Episode 5
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"Your highness" A lady, fully dressed in an official clothes walked into his room without further notice and he was actually getting dressed.
"Where did you put your manners??" Khalid yelled at her and hurriedly cover his body with the towel.
"I'm truly sorry your highness" she pleaded, crouching to the ground with her head facing downwards.
"Don't do something you'll be sorry for, I don't know if working under the Queen's Dowager has made you grow wings!" He snorted angrily and brushes past her.
"Not at all, I deserve your punishment, I'm indeed sorry" she defended herself, he was right about what he said tho.
"What brings you by?" Khalid sat on the big couch, his fingers tracing the falling strands of hair on his forehead.
"The Queen Dowager wants you at the dining, the dinner is ready" she hummed, folding both hands over her upper thigh.
"Oh!" He released soft breathes and got up without thinking twice, making his way towards the dining with his personal guards following close behind him.
"Your Grace" He greeted Liana who was acting like she didn't see him come through.
"Change all of these" Khalid didn't take his seat before seeing errors in everything on the table, Liana was stealing glances at him and he could sense it too, God knows what's going on between the two.
"I wonder what kind of woman will cope with your picky habits" Liana attacked him, gulping down the chilled juice.
"But you coped with me" he snapped back, smiling with his eyes.
"I know you called me because you have something to say, I have to sleep early" he rasped impatiently.
"I don't have anything, I just want to make sure my son eats well, because that's the only way our kingdom can survive as well" she retorted and stared at him.
"You're right mom, right now, I lack the energy to hold a fork" he replied, looking downwards.
"I can feed you" she teased, the big smile he was holding in finally shuntered on his lips.
"Good night Mom, I'll check on you before leaving tommorow" he got up whilst groaning like someone who's been working all day long.
Like he said that he needed to sleep early, the moment Khalid pulled the duvet cover over his body, he drifts into sleep.
Early Morning
"Your highness!" There was a loud call from outside of his room, he tried his best to ignore whatever it was but it can't be helped.
"Come in" the maids who were waiting outside his door to clean him up and the royal guards who needed to inform him on some urgent matter rushed in all together.
"Good Morning Your Highness, Hope you had a great night" The chief maids, Crystal hummed as she sent her underlings to wash his legs and clean his face.
"I was having a great night and a beautiful morning until you all decided to ruin it" he replied dejectedly, everyone just kept their words.
"Come forward?" He requested, Knowing fully that something was going on.
"We have a letter from the South Embassy" The tallest of them stretched out the white file to Khalid and he took it a hurry, like he's been expecting it.
The expression on his face says it all as he quickly sprang out of the bed, making the maids startle for the way he reacted.
"We'll get the car's ready" they muttered and left, the maids left and the stylists went in after he had left for the bathroom.
Annoyed would be a perfect description for Khalid's room as this was just so sudden, he was expecting it but not at a time that he had planned to visit Naomi's house.
"Hmph!" he ruffled his hair angrily and opened his eyes as the water streamed down his head from head to toe.
They hurried to give him the outfits they've made ready the moment he entered the room.
"This isn't necessary at a time like this!" He snapped at the stylists to hurry up with everything.
In a few minutes, Khalid was making his way to Liana's quarter, she was still sleeping when he got there so he left without wasting time.
The only thing on his mind was a way to rush the meeting so he could get to do what he needed to do.
"Your highness!" It was too late when they called to tell him to look at where he was going.
"Ouch!" He winced in pain, that happened as a result of his thinking's.
"We're sorry, Your…
"Did you hurt me?" He glared at the three guys and hopped into the backseat, his face was straight and he didn't want to show how much pain he was feeling from his knee.
Soon, they arrived in the midst of the crowd and he couldn't help but get surprised at the sight he was witnessing.
"His Royal Highness, King Khalid Of Aberdeen has Arrived in our Midst, let's all welcome him" He was still at the entrance of the hall when the announcement was made and everyone was already standing.
He walked in with his able guards behind him, the moment he waved his hands at the crowd, everyone sat down and maintained decorum.
He only attended the meeting to listen to other's speech, he only needs to sign few things that'll be addressed to the palace and the Arts School.
"This piece of art was a work of a student's at the Aberdeen School, it was presented for the United competition and it Won Aberdeen the First Rank…" Cheers filled the whole place, Khalid just watched the whole thing as if they were performing drama.
"We'll bring unto the stage the Artist of This art, Naomi"
Naomi?, Did I heard that well?, Is it the same Naomi I know?- unattended questions filled Khalid's mind the moment he heard her name.
"You can do it, just say a few things and that's all" Naomi was standing at the backstage, tears was already lingering in her eyes as she feels so nervous.
"I…can't someone just replace me?" She stutter, her eyes fixed on the lady in front of her.
"This is why you're still the same, you let other's take your chances!" She snorted at her, Naomi bit her lower lips at what was said to her.
Why can't I just be bold?- she sniffled, crunching her face, she doesn't want to be so naive too.
"Can we have Miss Naomi on the stage please??" This was being said for the third time.
"Let's just inform them that she's not present" the people behind her muttered to themselves.
"No, that's not a good idea"
"What to do?, She's not willing to present herself"
"I'll go" she uttered loudly and releases her grip on the hem of her shirt.
She took in deep breaths and faked a big smile before walking past them, she knows she can't do it but the criticism she was hearing pushed her out.
"Here she come" The Mc announced and stepped away from the main stage, Khalid couldn't help but shake from where he was seated, he felt like standing up and rushing to meet her.
It was unbelievable that he's meeting her here…coming here wasn't so bad after all- he thought, shooking his head to and fro.
"Go..od…Morning…Everyone" she stutter, not making eye contacts with anyone, what pushed her to looking into Khalid's direction might be because he wants it but that was going to cause a stop for a moment.
Naomi stared into his direction and words got stuck in her mouth, everything she's been wanting and hoping she could say vanished into thin air and soft murmurs filled the whole place.
She's so timid for crying out loud!!- he thought, groaning and shaking his head.
"I'm sorry, I was lost" she smiled, her smile was beautiful enough to captivate everyone.
"The…this piece was successful due to my family's mode of gingering me, without them, I.. I'm not sure if I could've come up with something like this, it's my success and it's the nation's success also, thank you to everyone" she was literally shedding hot tears as she said this but few noticed because she wasn't looking up but they could notice from her voice.
"Congratulations" The MC handed her the white file, a bouquet of flowers, every other gifts will be presented later on.
After receiving the bouquets, Naomi didn't wait in the waiting room, instead she stormed to the back of the hall, breathing in and out like she's been running a Marathon.
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"It was great having Your Highness here with us at a time like this" Khalid just nodded his head at every greetings, he stormed out of the place and went backstage.
"You...
"The lady, Naomi, where's she?" He wasn't shy or reserved as he asked the people in there.
"She went through the back door" he walked into the direction described for him.
When he got to the back, he couldn't find any traces of her and has it in his mind that she's left so he swiveled to leave but stopped when heard the sound of her sniffles.
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