
I saw Zu smiling again. "But what if I report what happened back then to the High Court between you, Your Majesty? Is His Majesty ready to bear the shame and consequences?" asked Zu while smiling faintly at the queen.
"You!" I also saw the queen's face flushed. He was holding back the anger from Zu's words.
"We have fulfilled the agreement well. There is nothing free in this world. I hope Your Majesty can reconsider what I have proposed earlier. If there is no response at all, it means that His Majesty must be prepared to bear the consequences. That's all." Zu reiterated.
The queen swallowed his saliva. He didn't speak a word either.
"Then I resign. I wait for the good news. Excuse me, Your Majesty." Zu said goodbye to the queen.
At that moment I was quickly gone from my hiding place. I headed to the back of the palace to hide from Zu. I can't think much right now. It feels like trouble just keeps coming and sticking around. Like there is never an end. So it would be nice if I find a temporary place to calm down. Only then did I think back.
Half an hour later...
I don't care if Zu's looking for me or not. Right now I better hide from things that could have happened. And now I just arrived in front of a luxury house in the elite residential area of Angkasa. I want to stop by and rest here for a while.
"Good greetings to Miss Ara." The soldier who was standing guard greeted me.
"thank you. Can you let me rest here for a while? I'm so tired" I told him.
"certain, Miss. Please." He also let me in.
The gate opened. I was also welcome to enter this luxurious courtyard. Yes, I was staying at the mansion that Cloud gave me back then. But since I didn't hold the key, I asked the soldiers on guard to open it. As a result, I was able to enter this house.
"Soldier, if anyone comes looking for me, please tell me I'm not here. I'm not feeling well and want to get some rest. Please yes" I asked him.
"Good, Miss." The soldiers also fulfilled my request.
"Thank you." I quickly closed the door and locked it from the inside. I want to rest here for a while.
I also went to the kitchen of this house. I want to see what food I can eat this afternoon. I'm thirsty too. Really thirsty like running away. I think it takes a while to take a nap first. I feel so tired.
His afternoon....
I fell asleep on a rattan swing near the pool of this house. And it turns out that when you wake up, a red tinge has adorned the sky of space. Time has entered the afternoon without feeling. I sat down for a while and put this life together. My body is also fresher than before. I don't feel exhausted anymore.
When I arrived at the palace, I immediately handed the angel flowers to the healer who happened to have just come to take turns guarding the king. After that, I parted ways with Zu on the second floor of the palace. Zu headed to the third floor, while I went to the Cloud room on the second floor. But apparently, Cloud was not in his room. In fact the latest information I heard accidentally from Mr. Shane and Mr. Count about the state of Space.
I was also quick to look for Rain, intending to ask what really happened. But just coming down from the second floor, I saw Rain with some troops riding out of the palace through the back gate. Of course it makes me wonder. Why were the two crown princes not in the palace at the same time? And out of curiosity I asked one of the soldiers who stood guard behind the palace. And apparently, the answer is surprising.
A dead body was found near the river under the foothills of the tree of heaven. I have never been to the river, but it feels like it is behind the hill of the tree of heaven. It may be a few hundred meters from the foot of the hill. And when I received the news, I had goosebumps in my hair. I don't know what Rain's investigation is yet. But it may have something to do with the king's fall.
Unlike Rain, Cloud turned out to be conducting an important meeting in the western port of Angkasa. Near Between and Terusa. He said they were discussing the security and geopolitics of their countries. Somehow the real thing, it seems like something is indeed going on and is draining the minds of my two princes. I also better stay away for a while so as not to be affected. Because the queen could have asked me to do something weird as long as my two princes were not around. The queen is very powerful.
Now all I have to think about is how to give Zu an understanding of our relationship. I cannot leave my two princes because of it. Yes, although I have to admit that the vibe in my heart is still there for her. Rain and Cloud are more enthroned. Unless he himself wants to be made the third, it doesn't matter. But the thing is, he is also determined to be the third in my life. And it just makes me dizzy. If this is the case, what should I do?
Why am I caught between so many hearts? Until now I don't know where to dock? Was there nothing I got in the end? If I could choose, I would choose. But if I can get all three, why not? It was better than the hostility between them.
"Mom!"
Suddenly I heard someone calling my name from a distance. I immediately looked over, looking for the origin of the voice. And it turns out, I found Rain who came in a hurry to this house.
"Ara, what are you doing here?" He walked over to me.
"Rain?!" I was also surprised by his arrival. He knows where I am here.
Of course I can't be honest about the reason why I got here. He can make a quick decision to follow up on what happened. He was carrying a heavy burden for the country. It is impossible for me to be honest at this time. Know for yourself how fast-acting nature Rain is. And I'm afraid of missteps because of it. I have to cover up what happened.