"Hey Haze! I hope Frederick is not disturbing you?"

"More like getting on my nerves. He just doesn't want to leave me alone." She said glaring at him though I could see some fondness and admiration in her eyes

No way! She liked him too. Whoah! I would so love to do matchmaker but Wayne was right. If Frederick was really a rake, there's a real possibility. that he may leave her and break her heart at the end.

I just hope they will sort it out. They really fit each other.

"Are you enjoying the party?" I asked her.

"Of course I am. I was the one that organized it on such a short notice from Wayne".

"Oh well, thanks. I couldn't hope for a better wedding. The organization is perfect!"

"Thank you"

Suddenly, I had an idea! If these people knew Wayne so much, surely they'd know about Evelyn!

"Um.... Haze, can I ask you a question?"

"Uh... Yeah, sure"

"Okay... Um... Who's Evelyn?" I immediately saw her tense up but she didn't even answer me. It was Frederick that then answered "a lying, manipulative, bitch"

"In the sense that?" I ask back wanting to know more than her name or personality

"How do you even know her?" Hazel cut in.

"She came to meet Wayne and I. Who is she?"

"You should ask Wayne" she answered.

"I already did. He didn't say anything other than her name"

"It's probably best if you don't know about her" Frederick said.

"Why? What happened?"

"She's just a person who likes to manipulate people and thinks of no other, than herself please don't let her bother you" Hazel answered.

It was obvious that they didn't want to talk about it. Their eyes were literally pleading with me to drop the subject without wanting to come off as rude so I changed the topic but one thing was obvious. These people were hiding a secret and didn't want to tell me, I was going to drop it though. I was never really the type to pry. If and when they wanted to tell me, they would.

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It was time for the Royal dance.

"Can I have this dance?" Frederick asked Hazel

"Sure" she said nonchantly though I knew in her heart that she was secretly happy that Frederick asked her . suddenly Wayne appeared behind me and asked me with a happy smile on His face

"Can I have this dance?" Talk about mood swings. I merely snorted nevertheless offered him my hand without answering or smiling back. I was angry with him now.

Get all cold and strange in front of me, totally brushing me off and leaving me alone and suddenly come back with a happy face and ask me to dance with you as if nothing Ever happened

Unfortunately for me, it was a waltz which meant that I had to actually be the near the jerk! To dance with him.

He placed a hand on my waist and the other on my hand while I placed one hand on His shoulder and the other on His hand. He purposely drew me closer until our bodies were touching each other and said in my ear

" I know you're angry with me Kate. Why're you angry with me? What did I do?"

"Nothing." I say pulling back and smiling. I was going to let him figure that out himself and wasn't going to tell him. I was hurt.

"Kate?" Wayne questioned cooly, silently with a calulating stare, as if searching my eyes for something.

"What?" I asked feeling uneasy

"Why're you angry?"

" I told you I wasn't"

"You are, so why?"

*sigh* "can't we just enjoy the dance peacefully? Your voice is like noise to my ears"

"I 'm sorry. Whatever I did to hurt you, I 'm sorry."

"I 've heard now drop it. You're disturbing me. How can you be sorry for something you don't even know you did? How can you be sorry without knowing or acknowledging your mistake, I thought to. myself.

"Kate this is your wedding. Our wedding. I don't want you to be sad"

"Are you going to drop this or not?" I asked getting annoyed ready to leave His arms right here if he decided to keep on pursuing this subject no matter how comfortable or safe I felt in his arms.

"Fine, I'll drop it but this topic isn't closed"

"Yeah it is" I contradicted quietly

We kept on dancing with the tension still building between us and I asked myself the one question I've been avoiding since.

'Why did I care?'

Why was I allowing this get so much under my skin? Its not as if i caught my husband fucking Evelyn.

Wayne and I haven't even known each other up to a week and I was already getting too clingy. What was happening to me? This wasn't me at all. I was allowing this girl to get under my skin so much but there were definitely two things I couldn't deny anymore. I was insanely jealous of Evelyn and I liked Wayne.

We still kept on dancing in silence until a very handsome man I haven't seen before cuts in and says

"Would you do me the honour of dancing with me princess?"

"Get out Philip. She's my wife And we're not tired of dancing yet" Wayne snapped still tensed

"Wayne you've been dancing with this girl for more than 3 different waltz while others were changing partners . it's okay, you've proved your point that she's your wife. Now let me have a dance with her"

"I don't...." Wayne began

"Okay" I say cutting of Wayne from whatever he was saying and then he simply left not saying anything and I stepped into Philip's arms

'Philip huh? " I say trying to start a conversation

"Yep! That's me" he answered chuckling

"So, are you related to Wayne?'

"No, not at all but we've known each other since birth though I can't really say we've been best of friends''

"Ha! No Cause then that would be Fred' I reply smiling

"Yeah! I remember Fred, we used to be in the same league those days"

"What happened? Why've you dissociated yourself from Wayne an d Frederic?"

" more like why did they dissociate themselves from me"

"So why? If you guys were in the same league?"

'You should ask Wayne. Its not in my place to tell'

right! i should have known. another secret.

i was enjoying this dance with Philip before but now, i feel bored. more secrets! and even Philip was one of them. nevertheless, i continued dancing with him and tried my best to not feel bad about it.

"so Philip, are you also a prince?"

"no. not everyone here is a prince. you don't have to be a prince to attend a royal wedding. there are many other titles"

"then what are you? i mean what's your title?" i ask genuinely curious

"i'm a duke"

"oh! a duke. that's nice, I've always wanted to be a duchess right from when i was little" i squealed smiling. it was so easy to be with Philip and i was happy with him once again.

"you have an even better title, you're future queen. you can still be my duchess though" he said teasingly

" i wish i found you first. I'd prefer to be a duchess than be a queen any day" i replied teasingly too.

There was so much tension there. What do you think happened between Wayne and Evelyn that makes everyone hate her so much? I wanna know what you think

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