บททั้งหมดของ Caught In-between : บทที่ 121 - บทที่ 130

RHEA'S POVA palace maid dragged my suitcase out the door as I stood in the living room with Estefan's parents. “Is it that important that you leave immediately?” Queen Carina asked.“Yes.” I nodded. “My family is going through a rough time and I need to be there to help out. I'll be back as soon as it is sorted out.”“If not for the current situation in the palace, I would've insisted that Estefan goes with you,” the king said.“It's fine, I can manage by myself.” Estefan and I already argued about him not going with me because he wasn't okay with letting me go to London all by myself. It was the first time I would be travelling on my own, so he was a bit sceptical about it.After so much bickering back and forth, I was able to convince him to let me go alone. I knew I was only able to win the battle because he was needed in the palace and it would leave a great void if he left the palace on short notice.“We should get going now.” Estefan escorted me out of the house and opened th

RHEA'S POV“If that was the case, why didn't you explain everything to Mom before it got to this point?” I asked. “All these issues could have been avoided.”“I wanted to, but every time I tried to bring it up, I chickened out,” my dad explained. “I love your mother, Rhea. I was scared that she might leave me.”“What difference does it make? She is already planning to leave you.” “You are her daughter, she might listen to you if you talk to her,” the woman whose name I found out to be Paris added. “I don't need anything, I just want my son to be taken care of. That's all.” I bit my finger as I thought of what to do. After searching through my brain, I came up with an idea. “Can she leave the hospital for a while? Like an hour or two.”“Let me check with the doctor.” He walked out of the room.I sat down on the couch in the room and we lapsed into a comfortable silence. “You are just as your father described,” Paris said, breaking the silence. “Beautiful and kind-hearted. I see why

RHEA'S POV “It's good to be back home.” Paris sighed as we climbed down the plane. “How long has it been since you left Spain?” I asked.“It's been 24 years since my aunt came to take me to London with her after my mom died. My aunt also died when I was 17, so I was left alone to fend for myself,” she explained.“I'm so sorry about that.” I gave her a sad look.“It's okay. I'll be fine now, thanks to you and your family.” She smiled. There was a car waiting for us near the runway and I noticed Estefan leaving on the car in a simple white shirt and blue jeans. He moved closer to us and pulled me into a hug.“This one week has been torture without you.” He buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent. “I know.” I pulled away and put my hands on both sides of his face. “That's why I came back as soon as I can.” I kissed him on the lips.I was about to pull away but he grabbed the back of my head and deepened the kiss. A throat clearing made me remember that we had an audience and

ESTEFAN'S POV“Oh my God, that's good news,” Mom exclaimed. “Can we see her now?”“Yes,” the doctor replied.“No,” I countered and said to the doctor. “I'm Rhea's husband and legal guardian, I don't want anybody visiting her except for me. Is that understood?” It registered in my head that someone tried to poison Rhea under my nose. I had a feeling it was from the dinner we had according to what the doctor said. The little potion of food she had saved her and our baby.At that point, I couldn't bring myself to trust anyone around us, most especially my family, considering the differences we had and our Rhea has been accused of being the mastermind. “Yes, Your Highness.” He bowed and walked away.“Estefan, what are you doing?” My father came to stand in front of me with a confused expression. “Why would you tell the doctor not to let us visit her?”“Dad, you heard him when he said she was poisoned,” I replied. “Rhea and our baby could have been in danger, so I'm sorry if I can't tru

RHEA'S POVEstefan received a call from the estate manager concerning the house we were buying. He went back to the palace to get changed and promised to be back as soon as he was done.I was busy watching TV in my hospital room when the door opened and three nurses walked in with bouquets, gift baskets, gift bags and many other gifts. “Where are these from?” I sat up straight on the bed and gave them a confused look. “They are from your citizens who are wishing you a quick recovery,” one of the nurses replied. “There are still many of these in the reception.” They placed all the gifts near my bed and went back out to bring the rest. The gifts kept coming in and my room was getting fuller by the minute.When the nurses brought another batch and were going out again, I stopped them. “Are there still more of them?” “Yes, but the Head nurse ordered some people to keep some of it in an empty room because this room contains all of them.”My mouth gaped at the amount of gifts and balloo