Chapter 77 Estefan

Chapter 77 Estefan

ESTEFAN'S POV

Her eyes widened at my question and the wheels in her head began to turn, searching for an answer that would get her off the hook.

"Oh, that." She scratched the back of her neck. "We were just joking, it's nothing you should waste your precious time on." She smiled as she pushed the door open and rush into the room.

Following right behind her, I asked, "If you were given a chance to switch husbands with Anna, would you do it?"

She stopped in her tracks and turned to me. "What?"

"You heard me, so just answer the question," I said with my face void of emotions but deep down inside of me, I was praying for her to give me the answer I wanted to hear.

"Do you want the truth?" she asked, folding her arms.

"Yes." I swallowed hard as I waited for her answer.

"If you asked me that question some weeks ago, I would have said yes," she replied which caused me to feel a pang of hurt in my chest.

"Why?" I demanded.
At least I should know the reason I would have gotten rejected.

"Let's start with the way you act." She stroked her chin. "The first day I entered the palace, you accused me of trying to seduce your brother. The next day, you told me to thank you for bringing me out of my miserable life while Esteban on the other hand, has been nice to me since the first day we met. He's sweet, funny, and knows how to have fun, unlike somebody I know. I think that should be enough reason."

It was understandable that she would choose to be with Esteban over me. I made her get married to me against her will and I was a real jerk on top of it. Who knew my actions would come back to bite me in the ass?

"You're right. I'm the biggest asshole." I turned toward the door and walked out of the room.

"But..." she started but I slammed the down behind me drowning out the rest of her words.

As I walked back to my study, I sent a quick text to Esmeralda to go to my room and stay with Rhea. I sat on my chair feeling irritated, not at Rhea but at myself. Everything was my fault, I should have at least been a bit nicer then.

But wait, I still had time to fix things. She said Esteban was sweet, funny, and knows how to have fun. I could also be that, I mean how hard could it be to impress a girl? I picked up my phone and made some calls. When I was done, I leaned into my chair with a smile on my face. "Get ready for the most exciting day of your life."

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It was getting dark when I returned to my room to find Rhea and Esmeralda laughing about something I was interested to know about.

"Oh, you're back. I think it's time for me to leave." Esmeralda climbed down from the bed and left upon seeing me.

Rhea leaned on the headboard and narrowed her eyes at me. "I think we should talk about not needing a babysitter every single time."

"We can talk about that later. Get dressed, we are going out," I ordered as I walked into the closet to change my shirt.

"Where are we going? Is it safe for me to go?" She followed me into the closet.

"You will know when we get there. " I took off my shirt and turn to her. "And yes, I made sure it is safe for you."
Picking out another white, I stepped out of the closet and said, "Wear something casual."

When I was done getting ready, I sat down on the bed, waiting for her to step out. After a few minutes, she emerged from the closet in a white crop top and black ripped jeans.

She turned to the mirror and released her hair from the ponytail, letting it flow down her back in waves. I couldn't help ogling at her as she check herself in front of the mirror, she was a sight for sore eyes.

Sometimes, I was happy she could not go to crowded places. That way, she wouldn't be able to catch the eyes of other men. I was the only one who got to admire her ravishing beauty, lucky me.

"I'm ready." She turned to me, pulling me out of the trance she threw me in.

"Let's go." I took her and led her out of the room.

As we stepped out of the elevator on the first floor, we met Queen Carina walking toward us.

"Are you guys going somewhere?" she asked when she noticed we were dressed up.

"Yes. We'll be having dinner out too," I answered.

"Okay then." She nodded as we walked past her.

My car was already waiting for us at the main entrance and we got in as I drove out of the palace. Rhea kept bouncing her feet as she glanced at me from time to time.

"What is it?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the road.

"Can you please tell me where we are going? I'm dying of curiosity here," she pleaded and I could see her doing puppy eyes from the corner of my eyes.

"I can't tell you, it's a surprise." I avoided looking at her because I didn't want to give in to her puppy eyes.

"Come on. I promise if you tell me, I will still act surprised when we get there."

"No."

After so many attempts, she eventually gave up and leaned into her seat with her lips pouted. I chuckled at her cuteness, making her glare at me.

We drove into Madrid amusement park which was empty due to my demands. Rhea's lips parted in surprise as she got out of the car, looking back and forth between me and the shiny roller coaster.

"Did you do all this?" She walked further into the park, looking around in awe.

"Yes." I didn't expect her to turn around and jump on me, wrapping her hand and legs around me.

"You are the best, Estefan," she screamed as I wrapped my hands around her to keep her from falling.

She slid down from my body with a big smile on her face. "I've always wanted to ride a rollercoaster." She turned to look at the series of rollercoasters. "Which one should we ride first? Let's ride that one." She dragged me toward the big round machine.

My heartbeat escalated as we got closer to the roller coaster. Would it be too late to tell her that I'm scared of rollercoasters? I wanted to show her that I knew how to have fun and Bernard suggested the rollercoaster idea to me.

At that moment, I didn't think it through because I was focused on impressing her but I stared at the roller coaster face to face, I regretted my decision immediately. Instead of impressing her, I was about to make a fool out of myself.

"Let's get in." She pulled me inside to seat next to her.

That was it. My life was about to be over.