The Arrabella Twice Lives
Chapter 21 The Queen's Nightmare
The girl was still staring suspiciously at Aiden, the more Aiden turned his gaze away from her the more suspicious he became.
" I know there's something you and Prince Aiden are hiding from me, "the inner Arabella is full of suspicion
Suddenly, Demian came to Arabella and Aiden who were sitting together.
" Guru, miss Arabella, let's have a drink with "Demian
" Drinks?" ask Arabella confused
" Good Demian, this time you came at the right time "inner Aiden was relieved
" O Demian, are you going to get a present from your highness? haha. I came at a crucial moment. Your Majesty, let's praise me "inner Demian feels proud
" drink tonight?" ask Arabella
" Yes, just for a second. At camp, how? does the teacher agree?" ask Demian cheerfully
" I agree, "Aiden replied cuek
" Miss Arabella do you want to come?" ask Demian
" No, he couldn't possibly drink. "Aiden replied dismissively
" What? hey ! teacher, do you remember the first time you turned me down as your student? because I'm a girl, right? but I can prove I can ride a good sword. You always underestimate women, right? Hey Demian, I'm gonna have a drink !" arabella exclaimed
" Can you?" ask Aiden
" Of course ! Don't just because you think I'm a girl, then I can't drink that?" ask Arabella
" All right, let's see. But if you can't drink, it's better to refuse the invitation " said Aiden dismissively
" No ! I'll drink !" arabella exclaimed
" Yes, whatever. I wouldn't be responsible if you were all right " said Aiden a fool
" I'm worried about you, why can't you understand ?" inner Aiden was worried
" I don't need your help either !" exciting Arabella
" You have always underestimated women, I will prove that women are stronger than men "inner Arabella defiant
" Felix ! " calling Arabella to Felix
Felix approached Arabella quickly.
" Yes, my lady, is there anything I can do?" ask Felix
" Send me a message to my father and brother that I'll be home for the night" Arabella said
" What? missis! but why?" ask Felix in wonder
" Don't ask too many questions, just do it! " answer Arabella
" Alright miss " said Felix with a sigh
In his heart, Aiden was still thinking and worrying about the girl's condition and about what was happening in the palace. In the past he could only observe the girl he loved secretly, but could not protect her because he did not dare to take risks and had no power. Although he knew that Arabella had forgotten all things related to her in the past, he promised to protect her from those who harmed her.
***
In a shop next to the sword camp..
Arabella, Aiden, Demian and Lorenzo were drinking there.
" Come, Mr. Felix, you drink too !" exclaimed Demian while offering the bottle of drink she was holding
" I'm not going to drink. I'm here" Felix refused
" if I come for a drink, who will take care of the lady, if the lady is drunk "inner Felix
" Felix, come here and have a drink" said Arabella
" No miss "Felix refused
" I'll be mad if you don't drink, just relax. We won't drink until we're drunk "Arabella smiles
" Well, miss, don't drink too much" Felix said anxiously
" Of course, I'm going to have to go home" Arabella said
Felix also joined the drinks with the 4 people.
They seemed to be drinking while chatting. Until suddenly the atmosphere changed when Arabella talked about Prince Aiden.
" Oh yes teacher, prince Aiden.What kind of person is he?" ask Arabella who is half drunk
Demian who was drinking, then spouted his drink out of shock. Lorenzo hit Demian on the head because of his bursts on his face.
" Hey you ! what's with you?!" lorenzo was upset
" Yes sorry I didn't accidentally" Demian said regretfully
" I'm done drinking, you guys just go on" Aiden said as he stood up
Aiden left just like that, and Arabella looked at him with annoyance.
" He always ran away before answering my question" murmured Arabella
Arabella catches up with Aiden who just leaves. He saw Aiden sitting on a hill looking at the sky.
