Chapter 2 - The Maid's Lie

A cool, sunny and beautiful spring morning, Princess Agatha and Zara take a walk into town to meet a handsome young man who is waiting for his daughter to arrive at his shop. He deliberately did not open a shop because he was going to take Princess Agatha to the village and then marry the Princess in the small village.

Thirty minutes later, Agatha was in a bustling city filled with city dwellers shopping in clothing stores, markets, and so on. As they were about to reach Felipe's painting shop, suddenly the coachman turned the horse-drawn carriage into a small road that led into the wilderness.

Agatha didn't realize it because Zara kept talking to Putri. Zara also gives delicious sweet cakes and wine which is Putri's favorite. The food had been poisoned with deadly poison so Zara was sure that the princess would die quickly after drinking the wine.

Agatha ate the delicious cakes while looking around the forest, without realizing that Zara had also secretly put poison in Agatha's drink. Zara smiled evilly as she handed Agatha the cup containing the finest wine made of gold.

"Princess, please drink the wine. You must be thirsty, right?" asked Zara.

Princess Agatha turned to Zara and nodded slowly. "Yes Zara, I am very thirsty. Will you give these cookies to the coachman? Of course he is also hungry and thirsty like me."

"Sure, princess. I'll give these to the coachman when we get to Mr. Felipe's shop."

"Hmm... if we're going to Felipe's house, why would the coachman take us to this forest instead? Didn't we already reach the city and—"

"Sorry Princess, actually I want to take the Princess to a place that is located in the middle of the forest. Before the princess meets Mr. Felipe, it's better if the princess first meets someone who will predict your future." Zara lies.

"Someone who will predict my future??" Princess Agatha frowned.

"That's right, Princess. He will predict your future as well as your relationship with Mr. Felipe," replied Zara.

"Okay, then we'll find that person." Agatha innocently believed the sly maid's words.

After talking with Zara, Princess Agatha wrapped a few pieces of cake in a piece of pink cloth and gave it to Zara. At that time he felt his throat a bit hot and sore, but the princess ignored the pain. Then he drank the wine which also contained poison made by the renowned poison expert in the land of Fuchsia, Mr Adler.

Not until five minutes, suddenly Agatha's throat was getting more painful and very hot like it was being burned by fire. He looked at Zara with wide eyes, while Zara just stared at the princess in such a state.

"Arrgghh... my throat... Za--Zara!" Rebecca clutched her neck. "He—help me."

"Princess! What happened to you?!" Zara is acting in front of princess.

"H--help me... Zara... ahh! My throat... hurts..."

Zara remained silent in her place, she did not immediately help Agatha but instead gave the rest of the drink to Agatha.

"Princess must drink it! Finish this wine!" Zara rolled her eyes with a grin.

"Arrgghh ...." The red wine went into Agatha's throat, and instantly Agatha died in front of Zara.

Princess Agatha lay on the chair with her eyes open and her hands around her neck. Zara laughs like a devil when she sees a dead daughter in front of her.

"It turns out that you are so easily fooled by me, you are so stupid," Zara muttered with satisfaction.

Then Zara stood up from her seat, ordered the coachman to stop the carriage in the middle of the wilderness, and rushed to clean up the poisoned food and drink. He took out a black cloth and wrapped everything neatly. Zara opens the window of the train and throws the package away when the train has stopped.

Zara got out of the train, asked the officers to help her throw Princess Agatha's body into a river not far from the forest.

"Charioteer, please help me throw Princess Agatha's body into the river," pleaded Zara, who was then nodded by the burly coachman.

Together they carried the daughter's stiff and cold body, walked towards the river where the current was very fast, then when they arrived at the river they threw the princess into the very clear and clean water.

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In Felipe's shop, a young man walked around anxiously waiting for Princess Agatha's arrival, he hoped that the Princess would accept his proposal.

"Where is he? Why hasn't he come yet?" Felipe's monologue, he squeezed his own fingers.

Felipe then stepped to the window, opened the window, and poked his head out looking for Princess Agatha. But the girl he was waiting for did not come to the painting shop.

After getting rid of Princess Agatha, Zara and the coachman return to the city to meet Felipe. Arriving at Felipe's shop, Zara immediately got off the carriage, stepped into the door made of mahogany, knocked repeatedly and suddenly the young man appeared in front of Zara.

"Zara?? You guys have finally arrived. Where is Princess Agatha?" Felipe asked impatiently, his eyes searching for the girl he would marry that day.'

"Sir... can we talk inside? I want to tell you something about Princess Agatha to you," Zara replied, her voice shaking. He plays the play very well and convincingly.

"Sure, let's go inside," said Felipe hastily.

Zara entered the main room where there were various paintings on the wall, Felipe then made her sit on an old wooden chair in the corner of the room. While he was standing in front of Princess Agatha's maid.

"What do you want to talk to me about?? Where is Putri?" Felipe asked again.

"Pu—Princess ... Princess Agatha can't come here, sir. Last night ... she was found dead in her room. Princess Agatha ma'am—suicide," Zara stammered, looking down.

"What?! My lover killed himself??" Felipe looked at Zara in disbelief, he leaned forward and grabbed both of Zara's shoulders. "Why did he kill himself, Zara?!"

"I—I don't know ... before he died, he asked me to accept Master's proposal." Zara kept her head down, she didn't dare look into Felipe's eyes.

Felipe was very surprised after hearing Zara's story earlier, he only wanted to marry Princess Agatha not another girl. While Zara has high hopes for Felipe, in the palace Princess Sienna is writing a love letter in her room which she will later give to Felipe.

Sienna smiled crookedly as she composed the beautiful and sweet words for the handsome painter, "Felipe, I love you so much."

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