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Baeley Suzanne Earhart. 

The daughter of the deceased police officer who saved the King from the assassination of the anti-imperial faction or what we called 'terrorists'. She was the daughter of the humble police officer who intercepted the faction plans and saw the shooter from afar. A family man who lost his life for their King, her Father and saved the nation but orphaned a child who has no longer a mother. A mother who died from childbirth. An orphaned girl was literally raised by a group of thugs and ex-convicts. 

And that's why she had a colorful choice of words.

He smirked. "Interesting." 

Ang impormasyon lamang na iyon ang nasagap ng inutusan niyang detective sa isang security agency na hindi sakop ng Imperial family at pagmamay-ari lamang ng isang wealthy commoner na naging kaibigan na niya. May isa pa siyang impormasyon na nalaman niya at hindi niya maiwasang mapangiti. 

He leaned on the railing and watched the tides rush in the seawalls while the moon was kissing the sea waters. 

It was not his choice to be born as a royalty. Good thing that he's the second prince and his older brother took over the rights to manage the Kingdom with the absence of the sick King. But Arzhel knew better. 

He was the backup plan and worked on the sidelines but his older brother, the Crown Prince, couldn't control him. Kaya madalas ay nag-aaway silang dalawa. At ngayon nga'y siya ang nakatikim ng galit ng isang commoner at anak pa ng savior ng kanyang ama dahil sa EO nito. It was for a selfish reason. That woman, she only ranted about the taxes because she wanted to drench herself with liquor. She even had the gull of saying that 'his' was a 'small size'.

Naiinis pa rin siya kapag naiisip ang babaeng iyon. He didn't like her for having a rude behavior towards a royalty, a royal prince. But somehow he knew where she was coming from. Her father died to save his father.

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"Your Royal Highness." 

His royal guard with blonde hair, Eizner, was avoiding his cold gaze as he glanced at him. He managed to turn away from his book. He sighed.

It was not surprising anymore because he was used to surprising news and even theatrics from the Queen and the Queen Dowager. 

Marahan nitong inilahad ang tablet sa kanya at ipinakita ang isang platform kung saan makikita at mababasa ang mga sentiments ng mamamayan ng Everion. It was an app created by his younger brother, the third prince, Prescott Weston, with the help of his team. He's a tech genius. 

Nakita niya ang isang pamilyar na username: Conversegirl0506. 

Conversegirl0506: This is unfair! Crown Prince of Executive Orders, Your Royal Highness. You dare to vote out our restaurant? Knowing that my father built that from the scratch, from his wages! Iniisip niyo lang kung ano ang makaka-benefit para sa high society at sa mga elites na tulad ninyo. Hindi niyo na kami inisip. Marami ang mawawalan ng hanapbuhay sa modernization! I saw the list and ours wasn't included. I will meet the Queen for this. She will listen to us!

Ito na naman. Marami talaga itong reklamo sa platform. Ito lang din ang may lakas na loob na tumuligsa sa mga desisyon niya at judgments niya sa mga isyung social at political. Hindi ito nakisabay sa ibang nandoon na puro mga papuri sa kanilang tatlo at sa Imperial family. May mga comments pa na delusional at obsessive na masyado na hindi na niya pinapansin. Mas pinagtutuunan niya ang pansin ng user na nagngangalang 'Conversegirl0506'. Even though there were some other hate comments but those were just baseless reasons. Ang iba nagpapansin lang. Marami sa mga comments ay ang curiosity at 'thirst' ng mga ito sa misteryusong second prince. 

But this 'Conversegirl0506' had the guts to disapprove his decisions. She exercised her rights to freedom of speech.

It was weeks ago when he discovered the real identity of 'Conversegirl0506'. He had to blackmail his youngest brother to know that piece of information. 

"What a coincidence," he murmured, eyes twitching from the sides. 

Then, few notifications popped up that made his forehead creased since it's from the second prince, the middle and 'forgotten' child. 

Arzhel Rhidian De Loughrey Sinclair forwarded an audio message. 

Enjoy, brother.

He played the audio messages that shocked his royal guard. But it didn't faze him. He was kind'a amused.

"Leche na Crown Prince. Pogi pero pasakit sa aming mamamayan. Siguro, hindi pinapasaya ni Soleil. Shet, maanghang."

"Hoy, poging buwisit na Crown Prince. Hindi ka ba kinakalabit ng asawa mo at naghahasik ka ng lagim sa mga pobreng mamamayan ng Everion? EO para sa alak, sigarilyo, casino and what? Pati ba bra at panty ng anek-anek store ko, papatungan mo ng karagdagang taxes? Ano? Tuwang-tuwa kang maging miserable kaming lahat?"

She even had the gall to mention his 'wife', Princess Soleil Lancaster from Lancaster Kingdom. 

He typed a reply. 

Don't send this to the Queen. 

I won't, Your Royal Highness. 

Doon na siya napakunot-noo. Both his younger brother and that 'woman' use that sarcastic tone in calling him 'Your Royal Highness.'

"Your Royal Highness, the Queen, her Excellency, will have an audience with you in Aegean Hall with Princess Soleil, her Royal Highness." 

He almost groaned when Eizner mentioned his estranged wife, the feisty princess. Their marriage was a political marriage to obtain neutrality from aggressors and rebels as well as economic ties. He had an idea why the Queen dragged the Princess. 

Not again.

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