Accidentally a Princess

Chapter 7

Belle's POV

I couldn't believe my eyes and I don't exactly know what's going on--

"I hope you excuse me for intruding your home, however, I  felt the urge to intervene in the abusive atmosphere which is highly inappropriate. I cannot turn a blind eye on this!" She shot a deadly glare on my father which made a shiver ran down my spine. 

"I presume you must be Mr. Irwins" She continued "I am Eloise Margreth Victoria MacQuoid, Queen of Assyria. It's such an embarrassment to witness violence in what I thought was a lovely household. I deeply apologize for visiting your home without making an appointment beforehand. I was planning to surprise everyone with our visit but it seems like we are the one surprised! " Her fake laughter is the only thing that can be heard within the room

Even with her talking, I didn't break my eye contact with the guy who used me for a single night and ditched me in the morning. Tsk! Anger slowly crept my heart but a light of hope was blazing in my mind upon having him in sight.

I suddenly felt a pain on my stomach, definitely from the whip a while ago. I slowly bent my body a little to ease the throbbing sensation but unluckily, I lost balance and fell on the floor.

"Belle!" I heard Nathan, Emerald and my mom shouted my name but the voice that I heard most was from Aeneas

"What happened? where does it hurt most?" Nathan asked with concern on his tone

"My tummy" I whispered while twitching in pain but since it was dead silent, it was heard all over the room. Emerald gasped loudly and ran to my direction

"THE BABY!" She approached my stomach and raised up my shirt, only to reveal a bruise

"THE BABY?!" Now it was the Queen and Aeneas' turn to gasp. I shook my head

"Private matters. By the way, if you don't mind me asking Your Highness, can I ask what is your business for the sudden visit  of our household?"

"N-no, no. Tell me, what baby are they talking about Belle?" Aeneas asked with confusion and nervousness on his tone. I was about to answer but the pain grew worse and suddenly my world was spinning

"Aah!" and everything went black

Aeneas' POV

My eyes grew wider when she suddenly collapsed on the floor. The guy whom I presume is her friend caught her head while her sister is holding her hand to wake her up

"We need to get her to the hospital!" I instructed them in haste while he carried Belle in his arms and everyone swiftly moved towards the car outside the house. My mother together with some guards finished the business inside the house before going out. She tapped my shoulder and stared at me intensely

"What do they mean 'the baby', Aeneas?" I looked away, avoiding her gaze

"I don't know, mother. I don't know" I whispered under my breath while keeping my head low

"Did something happened between you two?" She inquired with faint anger visible on her tone

I remained silent for a couple of moments as I avoided her eyes

"...... yes" I was expecting for her to slap me but she just gave a deep sigh

"We still don't know if that child is yours. But if it is, it could definitely destroy our plan" She walked towards our car, leaving me in deep thought while tailing her.

During the trip, I just looked at the window, entertaining hundreds of thoughts in my head

'What if Belle is pregnant with my child?'

'But it just happened for a single night!'

'Both of you still did it that is why it is not impossible!'

'What should I do?'

'How can I tell this to my father?'

'What am I going to do with Belle?'

'How will the media react to this?'

'How will the people in the kingdom react to this?'

In a blink of the eye, we arrived at the hospital. Belle was still unconscious as the nurses and doctors rushed her to the Emergency Room.

While waiting for around half an hour, a doctor came out. Everyone gathered around him including me

"The patient is now fine. She probably collapsed from a great shock and her body was very weak due to overfatigue. We've also found bruises on her body but thankfully, none of it was fatal enough to complicate with her organs or the baby. The child that she's carrying is also stable but the stress on the mother could greatly affect the baby. A baby in a mother's womb is very fragile especially in the first trimester or in the early stage that is why the mother and the baby must be well-taken care of. I advise she would stay in the hospital for two to three days to get enough rest and probably away from the stress of the outside world"

The doctor excused himself as the doors behind him opened, revealing a conscious Belle laying on the hospital bed. She looked at me but immediately avoided my gaze. She was then transferred to a deluxe room that was requested by my mother.

"Belle" I called out with a soft voice but she just stared at me with cold eyes. When she opened her mouth, my whole body froze

"Who are you?"