" Why are you here?" ask Aiden
" Why do you always run away and just turn the conversation around?" ask Arabella wonder
" You're drunk, you better get home" Aiden said cuek
" That's right! you so again? what exactly are you and Prince Aiden hiding from me? " ask Arabella growing suspicious and her gaze serious
" I have nothing to do with him "Aiden replied briefly
" I'm lying. You're obviously hiding something. You two look weird, the more I look at you two, the more you look alike, "said Arabella contended
" Have he started to suspect? did I just tell you the truth now?" aiden was confused
" I hate liars.I hate traitors, so you don't betray me..Hey do you know what it's like to be betrayed by someone close to you?" ask a drunken Arabella
" I don't know, but I know what it's like to lose such a precious person in life" Aiden replied
" Haa.. I'm guessing, there's someone in your heart? is she a girl? " ask Arabella
" He was already completely drunk, even his speech began to muddle "inner Aiden
" What are you talking about? let me drop you into " said Aiden anxiously while holding Arabella's hand
Arabella brushed aside Aiden's hand that was holding her.
" Hey Cedric, if you get caught hiding something big from me. I won't stay silent !" arabella exclaimed
" If I had hidden something from you, would you have forgiven me?" ask Aiden seriously
" Even though I was asking a drunken man, still I wanted to hear his "inner Aiden answer
" What kind of things are you hiding from me? if you're honest, I'll forgive you "Arabella replied with a smile
" really? you have to remember what you said, " said Aiden
" Yes, of course, "Arabella replied as she staggered
Arabella fell asleep in Aiden's arms. Aiden hugged him with a lot of feeling.
" Naomi, I hope you remember everything soon. Remember our childhood. That way, I can approach you more freely as Aiden instead of as Cedric. Do you know what? how happy I am now, to be able to hug you like this, I used to always see you from a distance. Seeing you up close is my dream come true" Aiden said as she looked at Arabella in love
Demian, Lorenzo, and Felix saw it from a distance. Felix looks upset and steps away, but Demian gets in his way.
" Mister Felix, don't bother them. Just leave this scene " Demian said as he patted Felix on the shoulder
" But she hugged my lady" Felix said annoyed
" If you want to disturb them. You're dealing with us " said Lorenzo, staring intently at Felix
" Haa.. " Felix sighed napa
" Alright, as long as he doesn't mess with the lady. I'll let it " said Felix eventually
" Good boy, let's have another drink" said Demian cheerfully
***
That night at the palace, a woman wearing a black hood came out of the Eastern palace. The woman walked around like she was afraid of the look of the guards there. Camille follows in the footsteps of the woman, and is shocked to discover who she is and who the mysterious woman is meeting with.
" Sincerely my noble queen" Oscar said
" Why do you want to see me at night?" ask the Queen
" What? Count Oscar, calling the woman a queen. So, it's the mother." Camille's inner shock
" I just want to say that we have to move immediately" said Count Oscar
" What do you mean? does the girl know everything? our conversation at the time?" ask the Queen in surprise
" right, the bracelet was indeed hers. He had definitely heard everything, now how would the noble queen act on this matter? " ask Count Oscar
" That girl? who did he mean?" camille asked in her heart
" As usual, weeds should be removed to the roots. Your job is to clean it up " said the Queen with a cynical smile
" Good noble, I will take care of everything before the girl opens her mouth" Oscar said with a cynical smile
" What are you talking about with Count Oscar? whose girl will the mother and Count get rid of?" inner Camille panicked
Camille immediately ran and she returned to her room. He tried to guess what he heard from his mother and Count Oscar.
" What do they mean? they want to get rid of the girl? who's the girl? why are you doing evil? I've been in cahoots with Count Oscar all along, but why? why did mom do that? what are they hiding? " murm Camille doesn't believe me
Camille could not sleep because she thought about what the Queen and Count Oscar were talking about.
***
The Queen was on a beautiful beach with the King and they both looked friendly by hand and smiled at each other.
Until there was a girl walking towards them.
" The Caesar ! she ! he killed me ! I didn't kill myself !" canaria shouted and pointed at the Queen
" What? is that true? " ask the King in disbelief
" Your Majesty, he lied don't believe him your majesty... The village girl lied, she was a bad woman who committed suicide and threw away her own child" the Queen said
The king brushed off the Queen's hand and pushed her down.
