I entered Alexander's office, he was sitting there on his desk and upon seeing me stood up and came forward.
"You called for me brother?" I said in a soft tone noticing how fatigued he was.
"Eve, sorry, I couldn't meet you before, you see Big Brother is busy with things." He said a tired smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, lacking its usual warmth and vitality.
"Why are you being so hard on yourself brother, you should take a vacation or something. Give some rest to yourself brother." I said looking at his eyes his eyelids drooped, unable to conceal the weariness that lurked behind them.
"That is exactly why I called you, Eve, we are going on a vacation to Ester." He said with a smile.
"Ester? The place near the sea, oh my god. That is wonderful." I squealed with joy.
"You, me and the crown prince." He said pointing the finger at himself and me and to the man who had come inside the room without anyone's noticing, or maybe Alexander did notice. He was a tall figure, his hair was a fiery red, like the flames of a roaring fire.
He then greeted the man, "I greet you, Your Highness."
I followed assuming the man was Crown Prince, "I greet you, Your Highness."
"No one is here Alex, you don't have to be so formal." He said to Alexander and turned towards me, " How have you been, Lady Gracia, I heard you were in an unfortunate accident."
"I am completely healed, Your Highness. Thank you for concerning yourself with my health." I said.
He stood there and did not utter any other word.
"Pardon my rudeness, I said looking at the crown prince and then turned towards Alexander and continued,
" But Why would the Crown prince come with us brother, what's he have to do with it, besides don't he have work being the crown prince and all."
"Why, he is your fiancee, and the doctor said that if you are surrounded by important people in your life you might gain your memories back."
"My What now?" I uttered in frustration. Wow so now I have a fiance too, as if my life before was not bad. "I have no fiance brother."
"Gain memories? What with that Alex."
Alexander ignoring him turned towards me, "Look Eve, you were engaged to Ceasare since you were fifteen. It was the Emperor's order. But if my dear sister does not want it now, I could do something." His eyes crinkled at the corners with a reassuring smile, their blue depths filled with understanding and compassion.
"Then Brother please help me with the annulment of this Engagement," I said the frustration from before vanished after Alex's words.
Cough
We turned towards the source of the noise and were reminded of the presence of none other than my ex-fiance...um...going-to-be-ex-fiance.
"So you now realise that you are in the presence of the Crown prince, could you spare your words and tell me what is going on." He said affirming his authority.
"Ceasar, as you already are aware my sister was attacked and was deeply hurt, but the incident was so horrifying that my dear Evelyn lost her memories", he explained and then bragged, "though she remembers me."
"And this is one reason I called upon you here, the doctor said that being with her people will help her regain her memories. And as you can see she doesn't remember being your fiancee, so let's annul the engagement, I'll talk with the emperor."
"No," Ceasar said firmly.
"No?" I asked, "Why, if I may ask, Your Highness." I said getting annoyed by his presence.
The door slammed open and Edmund walked inside, does he have no etiquette, how can he just barge into a duke's office? He'll die one day because of this, I am sure about it. All of us were watching him approach us and then the Crown Prince broke the silence.
"We made a deal, and you have to adhere to it lady Gracia, he spoke with a quiet intensity, his words echoing inside the office.
"Deal?" Alexander exclaimed, "What sort of deal"
"That is between me and Lady Gracia, Alex--", I cut off him grabbed his hand and walked out of the room leaving Alexander and Edmund behind staring at our back.
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Narrator Pov
"What just happened?" Edmund asked confused by the scene which unfolded in front of him.
"They need to talk things out," He shrugged and went back to his desk busying himself with the work.
A few minutes passed Edmund stood there and saw the evil lurking in the blue eyes of Alexander as if he is going to have someone's head after finishing his work.
He went towards the couch and sat there. He could not go to Evelyn as she was with the crown prince. He knew about her engagement with the prince but decided not to talk about it lest she would kill him.
He sat there picking up the book lying on the table and busied himself with it.
YOU ARE READING
Who Killed me?
Romance"As I turned, I saw beside me laid a man in his thirties, blood pouring out from the wound in his stomach. I was bewildered, where was I? Who is that man beside me? Why do I have this knife with me? These questions fogged my mind. I was feeling dizz...
