She's My Sleeping Pill

Chapter 931: Resolve

Just as expected, Mhalik tried every possible ways to stop Athalie from leaving his home. Unfortunately, the second prince was around which hindered the success of his plan.

"You'll end up a spinster if you choose to wait for him. I don't think he's coming back," Mhalik commented while sitting on a couch with poise, yet the sinister look in his eyes didn't escape Athalie's observation.

"It doesn't matter, Mhalik. You know, I'm a princess in name only but I have given up my qualification for the throne. There's nothing for you to gain in this marriage. If anything, you're missing on a good woman out there."

"Why look for a good woman when I have the best in front of me?"

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Athalie wanted to roll her eyes in front of her enemy, but she had to fake a smile to ensure she's not alerting him to take any further threat.

Just as the saying goes, fake it 'til you make it.

"I appreciate your compliment," Athalie answered as she got up from her seat. "Anyway, I just came over to tell you my part of the story. I would appreciate it if you can convince yourself and your father to stop the marriage from happening."

Mhalik didn't say anything. He just nodded his head several times, but based on his expression, it wasn't a nod of agreement.

Athalie didn't look back at all when she left the mansion. She hung her head low to keep her expressions hidden from the cameras pointing to her.

"Let's visit the capital," she told her brother with no room for agreement. This might be the last time that she'd get to visit her country. At the very least, she'd like to see the place that she enjoyed touring when she was growing up.

She visited her favorite pastry shop and bought her favorite dessert. She ate as if she wasn't worried for Steve. In truth, when she paid for her order, she slipped some note.

"Here's your take out," the waitress said and handed the paper bag to Athalie. "Can I get a picture of you?" whispered the woman with anticipation. "I can tell that you are the famous model. I won't tell anybody."

"Let's do it outside, right next to my car. I don't want to disturb the business."

The waitress nodded her head happily and agreed. Both of them went out of the pastry shop, took a quick selfie and bid farewell.

"I hope you'll find justice for him soon," commented the waitress in a voice just enough for the two of them to hear. She was one of the people who believed that Steve was killed unjustly.

Athalie smiled faintly without saying anything and got inside the car. As soon as the car opened, the waitress saw the second prince sitting at the back and her eyes went wide in shock.

Sadly, before she could recover from the surprise, they had already left.

"So, what's their relationship?" muttered the waitress with an expression from shock to confuse.

From the time they left home until they returned, Athalie didn't hear any unwarranted remarks from her brother. He really was there just to accompany her. She had no idea what was going on in his mind but to her, as long as he won't do anything to go against her plan, she wouldn't mind him just being a bystander.

She immediately went back to her room as soon as she got home while her brother went to seek their parents to make a report.

Whatever Mhalik would do, if Cleo won't say anything, they wouldn't make a single peep.

But when Cleo steps in, even Augustine couldn't do anything.

The servants knew that sooner or later, the Darian family would either flourish or disappear depending on Cleo's choices. She had all the cards in her hands.

"I've done everything I could. It's on you now to clean up the rest," Cleo told Stefan over a voice message.

***

While the other side of the world was in chaos, Cayenne was happily chatting with her brothers and Sabrina during their live stream.

This time, they were having a cook off battle to make a dish and a dessert.

Mainly, it was to endorse Chiffon and the new product that Saucy had introduce in the market. Saucy didn't publicly announce that Cayenne would endorse them, but they would pay her 5% of the total sales after a week of her live stream.

[I can't get enough of Luiz!]

[I thought I'd only see Luiz in chef uni, I didn't expect I'd see Kyle as well.]

[I don't care about the food they're cooking. I'm already full.]

[So, they are really friends, huh.]

For a moment, the live stream went silent after this comment, then it was bombarded with a lot of inquiry.

[What do you mean by your statement?]

[Who do you mean? I never heard of the brothers having a fight?]

[It's even more impossible for Cayenne to have a fight with her brothers.]

[You don't mean Sabrina and Cayenne, right?]

[??????]

Addie was watching the live stream on her phone and when she read the comments and questions, she raised her head to look at the four people in camera.

They all seemed natural to her and Sabrina had been staying with the Dumrique family. It was impossible for them to be fighting.

Kyle and Luiz would certainly get an earful of scolding from Cayenne if they would fight, too.

"Did I miss anything?" she asked herself in whisper, not daring to ask out loud.