Trapped by One Night's Mistakes
Chapter 78.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room. Queen still kept silent, she was increasingly uncomfortable because from then on the Mahaprana family did not stop looking at her, while Mitha was resigned to resign because there was still other business.

"Kai, where the hell is it? Not here yet!" annoyed Rossana because the son never showed his nose.

"Maybe it's not done yet, Ros. Just let it go! Don't bother!" sahut Sandra's.

"Number of young people now, overactive. There are activities." so far Kenedy.

"Yes, right." Frans replied while forcing a smile, but his eyes could not stop looking at Queen.

"Heemm, sorry. Can I have a word with Queen?" suddenly Laura's request shocked everyone, including Queen.

"Of course you can." said Kenedy.

"Mother ...." Frans reprimanded Laura with a pleading gaze, as if from her eyes she was saying - not now!-

But Laura did not care about it, she turned to look at Queen and took her. "Come, sweetie."

The two women of different generations moved away from her seat and stepped away from everyone. To be honest Sandra and Kenedy are a little confused, why would Laura want to talk to Queen alone? Moreover, when looking at the tense faces of Frans and Rossana, making them suspect that something is not right.

Laura and Queen returned to the dining room, they sat face to face. Laura continued to look at Queen with an unreadable gaze, while Queen kept her head hidden. In the woman's heart, she felt anxious and wondered, what would this old woman want?

"Queen, the necklace you're wearing is great. Got it from where?" laura asked without aling-aling.

Queen gulped, suddenly she was nervous. His voice was stuck in his throat and he was silent.

"Queen ... Why silence? Did you buy it from someone?" Laura asked back.

Laura's second question forced Queen to speak even though her tongue was moody. "Someone gave it to him, Oma."

"Who?"

Queen is back, her heart is beating. Does he have to tell the truth? Or should he just lie? But what does he have to say?

Seeing Queen fall silent again, Laura was not discouraged, she tried to persuade Queen to want to talk.

"Queen, Honey. Tell me who gave you that necklace?"

Queen gulped again for the third time, her heart was pounding more and more. He feels so wrong now. If she was honest, Laura would have asked who Prince was? But he also did not have the heart to lie. The Queen took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.

"He ...."

"Kai, have you come?" Laura was surprised to see the Emperor suddenly emerge from behind the wall. "Oma there's no need with Queen!"

"Then replace dong! Go back to the living room!" insist Emperor.

"But, Kai. Oma's not done yet."

"Come, Oma. Let me speak alone with my future fiance." whined the Emperor.

"Cckk. Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Laura stepped up and walked away leaving the Queen and the Emperor with a heavy heart because her curiosity had not been answered.

After Laura's departure, the Emperor's face turned cynical. Without further ado, he sat down next to Queen who was still bowed silently while squeezing his fingers to hold back the tension and nervousness.

"I already know everything. So that's why you refused our engagement?" the Emperor coldly said.

The Queen raised her head and looked at the confused Emperor. "What do you mean?"

"I could've called off our engagement and exposed it to everyone, but I didn't want to."

"What are you talking about?" Queen is getting nervous and shaky. He's still trying to cover everything up.

The Emperor brought his mouth closer to the Queen's ear and whispered with great emphasis. "Tell everyone that you want to cancel this engagement because you're pregnant with Prince's child!"

The Queen's eyes rounded at the Emperor's threat. "Da-where did you know?"

"It doesn't matter where I know! You just do what I tell you to do before our parents agree on this engagement, because I don't want to marry a woman like you and take care of someone else's child" the cynical Emperor said.

"I-I can't!"

How could he say all that so easily?

"Do it or forever you'll never see Prince again! You know I can do anything?" threaten the Emperor as he got up from his seat and passed away.

The Queen's tears fell unbearably, she had not expected the Emperor to turn out to be that evil. The Queen followed the Emperor with a shaky pace and trembling body.

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