Margaux gave Carlos detailed instructions before ending the call. The enormous living room was silent once again and everyone was looking at her in puzzlement. “Aren't you officially divorce already?” Daisy frowned at her. “Yes,” she answered curtly. “Then why are you releasing his marriage certificate? And it was not even valid because you used your fake name when you signed it,” her cousin pointed out. Her lips pursed as it was one of the things she both regretted and felt relieved that she did at the same. Regret because she couldn't fully use it to throw it in Liana and her parents' face. While she felt relieved because she was still smart to not let herself be tied with Hendrix completely. “It's better that way. At least she wouldn't get involved in their mess,” Felissa muttered. Daisy nodded briefly before tilting her head after a few seconds, “What if they revealed the truth? Isn't it just going to be another problem?” Margaux thought about it for a second. It will likel
“This is not good,” Liana muttered. Hendrix grimaced when one the servant pressed a pack of ice on his swollen cheek a little harder. His thick eyebrows furrowed then as he was confused about what Liana was talking about. “I can't go out with you looking like that,” she continued while shaking her head. But before he could voice out his confusion, Margaux, Liana's secretary, suddenly entered the room while panting. “Your Highness, we have a problem,” she rattled, panicking. Shr then didn't wait for Liana to ask and immediately gave her phone to her boss, which piqued Hendrix's curiosity as the princess' reaction was priceless. “I hate her! She's really going to ruin me!” Liana screamed before marching out of the room. Hendrix scowled at Margaux. He didn't want to speak to him but he didn't want to be left in the dark. Fortunately, the woman didn't wait for him to say something and quickly faced him with an enraged expression as though he was the culprit who made her boss mad.
“Margaux already knew what?” Hendrix immediately asked as he tried to free his arms from the soldiers' tight grips. “Tell me!” he demanded impatiently. “Shut up and walk inside!” one of them kicked him on the shin hard enough that caused him to fall on his knees with a loud grunt. ‘Fvck!’ he cursed mentally.He had no intention to follow them. He was not one of them to comply nor a scaredy cat to obey. However, those soldiers were really ruthless, because before he could even recover from the pain, they already pulled him up harshly then dragged him again inside the main door like he was just a useless thing. Despite his protest and struggles, his strength was no match with two people who were twice bigger than him. He felt humiliated. As it was the very first time someone treated him like that. He was used to people lowering their heads when they saw him. They even avoided him for they were scared to offend him with their existence. Gritting his teeth, he never felt so useless.
“How dare you talk to her like that?! You need to be punished for not respecting our Princess!” Liana’s secretary screamed angrily. Hendrix scoffed. His eyes never left Liana who seemed to be in utter shock. “Respect?” he grinned mockingly, “You don’t deserve that from me,” he said bluntly. “Shut up! You don’t know her at all!” the secretary exclaimed.He shook his head. He then turned to his side and looked at her coldly. “Criminals doesn’t deserve to be respected by their victims”The room instantly went silent after that. The woman froze and her jaw dropped open while staring at her incredulously. He already said that he was not going to tolerate them anymore. He had already been kind enough to her that he didn’t do anything when she tried to use him. “I'm not a criminal,” Liana finally spoke, cutting the deafening silence for quite long. “Kidnapping and detaining someone is a crime and people who do crimes are called criminals,” He said sarcastically. Loud gasps could be he
Margaux stopped just right behind Liana and folded her arms. Her eyebrows instantly furrowed upon seeing Hendrix's swollen face. “How did you get in?” Liana scowled at her. Instantly, her gaze shifted to her cousin. She wanted to answer Hendrix's question right away, but she didn't want to miss the chance to see her defeated face. Raising her eyebrows, she flashed her a sardonic grin. “I entered through the gate,” she said sarcastically. “Why do you look surprised? Did you instruct the securities to not let me in?” She mentally laughed when Liana didn't respond and just clenched her fists while giving her a deadly glare.It was a sight to see the princess losing her composure because she was really good at keeping her facade and acting nonchalant in everything.“You won't be able to step your foot here again if I did that. I was just wondering why you came back,” Liana shrugged. Margaux narrowed her eyes when the woman quickly avoided her gaze. The corner of her lips then curved
“What is that for?” Liana seemed weary as she stared at the recordings in her hand. Margaux tilted her head and grinned at her cousin, “I believe you are not as stupid as your secretary,” she muttered, “You clearly know why I am here so stop playing dumb and pretend that you don’t know what this is for..” Liana pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. While her eyes stayed in her hand.She took a step backwards and slowly hid her hands behinds. Her lips then curved upward when Liana lifted her gaza and met hers. “You want to take it?” she queried. The woman remained silent still and just narrowed her eyes towards her. But it didn’t escape from her keen eyes how Liana clenched her fists while trying to keep her innocent facade. “You can keep that. That’s useless anyway,” Liana smiled widely at her.Taken aback Margaux raised an eyebrow as she stared at her cousin. She didn’t expect her to say that. Her confidence was surprising, as she knew for the fact that the recording was a
“You’re crazy,” Margaux muttered while shaking her head. She felt another squeeze in her hand but that time, it was a little tight that she thought Hendrix would crush it. “You are so hopeless,” he said, which made her head immediately snap towards him. Her chest tightened as she thought he was talking to her. But seeing him looking fiercely at Liana, she realized it was for the Princess who had suddenly gone real mad. Hendrix pulled her closer to him until her body bumped against his hard chest. She then felt his other hand snaked around her waist and securely held her as though someone was going to snatch her from him. “You don’t deserve to be a princess,” he continued. “Your attitude is way worse than those delinquents who neglected educations and never knew about good manners and right conduct”To say she was shocked was understatement. Margaux didn’t expect the sudden turn of events because seriously, she was already planning to just ignore Liana the whole time while she wa
Margaux still didn’t understand it, but Liana already ignored her when she insisted on her explanation. The crease on her forehead became permanent as the woman's words bothered her a lot. “Let's not waste our time here,” Hendrix suddenly said, which snapped her out of her trance. Looking up, she met his dark gaze which made her heart jumped. “How many times do we have to tell you that you cannot leave this premises?” Margaux, Liana's secretary exclaimed. “If you badly want to leave, go ahead but leave Mr Mondragon here,” she added while looking there smugly. Margaux could only shake her head. She didn't know how long that woman could stay arrogant but she was certain she wouldn't have mercy on her once her rescues finally showed up.A grin instantly plastered on her face as she remembered what awaits them. They probably thought she was stupid to go back to the Palace alone. Little did they know she immediately called one of the most respected and unbiased government officers in