Crown Series #1: The Dark Era of Diadem

Part 2: Chapter 96

Contains POV of Aziz and Third Person.

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After Aziz turned her back to the crown prince. She immediately let out a heavy sigh and her hands are trembling. Nanghihinang napasandal siya sa pader habang nakahawak sa dibdib niya bandang puso.

Hindi niya aakalain na makokompronta niya ang prinsipe nang ganoon, hindi siya makapaniwala na napanindigan niya ang pagiging seryoso sa harapan nito.

Totoong nakakatakot nga ito, halata namang hindi nito pinapakita sa kaniyang alaga ang tunay na kulay nito.

The crown prince is a ruthless, cold-hearted, and a future tyrant.

Kaya naman kahit abot langit ang kaba niya at halos pigilan niya na ang paghinga niya kanina, ang kabog sa dibdib niyang maaari nang marinig ng buong manor sa sobrang lakas. Ang nanginginig niyang mga binti na anytime ay magpapa-upo sa kaniya sa sahig.

Paano at bakit naman niya iyon nasabi? Dahil sa mga panaginip niya.

There are glimpse of something she can't explain, it felt so real. Para bang...may ipinaparating ito sa kaniya.

She saw someone together with her young lady, and it's a man. And it seems like people are respecting him, so she concluded it's the king.

And there's only one future king here that is bound to marry her young lady, and that's the crown prince named Pickett.

The face of that man is a blurry but she's sure that-that man is the crown prince. She also foreseen in her dreams that her young lady is always sad, crying at night, gone the happy-go-lucky lady she watched over and raised.

And she hates it. Hindi niya inalagaan si Lacy para lang masaktan ito nnag kung sino, hindi niya ito pinalaking mahina, alam niyang malakas ito. Pero alam din niyang may downsides ang dalaga, hindi ito palaging malakas katulad ng pinapakita niya sa lahat tuwing nasa labas ito.

Oo masungit ito, palaging naka-irap, walang emosyon sa mukha, hindi nakikitaan ng takot, matapang, at walang inaatrasan. Pero sa kabila ng lahat ng iyon ay isa lamang itong musmos na bata na gusto ng isang pagmamahal at atensyon galing sa kaniyang mga mahal.

She could clearly remember Lacy as a child asking herself if her father really loves her. For, the Duke, is always busy, not always at home, neglecting and like almost forgetting he still has a child.

And it happened because the duchess of the House of Marquez-died.

Lucian shut himself to the world, including his one and only family, an offspring of them, their child. The duchess' daughter, the only person reminding of Lucian of his dear wife.

What he did to his child is not right and will always not, no matter how many excuses he reasoned out or giving gifts to fulfill those times he was gone, it's not enough. It always will be not enough.

A child was neglected and a mere strangers raised her, opening her eyes and mind into reality in front of her at such a young age.

Growing up, Lacy believed that her father doesn't love her, for he ignored her for such a long period of time.

Kaya naman kung may magpakita man sa kaniya ng pag-aaruga, na-aattached na siya rito, and it's the Duke's fault.

Kaya takot na takot siya nang malaman na nagtangka itong kitilin ang sariling buhay noong nag-away sila ng kaniyang ama.

Sa kaniyang pagkakatanda, kinompronta ng kaniyang alaga ang ama. Dahil bali-balita noon na may natitipuhan ang ama nito at sinasabi na may balak itong pakasalan ang babae.