Sorry

Leo was holding Andrea in his arms, they were lost in their own world, without hesitating they kissed each other. Andrea's hands slowly moved upward, from Leo's shoulders to around his neck. But the magical spell broke abruptly as Andrea felt Leo retract his lips from hers. His hands left her waist and he took a step back. Andrea opened her eyes to see what went wrong.

Before Andrea could speak, Leo said, "I shouldn't have done that...sorry!"

Andrea was taken aback by Leo's words, she couldn't understand what was the apology for.

"Sorry for what?" she finally asked.

"Sorry for giving you another reason to add in your list," Leo replied.

"What list, Leo?" Andrea was confused about what on earth Leo was talking about.

"you know that Andrea. How can you not know that when you have made it by yourself, reasons to hate Leo, that list!" Leo said.

Andrea stood still in the same spot confused. She had no idea what Leo was talking about.

She watched as Leo walked over the table, grab his passport, and some papers and walk out of the study. She ran behind him and caught him by his jacket, "Will you please tell me what you are talking about?"

Leo moved her hand off him and began explaining and walking at the same time, "You hate me because I made you leave your normal life. You hate me because I was the cause of someone's death. You hate me because I forced this marriage on you and now you hate me for kissing you." The explanation ended as Leo reached to his car. He sat inside and refused to look in Andrea's direction. She angrily knocked on his window and waited as it eventually rolled down.

"Leo..." she took a deep breath before announcing her feelings for him, "I love-" she couldn't complete as Leo cut her in-between, "You loathe me!"

Before Andrea could correct him, the window rolled up and the driver drove off. Andrea could only watch as the cavalcade of three cars, Leo in one car and the bodyguards in the other two, moved out of their premises.

Andrea was furious. She turned to go back into the house when she saw a servant putting two suitcases in another car.

"Now who's leaving?" she yelled, throwing up her hands in the air.

Her very loyal attendant, Anna ran up to her, with her head bowed as she spoke, "Princess, Prince said until he comes back we have to live in Royal Manor."

Andrea asked, "we? Who else is going with me?"

"me and..." she moved her eyes in the direction of the four bodyguards standing nearby.

"No need for all this, take my bags inside, we are not going anywhere," she announced.

One Bodyguard came towards her "But Prince said..."

Andrea held up her hand to silence him. Her face was reddening with anger. In a commanding tone, she said, "we are not going anywhere, did you got it!" The bodyguard nodded.

She stood in front of all the servants and bodyguards and addressed them, "I know you all are extremely loyal to your Prince and you would rather die than disobey him. But, he is not here right now, so as his wife, I will manage the things here until he comes back. You all understood?" All nodded and dispersed.

Andrea felt horrible after addressing the staff so arrogantly but frustration had got the better of her, also she was very disappointed that she couldn't tell Leo about her love for him. She could call him or text him or e-mail him, but she wanted to do it face-to-face. She wanted to see his expression, a smile on his face, joy in his eyes. He'd probably hug her or maybe kiss her, she blushed at the thought whilst also recalling the kiss from this morning.

He didn't even say when he'll be back, she sighed. She needed a plan. She needed help.

There was only one person that could help, but the question was in her mind, 'would she help her? Of course, she will!' She smiled as she dialed her number. After ringing a couple of times, the line went dead. Andrea's call was rejected, but it came as no surprise as Andrea recalled their last conversation.

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Four months ago...

Andrea was combing her hair in front of the mirror. There was a knock on the door. Seeing that it was Jennifer, who was at the door, Andrea rushed towards her. She threw her arms around her in a hug but Jennifer didn't reciprocate.

Andrea said "Jennifer why you knocked on the door? you're my friend you can come without permission then why this formality?"

"Formality because Andrea you... oh sorry Her Highness, this is because you are above all of us now," Jennifer said as she crosses her arms.

"Jennifer, why are you talking like this, I became Her Highness that doesn't mean I'll forget about my friends," Andrea replied.

"Oh really! you already forgot a friend," Jennifer reminded her.

"Oh! Now I understood, you're talking about Leo." Leo was her best friend after she came to Royal Manor, he helped her in everything.

"Yes, I'm talking about my brother. How could you Andrea, How could you send him to jail?"

"Calm down Jennifer, you know very well why I sent him to jail. He killed Damien and then he hid that fact from me."

"And what proof, may I ask, do you have?"

"I heard him admit it, Jennifer, when I was in hospital Becca and Leo thought that I was unconscious and they spoke about it quite openly," Andrea explained, she heard a lit bit of Leo and Becca conversation.

"Did you ask him about it?" Jennifer cannot believe that her brother would do something like this and he will talk about it with Becca?

"No!" Andrea started doubting herself cause she didn't hear the full conversation.

"No? Why am I not surprised? You know Andrea, just the other day you told me that I am not your best friend anymore, that Leo has taken that spot, and now, overnight he has become your greatest enemy. Don't you think, as a previous relationship, as a best friend, you could have at least asked him what really happened."

"That's enough Jennifer. All I know is that Leo killed Damien and he should be punished for it and as the Highness of City D, I have fulfilled my duty."

"And did you forget that it was Leo who made you the Highness of City D..."

"I think you should leave now, Jennifer." Andrea didn't want to hear anything regarding Leo.

"I will never forget what you did to my brother. I will never forgive you either. I know that you will not give him the love and respect he deserves and I'm not going to stick around to watch him break." After saying that she walked out of the room and even left City A.