Chapter 20

All eyes were on him, making it difficult for him o breathe. With a pale face, exhausted and not eating anything since he fell into the sea. Now, Zavier was forced to face King Leonard like a prisoner.

The king, queen, ten princes and a princess and five nobles stood before him, waiting for an explanation from him as to why he came to this island.

"Tch, why don't you talk too? Are you mute?" Prince Claude said sarcastically, starting to lose his temper.

Not that she doesn't want to answer, Zavier doesn't know how to explain to them about his condition. If he claimed to be the crown prince of Evangelia, would they believe it right away?

"What is your name?" Asked Queen Clara gently. Patiently, the queen approached Zavier who looked restless.

"Zavier!" she replied briefly.

"Zavier?" hearing the answer, they looked at each other as if they suspected the same thing.

"Where do you come from?"

"Evangelia!"

"Evangelia? why did you come to this island? are you stranded?"

"Yes!"

"Oh, I see?" The Queen immediately glanced at the King who still looked calm.

"Zavier, right? I think, I've heard that name before. Do you have any connection with the royal family?" asked King Leonard.

Zavier was silent, he hesitated to admit that she was the crown prince of Lithonia and for some reason, her heart refused to admit it.

"No! I have nothing to do with the King." She said. She didn't know why the answer came out of her mouth even though her heart was still in doubt.

There was something inside her that was thrashing around, refusing to return to that place. The two sides of her are at war with each other to determine which direction is leaning more. She hated having to continue playing his role, but she also didn't want to eliminate the Zavier in her who had been there and had been so attached to her for years.

"Is that so? alright, Nathan! we will send a letter to Lithonia, informing that a citizen is stranded on Vasil Island, right in the Kingdom of Vasilenia. Hopefully that way, the Lithonia kingdom will send a ship to pick you up!"

"No ... no!"

"Why not?"

"Tha ... that ... I wanted to say that no one would pick me up. Therefore, it's useless to contact them because nobody will come!"

"Really? but, why are you scared so?" Prince Claude, who had shown his displeasure from the start, immediately raised suspicions.

"I ... I ... I just ..."

"Tch! someone like you must be a criminal who fled your country for fear of punishment. Isn't that right?"

"Claude, shut up!" Prince Robin said, trying to stop Claude's babbling.

"We better be careful with strangers like him. If he says that no one will come to pick him up, that means he has a very big problem. Father, you should not listen to him and report to the Lithonia government that we have uninvited guest from their kingdom!"

Nathania, who is in a weak state, has absolutely no strength to defend herself. She was silent with her face down and her clothes worn and dirty.

Princess Mia, the youngest daughter of King Leonard and Queen Clara, immediately approached Nathania, as if she understood her situation that needed help.

"Are you okay? you better rest! surely you haven't eaten? don't be afraid, even though his words are harsh, Claude is not a bad person. So, you don't need to be afraid, huh?" the gentle and kind Princess Mia smiled sincerely. Seeing hersmile, reminded Nathania of Jia and Judy. It saddened her.

"That's right, you better take a shower and rest. You don't need to be afraid, my sons didn't mean to hurt you. So, forgive them for their bad attitude, okay?"

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"Why did Mother and Father even let him stay here?"

"Right! what if he's a dangerous criminal from Lithonia who escapes?" Prince Vincent and David protested against their parents' decision to allow foreigners to stay in the palace.

"Why are you so suspicious? in my opinion, he does not look like a criminal. Instead, he has a face too sweet and gentle as a man," said Prince Robin, the wise eldest.

"Roby, don't let someone's cute face catch us off guard! there's no guarantee that a beautiful man can't possibly commit a crime!" said Prince Nicholas, the narcissistic handsome.

"Really? what kind of crime could such a slender man commit?"

"Of course there are many! such as breaking the hearts of women, like me! hahaha ..."

"Tch, you're just too confident, man!" said Prince Randall who was always annoyed by the behavior of his brother on this one.

"Randy ... Randy ... are you jealous of my good looks? listen, Randy! the main key to captivating women is not with muscular burly bodies, but sweet and loving attitudes. Give them a little compliment and a gentle touch, you will definitely get their hearts even their bodies!"

"If you're that sure, why don't you just get married? you playboy!"

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