Romancing My Royalty

Chapter 24.2

continuation...

Present...

IVORY

I HAVE BEEN pacing back and forth here in our room after a long conversation with the Yushons especially Clarissa who was buffled by the happenings when she woke up. Ang huli niya kasing nakita ang pag-uusap namin ni Alaric sa harap ng kanilang buhay.

It was a temporary farewell. We didn't talk much since his attention was on Ivonne. Matapos ang dealings nila sa pagbili ng bulaklak hanggang sa pag-uwi namin dito sa bahay ay karga-karga ni Alaric ang anak.

Habang ako ay nasa likod nila ay panay naman ang titig sa akin ng mag-asawang Yushon. Iyong mga tingin nila ay maraming katanungan pero hindi nila mabigkas dahil sa presensiya sila ng duke.

And then when we arrive at the house, Alaric promised that he would come back this afternoon for no further explanation. Pero alam ko namang si Ivonne ang babalikan niya. My daughter seemed so excited for that event.

I am happy for her at the same time feeling guilty and broken because if fate didn't find a way to reconnect, I would still be selfish of not telling Ivonne about her father. I was afraid of things that I couldn't control. 

I have been busy finding a living, keeping us both go through the days. I have been focusing on Ivonne and desperate to earn a degree. Hindi ko na naisip ang pinakamahalagang bagay na 'yon dahil alam ko namang may responsibilidad at tungkulin si Alaric bilang Grand Duke na magpakasal kay Alexnaadra at umupo sa trono.

I didn't lit the dying hope inside me because I believed that our paths would never cross again.

Nang maghiwalay ang landas namin, alam kong maging alaala na lang ang aming pinagsamahan.

He would be a duke, and assume the throne. He must marry for duty and title. Love would not make him disobey. He should choose his country over love.

I couldn't keep my nerves calm. Dahil baka lahat ng mga alam ko ay hindi na totoo. Baka nagwagi na iyong pag-ibig at hindi na iyong trono. Hindi ko alam.

Una, may narinig ako kaninang magpapakasal siya. So he didn't marry? But I doubted it. He was supposed to be married to get the throne.

Pangalawa, kinakabahan ako sa maaaring plano niya para kay Ivonne. Ilalayo ba niya ang anak ko sa akin? Dadalhin sa Cambrevia. Mas lalo akong nanlamig sa naiisip. It couldn't be that way. We shall be talking about that. We should talk Ivonne's rights and Alaric's fatherly rights.

I wasn't fully selfish to deny his rights on Ivonne.

Pangatlo, nagliliyab angt tibok ng puso ko. The beats of it made my lungs compressed and couldn't breathe properly. I had been stopping the obvious heavy beating of it in Alaric's presence. Hindi ko e-de-deny na ang katotohanan na masaya ako sa presensiya niya rito. Seeing him happy made my soul floats. The sleeping hope for him, the existing love, and the undying patience inside me couldn't be ignored now in his presence.

We were already breathing the same air and stepping the same word. Awtomatiko ang pagdilat ng tatlong emosyon na 'yon sa akin.

Patience made me hope. Hope keeps my love.

These three made me keep Ivonne and didn't regret anything in my life.

Dumating ang tanghali, nag-ayos ako at nagbihis ng baby pink floral puff dress. I bunned my hair and wore light make up. Meanwhile, Ivonne requested to be dressed up by her favorite pink dress. I was happy that she was excited about meeting her father again. I makeovered her favorite hairstyle. The two sailor moon buns and I tied them with hair ties that match her dress.