Crown Series #1: The Dark Era of Diadem

Part 2: Chapter 63

"Your highness!" matinis na saad ng isang babae habang patakbo ito sa pwesto niya, napataas naman ang kilay ni Bella nag makita itong pakembot-kembot pang tumakbo. Napapikit naman si Valerie nang marinig ang matinis na boses ng babae.

Gabriel sighed in annoyance as soon as he heard the girls's squealed. "Geez, when will that girl stop yelping? My ears are going to bleed any minute now," inis na inis na saad ni Gabriel.

"I'm really sorry, my godfather told me to take care of her while he's dealing with some business," paghingi ng tawad ni Golden sa kanila. Cain smiled at him and tapped his shoulder.

"It's okay, we all know that it's not your fault. She's just..." Cain looked at the girl's direction, "...like that." Bella scoffed and rolled her eyes, "She's a b*tch," she cursed.

Xabi looked at her as if he was shocked with what she suddenly blurted out, "What?" amang na tanong niya. Pero umiling lamang si Xabi sa kaniya at ngumiti nang alinlangan.

"Gosh! I hate her so much!" Valerie snorted at Bella, "But she's just like you," ani Valerie an nakatanggap ng isang masamang tingin galing kay Bella.

"Yeah, yeah, talk to my hand."

"Anyway, how's the annual festival that will take place next week?" Cain asked Gabriel. "It's a bit tough, but we can handle it. As of now, we're almost finish and we can celebrate everything."

Golden sighed and most of them looked at him, "Are we really celebrating or is it okay to celebrate? I mean, it's a bit rude." Nangunot naman ang noo ni Bella at tinanong kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito.

"I'm talking about the incident a month ago," he said. They fell in silence and Bella snorted at them.

"C'mon! It's been a month and, aside from the birthday celebration of King Levi. Are we postponing this one? I don't think that's right," she said. Surprisingly, Cain agreed with her.

"She's right, people are showing their sympathy towards the Marquez's. Also, Sir Lucian is okay with it. I don't think their family, especially lady Lacy will like that. Postponing important events like this, isn't what she like," he said.

Pickett heard that even though he's been messed up by the girl. Lumapit siya sa pwesto nila at tinanong si Cain. "How did you know that, Sir Cain?" he asked as he raised his eyebrows at him.

Cain smiled at him and shrugged his shoulders, "It's just what I feel about her, your highness. She's the type of a girl that will not hesistate in anything. It's what my gut feels telling me," sabi nito sa kaniya at ngumiti.

Ngunit seryoso lamang siyang tinignan ni Pickett at nakaramdam naman ng tensyon ang iba sa kanila, kaya naman bahagyang umubo ng peke si Golden upang mabasag ang awkwardness na meron sa paligid nila.

"Uhm... I heard that there's this girl lurking around," Golden started. Napataas naman ang kilay ng babae na naka-angkala sa braso ni Pickett.

"His highness and I are not interested with that, Golden," parang bata na sabi nito at sabay lapit pa kay Pickett na nakikipagsukatan pa rin ng tingin kay Cain. Pero si Cain ay nakangiti lamang sa kaniya.

Bella mimicked her and rolled her eyes at her, once again. "You know what, Izabel. No one cares about your opinion, so just shut the hell up," prangkang saad nito. Napanganga naman doon si Izabel at hindi na nagsalita.

Dahil kailangan niyang panatilihin ang postura at dignidad niya dahil ayaw niyang mapahiya sa harapan nila.

Kaya naman tumingin siya kay Pickett at hinila ang braso nito. "Your highness..." Pickett looked at Cain for a second before looking at Izabel. He raised his eyebrow at her.