Trapped by One Night's Mistakes
Chapter 38

After confirming the Queen's condition, Prince returned to the Emperor's office, but he really could not stop thinking about the woman who had already troubled him. Prince daydreams to remember the interaction of Queen and Emperor.

"Who is that guy? They look very familiar. Is that guy her lover? But isn't he in a relationship with that employee?" Prince tried to guess. Because he was too busy daydreaming, Prince became unaware of Steven's arrival.

"Prince!" Steven's voice suddenly startled Prince.

"Eh, Sir .. sorry. I didn't know that you were coming."

"How do you know if you're too focused on daydreaming?" Steven Ledek. "What are you thinking? Any issues?" Ask the Emperor's owner.

"Hmmm .. nothing, sir. Everything's fine." Denying Prince.

"Oh, or a love problem at that time?" Guess Steven. He already thinks Prince is like his own son, sometimes he is not awkward to share his story with his employees.

"Yes, sir."

"Why, is your lover sulking?" Steven Ledek.

"I don't have a boyfriend, sir."

"Why? Aren't you old enough, well-established and handsome. What else is lacking?"

"Unfortunately it's not enough, sir." Prince with a very sad face.

"Is there someone you love?"

"The woman I love hates me. As if we were born to be mortal enemies." Reply Prince.

"Why is that? You never asked that woman, what made her hate you?"

Prince fell silent awkwardly, he knew with great certainty what made Queen hate him so much.

"No, Sir. I don't think that's necessary."

"Prince, you need to know what made him hate you, then apologize and fix it. Between love and hate, likes and dislikes, negative and positive. Everything is different, but it turns out to be interconnected even almost without a dividing wall. So keep fighting for your love, because one day that hate will surely turn into love." Steven advised his favorite officer.

Prince was stunned to hear the advice of Steven. "Yes. Thank you, sir!"

"Either. You have to be happy so you can make your mother happy."

Prince only replied to her with a nod of his head and a sweet smile.

"Then I'll go first. I was just trying to make sure Rafael was here or not, but I was advising you." Steven Said.

"Aren't they in the room, sir?" Prince knitted his two eyebrows.

"none. The boy disappeared like he was swallowed by the earth after his lover made a scene earlier."

"alright. You continue your work!"

"Yes, sir."

Steven immediately left the Prince's room and continued looking for his son.

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Rafael is devastated and sad, he believes so much in Elsa and loves her, he always obeys and gives her whatever she wants. But this is the reply he got. An injured and upset Rafael decides to go to Mitha's cafe after venting his grief at the bar until he gets drunk, fortunately, he was able to arrive at the cafe safely although several times he got a curse from other riders because he was driving poorly.

Rafael went inside Mitha's cafe clamoring for the tomboy girl, she was rummaging and blabbering indistinctly. Fortunately the customer is no longer there, because the cafe will soon close.

Mitha who saw him was a little surprised to find that man so messed up, "Why do you like coming when my cafe is about to close?"

There was no response and no response from Rafael, the drunk man just sauntered past Mitha to one of the chairs and sat there. Seeing the state of Rafael he was a little sympathetic and intended to take drinking water, but Rafael held him back.

"Non't go anywhere! Accompany me!"

"But I'm gonna get you a drink." Mitha.

"No need! I don't need a drink, I just need a friend."

"alright. I'll keep you company."

Mitha relented and sat down before Raphael.

"You're right. I've seen it myself." Rafael started babbling.

"See what?"

"Elsa did have an affair with Kingdom's marketing manager. He betrayed me, he broke my heart." Rafael spoke in a tone full of sorrow and trembled.

Mitha fell silent, there was a feeling of resentment in her heart, because if Rafael had known, he could not exchange information about Elsa again for a heist in Emperor. But it seems like the universe is on his side, unexpectedly, Rafael reveals everything himself.

"I've given her what she wants, everything she's asked you to do. Including providing information about Emperor, but what I got was betrayal."

Mitha was stunned to hear Rafael's statement, as soon as she got a brilliant idea. Mitha rushed out her phone and started interrogating Rafael while recording his confession.

"So you gave Emperor's information to Elsa? What's for?" Ask Mitha.

"Of course to destroy the son of a bitch.... Prince. Elsa said she could make Prince's reputation damaged if I helped Kingdom win the tender, so I leaked Emperor's bid price to her and he gave it to Kingdom's marketing manager. Stupid me! Turns out he used my hatred for Prince to benefit his affair." Rafael was full of regrets.

Mitha gasped at it, she did not expect that Rafael hated Prince. But of course he doesn't care about their relationship, now the most important thing is that he's got what he wants to do to help Queen get rid of Prince's accusations.

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