royal blood

34 | wishing the best for you.

wendy continued to see doyoung everywhere she went. it had only been a day since her interaction with him, but wendy saw him standing in dark corners, walking around the hallways and smiling towards her when she was walking from a room to another.

she was scared to tell her family about it. what if they found her strange ? it was truly odd for wendy to see her deceased brother around the palace, but it seemed like she was not the only person who was seeing him. wendy had heard that sooyoung was also seeing doyoung from time to time, a thing that made wendy think if it maybe was not just an imagination.

wendy never believed in ghosts, or in the paranormal in general. she chose to believe that once a person dies, they are separated from the living world and moved to the other side. however, the appearances of doyoung around the palace made wendy believe that it might be an actual ghost.

she walked into doyoung's study one again, wishing for her to encounter her brother and talk to him once again. she sat down on his chair, looking around the drawers. wendy suddently felt a presence in the room, before looking up and seeing that doyoung was there.

" i was expecting to see you, my dear brother. how are you ? " wendy asked, as doyoung replied with a small laugh. he sat on the chair infront of the desk, as wendy looked closely at him. " you make me question so many things. i do not believe that you are simply an imagination, but an actual ghost. "

" really, sister ? " doyoung asked, a little surprised to hear her theory. " you know, it is quite weird that you try and make such things up. i am not a ghost, dear wendy. you need to leave that idea aside and remember the fact that i am simply an imagination. i am here because you want me to be here. "

" you know what is quite weird ? the fact that my own imagination is disagreeing with me. it is not normal, doyoung. " wendy said, as she got up from her seat. " you are a ghost, and you better admit to that ! " she raised her voice, as suddently, doyoung disappeard. wendy gasped, looking at the scene that took place.

doyoung disappeard. it was like he did not want to admit that he was a ghost, and wendy was sure she now knew the truth. he was not from wendy or sooyoung's imaginations, he was a real soul that was wandering around the palace.

wendy got out of the room, running towards sooyoung, who was sitting on the balcony. she was still eating oranges, as wendy reached her. sooyoung smiled towards her, but she quickly realised that wendy's expression showed fear. she put down the orange, trying to figure out what was happening to her.

" sooyoung, i had the strangest encounter. " wendy said, as she took a deep breath. " last night, doyoung appeard in my room. at first, i believed that he was an imagination, but today, i quickly realised that he is a ghost. " she looked straight into sooyoung's eyes, as she widened her eyes. " he will never admit to that, but i am sure. "

" what do you mean by such thing ? " sooyoung got up, shocked by it. " there is no way, wendy ! there is no way the he is actually here. " she started tearing up, quickly lost her balance, almost falling on the ground. wendy held her, as the two women looked at eachother. " i have seen him so much, i have wanted to talk to him .. " she choked on her tears, as wendy hugged her.

" now, we at least have an answer. next time he comes to talk to you, please do not mention him being a ghost. he did not like it when i put pressure for him to answer if he is a ghost or not. " she said, running her hands through sooyoung's hair. sooyoung took a deep breath, before smiling.

" now i know i could talk to doyoung without thinking i am absolutely insane. now, at least i actually know that doyoung will be able to watch our child. " sooyoung sighed, as she sat back down. she wiped the final tears that rolled down her cheeks, before looking towards the sky. " he has always left small signs that he is still here, and i was able to pick some out. "

" yes, doyoung is always careful with what he shows and what he hides. he is quite the expert in doing such things. " wendy let out a laugh, as a smile appeard on sooyoung's face. " he has always been a mysterious man, not allowing anyone to be able to figure out his next move or what he had done before. "

suddently, sooyoung cut wendy off, seeing as how seulgi was wandering around the hallways. " i always had this question in the back of my mind, but did seulgi and doyoung ever love eachother ? " sooyoung asked, as wendy was rather surprised by what she had heard. " i have always wondered how close doyoung was to his maid. " she let out a laugh, as wendy thought of the question.

" i am unsure of how doyoung got along with seulgi, but i am sure it was not something more than a simple friendship. i do not think he ever loved a woman more than you. " wendy replied with a smile towards sooyoung, as she nodded, satisfied with the answer. " actually, i recall doyoung once telling me how excited he was to come to a show that had you as a main actress. "

" as i said, always leaving little signs. " sooyoung continued to laugh, as she suddently rubbed her stomach. " i hope my little one will not be like doyoung and share everything that is on their mind. i will be a mother that actually listens to their child, unlike your parents. " she scoffed, " i am still very angry with your mother. i am glad i slapped her. "

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seulgi was sorting through yeri's clothes, due to yeri's own maid was gone for the week. she put the clothes into the drawers, before hearing the door open. she looked up, seeing that jaehyun was standing in the doorway, with a bright smile plastered on his face.

jaehyun and seulgi did not speak to eachother ever since the king had caught them in the garden. seulgi was avoiding seeing jaehyun, but he was hopeful that their relationship was able to continue without the disagreement of the king. afterall, he did not seem to care about it.

" my love, please stop trying to avoid me. it is painful to me that you are ignoring me, since i love you and want to be with you for the rest of my life. " jaehyun said, pulling seulgi into a soft hug from behind. he rest his chin on her shoulder, watching as seulgi held in her tears. " please, do not cry. i adore you, seulgi, and not seeing you makes me go insane. "

" my dear, it is impossible for me to be the same after the king caught us. what if they are going to kick me out of the castle and throw me on the street ? my parents will never be able to help me with money. " she whispered, as jaehyun placed a kiss on her cheek. " i am so sorry. " she could feel a tear falling down her cheek, before letting out a sigh.

" i will fight for you, love. " jaehyun said, turning seulgi around. the two avoided looking into eachother's eyes, before jaehyun cupped seulgi's cheeks. " i will keep you in the palace. if you are not going to be allowed as a maid, then i will marry you. i will make sure you stay in the palace somehow. " he softly placed his lips on hers, as seulgi tried to calm herself down.

she could feel her cheeks burning, as she closed her eyes. jaehyun continued to hold onto seulgi, as she removed his hands from her cheeks. jaehyun broke off their kiss, as the both of them started laughing. they looked away, as both of them could feel the change in the way they saw eachother now.

" i would love to marry you, jaehyun. " seulgi said, before she finally looked up to him. " but i am not ready to become a queen. it has always been very weird to me, imagining what a woman has to go through as a queen. so many duties, so much hate .. " she sighed, as jaehyun let out a laugh.

" you are a queen in my heart, already. "

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