" Your Majesty .." said the Queen with a sad look and cried
" Sorry, Freya. But, I trust Ria more. Than you, because she is the girl I love" said the King firmly
" No, your majesty ! I love you ! I'm sincere with you !" the Queen shouted
" Sincere? if you love me sincerely, you should let me be with the girl I love. Why did you kill him instead? you are the bad one. you are ..Freya .." said the King sharply
" I do that because I love you your majesty, I just want you to always see me" said the Queen sadly.
The King looked at the Queen with a hateful gaze.
" You heard everything, didn't you, your queen? even if you become the queen and the King's rightful wife, she will never love you. Even if..he only loves me, you took pains to get rid of me and my son, didn't you? let's just say this is karma from me, I can make sure forever you will never get love from His Majesty the King, FOREVER you will never be in his heart even though I have turned to ashes. You will not be able to get the noble heart of the king .." Canaria said with a cold smile
" No ! no way! Your Majesty the king is forever mine ! you're just a dead man ! you can't get Caesar !!" the Queen shouted hysterically
" Her Majesty the queen, I curse you! I curse you that your son will experience the same thing as you, even worse than that ! " canaria said with a cynical smile
" NO!!!" the Queen shouted hysterically
" NO !!" shouted the Queen
The queen woke up from her sleep, her body was sweating and her face looked pale. Deborah, look at her.
" your majesty, are you all right?" ask Deborah worriedly
" Thank God it was just a dream. Canaria, that village girl..He tried to curse me in a dream? how dare he who is only a dead man enter into my dreams and frighten me" the inner Queen was displeased
" Your highness ?" ask Deborah
" I'm fine, why are you so chatty !" the queen shouted furiously
" I'm sorry, your majesty" said Deborah fearfully
" What's wrong with the queen? is he having nightmares? " deborah's inner wonder
***
That morning, Arabella looked uninspired. His father and two brothers were surprised to see that.
" What's up?" ask Peter wonder
" No, it's okay " replied Arabella lazily
" Aren't you going to eat because you still feel nauseous?" ask Duke Reese
" No, I'm fine" replied Arabella in a low tone
" Why don't you look so excited?" ask Ethan
" actually I was thinking about the teacher and prince Aiden, but the time I told them like that "inner Arabella was confused
" are you thinking of a man?" peter asked curiously
" Not at all. I don't think about anyone !" arabella denies
" Are you thinking of the crown prince or Prince Aiden?" asked Peter teasingly
" Sister ! I said I wasn't thinking about her !" arabella exclaimed
Peter, Ethan and Duke Reese laugh at Arabella's upset behavior.
At that time Arabella was thinking of a man, but it was not the crown prince or prince Aiden she knew. But the teacher Cedric (Masked Aiden) thought of him.
Arabella's feelings grew even stranger when she was around the man she thought was a teacher. The more he remembered and felt, the more his liking slowly grew in his heart even though he realized that they sometimes always fought and argued but Arabella always felt comfortable when he was nearby.
However, he was not sure with certainty the feeling he felt was his liking as a woman, or just the admiration of a student in his teacher.
" Let's get ready to go to the palace" Duke Reese said, inviting the three children
" What's up, dad? shouldn't you go back to the Lokhan River?" ask Ethan wonder
" The king sent me a letter for an emergency meeting this morning, Ethan you're also coming" said Duje Reese
" If it is not wrong, and the storyline does not change, the king called all the nobles and leaders of the soldiers, this is about the invasion of the Eastern region of Clarines. And his assailant was King Dominic Al De Vanders, the young king known as the mad Tyranny..In the past Ethan's father and brother went to war, and had suffered a one-time defeat because of Camille's daughter who was kidnapped and held captive by them. Only Prince Aiden and the crown prince managed to defeat the Tyrant king. I have to tell Ethan's father and brother, to be careful "inner Arabella thinks
" Dad, brother Ethan, you must be careful" Arabella warned
" careful ? what's for?" ask Ethan
" In the war " answered plain Arabella
" jeez, why can I say that? haa.didn't they be suspicious of "inner Arabella panic.
