Crown Prince

“Take off the handcuffs!” King Rico's order. The armed guards immediately raised their weapons and pointed them at the police. Everyone there was very shocked and frightened. One of the police officers immediately opened the handcuffs on Stevan's hands. After the handcuffs on Stevan's hands were removed, the royal guards put down their weapons again.

“Crown prince, come here!” King Rico looked at Stevan. Everyone there was still wondering who the crown prince was referring to. Laura, who was beside Stevan, frowned when the king's gaze fell on Stevan.

In the end, Stevan stepped closer to King Rico. He greeted the king respectfully. “Are you okay, crown prince?” asked King Rico while holding his beloved son's shoulder.

"I'm fine, King," answered Stevan.

Everyone there was shocked when they found out that King Rico meant the crown prince was Stevan, including Laura, who remained in place while observing Stevan's closeness to the number one person who is so respected in this country. The chancellor and campus officials looked scared because they had not treated Stevan well.

King Rico then looked at the campus officials and the police one by one. "Who dares to accuse the crown prince of being a wanted criminal?"

No one dared to answer the king's question. They looked scared, especially Martin. He still didn't think that Stevan was the crown prince, who had been kept secret by the royal family. He really regretted his actions because he acted rashly.

"I received a report that while Stevan was working here, he was not treated well. Some people even deliberately slandered him. At first, I just kept quiet, but this time I couldn't keep quiet because the police were involved. I will emphasize it once again. He is Stevan William Alessandro, crown prince of the Kingdom of Spain," said King Rico. Gabrio then came forward while handing over the file containing Stevan's real identity to the police.

"There was no falsity in Stevan's identity, which was given to the campus to apply as a lecturer. It's just that no one knows the crown prince's real face, so he is not recognized. From now on, I will issue a royal decree that the man beside me right now is the crown prince whose identity has always been hidden."

King Rico's words made everyone who had ever done wrong to Stevan immediately faint. Reynold became increasingly annoyed at accepting a reality that was so impossible for him. All this time, he always thought that Stevan was no match for him. It turned out that the man's position was much higher than him.

Stevan looked at Laura. The woman had no expression at all. He was confused when he saw it. Even now, the woman didn't want to look at him. “Are you mad at me, Laura?” thought Stevan.

The police apologized to Stevan for carelessly arresting him. “Campus chancellor and everyone involved in this matter, please come to the palace today. I want to hear the reasons in detail that made it easy for you to accuse the crown prince and end up expelling him from this campus." After saying that, King Rico, Stevan, and the royal guard went to the car. The police also went.

The chancellor and campus officials immediately panicked. They really regret being involved in problems that actually harm themselves. "This is all because of you! If I hadn't agreed to your wishes, there definitely wouldn't have been a big problem like this," said the campus chancellor, pointing at Martin.

Martin just remained silent while closing his eyes. He was actually suspicious from the start because Stevan's identity was difficult to penetrate. However, he looked for ways to blame the man just because he didn't want his son to be sad.

Gabrio suddenly approached the campus chancellor. "Follow me."

"He is the mastermind behind this problem," said the campus chancellor, pointing to Martin.

“Whoever is involved, come with me. Do I need to deploy armed guards?” Gabrio continued, making everyone involved scared. In the end, they all followed Gabrio.

Laura watched Gabrio, who was now walking away. "The voice sounds familiar," she muttered softly. She immediately remembered the figure of the man who was at Stevan's house last night. She immediately smiled sadly. “No wonder he looks familiar.” For some reason, Laura was very sad today when she found out Stevan's real identity.

“Laura.” Jennifer and her friends immediately approached her.

"Let's go back to class." Laura stepped forward. She just passed by Reynold without saying a word. She was so tired. Today, there were many surprises that made her heart feel numb.

Reynold could only stare at Laura's back as he started to walk away. He felt that the woman was getting further away from him. "Hopefully, you will still be by my side. I don't care if your heart is not for me. As long as your body is with me, I'm happy," thought Reynold. His sincere love has turned into ambition. Ambition to have Laura.

All the news on television announced the figure of the crown prince, who had been announced by the kingdom. On that same day, Stevan William's name became a trending topic. Stevan's good looks are discussed by everyone. In fact, many netizens idolize the handsome figure of the crown prince.

***

In the afternoon, Stevan rushed to Laura's house. All the problems have been resolved. He apologized to everyone involved, so the king did not impose punishment. Now Stevan's car is in front of Laura's house. He continued to stare at the house while thinking about whether he should meet the woman. He was still confused about the reason he gave her to explain.

While Stevan was daydreaming, suddenly someone knocked on his car window. Stevan was surprised to see Laura standing next to his car. He immediately opened the car door. "Hi," he said, smiling.

"What is the prince doing here?" Laura asked, looking at Stevan with a flat expression.

"I want to see you," answered Stevan awkwardly. He felt a change in Laura. The woman was more polite and spoke formally to him.

"Come into my house, Prince," said Laura, then left. Stevan immediately got out of the car and followed Laura as she walked into her house.

Now Stevan is sitting on the living room sofa. The atmosphere in the house was so awkward. Yola and Laura both lowered their faces, not daring to look at Stevan. Yola already knows about the news that Stevan is apparently a crown prince.

“Am I interrupting your time?” asked Stevan carefully.

"No, Prince," answered Laura and Yola together.

Stevan wasn't happy. He was even more confused about how to act toward Laura and her mother. "Please don't be so polite with me. Act like before.”

Laura and Yola looked at each other. They both felt it was inappropriate to welcome the crown prince into their humble home. “Forgive us, Prince. If our house is not suitable to welcome you," said Yola. Laura was silent while lowering her face.

Stevan felt increasingly uncomfortable with Laura and Yola's cautious attitude when talking to him. “I don't mind that. I actually prefer your previous attitude. It is what it is without any pretense."

"Thank you, Prince." Now Laura speaks.

Stevan was so tormented by seeing Laura's change in attitude. He then looked at Yola. "I'm here to pay your debts, which were previously paid by Reynold, so that Laura will be free and no longer tormented by her engagement. Just consider it a gift from me. Please accept."

Yola immediately looked at Laura. "What does this mean? Laura, are you unhappy with your engagement?”

"Yes, from the start, I was unhappy," answered Laura honestly.

Stevan then took out a check with a large amount of money written on it. Yola widened her eyes. “This nominal amount is very large. Even double my debt," said Yola.

"Doesn't matter. Use the money for your needs. I don't accept rejection. This is the crown prince's order." Stevan gave a statement first so that Laura couldn't refuse his help.

Laura then looked at Stevan. "Thank you, prince, for wanting to help me. However, I couldn't fulfill the promise between us. I will pay my debts gradually later.” Stevan frowned. Indirectly, the woman refused to be with him.