Double dates...

As Tereza kept on asking Derek about Avery's lover...Derek could no longer keep his mouth shut for long so he avoided her and went back to Avery to tell him about this. Avery after hearing this was glad because Tereza was the Prime Minister’s daughter and therefore he thought Tereza would be able to tell it to the Prime Minister sister's daughter who was the lady who proposed to him back in the day.

Tereza went back to the Palace to inform Princess Ellen about the events which had happened and Ellen was quite pleased to hear that, he had rejected a proposal because she thought she still had a chance if Avery didn't get married or remained unengaged.

Princess Ellen then asked who the girl was and realized it was Tereza's trick to test Avery's heart. Princess Ellen was quite satisfied with Avery's performance and was dying to know the person who he likes was so she planned her way out of the Palace with Tereza the next day to meet Avery at his flower stall.

As planned, Tereza was to ask Derek (Avery's cousin) once again who the person Avery liked was. Princess Ellen went straight ahead for the flower stall and saw that Avery was about to sell his flowers so she bought a bunch of jasmine and paid for it. Then she asked her about yesterday's events and the reason why he rejected such a great proposal. To which Avery was quite shy and didn't answer but only blushed. As Derek was with them, Princess Ellen didn't feel free to say what she wanted to so, she called Avery aside saying she had things to say to him.

Avery followed Princess Ellen towards the riverside, Ellen gave the bunch of jasmine to Avery as a gift from her and stepped on to a boat and once inside she helped Avery get onto the boat too. Avery blushed as their hands brushed against each other. (Princess Ellen could feel the soft, gentle and fragrant hand of Avery and her heart skipped a beat.) They got into the boat and sat down, as Ellen rowed the boat further into the river.Princess Ellen had been holding back herself to ask Avery who the person he likes was. Avery at last, spoke up and asked if Ellen had been busy lately for he had not seen her lately to which Ellen asked him "Did you miss me when I wasn't with you?" hearing this Avery blushed and stammered 'no', 'no' ....

Princess Ellen laughed at how Avery blushed so easily and she couldn't help herself so she touched Avery's red cheeks which made him blush even more and Ellen then said "Okay, I won't tease you anymore I just wanted to know whom do you like? " At this, Avery avoided Ellen’s gaze and said nothing. Ellen then continued "Because I like you", Avery was surprised to hear this and he excitedly ask "Really, Is you said true? I didn't hear it wrong?" Ellen then replied "It's true I really like you and so I want you to be my man, Are you willing to be my man?" Avery hesitated for a while and said "But, I already like someone else, I know you're a great person and I shouldn't reject you but I've liked her since five years back and I really can't live without her."

Ellen was so disheartened to hear this and she couldn't be bothered to ask more and she just asked for one favor "One date" as a farewell gift and she won't come after Avery after this wish of hers is fulfilled, she promised so they went on a date the next day first, they went to famous food stall and came across Avery's cousin Derek & Tereza who happened to be on a date too and they decided to join in with them. ( Tereza & Ellen pretended not to know each other)

The couples went to the mountain temple and prayed for their wishes..as Ellen prayed she shed a tear and was quite sad. Seeing this, Tereza was worried however Ellen didn't look at her so she couldn't do anything to help her. They also went for fishing and had their portraits drawn as a memory. Ellen took Avery's and her portraits and insisted on keeping it with her as a farewell gift.

Ellen and Avery each went their own way and never again came across each other ever since. For Princess Ellen never again stepped out of her Royal Chamber ever since that day.

"Will Ellen’s one~sided love come to an end just like that or will she continue to love Avery despite his indifference?"

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