Chapter Sixty-Six:
Manu Palace
"My Lady," Wei immediately called me.
"Yes?" I turned around after I put down what I am doing. "What is it?"
"Your father was looking for you."
"Really?"
"Yes, my Lady."
I take a deep breath and I think I already knew why he was looking for me. It's been one week since I quit my job and now, I'm staying at my room for quite a while and also, I've been going secretly at the mountains to meet Haimon.
"Alright," I said as I stand up. "Where is he?"
"He's at the pavilion."
Pavilion
"Father, you were calling for me?"
"Yes." He answered. "Have a sit."
"Uhm," I answered and sat down opposite from him. "So, what do you want from me?"
"I won't wander around anymore to what I am going to say." He seriously answered. "Do you really love Duke Haimon?"
That was unexpected but I can answer that honestly. "Yes, I love him so much I can do anything just to be with him."
My father intently looks at me and it took him long before he answered. "If that love you were talking was true then, why he never shows up himself to me?"
"What!" what he said truly surprised me and it made me so speechless I couldn't say a word.
"What? Does he have no intention of introducing himself to me?"
"…" is this for real? I really couldn't believe what I just heard. As if my mind couldn't function at all.
"Go now!" he suddenly burst out.
"Ha? To where?"
"I know you're still meeting him secretly. Especially now that you don't have a job, you meet even more often. So, why don't you let him in when he sends you back home?"
"What! You knew that too?"
"What do you think of me? You know that I have assigned a spy to look at what you are doing so how can I not know?"
Oh, he was right! I totally forgot about the spy he put on me. "Fine, I won't lie since you already knew. I will tell Haimon about that."
"Good. So, go. I have a lot more to do." he said and quickly stands up and walks out first.
I just smiled because I knew very well that he already agreed to me having a relationship with Haimon. And that was enough for me and that really makes me happy.
Deep into the Mountains
What Siara told me really surprised me while my mind suddenly couldn't function, I cannot think at all.
"I know that it surprised you but that was true. He wanted you to meet."
"Al-alright." I finally said something.
I know that there has been a long-standing war between our clans since her father ruled the Manu Clan. For since Siara's father had ruled they had an agreement together with the elite humans to protect each of their clans. So, in each area covered by the Manu Clan, Edelweiss Clan and Human Clan are protected by their respective clans. And I am one of those who protect the borders of our territory as if I were also embarking on a bloody battle. That there is no battle going on because I always face the documents assigned to me and that is one of the battles I face whenever I am assigned to guard the borders.
Which stabilized me quite a bit but it seemed like I had something I couldn't bear to face. Meeting Siara's father and I will not deny it I am so nervous and scared to meet him.
"Haimon?" Siara called out on me and waves her hand in front of me.
"Ye-yes?"
"Are you alright?" she worriedly asked. "If you are not ready yet--"
"No." I cut her off. "I am ready to finally meet him." I said even though my heart beats so fast and it seems she notice it.
"But your heart beats so fast." She said as she smiled.
"Of course." I honestly replied. "I'll admit I'm nervous to face your father, but because I love you, I just have to face him so that I can prove to him that my love for you is real and pure." I sincerely stated as I hold her hand so tightly.
She smiles at me before she said. "Thank you and I am so proud of you, Haimon."
"Proud?"
"Yes. Because I know how serious you are to face my father, and I am so glad that my father will soon meet you."
"I am too." I said and hug her. "And I will be delighted if he will let me have you as my wife."
"What?" she pulls off her head to look up to me. "Wh-what did you just say?"
I smile. "I know this is inappropriate time to say that but I badly want you know how much I love you. And I am so eager to tell you that I want you to be my wife. I will propose to you formally when I meet and talk to your father. Because that's really my intention so I really want to talk to your father too. To personally take your hand, so if everything will be fine then, will you marry me?" I said as I break our embrace to take something on my pocket. "Will you marry me?" I asked again and showed her the ring I prepared long for this day.
"Oh, my God!" she said as her hand covered her mouth and her eyes starts to fill with tears. "Ha-Haimon…"
"Yes or no?" I worriedly asked.
She smiled as her tears run down to her eyes. "Of course, it's a yes!" she happily answered that makes me so happy. "So what?"
"What?"
"Won't you wear that ring on me yet?"
"Oh," I totally forgot about it. "Yes, I will." I answered and take her hand and put on the ring to her finger. "And it will be official once I met your father." I stated and tightly hug her once again.
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