Once Valencia went back to her room, they all finished their dinner and Li Chen headed home but before he got in his car, Excalibur approached him.
"Don't think for a second that I don't know what you are up to." Excalibur said to him and he smile as he look at Excalibur.
"I don't know what you think, princes Excalibur but do know that what I'm doing is in her best interest." Li Chen said to Excalibur
"Her best interest?! You limit what she eats, you won't ask what she wants to eat! That's not her interest but you are only limiting her!" Excalibur said to Li Chen
"Just so you know...Never mind." Li Chen said as he remembered that his cousin's condition was not to be known by anyone
"Just so I know what? Say it." Excalibur said to him but Li Chen shook his head
"Unlike you, I have her best interest at heart, from what I heard from Val. You have no interest in her, I say that the best thing to do is to let her be." Li Chen said and got into his car, without another word he drove off.
Excalibur who's a prince from a well-known kingdom, was clever and mature for his young age since he was born. Yet he didn't know what to do when he was face to face with love and for the first time in his life, he became quite childish towards young Valencia and when he was old enough to grasp at his feelings it was already too late to act any other way.
He has treated her coldly since they were young, like people say, boys bully their loved ones but when he wanted to treat her better, she took it that he was making fun of her.
On their engagement day, Excalibur waited excitedly for her to come into the ballroom so that the two of them could announce their engagement but no matter how long he waited, she didn't come.
For months, Excalibur searched for her whereabouts without rest but there was no news of her whereabouts. Even her parents were waiting for ransom demands but after a month they suddenly stopped looking for her and when he questioned them, they said that they knew where she was and that there was no need to continue looking for her, even though he agreed with them, he still looked for her.
Excalibur kept looking for 3 years when he heard from his friends who were heading to the border of all the countries. In the hope that she could be there since he had not searched there and unexpectedly, he found her there. When Excalibur found her, all he wanted to do was drag her away and lock her up inside his palace. So that no one other than him and be with her, so he could be the only one to be close to her but he knew her, and she would not let that happen without a fight. Yet when she was close to another man, there was nothing that he could do.
The following morning
"WHAT?!" Valencia woke up to the loud shouting of Serena from the lounge room, once she woke up, there was no one inside her room. She quickly put on her sweater and rushed towards the sound of things breaking and shouting.
"Your Highness, please do not rush!" Misty rushed to her side and Valencia panted, feeling her heart beating inside her chest.
"But-" Valencia said but Clare came over
"It is fine for her to rush in times of need." Misty said to her and she sighs
"What happened, let's head there." Valencia said to the two maid, they stopped arguing and with each taking her arm they walked her over to the lounge room, where they also meet Shu ling and the others as well.
"YOU BETTER START EXPLAINING YOURSELF." Serena demanded from within the room and Valencia opened the door to the lounge room, there they saw King in a corner with all sorts of things broken, chairs and tables turned.
"Wh-What is going on here?" Valencia asked and Serena turned to face her, realizing what she had done as she took another look around the room.
"Oh. Oh my god, I am so so sorry Angle." Serena said to her and she nodded
"Are you hurt?" Valencia asked her friend who shook her head
"That's what you should be asking me." King said and they all turned to look at him as he chuckled awkwardly
"Are you alright, king?" Valencia asked him and he nodded
"What happened here?" Ming Xu asked King
"My sister here has received training since we were young and has always enjoyed beating me up since she's stronger." King said to them
"That is not true." Serena said to him
"It is true or else would I be in this state?!" King asked her and she raised her hands again
"YOU!" Serena shouted at him and he fled the room, there was nothing that could be done so the men left the ladies alone that day
"I am sorry about the things in the room, it was just that I got so angry." Serena said to Valencia.
"Misty and Clare will replace the things that are in here, I'm sure that A'Chen won't mind it." Valencia said to them and urged them to go back to her room while the maids cleaned. While the maids were cleaning the three of them were talking to Serena.
"My parents had my brother come to bring me back home." Serena said to the two of them and they exchanged looks
"What's wrong with that?" Shu Ling asked her and Serena sighs
"For me to get married, my parents had decided on my marriage partner. They called me back this time to get ready to get married." Serena explained to them and the two nodded in understanding.
"How come?" Valencia asked her
"As a tradition, the crown prince or crown princess will have to get marry when they turn 25 and as I am the crown princess, it is time that I listen to my parents. I would get to marry the person of my choice but since I do not have a lover, it is up to my parents to choose for me and they've chosen a prince from an Eastern kingdom for me." Serena said to them and Valencia nodded, Serena was older then her by 5 years and this year is the year that Valencia would turn 20.
Yet she was envious of how Serena was able to live till she was 25 while she wasn't sure if this year would be her last or not. Valencia took hold of her hand in her and she looked at Serena.
"Then you should return home to settle this matter." Valencia said to her and Serena nodded
"What about you? It's time for the winter break, will you return home or will you stay here again?" Serena asked her and Valencia smile
"I will return home and most likely not return here again." Valencia said to the two of them and Shu Ling took hold of her hand.
"How come? Are you also getting married?" Shu Ling asked her and she chuckled sadly
"No....It might be hard for me to come back. My parents has never allowed me to leave the palace, the only reason that I was able to come here was because I secretly ran away on my engagement day, they were all busy." Valencia said to them and they nodded
"Well, we can always come to visit you." Shu Ling said to her and her smile brighten
"You will always be welcome to come visit me." Valencia said to them
After three days they all packed up and went to the airport
"We will be boarding on the same plane, what about you angle?" Serena asked her and Valencia looked at her phone.
"I will be heading to the other line. You both have a safe trip, let me know if anything comes up." Valencia said to the two of them and the three of them shared one last hug before they went their way.
Valencia headed towards the private jets, A'Chen had asked one of his attendants to get the plane ready so that they could take Valencia back to the palace. As she headed there, she didn't know that Excalibur was following behind her closely, when Valencia saw her cousin, she ran and gave him a big hug.
"A'Chen!" Valencia said as she jumped into her cousin's arm, seeing this, Excalibur clenched his fist.
"Is this why you weren't going to board the same plane as us?" Excalibur asked her, Valencia turned to look at him and turned away from him
"You!-" Excalibur shouted but reminded himself that this was a public place.
"Will you be coming with us, Your Highness?" Li Chen asked him but Valencia answered instead
"No. He will not be going with us, come now or else we will be late." Valencia said as she started walking away from Excalibur, she did not see his face but Li Chen was fully aware of the fact that Excalibur was making.
Excalibur's face was full of anger and jealousy so much so that he almost seemed to be on the verge of tears.