Javier was busy finishing his work when Assistant Howard approached him, Javier then looked at him.
"What's wrong?" Javier said coldly.
"There's a call from your house, Shella says Miss Helena is awake," Assistant Howard said.
"Really? All right, tell him I'll be home by lunch," Javier said.
"Yes sir," Assistant Howard said again, he immediately messaged Shella.
"Assistant Howard, can you find someone named Josh?" Javier said again, he remembered Eira saying the name last night.
"Josh? What do you mean Prince Josh Lutier Knight?" Assistant Howard said again.
"Josh Lutier Knight?" said Javier looking at Assistant Howard with a frown. He had heard of that name, he had also heard of his reputation, he was a person who liked to party and was surrounded by many women, the man also had bad qualities and manners. If that was the man Eira was referring to, then she could imagine the terrible fate of Eira.
"That's right, he's the Crown Prince who will be the heir to the royal family. By family line, he's your cousin," Assistant Howard explained.
Javier was silent. If it was true that Eira was a Taaffeite Princess, then she should have married the crown prince, then the man who wanted to kill her was her future husband or had already become her husband. Javier is increasingly curious about what's wrong with Eira?
"What's my schedule after this?" said Javier again.
"According to today's schedule you are empty until the afternoon, do you want another surprise inspection?" said Assistant Howard.
"No, I want to go home, get the car ready," said Javier
Assistant Howard frowned, Mr. Javier never came home this early, sometimes he even forgot the time until midnight when he got home, why did he only want to go home at 10? Maybe he heard wrong.
"Excuse me, sir, do you want to go home?" Assistant Howard confirmed once more.
"Yeah, is there something wrong?" said Javier looking at Assistant Howard.
"No sir, I'll have your car ready," said Assistant Howard in amazement.
Javier immediately finished all his work, then after he finished he immediately got down and headed to his house.
Eira was walking through the spacious house, taking a walk to see every corner of the house, very neat and clean, everything was well organized, each room had its concept, but what caught her attention the most was the living room with the glass walls.
She looked at one of the walls of the room, there was a photo of a girl with a very sweet smile. Eira approached her, looked at her curiously. This woman must be Javier's girlfriend. Because the photo which is placed in a very special place that if you were in the room, the most striking thing would be the photo of the girl. That girl must be very lucky to have a man as good as Javier. So Eira wonders, if Javier's boyfriend finds out he is now living in his house, won't she be angry?
"Her name is Helena," said Javier who had just arrived at his house. Shella saluted him while receiving the coat that Javier had opened. Shella then left the two of them.
Eira watched Javier. From the first time they met Eira didn't pay much attention to Javier's appearance. This was the first time Eira saw him. This man turned out to be very handsome, with a face and body that looked so perfect, not the slightest flaw was visible. Looking so neat and dignified, the cold impression on his face even became his attraction.
"Welcome," said Eira greeting. Javier looked at Eira who was much brighter, especially with her light makeup.
Javier did not reply to Eira's words, he just walked and stood right next to Eira who was again observing Helena's face in the photo.
"Your girlfriend is so beautiful, um… sorry, but doesn't she mind if I'm here, I don't want to spoil your relationship," said Eira looking at Javier who was looking at the photo of Helena hanging there.
"She won't be mad if She was mad at me I would be happy," Javier said quietly. Eira caught the sadness, she felt guilty saying that.
"I don't even know where she is? Is she still alive or dead," said Javier again.
" Eh?"
" She Jumped off a cliff, threw heeself into the ocean exactly 3 days before our wedding," Javier recalled, a hurt smile showing on his face. Eira was silent, she bit her lip, behind her cold face, it turned out that this man was full of wounds.
"I'm sorry," said Eira.
"Prince Josh Lutier? Is he your husband?" said Javier looking at Eira,
Eira looked shocked, how could he know? Hearing that name, her heart immediately ached. It hurt so much that it made her whole body ache. The horror in his eyes, he remembered how cold Josh looked when he wanted to kill him.
"How did you know him?" said Eira again with trembling lips.
"You said his name yesterday before you went to sleep, you said he wanted to kill you," Javier said again.
Eira bit her lip, she didn't remember ever saying that.
"He ... is my husband. On our wedding night, he said if my mother wanted to live, I had to die. I was afraid that something would happen to my mother so I chose to die. He pushed me into the sea that night," said Eira with empty eyes remembering what happened that night. The horror made his body tremble violently as if a bucket of cold water had poured down on her. Seeing Eira's trembling body, Javier felt a little guilty asking this.
"Sit down, you're shaking," said Javier again, slightly worried. Eira then sat down, she then tried to calm herself down again, she didn't want to look too pathetic in front of Javier.
Javier sat in front of her, looked at the woman, she had been through such a terrible thing. Javier couldn't imagine how Eira would feel when she found out she had to choose death or her mother, the man was not only bad but also very cruel.
"He already declared your death by accident," said Javier again, Eira looked at Javier, she smiled a little in despair. Tears pooled in the corners of her eyes.
"Well, I already knew, he must have done that," said Eira again.
"Why would he want to kill you?" said Javier unable to contain his curiosity.
"Because if he wants to marry someone else I have to die, otherwise he won't be able to marry his mistress forever," said Eira with hatred showing in her eyes.
"So your husband has another woman?"
"Yes," said Eira. Javier looked pityingly at Eira.
"How did you become the Taaffeite Princess?" said Javier again.
"I was 5 years old when the Royals took me from home, I don't remember how? what I remember, I woke up and I was already in the castle in the northern hills. There I spent my time and never again met my parents. I was in the raised or rather locked up there because I absolutely can't go out, I learned all about the kingdom and became a perfect princess, waiting for the Prince to be ready to marry me," said Eira dreamily.
"Northern hills? No wonder it's a forbidden place," said Javier slightly tugging the corners of his lips, The royal is indeed very cunning.
"Yes, because there is where the princesses are forged. We learned everything there, isolated from the world, all we know is how to be a Queen and be a good wife to the Prince," said Eira smiling wryly.
"No wonder when I searched about you you were never in any database," said Javier again.
"Of course, to the world, I never existed, I will exist when I become a prince's wife, but I only became a prince's wife for 1 day and after that, it was declared dead, it felt funny," said Eira smiling a little laughing at herself.
Javier could catch that. Looking at the woman in front of him, he knows Eira's suffering. Since she was little separated from her parents. Her life is locked up without being able to get out, can't determine the direction of her life, can't dream of becoming anything. Because she has to become a perfect princess even though it's not what she wants. Even when it comes to matchmaking. She only has 1 choice. a Prince and not all princes like them either. Unfortunately for Eira, her Prince wanted to eliminate her instead. Is there a life worse than that?