GAP 3: FOREVER STARTS NOW

CHAPTER 69: THE SUMMON

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(As an apology for the late upload, here's a long chapter for y'all!)

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Sam's POV

It was early morning the next day when we had a sudden summoned from my great grandfather, the king.

This wasn't how I wanted to start my morning!
I most certainly didn't want to introduce Mon to my extended family like this!

Bringing someone to the royal palace and forcing them to follow through security and protocol isn't exactly the most ideal of circumstances!

I don't know what they want!
These people are so inconsiderate!

They should've known that we had just arrived in the country and were probably still too grumpy and jet lagged to handle civilities and trivialities, but it's not like they care about our well-being at all. Sigh typical!

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I hate them. It's the exact opposite! I loved them.
It's just that I hated everything that came along with them

The drama, the rules, the politics, and the responsibilities

Having a position in the monarchy called for sacrifices that I am not willing to take.

This is exactly why me and sisters tried to stay away from the throne

As I said, I love them.
They are my family, after all, and they had let me get away with way too much over the years. For that, I would always be thankful!

They had agreed to my way of living and had been trying to keep my burdens as light as possible even at the expense of multiple cover ups

They were also there when my parents and Khun Song died and were there when I was suffering the most

It was thanks to them that I had managed to leave Thailand undetected.

They agreed to keep the spotlight away from me so I could gain back any sense of normalcy that I could salvage in the hopes of healing.

So yeah, I owe them quite a lot, which is why I made sure to invest as much capital as I could in Thailand. To give back a bit for their love and support.

I grumbled to myself, knowing that I ultimately had no choice but to comply with their summons.

Along the way, I felt Mon stiffening up and felt sorry for my wife.
She really didn't deserve all of the shit I put her through, but I am thankful nevertheless that she chose to stay with me through it all.

In the hopes of calming her down a bit, I told Mon that I was quite close to my great grandfather; the king, and khum phoum; the next heir apparent to the throne

I also let it slip that I was technically the next in line after Khum Phoum since Khun Nueng had abdicated, which greatly shocked her.

Looking back
Hmmm... I guess I never told her that before

Seeing that she is overthinking, I quickly added

S: I am not interested in the throne nor politics love.
We are just going for a quick visit to meet the rest of my family, that's all.

(I tried soothing her by distracting her with my lips, but it didn't seem to be working as much as I anticipated.

I couldn't really blame Mon as I did just drop the bomb on her a couple of minutes prior to meeting the King. Haha, talk about bad timing. Great job, Sam! You wanted to calm her down but made it 100 times worse