Novel Palace
EPISODE TWENTY
ADDICTION
EPISODE TWENTY
“Anika, Did you think Alan can have peace for the rest of his life if he continues this way? ” She asked with tear streaming down her eyes and Anika sniffed.
“I doubt it Antara, Don’t think about this too much, You will be fine okay” She assured her and Antara shook her head.
“I don’t know what will become of my baby fate once my belly starts getting bigger, Alan will know I’m carring his baby and Lana won’t let me have peace in the palace, All I pray for is that instead of my baby to experience pains, I’d rather experience ten times of the pain, I don’t want to lose this baby ”
“You won’t lose the baby, I won’t lose you also, Just try to calm down okay and be positive, Let’s quickly go to your room so the Prince won’t meet us here, I don’t want trouble ”
“Okay ” She nodded and she helped her wear her clothes, She walk her out of the room quickly.
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Three weeks later…..
Everywhere started bustling with excitement because it’s the coronation party, Alan has been crowned as the King and Lana as the Queen earlier the day so he hosting a party tonight.
Lana has always wished this day will happen, Her wishes are coming to manifestation, All thanks to her Dad , He made everything happened within a year, She never imagined that she will be the Queen of the land, Now, She can order maids the way she want, How she want and all that.
Now, Everything is coming to manifestation, She will start making moves to steal the Diamond in the palace now, There’s no time to waste.
The King will be too busy to monitor the family heirloom and she have to connive with the maids in the palace so as to make everything happen perfectly.
Antara could be seen turning the soup on the cooler absent mindedly, Her baby is growing day by day and she is happy to watch the litter baby in her stomach blossom, She can’t wait to have the baby in her arms, Anika do sneak to the pharmacist and help her with the drugs to help her gain her strength since Alan now having little or no time for her, She wished everything can continue this way.
Anika walk up to her and she smiled immediately, trying to cover her sadness.
“Hey” She mumbled in her tiny voice and Anika nodded.
“Hi, How are you? ”
“I’m good and you? ”
“I’m fine… , Are you crying again? ” She asked and Antara sighed.
Anika quickly collect the spoon from her and turn it while Antara moved away from her.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
“Why won’t I cry?, My hopes were lost, I knew I can never be the Queen but seeing Lana as the Queen and I as the sex slave made me sad, Now, I’m carrying the first heir of the King but he can never be the King, I’m being cheated and it’s unfair ”
“Hey, Stop, Don’t think about that okay, I understand you quiet perfectly, Even if you can’t be the Queen of the Land, I know you didn’t want your son to go through what you’re going through now, I understand you Antara , You’re being cheated but I don’t want you o think about it ”
“Life is being unfair to me, Poverty caused all this, I didn’t deserve to go through all this ”
“I know but what can we do?, You don’t have anything to do or you can’t fight against them, Just calm down and watch what the future awaits you ”
“It’s fine, I need to go to the Queen room, She told me to bring her a glass of milk”
“Alright, be careful okay ”
“Sure” She nodded and she walk out of the room with the glass of milk with her.
Anika watch her leave the kitchen and she sighed.
She’s really going through a lot, She didn’t deserve all hat she’s going through but she hopes everything turn out well for her, She’s losing Antara, She’s losing her.
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Antara carried the glass of mug into the room and was about to knock on the door when she heard something that caught her attention in the room.
“How did you expect me to steal the diamond within three days?, It’s not possible Dad, I can’t do that, I have to be well settled before planning everything Dad ” She yelled over the phone and Antara gasped at shock.
Which Diamond is she talking about?
“You know what Dad, I can’t steal the Diamond very quick, It’s not as easy as you thought it will be, ”
“Okay then, It’s fine ” She mumble and hung up on the call.
Antara almost lose her balance but she comport herself before knocking on the door.
“Who’s that? ” She asked coldly and Antara cleared her throat.
“The maid my Queen, You ordered for a glass of milk”
“Alright, Come in ” She mumbled and she walk into the room.
Lana collected the glass of milk and gulp it down at once, she handed the cup back to her.
“Tell Anika to come to my room thirty minutes later, I want her to do something for me ”
“Alright my Queen ” She nodded feebly and she walk out of the quickly.
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Antara got to the kitchen and drop the glass inside the sink noisily and Anika turned to her in surprise.
She wondered what happened to her again.
She knew the King can’t have sex with her because she came back very fast, She wondered what happened again.
“What happened again? ” She asked worriedly and walk to where she is.
“Did you know about anything called Diamond in the palace?, ”
“What?!, How did you know about that?, It’s a penalty for you to talk about anything related to Diamond in the palace ” She warned and Antara sighed.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about but I heard from Lana now but she wants to steal the diamond “