heard her name and the part that she should have been the wife of Felix, instantly blushed.
She said coquettishly, "You... should stop saying nonsense. The Third Princess might hear you." It wasn't a sentences that intends to lecture Owen, rather, it was intending on stopping Owen to stop teasing her.
Owen, Jare and Ishou all laughed hearing her say that. While Felix just casted them a glance.
"Tsk. Don't pretend that you don't want to be his wife, in the cafeteria, the students could see how you were so in love with him..." Hazel said as she doesn't care about the dark gaze of Nilet. Nilet humped to her and crossed her arms.
Nilet smirk to her then place her hand on the table of Hazel's, "Are you jealous my cousin? Hmm?" With a lift of her brow, she asked confidently. All the students were in awe. It was their first tome hearing that kind of tone from Nilet. She was always kind to everyone so they weren't believing that she also hid her fangs.
Hazel glanced at her emotionless. Smiling yet not a smile, she stood up meeting Nilet's eyes. "As if. I am not like you whose clingy to Felix. Really shameless." Hazel sat the put her earphones not listening to Nilet's unending childish talk.
Nilet madly bit her lips as she looked darkly to Hazel. She looked at Felix who's looking at nowhere.
Felix wasn't listening to them because his mind wasn't focused to them. It was messed up.
Embarrassed of what Hazel has said, she sat quietly on her chair. Hazel looked at Nilet's back then cunningly smirk and let a sound from her noise.
Second Princess whose in love with Third Prince, which Third Princess doesn't even care and Third Prince never said a word about who will he choose.
When lunch came, Hazel saw Istel in front of her waling. She deliberately met Istel's shoulder that made Istel fell in the floor. She was stunned because she was just busy chatting with JinJin and someone aggressively hit her shoulder.
The students who's in the place stares at the scene..
Hazel looked at her, "Third Princess, are you alright? Oh.. I am so sorry, I am not careful enough." Hazel squatted down helping her to stand up but she carelessly held it too tight.
"Ouch! You're holding my wrist tightly., Anyways, I am alright. How about you? Is your shoulder good?" Hazel loosened her grip from her wrist and felt guilty towards her about her capturing Lianz and Istel together.
Felix saw them yet didn't do anything rather than watched them leisurely as they spoke to each other.
Hazel bowed, "I am alright. So sorry, Third Princess." Istel smiled to her then bowed as a courtesy. The students then smiled knowing she's a respectable Princess. They now admire Istel.
Hazel leave then Istel looked at the redness of her wrist. Hazel was so mysterious so Istel didn't know anything about her.
Hazel as she walked away felt the guilt surge over her body. It was a horrible thing to accuse people what they didn't di. Also, looking at Istel earlier, she doesn't seem mad when she deliberately met her shoulder.
As Nilet and Felix neared towards her, Istel patted her sad wrist and shoulder simultaneously. Her shoulder aches so hard. Ouch!
Nilet bowed to her, "Greetings, Third Princess." Suddenly greeting made Istel question life.
She bowed, "Greetings, Second Princess and Third Prince." Istel eyes landed on the hand that was firmly holding Felix's arm; it was Nilet's hand. Surely, they have relationship but it's a shame, she didn't become his wife.
When the citizens learned that she was the one marrying Third Prince, they all wet crazy. Why would she marry him when she's not a royalty?!
"Eh, Second Princess, you're really going under the belt. You're holding Third Prince's arms and in front of his wife. Aren't you ashamed---" Istel hit her back then cut her sentence by saying.
"Sorry Third Prince, my friend was saying nonsense. Then, we'll go on our way." Istel rolled her eyes while pulling JinJin as she passed through them with William.
The students reckoned that Felix really loved Nilet, however, he had never said anything about it.
For him, he was mad because he was forced to marry someone annoying.
As her husband, he tried his best to be kind to her but he just got tired of it then just go with the flow. He swear, he never dreamt of falling in love with her, never in his life. He was dumbfounded to learn that she was the one marrying him but he couldn't just open his heart to anyone who suddenly jumped in to be his wife.
It's true that he was clueless when he heard that Istel loved and respect him, but what can he do? He's in love with Nilet. Yes, he was mas about Istel cheating behind his back, however, it drastically decreased when he saw Nilet smiled to him.
Istel loosened her grip from JinJin's wrist then looked directly to her eyes.
"JinJin, I very much appreciated that you're worried about me. However, we cannot offend those royalties. Even though, Nilet wasn't a royalty to start with, at least she was given a chance to become one. She's still the Second Princess even we put the world upside down. Earlier, it was true that what Nilet did was utterly unreasonable. But looking at it, Felix let Nilet hold his arms, so there's nothing to say other than, he loved her. Also, that two might or might not dating."
Istel calmly said to her as she sighed. JinJin nodded at her. In her life, Istel never had been mad, so it wasn't a surprise that she didn't get mad.
Behind Istel was William silently listening to Istel. Wiliam frowned, and raised his index hand.
Istel and JinJin looked at him.
"Why?" Istel asked looking at him seemingly frowning and tilting her head.
"Look at this, if Lino An was favoured, why didn't Lawrence An been favoured? I heard that the three including the King were best friends since highschool until they were college. I'm wondering why Lawrence wasn't given a chance to become a royalty..."
Iste narrowed her eyes. "Didn't I told you that because of the gratitude the King and Queen felt to Lino, they became royalties?"
"They? So... Uncle Lino was a royalty too?" William questioned feeling confused by her explanation.
"I meant, just Nilet An. Her father didn't accept that chance because he was afraid the Spy Corporation might looked up to him." She explained propping her hand against her chin.
It was truly confusing to know the past of Royalties.