Jeanette's POV
"Who exactly are you to claim the throne?"Mrs Philippe asked with fire in her eyes.
I swallowed, I don't even know the answer to that question.
" I..I...I" I stammered.
Mrs and Mr Philippe laughed at me.
"She doesn't even know who she is. How can such a naïve little child know how to rule a kingdom."Mr Philippe said mocking me.
I sank in my chair totally embarrassed by what he said. Mr Gustav shot an angry look at them and they kept quiet. Mr Gustav looked at me and said kindly " Your Highness,do not let them discourage or intimidate you."
I forced a smile before I continued "As I was saying,we have to work harder on our diamond mines." "And exactly how do we do that." Mrs Philippe said again."Well,we could employ some youths to help,I mean it will reduce the rate of unemployment in Origon." I said confidently. Mrs Philippe laughed obviously trying to snob me "You don't know anything about ruling a kingdom,do you?" I swallowed again,will they ever leave me alone? "What?" I blurted out totally confused. "Why,youths are novices and will not be able to dig out the diamonds with cutting them the wrong way or scratching them severely." Mr Philippe chuckled and I felt like the ground should swallow me up. "Oh,sorry. Then what do we do now." I asked clearly wishing I was dead.
Mrs Philippe looked at me smirked and answered "How should I know, you're the crown princess, you tell me."
Okay,now this is getting too personal.
"What exactly do you have against me?" I almost shouted.
Mrs Philippe arched a brow as he responded "I have nothing against you,you're Highness. I just don't see why and how you can be the future Queen of our beloved nation. You are just not ready and you're not even a proper princess talk less of being a Queen,besides you can never be as perfect as your father." I kept shut and tried to blink back unlimited tears,Mr Gustav shot an angry look at her. "I'm so sorry your Highness, I personally will not allow such a thing to happen again" Mr Gustav said humbly. I shook my head and said quietly "No,don't bother. I don't even know why I thought I could do this.
I'm sorry,Mrs Philippe is right, I'm not ready and I can't be like my father. I'm sorry,I can't do this." I ran out of the room and kept on running even though there were shouts asking me to come back. I ran out of the building's gates the guards were surprised to see royalty running but could not interfere. I reached my car opened the door,sat on the chair and cried my eyes out.
This was a huge mistake, suddenly my phone gave a tiny beep.
Ivy: Hey girlfriend,how's the whole royalty stuff going.;-)
Princess Jeanette: Terrible,Mr and Mrs Philippe hate me :-(
Ivy: Well,you don't have to worry about that Mr and Mrs Philippe hate everyone.
Princess Jeanette: Thanks, that makes me feel so much better...not
Ivy: Whateves,don't let that bring u down,BTW u have a date at 4.;-)
Wait,how did she know I had a date with Chris?
Princess Jeanette: How did you know?
Ivy: Let's just say I have my ways.
Besides, I'm extremely happy for you
Princess Jeanette:Really? I thought you would be angry.
Ivy:I'm seriously happy.BTW,you're gonna come to my house to get ready,right?
Princess Jeanette: Totes,I'm on my way.
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The King's Daughter (ON HOLD)
Fiksi UmumA normal kid,discovers she is royalty. Her mother told her,her father was dead. It doesn't seem that way now. She has to learn the royal ways and in the process, she encounters danger and friendship.
