NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)

DECIDE THE PUNISHMENT FOR HIM

"Well...." Only one word with a sigh came out of Deanda's lips knowing that Desya was the one who wanted to harm her.

"Why did he do that?" Deanda asked as she scrunched her forehead.

"Especially if it wasn't for envy and dislike of you?" Alvero immediately answered a question from Denada.

"Is it because I married you? Indeed, I have heard from Ernest that Desya's daughter liked you very much since childhood. He's so obsessed with you." Hearing Deanda's words hazel Alvero's eyes showed little surprise.

Haists. You're the Ernest! Too much talking! Just watch out later!

Alvero directly cursed Ernest inwardly, adjusting his breath slightly before explaining his relationship with Desya to Deanda.

"We did not have any blood relations at all, and had lived together since childhood. But I don't have any feelings for him. I never looked at her as a woman. And many times I have confirmed it to him. It can even be said that I often refuse his declaration of love. You know when you found me in a state of allergic relapse in the office for the first time, it was also due to Desya's touch. Ah, it's actually not the first time you've seen my allergies recur. At a party at the residence of Duke Evan. That night in the park we met while I was experiencing shortness of breath and red rashes after Desya touched me, and without hesitation or fear you approached me, even touching my arm. Just then your touch made me know that your existence made my allergies gradually disappear. Don't worry sweety, I really only consider Desya my step-sister. Although actually I have never been close like a brother and sister with him. Eliana's crimes made me uncomfortable being around her children. There was no special feeling for Desya. Besides that..." Alvero said at length about what had happened to him and Desya.

"My Al. stop it. Whatever it is, I believe you have nothing to do with Desya's daughter." Deanda said as she held back her gelatinous smile seeing how Alvero loudly tried to explain at length her relationship with Desya, as if Deanda was suspicious of their relationship, though never terbesit in the mind Deanda suspect Alvero's relationship with Desya.

"If you do have feelings for Desya's daughter you will definitely fight for her, just like you fought for me." Deanda said in a calm tone, making Alvero breathe a sigh of relief.

"I just don't understand, a princess who was well educated in the palace, it turns out that it can still do something as bad as that." Alvero flicked her lips at Deanda's words.

"It is not just upbringing, but the blood that flows in his body plays a big role in making someone become what kind of person. You don't know how the Edarians did. And to this day I don't understand how a man like my papa can get involved with a snake woman of Edarian descent." Alvero said with a snort, showing his annoyance.

"Ah, don't talk about Desya anymore. It'll only make you remember the bad stuff this morning." Alvero said as he grabbed back Deanda's head in his arms.

For a while Deanda preferred to be quiet and struggled with her thoughts about Desya who could do such a thing to hurt her. Even in his heart he never thought badly of Desya. Seeing his wife pensive after finding out who was behind the incident this morning, Alvero immediately grabbed Deanda's hand which was on his lap.

"Let me take care of it for you." Alvero said as he clasped Deanda's left hand with both hands.

"What punishment will you give him? May I know?" Deanda said in a doubtful tone, let alone looking at the serious eye gaze of Alvero as she said she would take care of it.

"I will revoke his daughter's title and drive her out of the palace. Later after we go to the palace I'll process it." Deanda immediately gasped in shock at Alvero's decision and moved her head so that her face could look directly at Alvero.

"What part do you consider heavy? I didn't even give him a whip or put him in jail?" Alvero said in a calm tone, making Deanda feel uneasy.

"I have often heard that by revoking the title of princess or prince in Gracetian, if they were not married, none of the Gracetian inhabitants would want to marry them, if they are married and have children, their children will be ostracized, and can not get an education in a decent place, about the marriage of their children will also be problematic. Therefore those who have experienced it choose to go abroad and give up their rights as Gracetian citizens. And out of the palace... does that mean that his life will no longer be borne and financed by the palace? And not all princesses and princes have jobs like you or prince Enzo, or prince Dion." Deanda said as she thought about the new thing she said to Alvero.

Not many, but some important rules and some important events that have occurred in the palace, Deanda had read and studied it from the stack of books of his duties before he married. And one of the contents of the book explains how and what would happen if a Gracetian king revoked the title of princess or prince that someone had, he said, or what consequences will arise if a member of the royal family is expelled from the palace. And he knew what a big risk, miserable life Desya would have if Alvero handed Desya the sentence.

Punishment that was even more terrible than physical punishment, for which he would be excommunicated, was not considered to exist by those around him, and certainly can only live from the mercy of others because his life is no longer supported by the palace and the company of Adalvino. Deanda knew if it was experienced by ordinary people like himself would not bring much impact. But if it is experienced by people who are accustomed to living luxuriously, surrounded by servants and bodyguards who within 24 hours are ready to serve and carry out their orders, it will definitely feel very heavy, he said, it might even be able to make that person's soul shaken if it wasn't strong to face the reality where he had previously had the upper hand, suddenly being blown into the deepest abyss.

"Isn't that good? The Gracetian country will no longer be inhabited by such evil-hearted people?" Alvero said in a light tone, as if Desya had no meaning whatsoever to him.

"But.. however..he is your stepbrother...Can't the punishment be lightened?"

"Ah.. I told you I will no longer give you the right to punish Desya. If you punish him, maybe the most severe punishment you will give him is not to go out of the room and watch television for 3 days. Huh...! How can I let you give such an easy punishment to a person who is trying to harm a Gracetian royal empress? Don't you know what Desya has done is equivalent to a rebellion against the Gracetian government! For me it should have been too lenient, I should have just kicked him out of the Gracetian country right now and for good not given him permission to set foot in this country!" Alvero said in a fiery tone, making Deanda have to quickly think about how to lower Alvero's current anger level.

"My Al's...." Deanda's soft voice while saying her favorite name and merta made Alvero slightly open her lips, exhaling from her lips that were slightly open.

"Ahhh.. Don't make my heart weak sweety..." Alvero let out a low moan as he looked at Deanda's face which clearly showed a pleading face.

Huh! How can I be a weak man if it's you sweety? Whatever you want how can I refuse it without caring about your feelings? To reject you is to reject myself. Really loving you keeps me from picking when dealing with you.

Alvero said inwardly as he looked at Deanda who was looking at him with calm eyes, but to Alvero those eyes were deadly to him, leaving him cornered by the carnea he knows for sure what Deanda is wanting from him, forgiveness for Desya.

"Ok... Then please choose one of those penalties. Revoke his daughter's title or drive her out of the palace. More than that I can't give you a choice to ease his sentence." Eventually Alvero gave Deanda the option to choose one of those punishments.