Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 5

Summer passed, giving way to a refreshing autumn. Abril continued to escape during the nights, finding it fun to walk through the gardens at night, especially because when winter came, she wouldn't be able to do it again. Her clothes were light and she didn't have a coat. When winter arrived, she would have to stay in her room, sheltering herself from the cold, wishing for spring to come again.

Abril had always hated winter, she always suffered from the cold during those months. She wished it would be different this time, but she doubted it. The maids ignored her, and when she complained, she only received worse treatment. The maids would stop bringing her food, and on those days, Abril would eat the fruit she had hidden until they decided to return.

These had happened the times Abril had complained about the suffocating heat in her room, and again when she protested about not being brought her food. After that, she stopped complaining about it for the sake of her stomach, and even when she needed something, she never asked for anything. She managed with what she had in her room.

Autumn passed in the blink of an eye. When winter came, Abril had to stop her nightly walks. But once in a while, tired of being confined, she went out to the garden for a moment and then returned.

One night, while taking a walk in the garden, Alessandro saw her again. He hid behind some bushes and immediately wondered why he had done that. He didn't approach her, neither did he let her see him. He stood watching her from the shadows. Seeing that she was barefoot and not wearing a coat, but instead wrapped in a blanket, he thought the princess was weird and then left.

This winter wasn't as bad for Abril as it had been in the Kingdom of Laios. Although she didn't have suitable winter clothes, her room was comfortable and pleasant. She also had enough blankets to not feel cold.

When winter ended and spring began again, Abril felt happy because she could go on her nighttime walks again.

Abril was singing a song as she looked through the window of her balcony at the beautiful garden full of flowers, when one of the maids entered and said to her.

"Princess, it's a nice day today, why don't you take a walk in the garden?"

"Can I do that?" She asked.

"Of course, Your majesty has given permission."

Excited, Abril left her room and headed to the garden. She had been so excited that she forgot to put on her shoes. She only had one pair, and they were uncomfortable because they were too small, so she never wore them.

As she walked through the garden, she felt the cool and soft grass under her feet. For the first time, she walked in the sunlight, enjoying the beautiful flowers that shone brightly.

Suddenly, she heard a female voice speak to her. It was a beautiful woman with brown hair, wearing a beautiful red dress that stood out among the white flowers in the garden. She was a very beautiful woman, Abril thought as she looked at her. She approached and asked Abril,

"Are you Princess Abril Venobich, from the kingdom of Laios?"

Abril nodded in response. The woman laughed mockingly and said,

"I can't believe my engagement to Alessandro was broken by someone as insignificant as you."

"Who are you?" Abril asked.

"I am Victoria Vampel, I have been his majesty's fiancée since we were young."

"You're just like your family, cruel and heartless."

"You feel so entitled in the palace that you think you can trample on others."

"Disappear from my sight right now."

Abril laughed ironically. She had never been treated well in that palace. Trample on others, she laughed at that term because it was the maid and that woman, like a poisonous snake, who trampled on her and hurt her.

But he wouldn't believe her, no matter what she said, he would think she was guilty. Abril got up, the thorns in her feet dug in even deeper and made her bleed. She walked away as fast as she could and returned to her room. On arrival, she removed as many thorns as she could with the help of a needle, but there were others that she couldn't reach, and she didn't know how she would remove them.

Alessandro took Victoria to the palace. After giving her a cup of tea to calm her down, he sent her back home.

Alessandro called the butler and said, "Jaffar, send a doctor to see the princess."

"Right away, Your majesty," he replied.

The butler carried out the king's orders without asking any questions.