My Wife Is A Stranger

Chapter Eighteen - Queen

Clara just stared at Timothy, she already knew a time would come that he’ll ask her about this pledge again.

But seeing him bow before her like that made her realize how huge the responsibility is that she’s going to be carrying on her shoulders.

She just smiled before accepting his hands, “I will, but this doesn’t mean I accepted it because Tristan’s in trouble, I just know I’m ready,” 

Timothy just bowed his head at her, he was overjoyed at what he heard, he doesn’t know what to do about it.

“Yes Queen, we’ll start preparing for the coronation, but for now, we’ll hear out your orders first,” He informed, so she just smiled before asking for more information about the plans of Andrea Lopez.

Timothy didn’t make the information longer, but he plans on informing their people about Andrea’s whereabouts, that should be enough to make them prepared aside from them helping them in the shadows.

“Oh and Queen, about your friend, Julie Ann Rose, she finally moved out of the hospital and stayed with…Benjamin Lerwick, I heard that she doesn’t want to go home to her own house,” Timothy informed.

She requested him before that he should look after Julie at times that she’s in here and she’s probably in trouble, so Timothy did everything he can to do his task.

Clara almost flinched and bit her lower lip after hearing the news, she didn’t realize how much she misses Julie so badly.

“I-Is that so? Continue to look after her please,” Clara requested before deciding to clean up her desk to go to her room, “Let’s continue to talk about this plan of ours tomorrow too,”

Timothy just watched his Queen walk away, even if he didn’t ask, he knows that she’s overthinking things again, “Should I tell her that Ms. Rose is mad because she left?” He asked himself, but then shrugged before walking away to modify their plans.

***

Despite a lot of hardships that they have faced for two years, Tristan didn’t stop looking for Clara together with the Angels and Bible.

His people didn’t seem to lose hope and trust even though disappointments and dead ends cross paths with them on their mission to look for Clara.

Everyone was still determined to look for her because they’re seeing signs that she might be alive out there somewhere.

“Boss, I finally heard about the whereabouts of Andrea Lopez,” Julian proudly announced after he arrived at his boss’s office.

Tristan slowly raised his head at him before squinting his eyes, “Why should I care about the whereabouts of that woman?” 

Julian flinched before scratching the back of his head, “Boss, come on, you told us to look for her since we might be one step closer to finding Ma’am Clara,” He mumbled, so he just sighed before nodding at him.

“Where did you find her?” Tristan curiously asked, so he gave him an envelope and noticed that it was a bar that they know.

“She’s always spotted here and I think she’s planning something devious,” He claimed, so Tristan observed the pictures.

He knows it was a trap, but he has that gut feeling that someone he knows would be there, “Gather our people and let us discuss our plans for tomorrow night,”

Julian just nodded and didn’t waste time until he modified his plans and called their people for a meeting.

“So, you called me here because you guys spotted that Andrea was there on that freaking bar?” Benjamin raised his eyebrows after he read the papers.

He was the one who got there first after Julian summoned them at the Bible’s base, “I don’t want to look for her, I might just put a bullet on her head,” He hissed, so the Angel’s just laughed.

They’ve witnessed him being so drawn to her, so now that he’s acting the opposite of it makes them laugh.

“Guess love could really change a lot of people,” Sachiel shrugged, so Uriela sniggered together with Raven.

They’ve been ordered by their Mother Angel to follow Tristan’s orders since all of their priority was to look after themselves and their organizations.

“I don’t care about your personal opinions, this might lead us one step closer towards my wife, they probably know something,” Tristan claimed while resting his hands on his jaw.

Everyone piped down, so Benjamin pouted before averting his gaze at him, “Now everyone would be there except for Sachiel and Julian,”

Julian’s eyes widened, this was almost all of his plan, but he’s not going? “W-What do you mean about that boss?” He curiously asked, so Tristan just stared at him intently.

“You’re not going to be there physically, I just want you to look closely at the cameras at that bar, find out if there’s something strange ahead of time, and inform us on the earpiece inside our minivan,” Tristan informed, so everyone just listened to him as he laid out the whole plan on his desk.

“I want everyone to look closely at her and find out what the Onyx Kingdom is planning,” He informed, so everyone just nodded at him.

***

The next day came by and Clara was just anxious since she noticed a lot of people were gathering below her kingdom.

Today is going to be her pledge, to finally accept her roles and duty as Queen of Crestfallen, “I’m so anxious,” She whispered.

“Will they accept me as Queen?” She whispered while biting her lower lip. It’s been years since the Crestfallen Kingdom had their first gathering and this pledge of hers would be the day everyone would see her accept her role.

Just thinking about seeing numerous unknown faces that she could trust already terrifies her.

Clara flinched when the door was slammed open by someone and she noticed it was Holland and Jersey.

“M-Mr. Holland & Jersey? W-What are you guys doing here?” She almost panicked, but they just smiled at her before bowing their heads.

“Queen Clara,” They greeted before raising their heads, “We bet you’re so confused right now, but rest assured that no one from the manor knows you’re here,” Holland winked.

But that didn’t help because her eyes were still widened, “Um we probably need to explain things first before we do reunion Jersey,” He looked at his guy, so he just smiled adoringly at him.

