"Be careful what you wish for because you might just fall hard on them..."
Stuck in a cursed reverse harem novel, I find myself tasked with helping the second lead male characters let go of their first love and find them new ones in order for me to...
"AHHH!" agad kong sigaw sabay talikod upang nang sa gano'n ay di ko na makita pa ang mga bagay na hindi dapat makita.
I felt totally embarrassed that I was wishing if it would even be possible for the ground beneath my feet to swallow me whole right now. Yet, that humiliation I felt was far from over, particularly when I noticed how King Froy approached me from behind.
His towering figure not only overshadowed me but also made me even more flustered.
Sino ba naman ang hindi kung halos malusaw na ako sa mga titig sa akin ni King Froy na hindi ko mawari kung bakit tila may ibig itong ipahiwatig. Ngunit mas lalong ikinagulat ko pa nang bigla na lamang ako hinila nang hari upang mayakap ng mahigpit.
I was totally caught off guard, surprised even. I was not sure why king Froy summoned me here right away, let alone, be hugged by him as though he had yearned for it so many years.
"How could you be so cold to me, Giezelle? Don't you even miss me at all?" biglang saad ni King Froy and I was totally dumbfounded as why would the king of Asnador would suddenly say such bold things like that?
"I beg your pardon, your majesty. But what do you exactly mean by not missing you?" I had to be honest, hindi ko naman talaga mawari bakit nalang niya bigla sinabi ang mga tanong na iyon.
But it would seem that what I said might have triggered something from the king dahil mabilis naman siyang kumalas mula sa pagkakaakap sa akin sabay tanong na, "Don't you remember me, Giezelle? We used to play a lot whenever your father visits Houndshire."
Napakunot naman ang noo ko sa sinabi ng hari. "I'm sorry, your majesty, but I don't ever recall any time when I've ever been to houndshire." napaisip ako sa sinabi ni King Froy. I even had to recall from my past two lives here but never had the character of Giezelle ever been to Hounshire.
Maniwala pa ako kung si Beatrice ang tinutukoy ni Froy na kababata niya because that was how the original story happened. And the very thought of that part suddenly caused me to be stunned.
Bigla ko naalala na lahat nga pala ng pangyayari sa pangatlong buhay ko rito ay nababago. Ang mga bagay na dapat para kay Princess Beatrice ay ngayon napupunta sa akin. At kung tama ang hinala ko, kaya nasabi ni King Froy ang mga yan ay dahil nabago na ngang tuluyan ang naganap sa orihinal na kwento.
"I understand why you're saying that." Biglang alis sa akin ng tingin ni King Froy na tila ba bigla nalang nagpalungkot sa mga mata niya. "It must have been that time when you fell off the horse when I took you out for a ride. It's all my fault that you fell that time and became the reason why you lost memories. It took you days to gain consciousness. After that incident, Duke Raegorn never brought you to Houndshire ever again." paliwanag niya.
Maski kwento niya'y talagang taliwas sa mga naalala ko. Sabagay, kung talagang naganap man ito sa paggitan nila ni Princess Beatrice ay hindi ko na rin masyadong matandaan. Tanging naging focus lamang din kasi ng attention ko ay ang mga kaganapan sa Asnador, Kahoma at Sainan.
Kung kaya napakahirap na sakyan ang kwentong ito ni King Froy kung wala naman talaga akong alaala nito.
Magsasalita na sana ako upang ibahin ang usapan namin ay mabilis naman hinaplos ni King Froy ang pisngi ko. I was caught off guard. Hindi ko rin inaasahan na bigla niya iyon gagawin. "You've grown into a fine young woman, Giezelle. You've become so much of what I would want for a Queen."
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa narinig ko at agad ako umatras at bahagyang hinawi ang kamay niya sa aking pisngi. "Your majesty, I-I beg your pardon but I am already bethrothed to the Duke of Kahoma." tugon ko and for some reason, it was the first thing that came up inside my mind.
I don't wish to admit but I feel guilty to commit any form of adultery behind Duke Lorkan habang siya ay ibinubuwis ang kanyang buhay upang mapanatiling ligtas ang buong imperyo.
At the back of my mind, I wish it was easy to slap that truth against the king of Asnador without having to fear na baka ipapugot niya ang ulo ko at ituhog sa tarangkahan ng palasyo.
The very thought of it instantly left me in shivers out of fright. Kaya naman sa minabuti kong komprontahin ang hari in the most civil way I could without angering him. I barely know Froy, to be honest, even from the past lives, there was not that much interaction between him and Princess Beatrice apart from being her childhood friend.
Was he a vain one or kind? Hindi ko sigurado. But one thing's for sure, kagaya din ng ibang mga secondmale leads mukhang nararamdaman ko na isa rin king Froy sa mga magpapahirap sa akin maaccomplish ang misyon ko sa librong ito.
"You won't be engaged with him that long." King Froy suddenly said, leaving me confused.
"What do you mean about that?" I asked, completely forgetting to even use some honorifics.
King Froy walked towards the foot of his bed and seated there. He crossed his legs while his two hands rested behind him.
May kung anong kaba ang bigla kong naramdaman dahilan sa pag-aantay ko nang magiging tugon ni King Froy sa tanong ko.
At nang titigan niya akong muli'y tila ba nabatid ko ang di kaaya-ayang magiging sagot niya, particular na nang manggaling ito mismo sa bibig ni King Froy, "Didn't you know? Lorkan is going to die at the war in order to save you against your assassins, Giezelle. Assassins that were hired to kill you. Yet I'm surprised you don't seem to know that, despite being bethroted to the Duke of Kahoma."
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~> alam ko naman na mas namiss niyo sila kaysa sa akin hahaha King Froy shippers, ayan po bagong ligo picture ni King Froy para sa inyo hahaha
OMG malapit na talaga tayo sa ending 🥹🥹🤣 mamamatay kaya talaga si Duke Lorkan? 🥹🥹
