NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)
ORNADO IN THE GRACEIAN PALACE
And for Ornado himself, by coming to Gacetian, his trip to Indonesia tomorrow will be faster, because the location of the Gracetian kingdom is closer than Indonesia. All this time if he had traveled from Italy to Indonesia, it would have been through Gracetian.
"Monah. The parliamo stasera. Arrivederci." (All right. We'll talk later tonight. See you later). Ornado immediately replied to Alvero's words and ended their conversation by phone.
As soon as Alvero and Deanda's talk is over. Deanda immediately held Alvero's arm, as a sign that she was asking Alvero to tell her what he was talking about with Ornado just now.
The conversation between the two men really made Deanda curious. Moreover, some of their conversations use Italian which is not understood at all by Deanda.
"It seems we should hurry up and arrange a place for Ornado to stay tonight at the palace. I did not go to Italy. He's the one who's coming to Gracetian tonight." Alvero immediately explained to Deanda the results of his conversation just now with Ornado.
Alvero's words made Deanda's eyes slightly sparkle, as Alvero eventually canceled his intention to fly to Italy.
Ah, silly, but I feel great to hear your majesty will stay here with me. After marriage, I became a woman who was no longer independent. Because a noble existence often makes me want to always be with him. I have a high dependence on noble existence. Being used to getting the noble to be by my side.
Deanda complained inwardly as she looked towards Alvero who immediately gave orders to Madame Rose to arrange a room for Ornado in the southern palace.
"Your Majesty, aren't the guests or royal officials usually stationed in the eastern part of the palace if they visit and spend the night in the palace? Why did you put Ornado in the southern palace?" The question from Deanda instantly made Alvero bite her lower lip with a smile.
"This time I want Ornado to go straight to the southern palace, for more time to chat with him. So there was no need to move too far if he wanted to rest. Besides, I do not want the arrival of Ornado known by many people, so it ends with the effort of Eliana to steal information about the existence of Ornado. Let them know tomorrow at breakfast in the dining room. It must have been nice to see a shocked and dislikeful face of Eliana seeing Ornado's arrival here." Alvero said as his hand stroked the hair on Deanda's head that showed a question mark on her face.
"Eliana's several attempts to harm me while I was in college in Italy were thwarted by Ornado. Until the last I remember clearly, a group of mafia hit all out the hitmen that Eliana had sent to Italy. Even the mobsters almost made the killers come home with only a name. And the mobsters, it turns out, did that on their initiative to repay Ornado's services when he managed to resolve a dispute that occurred between two of Italy's most influential mafia groups at the time." Deanda slightly scrunched up her forehead hearing an explanation from Alvero.
"You're the one that the killer was after? Not Ornado, but why did the mafia intervene?" Deanda asked with her face clearly showing her curiosity.
"In Italy, there are almost no transactions in the black world that are unknown to the mafia. They first heard that a group of assassins from another country had infiltrated Italy. At that time because Eliana was too angry because of Ornado's involvement which often helped me, making him give orders to harm me and Ornado, who knew Eliana at that time was just an ordinary wealthy businessman, which he could easily destroy. He had no idea that an Ornado could even make the mafia world submit to him, because he had special forces that were even much more formidable than the elite forces belonging to a country, he said, such as the US Navy Seal (United States), GIS (Gruppo di Intervento Speciale owned by Italy), Alpha Group (Russia), Sayeret Matkal (Israel)." Alvero was silent for a moment before continuing his words.
"At that time the crippled assassins were deliberately sent to Gracetian by them using wooden crates, half-naked with bound bodies and filled with paint that read Stop or you die! In addition, inside the box was a piece of paper addressed to Eliana with the threat that next time, her body would be in this box without life if she continued to harass me and Ornado. From that day on, Eliana stopped messing with my life in Italy. I was reluctant to admit it, but I owed my life to the mafia." Alvero resumed his words which made Deanda only able to nod her head.
"The figure of Ornado has always been a figure hated by Eliana, as much as her hatred for me. Therefore, just let Ornado tonight be in the southern palace with us. Tomorrow morning, we'll give Eliana a sweet surprise that doesn't seem to think I'm that close to Ornado after a long time away from Italy." Alvero ended his words while getting up from his seat, walking towards the balcony of his room followed by Deanda, to enjoy the atmosphere tonight, while waiting for the arrival of Ornado.
# # # # # # #
“They are heading here.”
"Eh, who's that handsome guy?"
"I've seen it like before..."
"Which one?'
"He's a famous Italian businessman, Ornado Xanderson."
"Ah.. it turns out she...."
"He was present at Alvero's noble wedding."
"O, yes, I remember, on the internet he was also often reported."
“It turns out that the original figure is much more handsome, more awesome and dashing than on social media and you tube.”
The whispers were heard as Alvero and Deanda, as well as Ornado walking with them, drew closer to the palace dining room.
The presence of Ornado at the palace dining table that morning really made the atmosphere a little crowded, as predicted by Alvero last night.
Alvero felt so satisfied, could see the shocked eyes of Eliana saw the figure of Ornado who suddenly appeared to come with the palace family to enjoy breakfast together.
Alvero could clearly see the glint of anxious eyes shown by Eliana who was trying to guess whether Alvero had found out about his plans with the rebel group that would carry out illegal arms transactions, so it has to do with the presence of Ornado in the Grecetian at this time.
Damnit damnit! What the fuck? Why was that man in the palace this morning? Last night I didn't hear anything from the eastern palace. What the hell's going on? Has Ornado been in the palace since yesterday? Did Alvero purposely let him stay in the southern palace that I couldn't reach easily? Does the existence of Ornado have anything to do with the weapons transaction plan I have prepared well? Did the man know about it? The man from the outside looked so handsome and calm, no one would have thought that he had such a terrifying great power, which not everyone knew.
Various questions that show concern alternately filled the brain of Eliana who since knowing the presence of Ornado showed a face of unease.
