The family dinner

King Philips looked around the buzzing hall, where each one of his family member was present. A small smile made its way to his lips as he saw them.taking and laughing with other.

Suddenly he frowned and looked around, and not finding the person he has been searching for, he called Henry.

"Henry, do you know where Leonardo is? I observed ,he is the only one who is missing. " He frowned and looked around, checking once again to confirm his doubt and not finding Leonardo, he turned toward Henry.

"Pardon ,your majesty, but what I heard from, her royal Highness, is that he won't be able to reach here until later tonight." Henry looked down as usual while talking with him.

He nodded, understanding and gestured him to go and ask someone to set the dinning table.

Being born in royal house hold is hard, and it becomes much more harder when you had to bear the weight of the title of a king.

King Philips sighed and slowly walked toward the sitting room, where his children and grandchildren were present.

He walked with the help of a walking stick which had a symbol of Adarland in top of it.

As soon as he reach the room, all the buzzing nose stopped and the only sound that could be head was of breathing and clearing of throats.

King Philips chuckled and smiled at everyone.

"Why did you all stop talking when you saw me?" He smiled and asked

Cameron bowed and came forward, while his mother nudged him not to , which also, obiously didn't go unnoticed by the king.

"Why are you stopping his , Marie? Let him talk, it his grandfather he is taking to, not the kind of Adarland." Kind Philips smiled ,but wasn't able hide the hurt and sadness from his face.

Cameron bowed and smiled at his grandfather before saying, "They all stopped talking because , they want to be in your good book , grandpa. They have nothing to do with fun, all the want is–"

Before he could complete his sentence, his mother glared him and interupted before things could go down south.

" Pardon, father. He is still a kid. He doesn't really know , what to talk and when to talk." Princess Marie smile and muttered a sorry and tried to.push Cameron away.

"But mother, wasn't Papa talking about it, the oth–" Before he could complete his sentence, King Philips shook his head and chuckled.

"I totally understand why you said what you said, Lorenzo. " He looked at his son-in-law who looked down, his face flushed in embarrassment.

"I guess, being a king has made me distance myself from all of you." His voice cracked toward the end.

"But yo, I love each one of you equally. And from today onwards, I don't want you all to be so stiff and ready to hear-what-I-say form."

"Father , please don't talk like that. We really respect you. And the only reason why we have been this way was because, we must follow the royal protocol." It was Mary who spoke this time. Her blue eyes glisten with sheen layer of tears.

King Philips for the first time felt that this will bring his family closer. And how right he was.

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A name in expensive suit walked toward the helipad that was situated in the top of a skyscraper. His each step ozed confident and power. Behind him, walked the army of bodyguards who looked around, trying to check the place.

"Harry, please make sure the girl get whatever they need. And I will talk you you once I reach home. With that he cut the call from his Bluetooth speaker and sat inside the helicopter.

"Sir, would you like something to drink?"One of his trusted bodyguard asked as he saw him fidgeting with the collar button of his shirt.

"No, thank you, Peter."Leonardo smiled and looked ahead of him. This was it, the final stage where he will be saying goodbye to her forever.

The helicopter fan made loud noise and slowly it took off. But as the distance kept increasing from the land where he left someone who has given him her everything ,made him nauseous.

He looked away from the window and tried to to think of the girl who has successfully stole his heart and now the situation demanded him to leave her and their relationship hanging.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

I love you, Leo.

He opened his eyes quickly as the only thing he could hear was her soft voice.

He would never be able to forget how broken she looked when he had left her abruptly on the day, she said I love you to him.

He felt like a jerk.

Chug that, he was a jerk to do something so terrible with the girl, who had done nothing but was was there for him. Despite all the secrets he had kept from her.

"Sir, we will be landing in fifteen minutes." All the sounds blocked from his ear, the only thing he could hear was her voice. The way she made him feel.

[You are crazy, Leo.

I love you, Leo.

We can't be together anymore]

"Sir, wake up we are going to land." One of his bodyguard woke him up , while he still looked in daze. Was it all a dream.

Now the only thing that was standard ng between him and her is his duty. And the web of lie he has builded ever since he meet her.

And now, going back mean , throwing away all of the hardwork he did to get what he wanted, , something that has always been his dream.

But the forbidden fruit between his aim was Anna, and now there was only one was to get away and forget her forever.

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He sat inside his car and it speeded through the busy roads, not to forget the crowed that formed near the gate of the palace.

He stilled for a second before he raised his hand and waved at the.

This was his duty. The people of Adarland and the duty toward the throne.