"You two idiots know why I called you here, don't you?". Andrei glared at Joni's parents. "Erm... I don't know Your Majesty." Celestina shook her head. "I've been meaning to come here and check on..." "Hold it." Andrei snapped. "Don't provoke me." Celestina swallowed her tongue when she saw the fury in his eyes and she wondered what kind of potent charm Joni had cast on the King. He was extremely mad as hell and anything could set him off. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "You sent your step daughter out of the house so late at night to come here and get her father released because she's what? A judge?". He demanded. "Look, I should have both of you scourged for your negligence towards Joni but I won't." "Thank you Your Majesty." Celestina said. She didn't think she'd survive being whipped by those hefty guards. "However, I'm going to do this

Two days laterJoni sat under the pear tree munching on a packet of potato chips while she watched her stepsister Lauretta who was busy whining to her mother about how hungry she was. Her father had truly been fired and she learnt that this house - the one Celestina Samuels thought she was the queen of actually belonged to her: Joni. She had the right to do whatever she wanted which included throwing Celestina and her evil twins out of her house but she wasn't as vindictive as they were. She didn't like them one bit but she could manage to tolerate them in her house. Her lips curled up in a half smile when Celestina yelled at her daughter to leave her the hell alone. No one actually said she couldn't enjoy watching how miserable they'd become, right? It was a hell lot of fun! The potato chips she was currently eating had been sent to her by Leon's father h

"Sorry father." Raymond said as Joachim took a seat on the bench outside the house. He'd just returned from the hospital after spending days in the house unable to go there due to lack of cash. "Thank you son." Joachim said. "Where's your sister?". "She went to her friend's house." "And Joni?".  "She's inside." "Call her for me." He said. "You want to talk to her? Why?". Raymond frowned.  "Just call her for me." "Okay." He grumbled and went in to get Joni. He knocked on her bedroom door. "Joni!". After finding out that she was the owner of her father's house, the first thing she did was clear out the guest bedroom in the house that Celestina used as her spare wardrobe and made it her own bedroom. Of course Celestina wasn't happy about it but there was nothing she cou

"Joni wait!". Leon called out to her when he saw her heading towards the main gate of the country club.    She'd changed into her casual clothes but her hair was wet and dripping down her back since she hadn't bothered packing it up. She was probably too pissed off to do so.   He caught up with her and grabbed her forearm to stop her but she yanked her hand away and turned to glare at him.   "Leave me alone Your Highness." She snapped. "I think your sister has done enough damage."   "Oh so we're back to that now? 'Your Highness?". He asked.   "We never left it." She said.    "Where are you going?".   "Home... Where else?". She frowned.   "Let me take you home." He said. "I brought you here so..."   "No need." She cut him off. "I've got legs. I'll walk."   "Three mile

Joni's POVTwo weeks. Not that I am actually counting but it's been two weeks since I talked to Leon and... I think I don't like it very much. We're still seat partners alright but it's like I'm in a different world than he is. We are from different worlds but he's done everything to make me part of his own world but foolish me had to open her stupid wide mouth to ruin everything and now I'm on the outside looking in. Lunch time came and I still couldn't find the courage to talk to him since he didn't want to talk to me. I was wrong to have vented my anger on him but the words seem stuck in my throat. "Your Highness." Collins walks over to our table and bows. "Are you okay?". Leon looks up at