NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)

ELIANA IS GETTING CORNERED

“Good day everyone, dear Gracetian people. Allow me to greet you warmly. It's been a long time since I left the country. And now I'm back getting a precious opportunity to meet you guys.” Larena said with a sweet smile, which was immediately greeted by smiles from the invitees present there.

“For those who question my presence after decades have passed. I can only say that since the fire that night, my health condition forced me to take a complete rest for many years. Because you have to undergo treatment and surgery until there are not many more to be declared cured in total.” Larena stopped talking while glancing at Alaya who was standing right beside her chair, to give her spirit and strength to the mother she loved so much.

“And when I left Gracetian at that time, I was actually pregnant with my beautiful baby girl, Alaya Adalvino.” Larena resumed her words while grabbing Alaya's hand and grasping her tightly.

The grip of Larena's hand was immediately answered tightly by Alaya who saw how Eliana's face was getting pale and her breath looked a little stingy.

A... what? Is this a joke? Ba... how can it be? Alaiah…. Is it Vincent and Larena's son? A... Alvero's younger brother? This really is. no. maybe.

Eliana said in her heart with her eyes looking in shock at Alaya who immediately turned a smile towards Eliana while raising one of her eyebrows.

The actions of Alaya who seemed to underestimate and ridicule the stupidity of Eliana all along, unconsciously made Eliana step back two steps back, because so shocked by the truth that she had just heard.

Eliana can only curse her naivety once she hears the fact that Alaya is Alvero's real sister. Feeling really silly at the same time very stupid because it has asked Alaya to be an affair woman from Alvero, her own biological brother.

“I never planned to hide this truth. But at that time my condition did not allow me to return to Gracetian, so for a few years, I lived with my daughter, and one of the knights who for many years gave up his life to protect us both, even at the expense of the happiness of his own family Larena said softly as she looked towards Alvero who was smiling with a proud look as well as longing towards Larena.

After looking at Alvero, Larena turned her eyes to the figure of her beautiful daughter-in-law, whose existence had already brought happiness to Alvero. Also the same woman who had to suffer because her father had to fight to protect her and Alaya. Given that, the eyes of Larena who was staring at Deanda could not hide her affection and her huge thanks to her daughter-in-law.

Alvero knew that to appear in public again after many terrible events happened to him, it was not easy for a Larena Hilmar. In fact, the pain, the trauma, the fear is still a bit much left in the mind and heart of Larena, so see how Larena is currently in front of the media crew, he said, making Alvero not stop praying in his heart so that everything goes smoothly.

“Then? Why does Her Highness Larena hide the truth about the whereabouts of Alaya's daughter and also about the whereabouts of Her Majesty Larena who is still living abroad?” A question from one of the people present made Larena take a deep breath, while Eliana was seen glancing sharply at Larena, waiting anxiously, for a moment, will Larena tell the truth about what she's been trying to do to harm Larena.

An anger from Eliana who was actually dominated by fear what if all the things she had done were exposed at this time.

“Larena! How dare you say such nonsense! Are you trying to accuse me of trying to harm you?” With a loud voice, Eliana shouted and tried to get closer to Larena, making Erich and Ernest quickly move to block Eliana's movement by standing between Eliana and Larena.

Eliana's rude actions, as well as how disrespectfully Eliana called out Larena's name, made some of those present immediately shake their heads.

This time, I will not give up and give up like a dozen years ago. This time, I will defend my position and what is really mine. I will keep the children and the husband you have tried to take from me. You even tried to destroy his life. I will not allow Alexis' struggle and sacrifice for both of us to go to waste.

Larena said in her heart with her eyes looking straight at Eliana, trying to muster up her courage for this time against Eliana and no longer retreating like she had done decades ago.

“I won't say anything without concrete evidence, because I don't want to be considered a person who likes to slander others. I have not yet held the evidence that you were the one who tried to harm me, therefore I will not name names. But why do you feel I'm accusing you? Did I mention Eliana by name as the one who tried to harm me?” This time Larena tried to say her words with her eyes staring at Eliana as her hand tightly grasped Alaya's hand, trying to gain her strength so as not to retreat against Eliana.

Hearing Larena's words, Eliana's emotions burned even more, feeling humiliated, humiliated, cornered, yet unable to do much.

“How dare you challenge me as Gracetian's queen mother! You have disappeared for years without any news. And now it has suddenly appeared and intends to seize my position as the queen mother who has given birth to a prince Adalvino for his majesty Vincent!” Eliana starts to shout by saying words that start to slam everywhere because she realizes there is nothing more she can do to bring Larena down, let alone Alvero's current position as the Gracetian king, he said, no longer a child who was just crying because it was abandoned by his biological mother.

“Since the beginning, Larena Hilmar is the only Gracetian queen mother who has given birth to a Gracetian king, Alvero Adalvino. The only legal wife of a Vincent Adalvino.” A voice of a man who sounded so authoritative suddenly sounded from the direction of the entrance of the room, making everyone turn their head back in that direction.

Enzo's figure comes with Evan pushing the wheelchair used by Vincent to make everyone back noisier and bring out their own thoughts.

Eliana's face paled again upon hearing the words of rebuttal from Vincent, and saw the presence of Vincent with Enzo and Evan who immediately took Vincent to the podium.