The Royal Contract

Chapter 667

Chapter 667: A reporter, not a romance novelist

She was glad that her friend was starting to be bold with her questions, but the timing was not right. Or the subject.

“As I said, it was a one-time thing.” She dismissed the topic, not wanting to elaborate more.

She had been distracting herself with work all day, avoiding thinking about him or whatever happened to them. So far, it had worked until now that her friend had to bring it up again.

She admitted that it was one of the most passionate encounters she had the pleasure to experience, making it quite unforgettable. But she had to forget it, knowing that she had no plans of getting involved with the prince.

She also doubted that the prince would want anything to do with her. It was a night of passion but a mistake nevertheless. She would not dwell too much on it because it was a waste of her time. She believed the prince was probably regretting it by now.

“Besides, it was a mistake.” She quickly added, seeing the curiosity in her friend’s eyes. “He was a client and a story. I should not have involved myself in that way.”

Her friend knew how she was a stickler for her rules. It was the first time she had broken that rule, and she had no plan to do it again. She should never have slept with a person she was doing a story on. That was just unprofessional.

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“Precisely.” Her friend shrieked loudly, making some of the diners look in their direction. “He was a client.” She toned down her voice, realizing the attention she was getting. “He must be special for you to break your most sacred rule.” She kept giggling.

Eida suddenly regretted saying too much, seeing that her friend was putting two and two and arriving at ten. Her friend’s eyes lit up like a firework when she thought she had come up with the answer that would solve all their problems.

“Nope. Don’t go there.” She warned her friend, thinking that she was jumping to a conclusion. “He is nothing but a story. I was horny, and he provided the relief to my itch.”

It sounded vulgar even to her ears, but she had to say it so that her friend would stop harassing her about him. That was the last thing she wanted to do. To talk about a man that she was trying to forget.

Although, it would be hard since she was still trying hard to finish the story. And she had barely started doing her piece. Then, she wondered if she should still do the live interview. But that would be too complicated.

“I doubt that. You could have any guy in this bar if you are only looking for someone to scratch your itch.” Amelia stared at her friend, waiting for her reaction.

It had been a while since she had talked to her friend like this. But she knew she could still remember some of her telltale signs if she was lying to her.

In truth, Eida was just the second person she could talk to about her personal life. She could talk about many things, but anything that related to her personal feelings, she rather bottled it up.

“I was busy the last couple of months that I did not have time to look for anyone else.” Eida reasoned, but even she could not find the logic in that.

She hated to admit it, but the more Amelia questioned her about him, the more she doubted her feelings. Could she be starting to like this man?

“You know what I think. You are just scared to face the truth that you might be evolving.” She still told her without waiting for her to shut her down. “That you are starting to crave for a man’s attention. You might be finally ready to commit to a relationship.”

“You are one to talk about being scared. Until now, you could not even admit to the man you loved all your life that you are in love with him.” Eida could not stop the words from spilling out her mouth.

Honestly, her friend’s words jabbed at her that she felt like retaliating. She could feel that her words might have some truth to them. She hated admitting it. Instead, she had taken a thrust at her friend to stop her from going at her again.

“I guess you are right.” Amelia could not deny it. She had been avoiding it for far too long, but her friend was correct. Suddenly, she realized that her friend knew most of her secrets.

The irony of her situation was that she liked confiding in a person whose profession was to snoop around other people’s lives. Then report about it.

To others, they are the most untrustful people on the face of the planet. It was what her father told her about her friend when he learned that she went out with her. But they were wrong about her.

“I am sorry about that. I did not want to hurt your feelings.” Eida also realized her mistake.

She had taken out her denial and frustration on her friend and made her feel bad about it. This reunion was supposed to catch up with each other and not keep secrets.

If she needed a friend, here was a perfect one who could help her with what she was going through. She unexpectedly started thinking of confiding in her.

“Honestly, you are right.” Eida drank the remaining wine in her glass, believing she needed it now. “I think he is more than just a client or a hookup.”

She found herself talking about him and how she started liking him. The more she got to know his character, the more she obsessed with him. But she still refused to mention his name.

“You are also right.” Amelia sipped on her wine, finally admitting that it was time to close that portion of her life. “I think I should also talk to him tomorrow night and tell him how I feel.”

If her prince charming even had an inch of love for her. Maybe she should consider agreeing with this marriage. At least see if it could turn into something more.

However, if Lance told her, he would never love her, not even one bit. Then, she should move on and go on with her life without him.

“I truly love him. Now, our parents want us to get married.” She suddenly found it easier to confide her dilemma to her friend. “But I am not sure if he loves me too. He admitted he was dating someone else.”

Voicing out her lips, what was in her head suddenly felt like a ton of bricks just landed on her heart. It felt heavy and painful, hearing that the man she loved might be in love with someone else.

“Maybe he is just afraid to admit that he loves you too since you have been gone, considering it a long time. So, he might be protecting his heart.” Eida was unsure where those words came from since she was not good with a relationship.

However, she did not like how her friend looked so depressed about her situation. She would do anything to help her friend, even if she had to act as a matchmaker for them.

Her friend deserved to have the man she loved because she was a good person. Any man would be lucky to have her as a wife compared to her, who had no idea about love.

“Are you sure about that?” Amelia never considered it that way, never thought that Lance might like her but was afraid to get hurt because she was always away.

Could her friend be right about this? Suddenly, hope grew in her heart as the thought that Lance might also love her. Or at least, he wanted to marry her became a possibility. She immediately turned to her friend, happy that she confided her secret to her.

“I think I might know some few things about men.” She boasted with her friend, but her knowledge was limited to what they could do in her bed. But her friend did not need to know about that.

“So, who again is this man?” She asked. Maybe she could help, but she was not making any promises. She was a reporter, not a romance novelist.