Nelly is at the school backyard now. Her face looks like she's going to explodes. Standing in front of her is her fiancé, Lord Lawrence. His face was full of anger; the two of them looks like a lion and a tigress that are going to fights.

"Do you remember our agreement now? I've told you that you're NOT allowed to tell anyone about our engagement. Am I right? Or, maybe you want to be my wife that soon, huh?" With this last sentence, he began to restrain himself from the urge to scream.

"But she's my best friend; I've told her everything about my problem since childhood. Besides, it's not like you're going to be executed because OUR secret has been revealed!" she snapped. Sometimes, she wanted to slap her 'fiancé' right there. He's always acted like a jerk.

Then, Lawrence's face immediately turns into a thinking, serious face. His forehead was wrinkled, and his hand is rubbing his chin. After that, he turns his gaze towards the girl in front of him. Nelly's still looking angry; her head are now facing the roads outside the school's gate.

Lawrence tried to touch Nelly's shoulder but quickly retrieved his hand back. He doesn't want this argument getting more complicated than before. 'This is not what it's supposed to be happening. I've tried not to raise my voice to her, but why is it so hard?'

After gathering enough urge to talk, he's finally going to talk to Nelly. "Look, Nelly. I'm sorry…for raising my voice on you. I don't want you to tell anybody about our engagement is because…because I wanted you to be safe."

Nelly quickly spun her body and facing him. She's in a stable mood now, but she's still speaks to Lawrence in a harsh tone. "I'll be fine! How many times do I have to tell you this? You talk to me like I'm a seven year's old little girl! I hate it, do you know that?"

With that, his face fell. A slight of disappointment showing on his face, he never heard Nelly saying those words. "So, you want to end all of this?"

Nelly was surprised. She didn't expect for Lawrence to say this. Men, always jump to the wrong conclusion.

"No. I didn't mean it like that. It just that…you always treat me like a child, tell me to do that and this. But, it's already two years, Lord. I'd trusted you but why can't you trust me just a little bit?" And then, the school's bell rang.

All the students are walking into the school main hall and there are some who are still stuffing their books into their bags. Nelly took a glance at Lawrence and then says, "I need to go. And, trust me, Kris won't tell anything about our relationship to anybody."

With that, she turns and headed to the main hall. She met Kris at her locker and went to class together. Meanwhile, Lawrence still at the backyard, still need to comprehend Nelly's words just now. 'Maybe, I am still treated her like a little girl. That's why she's so frustrated about.' he thought.

Then, he takes out his cell phone and dials a series of number. After a few seconds later, came a man's voice behind him.

"Lord Lawrence" The man bowed to him and then raised his head after Lawrence permitted him to. "What's your order, sir?" he spoke again.

"Tell every bodyguard that are securing Miss Nelly to retrieve. I don't want any of them to go near Miss Nelly anymore." The man seems surprised by this. The Lord that he's serving for is asking him to retrieve the security that secures his fiancée?

"But sir, may I ask, why?" Lawrence's still calm about this question; he knows that his bodyguard will ask this question anyway.

"It's because she doesn't like to be treated like this...she said that I'm still treated her like a seven year's old little girl. Do you think I'm over controlling her, Hans?" The man doesn't looks surprised this time, but he smiled a little. This make Lawrence wants to hear Hans' answer.

"Do you want me to tell you the truth, sir?" After seeing his Lord nodding his head, he proceeds. "In my point of view, you're really controlling her but not over controlling. You just want to protect her from your stepbrothers. I know that your stepbrothers want Miss Nelly to be their wife since she's born so that they can be the king.

But, your father has already decided that you'll be the one to marry his best friend's daughter. He made this competition only because he wants to see how you're going to protect Miss Nelly from your stepbrothers.

Besides, your stepbrothers are way too old for Miss Nelly. Some even can be Miss Nelly's father like Prince Cormack." Lawrence smirked at these statements. It's true that some of his stepbrothers are really too old for Nelly.

"But then, why didn't father made the competition more like who married their own choices first can be the king instead of just Nelly?" Lawrence asked. "Why is it just her?"

The man only smiled. A knowing smile. He knows that his Lord must be very curious about this. "Let's see. All your father's relatives didn't want anything to do with him because they're jealous your father is the one that had been chosen to be the king. So, it's left him no choice to choose a royal to be his daughter in-law; that's why he chose his best friend's daughter, you know who, to be your fiancée."

"Mr Clarkson was your father's best friend. They first met when they were 6 years old; in that time, your father has to keep secret about his identity. So, when he was asked about his parent's occupation, he will simply say that his parents are farmers."

Lawrence nodded his head, but before Hans can continue, Lawrence's cell phone rang. It was a message; from Nelly.

From: Nelly

'I'm really sorry for raising my voice to you too. I didn't mean it; it's just the day of the month…xp. Just, please don't be angry with me…ok? Take care! =)

Lawrence was relieved. He's smiling and Hans knew it must be Nelly's message just now. 'Well, settled that.' Hans thought.