“Of course, love, go ahead and take the stage,” Jersey motioned the way towards Clara, so Holland just shook his head before walking towards her.

“Ma’am Clara, we’re also from the Crestfallen Kingdom, were working under Mother Angel and we never left his side despite the downfall of our Kingdom,” He casually informed, making Clara more confused.

“We were there when the former King and Queen took you away, we were just listening beside Mother Angel’s side,” Holland thoroughly explained.

Clara sighed in disbelief while shaking her head, she just couldn’t believe that this is actually happening, she’s been through a lot before she met Tristan and these two helped her out of the manor of her aunt.

“T-Then why did you act like you guys were so surprised at the hints that I might be linked to something dangerous?” She asked, so Holland and Jersey just looked at one another before glancing at her again.

“We were truly surprised, we also heard from Mother Angel that you lived a normal life for the past 20 years before we met you, so seeing you like that surprised us because we didn’t think about someone training you before,” Holland explained, so she just sighed.

She’s still gathering her speech inside of her mind, so she wasn’t sure if she’ll be able to say her speech properly later after hearing this information.

“Is there anything else that I have to know?” She worriedly asked, so they just shook their heads at her.

“Okay,” She smiled before running to hug them, “I’m glad to see you both safe,” She whispered and tried so hard to hold back her tears.

It’s a relief to see someone she knows, she’s getting tired of being scolded by Timothy nowadays. If she isn’t sane, she might think that Timothy’s the real leader of this Kingdom.

They hugged her back and decided to break it, “What are you two doing here by the way?” She excitedly asked.

Holland just smiled, “We’re here to see your pledge of course, plus to see if you’re doing well, we heard you gave birth,” 

Clara bit her lower lip before nodding, she went to the crib and let them witness that love of her life, “Meet Xavier Jay, he’s our eldest even if Tristan and I aren’t married anymore,” She bitterly said.

“He kept me sane during the days I felt alone, I didn’t know it was hard being pregnant alone,” Clara added.

Both Jersey and Holland just looked at her intently, “You did great Queen and your son looks adorable, he got your eyes, but he looks just like Mr. Zaveri,”

Clara almost teared up after hearing that, so she sniffed before nodding at them, “Yeah, he looks just like his father,” 

“Is he doing okay and how about my fur babies?” Clara curiously asked so Jersey decided to speak this time.

“After one year he’s finally doing well, he’s doing everything he can to look for you,” He informed, so she just clenched her fists.

“And about your fur babies, they’re being taken care of by his people, he’s avoiding things that remind him of you, it helps him calm himself down,” He added.

Clara then just sighed before nodding at them, “I see, I’m glad to hear that,” She sincerely said before caressing her sleeping son’s cheeks.

Timothy told her before that the right time will come for her to meet him again, even if she wanted to, she doesn’t know how to face him.

What would his reaction be after finding out she’s the Queen of the highest rank in the pyramid underground?

“And then aside from that, what are you guys doing here?” She mumbled before putting some color on her face and lips.

They just smiled and went outside to get what they’re planning to give her, “This is from Mother Angel,” She was surprised after seeing numerous gowns and dresses that were placed on the rack they pulled inside.

“F-For me?” She anxiously asked, so Holland just nodded at her.

“He also heard about your pledge for today and he knows you wanted to look your part since he knows Timothy won’t be around during your time of getting ready,” Jersey tapped the rack.

“He can’t be here tonight, right?” Clara asked, so they both just nodded at her. She just smiled since she knows Mother Angel can’t act suspicious on the upper ground, a lot of eyes were watching.

“But he told us that he’ll try to sneak in tonight, but that’s unlikely to happen,” Holland claimed, so she agreed with him.

“Well tell him I said thanks, I’ll probably write him a letter after I get dressed,” She beamed before bidding them goodbye since she has to change.

Clara stared at the shiny rack that’s filled with numerous elegant dresses and gowns, “White can never go wrong, right?” She claimed before trying out the white dresses over there.

It didn't take her a while to finish getting ready, she was naturally beautiful, so after styling her hair, she just retouched her face.

She called the maids that will look after her son before she decided to breathe in and out, “It’s almost time,” She whispered.

After she heard the loud gong, she bid her son goodbye before she stepped out of her room. Clara’s having a whirlwind of emotions while walking down towards the platform below.

A lot of new faces were to be seen looking at her intently, she even saw some of them tearing up because of what’s going on.

She was wearing an elegant white maxi gown that had a daring slit near the thighs, it was long sleeves and fitted her curves perfectly.

Aside from that, she was wearing silver heels and their crest was embedded on the side of her hair. She looked like a warrioress wearing a gown.

Everyone patiently waited for her to reach the platform before she grabbed the mic, “Greetings, people of Crestfallen, I am Clara Crayford Crestfallen, your Queen and I’m going to pledge today to officially accept my position at the throne,” She greeted, so everyone bowed to her in unison.

She wanted to back away from what she just witnessed, she felt so overwhelmed seeing them do that to her for respect.

“Our Queen, welcome back,” They all mumbled.

To be continued…