CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT

hung-ok kept on turning and turning,she had tried sleeping but for some reason she just couldn't fall asleep,as the kiss she has with Chang min keeps replaying in her mind, giggling like a high school student, for hung-ok it still felt like a dream, finally sleep took over...

"your highness you look happy today, did something special happen to you?"

hung-ok assistant says after she finished giving hung-ok the plannings for the day's schedule and noticed that the crown princess hung-ok mind was somewhere else, smiling like she was listening on a secret joke,hung-ok personal maid was present as she comb princess hung-ok hair

" your highness, your highness are you even listening to me at all "

"yes,yes,you said what?my mind was somewhere else"

"yesssss,I can see that, you have been smiling all since you woke up this morning",

is it that obvious,i____i___

you don't need to explain to me your highness ,it as all going round how mr Chang min carried you to your room yesterday

shhhhhhh, hung-ae how do you know about it ?,but no one was awake yesterday only two old workers

well it is true isn't it,it is so obvious with the way you are blushing right now,

at that moment kim Soo-ra walks in,

"you should not be asking that ,what you should be asking is what went on in that room"

"Soo-ra, it looks like both of you are here to tease me isn't it,but nothing happened"

hung-ok says as they left the room for the daily children reading that has now been held in the palace,with hung-ae and Kim Soo-ra by her side.

"are you sure ?" she asks in a teasing voice

"of course I am sure, besides I don't like bossy people"

hung-ae and Kim Soo-ra not looked at themselves before they say in union

"I don't think so"

"think what ever you want"

"mr Chang min is coming",

hung-ae says immediately hung-ok turns to see where he was

"and you say there is nothing",

kim Soo-ra says with both her and hung-ae laughing because it was not real they only played a prank on her to see if their theory is true, which they know it is, but wanted hung-ok to admit it.

usually they make use of the old palace for events like this,event whereby everyone is given free access to attend , unlike the new palace where they monitor every movement for the safety of the royal family, everyone is given free access here,as crown princess hung-ok walks into the open space which is being used for the event she could see hung-a at the front making silly jokes with the reporters and kids , not wanting to interrupt them hung-ok be walks pass through the far corner standing at the far corner when min ho casually walks towards where she stood , moving like he has already become part of the royal family which he has not,

"your highness you look stunning as always",min ho courtesy,

not receiving a response from hung-ok,min ho sighs

"well too bad things ended up the way they are between us,not all first love get to last forever"

"you must be dreaming min ho, I would not have talked to you or take a single look at you if princess hung-a hasn't been the one to introduce you to me and kept forcing me to date you but after all this while,here you are dreaming of your first love,too bad for you"

at that moment giggles and laughter over shadowed their conversation,it must be probably at what hung-a said which raised lots of laughter,at that moment hung-ok take two steps away from min ho but on the second step hung-ok froze,she was stopped at min ho words,

"the only time you can walk out on me will be after you have found your bodyguard or should I say your beloved"

min ho could see the fire in her eyes as her stare gazed fire at him

"what do you mean ?"

"well I mean , you don't look so concerned that you haven't seen mr bodyguard all day and you look so relaxed , maybe you don't care about him and i was just over thinking it, should I just kill him instead"

min ho I am warning you,do not hurt him hung-ok warns min ho in fury, trying so hard to keep her voice down

"is that a threat your highness ?"

"what do you want ?"

"now you are talking,come with me,I don't want anyone listening in on our conversation or do you?"

min ho than walks off not waiting for hung-ok response .

no one noticed when hung-ok went with min ho except from hung-a who has an easy view from where she stood.

the palace was more crowded today,and for some reason Chang min had an uneasy feeling,also a feeling of weakness that he doesn't feel , driving the car out of the garage early this morning,Chang min was given an anonymous tip to go to the train station,after several hours of waiting Chang min felt something wrong , trying to call hung-ok to tell her where he was but could not get through to her so he texted her instead.

min ho what do you want tell me now and leave Chang min out of it,this was the moment hung-ok regret not taking her phone from hung-ae earlier to record all her conversation with him,hung-ae was in charge of receiving calls and sending the most important ones to her .

"Chang min, your new love interest, I wonder how he feels about you,last I remember you where as cold as ice,not always wanting anything to do with physical contact with me"

"probably because you disgust me,tell me why you brought me here now",

hung-ok ask as soon as they enter into the old room in a different building of the former palace.

"

it all happened in an instant ,the next thing she knows she was already locked in by minho

"min ho,min ho get me out of here,get me out of here this instant, somebody help,helpppppp!!!!"

hung-ok calls for help but all to no avail

Chang min was just about driving into the palace feeling exhausted for no apparent reason when a video entered his phone,in the video he could see hung-ok banging a door hard, calling for help,the room looked unkept,like an old house shortly after a message entered

"if you wish to save princess hung-ok come to this address" then an address to meet up was written down,

"you have got only 20 minutes"

the message was an anonymous one,Chang min heart began to beat faster he felt like killing the person who sent it once he get hold of the person

calling Kang tae in fear Chang min informs him of what is happening, telling him to get kim Soo-ra and the rest aware which Kang tae complied quickly leaving the hospital in an hurry.

on getting to the address Chang min could see it was an uncompleted building,not knowing what to expect Chang min walks in ,not to surprised men in black came out no where and began to attack him,after beating the right of them Chang min asks the last person

"where is princess hung-ok",

where is she tell me now or I will not be sorry for what happens to you

"I don't know of any princess,we were paid to kill you"

like it was on cue more men in blacks came in ,Chang min blocks the man's attack , twisting one in the hand,Chand min then uses the strength of the man's body to push the three men coming toward him,Chang min kept on fighting and fighting but slowly he began to feel out numbered,as he began seeing things in two ,that was when he realized that he might have been drugged but not sure when.