"What? You will not take responsibility for what you did?" Catarina scoffed. "Who else is the cheap sister of mine who stared longingly at my blue sapphire necklace last night?"Sydnee's brow raised at what Catarina said. She just wanted to grab snacks in the kitchen, but Catarina blocked her and accused her of stealing a blue sapphire necklace that the second prince gave to the girl. "I don't know what you are talking about," she flatly denied and walked pass by her. She just took a step forward when her hair was grabbed from behind. "H-Hey, let go!" "You deny it, huh? Thief! Give me back my necklace!"Sydnee's scalp went numb from Catarina's tugging. She pushed the girl away, but she yelped when Catarina held her hair tightly, not letting it go even for a second. A mouthful of curse came out from her mouth and she held Catarina's hands. Then, she twist the girl's wrist. Catarina yelped and jumped away from her. Sydnee huffed and arranged her hair. She had started her swordmanship

When Sydnee arrived home, a huge crowd of commoners was gathering outside the huge mansion gate. The driver slowed down the car. Not long after, the crowd was dispersed by the head maid servant of the house. Then the car entered the gate that was opened up for them. "What happened?" Sydnee asked the head maid servant when she hopped off the car. The maid lowered her head in greeting and answered, "They just want to see the second prince, Young Miss."Sydnee raised her brow and looked at the commoners outside of the gate. There were still some of them lingering around the corner, but majority was dispered already so she was not worried. Then she looked at the huge mansion. It was then that she saw how lively it was. She smirked. So the second prince visited Catarina again? Was it an ordinary visit or a way to intimidate her? Nonetheless, Sydnee walked inside the mansion. What greeted her was the smiling second prince and Catarina. The second prince resembled the King a lot. It was

"You said that Rogie and his twin brother Renald were sons of the King?" Sydnee clarified. Her eyes widened in surprise upon learning the secret of Rogie's identity. Selena nodded while she reached for a slice of apple. They were still inside the clinic and the nurse earlier had given them sliced apples to munch on. "Rogie and his twin brother was born of commoner mother, a servant of the king," Selena said while watching the funny expression of Sydnee. "Just like Isa," Sydnee muttered under her breathe. Seriously? How many illegitimate sons and daughters do the current king have? Selena laughed. "Hey, don't think too much. It was not a secret that royals do have illegitimate children but nobody would dare to openly discuss it unless they want to be beheaded.""Right," Sydnee chirped, but she also asked, "But such coincidence that I knew them both. And I forgot about them too."Selena shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe because your mother Diana and Rogie's biological mother were half-

There was a change in the atmosphere when Anthony joined the dinner celebration. The other nobles might not notice it but Sydnee felt it, specially when Anthony was giving her extra attention. She did not need him doing stuffs like picking up shrimps and meat and then put it on her plate. No, this attention would definitely invite trouble for her. She smiled at him when he put a piece of cake on her plate. "There's no need for that, Duke.""It's okay," Anthony said and ignored her silent protest. She could feel the fiery gaze of both Lady Geneva and Catarina. Ladies, she did not beg him to do that, okay?Until the end of the dinner, Anthony was showing her favor. The guests were all gone and apart from the four of them, Anthony was still inside the VIP room. "Uh, no need to do that," she immediately declined when she noticed that Anthony was going to get her a drink. It was when the Duke noticed the strange behavior of Anthony towards Sydnee. While in the dinner, he did notice th

The ride towards the capital was peaceful. Catarina did not throw tantrums like she would usually do. Lady Geneva did try to pick on her. Sydnee was glad because of silence. She looked outside the window and watched as their car drove past other vehicles and establishments. It was her first time to visit the capital and she was nervous yet excited at the same time. The duke had asked her to do her best to appear humble and dignified in front of the officials. Of course she knew why. She would be the center of biggest power fractions in the capital and the duke had also warned her about the royals who would set eyes on her. When they arrived at the capital, Sydnee was left in awe while watching outside the window. The teritories like Consolacion and Obando were nothing like the capital. The place was full of buildings that were so high, one could like at the sky to spot the end of the buildings. There were also a lot of people wearing revealing shirts and there was no distinction bet