The Second Chance To Change Destiny.
Chapter 22 Put that burden on Luca.

On the way home Elena thought that if Louis took her words seriously, would Louis give up his title as crown prince? but, Elena was sure it would not be possible because everyone was always fighting for the highest position.

Arriving at Abraham Elena's residence greeted by the servants with her parents, there were some servants who cried because they missed Elena's figure so much.

Liliana made a tea party to celebrate Elena's return, they all sat together in the gazebo.

"Actually I've arranged an engagement for you" Liliana told Elena, leaving everything in the gazebo shocked.

"A betrothed to Elena? but why?" ask Austin.

"I don't really do. There were actually rumors circulating that if Elena could not marry anyone, many young masters were afraid to propose an engagement because Elena was Ernest's former lover. The brat threatened them with his position," Lilana replied.

Prangs!

Carlos squeezed the cup until it broke, he looked very upset.

"Sister, your hand is bleeding" said Elena, grabbing Carlos' hand.

"Mild healing." Carlos healed the wound on his hand in just an instant, he was a fighter with double skill.

"Then what now? can't our sister get married just because of a few words from that bad guy? if all the men in this empire are afraid of Ernest then, just send Elena abroad. She can marry any man she wants there, my sister doesn't have to marry a weak man who's afraid of threats" Carlos said.

"Why should I go abroad? we can get Elena to marry one of the princes, right?" timpal Qinthia's.

"Don't be silly, it's my business you don't have to worry. Getting married or not is my decision" Elena replied.

"I want to rest." Elena stood up from her seat and left.

The gazebo atmosphere became silent after Elena left, slowly they went one by one from there until the place was empty again.

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Louis received a warm welcome from the empress as well as the emperor and the second prince, they were very happy to meet Louis after such a long time.

To celebrate Louis' return they made a special banquet just for the royal family, where manners and ethics did not need to be used.

"Now that you are an adult, your father and mother are too old. Since you are already 21 then the father plans to give the position of sole heir to the throne to you, soon your age will reach that age. Dad came to the throne at 25 years old, and then your grandfather went to the village to enjoy his old days with your grandmother. The coronation ceremony will happen in 4 years so prepare yourself, from now on you have to follow important meetings with your father while studying," said Cedric made Louis willed.

"Sister, are you okay? it's not good to be willing when we're talking about good things" Luca said, patting Louis on the shoulder.

"What's good? today I want to say if I want to leave the position of crown prince to you," Louis replied in shock.

"Maybe this is stupid for you mother. But I don't want this position, I want to live as a noble. After I had been thinking in academics all along, I finally realized that my position as crown prince was not what I wanted" Louis explained.

"My brother is only the eldest prince, not the crown prince. Please respect my decision." Louis put his palms together in front of his chest, then he moved from the dining room.

"I'll go after him." Vanessa went after Louis.

"Louis wait! wait mother!" call Vanessa running to Louis.

"Stop!" Vanessa blocks Louis' hand so he stops walking.

"Motherwise mother?" ask Louis.

"Mother doesn't know why you said that. But I beg you to take back your words, everything you say is not true. First empress your mother always wished you to be emperor in the future, if not for mother then accept that position for your birth mother."

"Mother, you also wish Luca to be a great person in the future right? even when Luca wasn't born, you always prayed he'd be a fair leader. Then why did you refuse the position given to Luca? I want my mother to be happy with that hope."

"It's just a hope, if it materializes then the mother will be very happy. If not, my mother will not be disappointed either. Mother is just an ordinary village girl, who gets lucky until she can be loved by your father. Mother is also the one who snatched a lot of love from your mother. Don't you hate your mother? our society condemns mother. Do you also want Luca to seize your position and be cursed like that?"

"Empress Vanessa Ashraf, I hate you so much that I hate you. You got the love that was supposed to belong to my mother. But on the other hand I know that love is not deserved by a cruel woman like my mother, she is forever unlovable even I never got the mother figure of my own mother. Now I'm asking you, don't you hate my mother? he's the one who took Luca's childhood."

"I'd be lying if I said no. I also hate it so much, even to this day the taste remains the same. But you and your mother are different, I don't have to vent my hatred on you.  Let's forget about it, we're back in the dining room now. Come on!" Vanessa pulls Louis's hand. However, Louis did not want to move.

"Do you want my hatred for you to disappear?" louis asked Vanessa to be surprised and she spontaneously turned and nodded.

"Then give the great burden that is in the crown to Luca, that way I will forgive you. And for your hatred of my mother, it has nothing to do with me. I don't have to apologize, do I?" ask Louis again.

Vanessa hugged Louis and cried loudly, not expecting Louis to use his greatest weakness to give up the position of crown prince, now Vanessa will rethink about Louis' decision.

Louis returned Vanessa's embrace and whispered in Vanesaa's ear, "I never hated you, I hated my real mother. Together with you I got the real mother figure, I love you so much. Really."

After that Louis asked the waiter to accompany Vanessa back to the dining room, while he himself went to his study. There he opened a curtain that covered Elena's portrait, the large-sized painting was one that Louis had made himself.

"You won't accept me as crown prince, so I make it happen. So please think back to accepting me as Louis, I will wait. I don't know why I feel like someday you'll come to me running. I love you, Elena." Louis' inner touch the painting.

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