Chapter 7 ~ An illegitimate daughter
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Calhoun stood looking at the view before him...he never got to hear from that princess again. He just couldn't remove his mind from that night...he never even asked for a name.
"Wait here Nicholas...I'm going for a walk", Calhoun ordered but the butler was worried. 'Did his master perhaps want to escape'.
"This part of the garden is deep master Calhoun", he let him know which resulted in scolding which he kinda expected.
"Oh for goodness sake would you shut that mouth of yours Nic! I'm no fool! Maybe you should have been the president instead of a butler", Calhoun retorted before walking away towards the part where that particular tree stood.
Nicholas could only pray for a cure for his master's illness.
...meanwhile
Isabelle held binoculars as she tried eavesdropping on Calhoun's location...she was quite curious why a man like him would come to a kids garden. She panicked when she saw him walk her way and she had to come down the tree. She'll just behave as if she was also a VIP customer.
Calhoun stopped in front of the tree...a look of disappointment flashed across his eyes...he noticed a shadow and walked all the way to the other part of the tree and just in time a serene wind blew blowing the hood of Isabelle's hood away and her eyes widened because she could somehow sense a presence behind her.
And to make things worse...just in time came butler Feng who rushed towards her in haste.
"Miss Isabelle...master calls for you immediately-", he paused when his eyes met a familiar figure and he froze as realization hit him on the trouble he just caused for her.
Isabelle wanted to laugh so hard right now...and also at her bad luck right now...'f****** wind! And f****** butler!'. Her identity and face was all gone...gone!!
"You..Your that princess", Calhoun's voice came out as if in surprise and he took two long steps towards her turning her alert. She was confused with his statement...even the butler. What Isabelle didn't know was that she had forgotten a piece of her memory.
"Pri-princess?...haha...I think your talking to the wrong person", Isabelle laughed lightly before turning to meet his curious gaze.
"That bright eyes...there's no way I'm mistaken...it's you..", Calhoun insisted making her frown before she shook her head.
"I need to leave...I'm not even royal...please look for the right person", Isabelle bowed and followed Feng away.
'Again...she has somewhere to go', Calhoun thought with a frown.
"Nic...do you know much about royal families here in country A and even abroad", Calhoun asked.
"I guess it was part of the things I got to learn about before getting the job..is there a problem", Nicholas questioned.
"What is the name of an illegitimate daughter of a king amongst all the royals you know", Calhoun asked trying to remember everything his mother had told him.
"We should leave first master..I'll let you know back in the mansion", Nicholas assured and Calhoun turned to leave.
....meanwhile in Shrek mansion
"What?! How are we supposed to submit you now", Rohan exclaimed in disappointment.
"We have already put you on the list of assassin's he'll get tomorrow", Rohan let her know.
"I thought you said I'll have to be the one to get on the list myself since you both have a fuel", Isabelle murmured loudly enough for him to hear and he smiled.
"Don't worry Isabelle I have someone who'll do that for me...I was really in shock at that time", Rohan laughed.
"So he was really in need of an assassin..then change my name..to Anne or my real last name..."Dalenn", Isabelle suggested...the name she had called was all it took for Rohan to realize something.
"Dalenn? Dalenn?!", he exclaimed in shock.
"Is there something wrong with the name", Isabelle asked in confusion.
"How long did you know that name", Rohan asked to be sure.
"Since I was five...for some reason I woke up in the orphanage at the age of nine..makes me wonder why all of a sudden I can't recall what happened back then...I guess with the nice maids and our cunning head master I just overlooked the whole thing buh I didn't spare him at least", Isabelle tried to remember.
"No way..your that illegitimate daughter they've been searching for...the royal family...your their only heir and hope now..if I turn you in...then I might climb the status ladder and maybe I could be more famous", Rohan thought out loud confusing Isabelle.
"But the price is that we'll never see each other again... it's almost way better than killing that wrench", he exclaimed.
"What? illegemate?", Isabelle couldn't believe her ears right now. She must have woken up on the wrong side of her bed this morning that was why she was hearing a lot of things right now. There was no way she would end up a royal's daughter... worse to say an illegemate daughter.
"Your a princess! That's what I'm trying to say Isabelle... and that's all I think I can explain.", Rohan didn't look too suprised, he had seen everything royal in her. Her beauty spoke it all.
"You won't go with the name Dalenn, it's Anne and besides the person that's helping me to get this done has gold for an eye.. he'll turn you in immediately if he saw your name, and try not to expose your features starting tomorrow", Rohan told. It was like he was sending his daughter to boarding school. 'Was this really the last time he'll talk to her', he thought.
Determination waved across Isabelle's features. She wanted to know the truth about her family and why she would end up mysteriously in an unknown orphanage.
She had heard a lot of stories about it back then, she just ignored everything the maids tried to tell her because she thought they were all working for the head and trying to get answers from her. She was just really happy she got her revenge before leaving the place.
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