He looked at me expectantly as he waited for me to continue."Are you sure it's actually bad? Last time you said that your life was falling apart, it was because your favourite Chanel bag sold out and you couldn't get one of the new collection." He deadpanned.
"Well, that WAS an important matter so don't remind me of that. I'm gonna get even more upset now!"
We were walking along the park when he sighed and gestured for me to sit down on the bench. I gingerly sat down and began to explain the whole story to him.
"... basically now I have to get married to this random dude whose name I don't even know!"
He started laughing so hard that he clutched his stomach and tears sprung out of his eyes.
"MAX EMILIAN VERSTAPPEN!"
"HAHA, you joke the best but your pranks don't work on me. Just tell me what actually happened. There's no way that Uncle would let you marry some dude like that!"
"Max, I'm telling you right now. There's going to be a wedding soon and it's mine."
"What?"
Max looked like he just saw a ghost. He didn't smile anymore and just became silent. We sat in silence for a while before he slowly turned to face me.
"So... are you going to?"
"Going to what?"
"Marry him?"
"I really don't know what to do anymore. I'm stuck between what I want and what my family expects of me."
"Do you like him?"
This question had me blushing a bit. He was admittedly one of the most handsome men I'd ever seen in my life and believe me, I've seen A LOT.
"I don't know."
Max frowned at my answer. He clenched his fists and looked away at the pier for a second before he turned to face me.
"Well, do you like anyone else currently?"
"... I really don't know. I don't think I have feelings for anyone at this point."
"Well, you should do what you want. It's your life anyway."
Just then, as I was about to reply to him and whine even more, my stomach grumbled. I blushed and apologised while he continued to chuckle.
"Okay, time to get some dinner."
I nodded my head and started to follow him. I was shivering really badly because it was really cold. Max noticed that and gave me his jacket. We walked back to his Aston Martin and went to a restaurant to have dinner.
Though out the dinner, everything seemed fine. I just caught up with how Max was doing and with his Formula 1 races. Apparently, he's feeling threatened by a really good driver from Ferrari.
The night went on and sometime later, Max dropped me off and I went back to my room. I took off my dig guide, hid it and took a quick shower. Then, I plopped onto my bed and fell asleep straight away because I was really sleepy.
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NEXT DAY
I woke up with a fresh start and was feeling my luck better than before. As I was walking around the palace to get to breakfast with my parents, I kept on seeing servants staring at me and whispering. Why the heck were they staring at me? Don't they have things to do like work?
I was really confused when I walked into the dining quarters. I sat down on my sit and watched everyone. My parents did not make an effort to talk and the dining room was unusually silent.
"So guys... what's happening?"
I was still getting the cold shoulder so I just ignored everyone and started eating my delicious breakfast. I was having cheese and ham sandwich pockets and I truly felt like I was in heaven!
"How dare you act like nothing has happened after all you've done?"
My father angrily said while my mother glared at me. I was so confused because I had no idea what was going on and was clearly the ONLY sane one in the manor.
"Why y'all be out here acting so crazy?"
"Firstly, Émeraude, do not use that improper language you have been exposed to in this house. Secondly, WE are acting crazy? Haven't you given us a reason for that?"
"Erm... no? Père, I literally have no clue what's going on here. Could you just explain instead?"
"Émeraude, how could you embarrass the Royal Family like this? Even though the press does not recognise you, you're still well known among the aristocratic and noble families. Just imagine the judgement we will have to face at our next dinner party?"
This time my mother it was my mother who spoke. She was acting as if I had just committed a grave sin and was guilty of something terrible. Nothing was making sense at that point and I was left extremely confused as I tried to make sense of what I had done wrong.
Seeing the helpless and confused look on my face, my mother simply rolled her eyes before throwing a document at me. She was aiming for my hands but instead, I got smacked me right in the face with what she was holding.
I groaned and held out what seemed like a newspaper. I carefully inspected it and to say I was shocked would be an understatement. My soul left my body as I read the article on the first page of the magazine.
"MAX VERSTAPPEN SEEN WITH A MYSTERY GIRL"
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