" Are we summoned to the palace to fight? Abel, you seem to know the purpose of the king calling us " Duke Reese said in astonishment
" hehe. if an emergency meeting is usually possible, there will be a war" Arabella said with a smile.
" Nothing will happen, just calm down" Ethan said calmly
" Thank God they don't look suspicious.. " Arabella felt relief in her heart
Duke Reese and his three children headed to the palace.
***
In the palace, the King received a report from the black knight warriors guarding the area, that there was an attack from the Vanders kingdom in the eastern region of Clarines and he immediately held an emergency meeting with the nobles and also the chief of soldiers. Ethan and Ashton became the supreme leaders of the imperial army of Clarines. Aiden and Eugene also attended the emergency meeting, but Aiden was not considered at all by the nobles alias in disgrace for underestimating Aiden who came from the countryside.
" Her Majesty the king, if I may suggest we can't just stay silent our territory will be usurped by the king of the Vanders" Viscount Benedict said
" Right, but I wonder why the kingdom of Vanders again attacked our territory. In fact, we have for many years made a peace agreement with him" said Marques El contended
After the nobles issued their own opinions, the King also issued a decision to fight with the kingdom of Vanders.
" Prince Aiden, you must also join this war along with the white knight's kstaria" the King said firmly
" Her Majesty, how can prince Aiden participate in this great war?" said one of the nobles disagreed
" Right, the one who participates in this war must be an experienced one ! prince Aiden has never been to war" said one of the other royals
The nobles began to fuss about the King's decision to include Aiden in the war and join Kstaria White Knight. Aiden who was bullied did not care at all, he would follow or not in the war.
" Wait! everyone shut up !" exclaimed Eugene resolutely
All the nobles were watching Eugene.
" I agree with my father's decision to include my brother in the war, because I know that he was trained by the famous legendary sword master in Clarines. I do not doubt the ability of my brother, certainly the ability of my brother in sword is very good" said Eugene defended
" Why did he know about the legendary sword teacher? is he investigating me?" aiden's mind is upset
" What's he doing? he was instead defending the person who would threaten his position?" inner Count Oscar was astonished
The nobles were so shocked to hear Aiden learned the sword from the legendary sword teacher.
" i as the captain of the white knight also don't mind Prince Aiden joining the team. Isn't the more help the better ?" ask Ethan
" I also agree with the thought of my son, his Majesty the King" Duke Reese said
" What about your opinion vice-chairman Benedict?" ask Ethan
" I agree with the captain and Duke's opinion" Ashton replied in agreement
In the end all the nobles except Count Oscar agreed to include Aiden in the war against the Vanders and because of that war, the King decided that the election of the crown princess was temporarily postponed.
***
Eugene and Aiden cross paths in front of the noble meeting room. They were the last to leave the room.
" Is there nothing you want to ask ?" eugene asked as if he was waiting
" It's like you're waiting, Crown Prince" Aiden said with a cold face
" Right, I'm waiting for you to be honest and confess all your lies" Eugene said with a smile
" I lied to you, what is it?" ask Aiden sharply
" Sister, I'm actually not a sensitive person. But I accidentally knew everything. About the secret you've been hiding from me and from Arabella " replied Eugene while looking intently at Aiden
" What does he mean he knows everything? the secret I've been hiding from her and Arabella?" aiden asked confusedly in his heart
" Why don't you ask me how I know about that legendary sword master?" asked Eugene in surprise
" I don't like to mince words, just tell me what you know and what are your secrets?" ask Aiden not to understand
" good. I don't like pleasantries either, I'll say it now." Eugene said seriously
Aiden looked forward to Eugene's next words.
" You and the masked man are the same person, right?" ask Eugene
Aiden was stunned to hear that question from Eugene, he did not expect that the seemingly relaxed and unawares Eugene would investigate it for no apparent reason.
