Ill-Fated

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Irene didn't want to shed tears in front of the male lead, so she hold her tears from streaming out. Irene successfully hold in her emotions.
"Your highness...please give me a chance to redeem myself. I will bear this crime forever in my heart. I promise you, I will never bring harm to the holy priest and to you. Please give me this opportunity. I begged you." Irene bow down her head.
For awhile, Nickolai didn't said anything. He knows that this wedding will happen no matter what. He can't stop it either. His father, the king has finally gone senile. One wrong move from him, will only give an advantage to his enemy, the queen to threatened his position as the crown prince. The queen had meant to use her niece to control him. But now, her niece came over to him asking for help. He should use this as his trump card. Who knows in the future, she will be very useful. Irene who looking down, couldn't see his expression, as Nickolai has finally made his decision.

"The wedding will be held 3 days from now. I will be back with the contract from my part. I assume you will have yours prepared by then." Nickolai said his piece. Then he leaves the room without waiting her response.
Alone at last, Irene could finally release all the tension in her body. She collapsed in the floor.

Libby came inside the living room, worried. Because none can get inside, with two knights guarding the living room. When the crown prince finally left, she finally can go inside. She saw her young lady predicament.
"Milady!" She rushes towards Irene. Libby panic when she sees her young lady, in tears.
"Milady, what wrong? Are you hurt?"
Irene just shakes her head. She tried to hide her pain, but failed terribly.
Overwhelmed with emotions, Irene let out her cries.
Seeing her young lady like this, Libby could only pull her in a hug to console her.

Meanwhile in the temple, Michael is praying to God. He pray for the nation, the poor, the people of Loistava and even for Lucas.
These days, he is busy filling in Lucas role and also taking care of him. Now, he even busy preparing for the crown prince wedding. It was an ironic situation. It should have been Lucas happiest day, but it turn to be away around.
He sighed whenever he look at Lucas pale face.
When he heard about the news of Lucas missing fiancée, he never thought to see Lucas rebellion side. To even go against the crown prince.
The crown prince trying so hard to stop him from looking for his fiancée. But in the end, he could only let him go seeing how headstrong Lucas is with his decision. That just shows how deep his feeling towards that woman.
Just when he thought Lucas finally found his fiancée, he saw Lucas came back in a bad state.
The soldiers told him, that Lucas ignored his own well being that he keeps on searching for that woman without any rest. He finally collapsed from exhaustion.
The soldiers then took this opportunity to bring him back from the search.
Now he fell seriously ill. His head was hot with fever. Sometimes he is delirious in his sleep. To the extent, calling the woman name.
He probably couldn't accept the fact, that his fiancée is dead. For her to meet such fate. This just shows that they're not meant to be.
Michael could only hope for his recovery and that he could be heal from the pain of losing his fiancée.

Lucas who is sick in bed starting to raving in his sleep.

"Irene....Irene...." Lucas is dreaming of her.

In the dream, it was the day when he first saw her.
When he regains his consciousness, he began to remember the warm feeling on his lip. Her tender lip.
Her breathe in his mouth.
As he open his eyes, he saw her beautiful eyes looking down to him. Her face is not vivid in his memory but her eyes are forever etched in his mind.
Lucas tries to reach her face.
His hands landed on her soft face.

Lucas stroked her cheek affectionately. He then pulled her in his arm.
"Irene...." He whispers her name.
The woman in his arm is so warm. That he wouldn't want to let go of her.
Suddenly, she evaporate in his arm. He began to panic.
"No! Irene, don't go!"
Lucas wakes up from his dream. Sweating.
He looks around to see he is in his room.
Still feverish, he gets up from his bed then walks out from his room.

"Irene...Irene..."

One of the young priest there saw him.

"Holy priest, where are you going?" The young priest walks towards him.

"Help me....I need to find Irene. She's disappeared. She was here. But now, she's gone." Looking at Lucas predicament, the young priest knows he is not his right mind now.
"Yes, yes. I will help you. But we must get inside first." The young priest tries to bring Lucas inside.
"No, Irene....Irene...she's waiting for me....she's waiti...." Lucas suddenly fainted.
The young priest began to panic.
"Holy priest! Someone! Help!" The young priest shouted for help.
Others who is nearby, help him bring Lucas back inside.

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