A palpable betrayal I

After Orchid calmed down and went to see Laura, she was startled by Amanda who with a face and voice of few friends says

Amanda: at last you show up, I thought the earth had swallowed you up.

Orchid who sighs trying to ignore a possible anger replies dryly: Good to know that you are in a steely mood, since our Lau is getting married.

Amanda who looks directly at her and in a profiled way says: I didn't see the damn ring, so until I see it I don't believe it, besides... she's not getting married yet.

As if that was threatening Orchid gets a little uncomfortable and with a challenging voice states: she may not have it yet, but she will have it sis and whether you like it or not that wedding will be a fact.... Whether you kick or knock down the castle.

And she left leaving Amanda angry and with the word in her mouth; Orquídea who hurries the step after not being seen by Amanda decides to look for her aunt and tell what happened without first greeting her dear father and welcoming him, after being hugged by her father she sees her aunt enter the living room and as if her mouth was on fire she excused herself to her father and in a strolling tone she asked her aunt Florencia to accompany her for a walk.

Orquídea's gesture to her aunt was as quick as a cry for help and they hurried to leave the dining room. While Florencia asked her with her eyes, Orquídea, who sat her on a bench and made sure that no one was near, decided to tell her what had happened with Amanda and how her words were as if she was up to something.

Florencia: Are you sure about that, Orqui, you didn't misinterpret something she said

Taking a deep breath and calming her gesture, she shakes her head and comments: I'm sure I didn't, Aunt, it really made my skin crawl and I'm afraid that something bad might happen.

As if a whole weight fell on Orchid's shoulders, the aunt asked her to talk at night and she couldn't say no, she accepted while she looked at the sky and said: What a mania with the night.

But then she remained thoughtful and thought that maybe she could take advantage of it, the night arrived calmly while everyone was having dinner, Florencia decided to talk to her sister Frida to see what she thought about the wedding and to get some doubts out of her mind, the King and his brother on the contrary were happy and decided to toast together in a private place without the presence of the women so they could talk calmly and as Laura did not even suspect she talked happily with Amanda but the latter seemed like a tide that could change from one second to the other.

Orchid who was staring at her and Florence from time to time could notice that Orchid did not exaggerate even a detail and looked curiously at the gestures of her sister who was neither happy nor uncomfortable by such news, Orchid who decided to retire for a while to take a walk looked for Crete and asked him to take care of Laura and watch Amanda that she was not long, Crete without understanding at all accepted and stayed close to both of them.

When Orquídea leaves the dining room she goes straight to the patio and stays near the stable where she moves restlessly from one side to the other.

Laureano: Have you been waiting a long time?

This one, not to be polite, shakes her head and says: I have just arrived but many things have happened and the emotion of seeing you has me like this.

This one who smiles widely for the happiness embraces her with much affection and says to her: If you are silly, also if I can help you to lighten your weight you can tell me.

She agreed to tell him so they walked for a while and as if the moon was her accomplice with the clouds was hidden a little to give them more privacy, he who did not ask anything knew that she did not want to ruin the moment and said

Laureano: open your hands.

This one looks at him curious and does it while he takes out of his armor a small box and deposits it in her hands, it was a beautiful small wooden box but with soft edges of a white rose, while she admired it he looked at her anxiously so that she would open it and when she opened it there was a beautiful little copper chain with silver mixture and with forms of fine tubes and in the center a beautiful half moon, this one who is amazed by such detail smiles and tells him

Orchid: it is beautiful, it must have cost a fortune.

This one who gnaws her eye tells her that she shouldn't worry about it and decides to put it on her left hand since he always kissed that hand knowing that she was right-handed but her dominant hand was the right one. Without caring if she is seen or not, she hugs him tightly and as she can, she lifts herself up a little to kiss his cheek, he is amazed and kisses her forehead tenderly.

What they both ignored was that many already knew that Laureano was courting Orquídea and when Emiliano told Enrique about it at first he was a little uncomfortable since he did not know him, but when the King explained to him how the latter was, he relaxed his jealousy a little and asked them to keep an eye on them since he did not want his daughter to suffer, all the reports of how he treated her when they saw each other made him still feel jealous, but that day seeing him with his own eyes and how he had kissed her forehead and remained respectful made him feel confidence in this Warrior to the point of telling his brother

Enrique: I am capable of letting you use our surname with pride, brother.

The latter, who laughed, said: If you did not give it to him, I would give it to him, since he is the son I never had.

His brother upon hearing such words hugged him and apologized for bringing up the subject out of the blue.