Amelie was stunned to see the family necklace. She hadn’t even expected that the Queen would bestow something like this to her.
The assistant grabbed the velvety box while Mabel lifted the necklace and made Amelie wear it. Her heart fluttered with joy with this sweet gesture of the Queen.
"I would like us to give some space," Mabel said, looking at Amelie, whose eyes were down.
Samyra looked at Flora, who pushed out the wheelchair on which David was seated, and the three of them left, followed by the assistants.
As the doors shut, Mabel took a step back and spoke, "Are you nervous?"
Amelie looked at him and nodded her head.
"I thought you would step back from this marriage on your own, but it appears to me that you care only about yourself and the pup inside your womb." Mabel’s words were harsh and direct like all the time, but a hidden agenda seemed to be present in her statements.
"That’s not true, Your Majesty," Amelie replied. "I don’t know how to convince you, but it was never my intention," she asserted.
"The High Priestess mentioned to me a woman would come into the life of my son at an unexpected time. The woman would change the future of my son as she did it in her past life. You know why never give Gabriel as equal love as my other children. Because he was supposed to live like that. You’ve ruined everything, Amelie. From here onward, whatever happens to my son, then you’ll bear the responsibility of it. I hope Gabriel lives well and you should pray the same," Mabel stated and turned around to walk out.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by the past?" Amelie stopped Mabel, feeling confused. "And what consequences do I have to bear?" She inquired.
"You’ll find out once you marry Gabriel. If you want him stay alive, then don’t come to the aisle," Mabel stated. She looked at Amelie from over her shoulder. There was a feeling of disgust in her gaze, which made Amelie upset. Before she could ask for more clarification from the Queen, Mabel walked out.
Amelie curled her fingers around the bouquet and sat on the white sofa in shock. ’What will happen to Gabriel if he marries me?’ she wondered, her heart began pounding in fear of losing Gabriel.
’No, I can’t let it happen. If there’s someone I want to see more happy than anyone, then it’s Gabriel,’ she thought, her eyes flickering in worry.
"Amelie, what did Her Majesty the Queen say? Why do you look pale suddenly?" Samyra’s voice reached Amelie’s ears, and she lifted her gaze to look at her mother.
"N-nothing, Mom," Amelie lied. "I want to be alone for sometime," she urged.
"What? Why?" Samyra exclaimed in bewilderment.
"Mom, just give me some alone time," Amelie whispered. Samyra didn’t press her and simply walked out of the room. She knew the Queen must have said something to Amelie, which caused her hurt.
As Samyra walked out, Amelie fell into the deep state of contemplation. ’If I don’t go to the aisle, Gabriel will not get in future because of me. But what about the present moment? What about the promise I made to myself, and to him?’
Amelie shook her head as an unknown fear gripped her heart.
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