Beautiful Thief And The King
Back to the Palace

The Norman news that will return must have been heard by the ministers. They will welcome Norman's arrival and urge him to marry as they already need a new queen as Norman's companion.

Norman already had a plan, he would never want to marry anyone before he got word of Freya's circumstances. He ordered Kendrick to be in Hong Kong to continue searching for Freya.

He also brought Cristina for no reason, besides he felt he had to accommodate Cristina who was no one else, he could ask Cristina for help to shut the ministers up.

At that time Cristina was still crying, but they were ready to arrive. The sad feeling of having to lose two people that he already considered a family he could not get rid of. If only Nathan Walner lost maybe he wouldn't be that sad because there was still Freya but he had to lose both without her wanting.

"Stop crying, Freya must be fine!" said Norman.

"How can you say that, sir? Everyone knows what happens when you fall into a river like that and where can you say that Miss is okay?" ask Cristina. He knows Norman is entertaining himself and he knows the most sad is definitely Norman but he doesn't like Norman deceiving himself and saying Freya is fine when they can already guess the end from Freya.

"Then what should I do, Cristina? Do you want me to say that he died at the bottom of that river?' Norman rubbed his face, frustrated.

"What if Miss is never found again, sir. Should I follow you or should I go?" ask Cristina. Now he is like a boat in the middle of the sea without a captain. Until now, he did not know why Norman invited him.

"Listen to me, even though I know what happens when someone falls into the river but I still hope there is hope and I hope Freya is still alive. You're the closest person, I can't just leave you. I invited you along because Freya cares so much about you. You can stay with me while waiting for news of Freya's whereabouts, if she's alive I'll definitely find her whereabouts wherever she is. I'll bring her back but right now, I want you to cooperate with me and pretend to be my lover so that no one urges me to get married. I just want Freya, so I need your help!"

"What if Miss Freya you don't find? What if it turns out Miss Freya was dead by the time you found her? What about our lies and what are you gonna do, sir?" ask Cristina.

Norman looked at Cristina, what Cristina asked was very true. What if Freya is gone? What's he supposed to do? He couldn't just throw Cristina away and drive her out of the palace.

"What are you going to do, sir? I can't stay with you forever!" Cristina asked again because she had to know her fate in the future.

"Let's see, what's going to happen we'll see. Study well when you are in the palace, if indeed Freya was lifeless when found," Norman stopped his words and sighed. Cristina looked at him with a astonished expression. What did Norman say?

"Why did you ask me to study at the Palace?" he doesn't really know who Norman really is.

"Because you have used yourself to be my lover then I will be responsible for how to marry you," Norman said without hesitation, of course, the words he said made Cristina surprised.

"No, Mister. I don't want to!" reject Cristina.

"I won't force it if you don't want to!" said Norman.

"I don't want to take a chance in narrowness. After all you've helped Miss Freya so much and it's time I return the favor. I will do as you say until we know the circumstances and whereabouts of Miss Freya and at that time, I will leave. Maybe it's time I lived independently without them."

Norman only glanced at Cristina, it was just a crazy idea he had spoken of because he was unwilling to take advantage of Cristina so he was considered as a baj*ngan. If Cristina does not want then she will not force but until when she has to wait for news of Freya's whereabouts and what if Kendrick does not find Freya? One year, two years or three years? He really doesn't know how long.

A few palace guards were waiting for him at the airport, they seemed to be on alert for security. Cristina looked surprised at the large number of people. He walked behind Norman and looked down.  Norman stepped towards the car he had prepared for him. The guards bowed to pay their respects.

Norman gets in the car, Cristina just follows. He looked awkward and fearful, it seemed like the one he was with right now was the crown prince or perhaps a king. It turns out that Freya meets a man who has an extraordinary standing and if Freya finds out, she definitely would not want to because she was not a woman who liked a different scope let alone the status of the two of them who were much different, she knew Freya would definitely not want to be with Norman.

Both parents were waiting, but Vanila was waiting. Vanila is again asked by her mother because there will be a party to find a future empress for Norman. Although Vanila knows that a woman named Freya is with Norman, she says nothing to her father and mother because she wants Norman to tell her whereabouts seeing the foreign woman returning with her brother, Vanila was completely astonished.

"You're finally back, what about your vacation?" asked her mother while welcoming her son with a hug.

"Fun, of course," replied Norman reluctantly.

"I'm happy to hear it but who is he?" now his mother looked towards Cristina who looked down and scared.

"The candidate of my future wife" replied Norman.

"What's? So you have a lover?" ask mother.

"Yeah, but he needs a lot to learn" Norman replied.

"Gee... Well, why didn't you tell me?" his mother approached Cristina. He also smiled in a friendly manner but Cristina looked doubtful and looked towards Norman.

Norman nodded, Cristina followed the game. His mother was thrilled to think Cristina was Norman's lover. She invites Cristina to leave because there is something she wants to talk about with the woman.

Norman sighed, hopefully Cristina can play her part so well that her mother does not suspect.

"After you rest you must meet me, Norman!" said father.

"Okay, I'll find Daddy later."

His father stepped away, while Vanila approached her brother who looked not excited at all. She guessed something had happened and her brother was lying at the moment.

"What's going on, brother Norman? Where's Freya? Why did you bring another woman?" ask Vanila.

"Right now I don't want to talk about it, Vanila. I want to rest!" after saying so, Norman stepped away towards his room. He doesn't want to discuss it for now but he is hopeful that the news of Freya's whereabouts will soon be from Kendrick.