CHAPTER 14: Love Triangle

I will just act like I was trying to find Astro. The queen can't be suspicious of me since I'm still an innocent two-year-old kid in their eyes. I'm just a weak and naive prey to her. Now, I need to act!

"Astro? Where are you?" I shouted in the hallway we're currently in. I acted like I was really finding Astro. The loud voice of the queen that constantly scolding Astro went down instantly. I sensed their eyes turned to me.

"Oh, little Avy. Why are you here?" The b*tch's voice went sweet again. Tch.

"I'm sorry, Aunty. I know Astro was with you, but I was feeling lonely without Astro. I ran here but got lost. I thought I can't find Astro anymore. *cries hard*" I said it with my cutest voice that I practiced a few times. You can't doubt a naive child, right? Hoho!

"How could you get lost when this is part of your mansion, little Avy?" Sh*t. She really doubted me! I'm just a two-year-old kid, d*mn woman! Even if she's smiling, I know that it's not sincere at all.

"I still can't memorize our big home, Aunty. I still get lost every time. I'm so sorry. *cries even harder*" If I cry like this, I'm sure that the people inside can hear me especially for my family. Their senses are very sharp because of the training they had. I know the queen didn't want them to know this situation because it'll be a great humiliation to her and the royal family knowing that a royal made another family's child cry. It'll damage her reputation as a mother of the kingdom.

I saw the queen broke to sweat and frequently turned her head left and right to see if there were witnesses in the area. I cried even louder.

Just as the queen frantically attempted to calm me down, someone burst out of the large door.

"Avy? Where are you, baby?" Great! I heard my parents' voice booming in the hallway we're in. I saw the queen panicked but still tried to compose herself. 

"Mommy! Daddy!" I called out to them still crying. The queen turned to me and I saw her glaring daggers at me. She's so hateful. Hating kids already. 

"You brat! Why are you crying so much?" She whispered at me annoyed. *smirk* I guess she didn't know that I intended to make my parents be here and witnessed the scene. 

"Avy! My baby, why are you crying? Tell me who made you like this. They're shameless to make the precious person in the Red Family cry," said my father with his terrifying voice. I think they saw us. He ran towards me and hugged me instantly.

"What happened here, Queen?" OH. *smirk * The king is here too. I could sense the panic of the queen behind me. 

I looked at my father who knelt in front of me to wipe my tears. I smiled at him and my mother who have the worried look with a mix of furious looks evident on her face. I felt guilty for using them in this situation. But, I really couldn't think fast to get rid of the queen and help Astro from her beatings. This will be the last time that I would use my family. I don't want to be like the old Avyana.

The king looked at the queen expectantly. The queen tried to compose herself and looked at the king with confidence. Just as she was about to answer, I cried again and that made them turned their attention to me.

"*cries* Uncle, I'm sorry. It's not Aunty's fault. It's my fault for getting lost in my big home. Aunty was just reprimanding me for getting lost in my own home. *cries* I'm sorry." My parents and the king looked at the queen with suspicious looks. They're thinking right now about how did the queen get in this hallway. They noticed that there's a little figure hiding in the dark. They gasped when they realize it was Astro. The king approached Astro and carry him.

"What happened, baby? Why did you get lost?" Mom worriedly asked.

"I just wanted to find Astro. I went outside of the function hall. But when I heard a slap, I thought it was a ghost. I ran and got lost in here. Then I found Aunty and Astro here."I told them my scripted explanation. I know my parents and the king aren't fools, to begin with. They know that the slap was not from the ghost I said earlier. I gave them a clue of what's happening.

"Why do Astro's cheeks have a handprint from a slap, Queen? What did you do?"The king's voice started to get furious making the queen slightly trembled in fear.

"I was just reprimanding him for being rude to little Avy here. There's no wrong in reprimanding my child, your majesty," she answered with confidence. She thought that they will side with her if that's her reason. Tch. Foolish woman.

She looked at me like she's scaring a child to cooperate with her. *snickers* If my mentality was a child, I guess that look worked. But, I was once a 23-year old lady who experiences different kinds of situations every day. That look didn't even make me flinch.

"Astro was not rude to me. Lying is bad, Aunty. Mom and Dad told me that lying is bad." As I cry harder,my parents face became more furious. I took a peek at the Queen's face and her reaction was so hilarious and it's because she got cornered like that.

I secretly smirked at the situation the queen is in right now.

So, what will you do now, Your Majesty?

"We need to have a LONG TALK about this, Dakota." said the King who had a furious look aimed at the queen.

The King then turned his eyes to my parents and then to me, immediately softening his facial features.

"I'm sorry for making you cry in your special day, little Avy. Don't worry, Uncle will send a lot of gifts to you on the next day." said the king to me with an apologetic tone. Oh I get it, Your Majesty. You mean you're paying damages in behalf of your wife.

"Thank you, Uncle" I took a peek again to the queen and her face went so pale that it feels like blood is running out in her system. You deserve that for hurting your son, you irresponsible mother!

The king then looked back at my parents and said their farewells with each other.

"Thank you again for coming here today, Your Majesties. It was an honor to have you here in my daughter's special day." my father said very formally.

My mom curtsied and dad bowed to show the royals respect before they rode their carriages.

When their carriage is gone from our sight, mom looked at me and put herself down so she could see me eye to eye.

She looked at me like she's guilty of something and felt pity for me. Why would she ever feel that?

She slowly hold my hands, softly squeezed it and kissed my little right hand lovingly, making me feel loved so much.

"I'm sorry, baby. It's mom's fault for making you cry. " said mom before she hugged me, hiding her teary eyes from me.

Why would she say that it's her fault? I think there's something else going on in here. I have a feeling that there's a reason why the atmosphere between the queen and mom is not good.

My father gently hold my mom to stand up, hugged her and gently shushed her to comfort her. Mom burst into tears even harder after feeling the warmth that my father gave her.

Their relationship is really good. I want a man like my father someday.

"Shush now, Wife. It's not your fault that I chose you and love you instead of her."

That remark of my father made me taken aback.

What the heck? They're having a love triangle?!