" .... " Aiden was silent as he thought
" why? I'm right, aren't I?" eugene asked with a smile
" Why are you investigating me? what's in it for you? what's your goal?" ask Aiden annoyed
" Destination? I'm more interested in your goal of approaching Arabella with the identities of Cedric and Prince Aiden" Eugene said sharply.
" What is this? from his words he sounded like a jealous man. So, maybe the purpose was to investigate me because of Arabella? " inner Aiden doesn't like
" Haa. Your highness crown prince need not worry about my goal of approaching his, I have no bad intentions. At his later time I will tell him that I am his teacher as well. So, can you keep this from him?" ask Aiden without hesitation
" Shameless, it's been found out he asked me to keep it a secret? what does it mean ?" eugene was upset
" Why should I keep it a secret?" eugene asked annoyed
" So you need a reason to keep it a secret? well, I'll give you a reason "Aiden's inner being is getting upset
" Would I then tell her that her Majesty is hiding the fact about who framed her during the crown princess exam ?" said Aiden with a cynical smile
Eugene clenched his hands in annoyance, and was stunned that Aiden could know everything about the incident.
" Just because it covers her doesn't mean no one knows" Aiden said cynically
The words that Aiden spoke seemed to mean a lot to Eugene. Yes, Eugene did know his mother was involved with the incident and he tried to cover it up by having someone kill the maid. Aiden was quite sensitive, he also knew what Eugene was doing behind him. Slowly the aura of hostility between them grew more and more pronounced.
" You're a coward ! just like the past, Eugene. I thought you were different, but apparently you were the same. Hiding all your mother's crimes, with other crimes. If there's no Lorenzo to tell me, I won't know quickly "Aiden's inner self is full of hatred
" He knows everything? how would Arabella respond if she found out? Even if it wasn't like that, he would consider me a bad person. No, she mustn't know Eugene's "inner fear
#FLASHBACKS
The day after a waiter named Joel was killed in prison..
The King and Queen were having a fight, and the quarrel was heard by the spy sent by Eugene. Soon after, Eugene meets the Queen at his residence.
" My son, are you home?" ask the Queen kindly
" Mom.. What do you really do? why are you doing this ?" eugene asked disappointed
" What do you mean, son? mom did what?" ask the Queen not to understand
" Why do you kill innocent people to cover up all your sins?!!" eugene was angry
" Did your father tell you? he told me to keep it a secret, why did he break the promise" said the Queen annoyed
" So you know too? and he just let mom ? " ask Eugene in disbelief
" ..." s."The Queen was silent because she felt guilty
" What's the reason you're doing this to Arabella ? what's wrong with mom? until you risked your own life to set him up?" asked Eugene furiously
" Mother just doesn't want her to be the crown princess" replied the Queen with sharp eyes
" What? is that the only reason? I also know, if you really want to make Miss Claire my partner, right? why?" eugene asked furiously
" As a future king you don't need love, Eugene. Love will only weaken you, and make you helpless. If you're with her you won't be happy" the Queen said unequivocally
" Do you know what mom is about love and happiness? I don't want to live like a father and mother who don't love each other. I will be with the people I love and love me and I will be happy" Eugene said firmly
The queen asks Eugene for forgiveness and helps him just this one time to cover up all his crimes. The pitying and pitying Eugene finally decided to cover up his mother's troubles this time for the latter. And he threatens his mother, if her mother dares to hurt Arabella or her loved ones then Eugene himself will punish her. Eugene looks disappointed by the truth he knows about his mother. He did not expect his friendly mother and he considered good would have the heart to kill innocent people just to bury his sin.
#END FLASHBACKS
" Okay, I'll keep it a secret. Instead you also kept everything you know a secret "Eugene said in agreement
" of course "Aiden smiled cynically
Shortly thereafter, Arabella approached the two men.
" Hail your highness the crown prince, greetings the prince" Arabella said as she bowed respectfully
Arabella sees the two men's faces looking unkind and she feels the tension between Eugene and Aiden.
" What's wrong with them? " inner Arabella wonders