Chapter 134 - Nothing But Trouble (1/2)

Abby was embarrassed about how she had cried in Blaise's arms. They didn't have the kind of relationship where they were close enough to do that but he had diligently attempted to comfort her.

His attempts were clumsy and it was obvious he had little to do experience dealing with crying people but it still warmed her heart a little. He was trying so hard, it was cute.

Cute? Did she really just use that word to describe her self-appointed bodyguard? Blaise wasn't cute at all. He was handsome, a bit threatening, like a living statue at times but definitely not cute.

Except he kind of was when he was fl.u.s.tered. It proved he was human.

At the queen's request, they joined the royal family for dinner and stayed the night in two of the many, many guest rooms in the palace. The king was still very confused and eyed Abby with mistrust during dinner.

Eventually he broke his silence. ”You claim to be Katie's sister but I have met all of her family. You are not a du Pont.”

”Franz,” Mariela said warningly. ”I already told you I would explain everything later.”

”It's fine,” Abby reassured her. ”He's right; I'm not a du Pont. You might say that Katie and I grew up as sisters even though we aren't related by blood.”

What a joke. She was the real sister here! All of those du Pont siblings weren't Katie's actual family. They only cared about her because she inhabited the body of their true sister. Ah, this was such a tangled web!

Now Blaise was confused because what Abby had told him didn't match up with what she was telling the king. She shot him a look that said she would have to explain everything later too but she wasn't sure he caught on.

”She will be thrilled to see you,” Mariela said with a smile as she helped her son cut his vegetables. ”Alamar too. And you will be able to meet their son. I have not seen him since he was an infant but Katie tells me he is adorable.”

A son?! She definitely hadn't mentioned that during their conversation earlier! Abby's heart sunk. She had missed her sister's first pregnancy. She hadn't been able to hold a baby shower for her or coach her through giving birth because their mother couldn't.

She tried reassuring herself that she would be there for the next one but it wouldn't be the same. She had already missed so much of her sister's life because of the timeline difference.

”What's his name?” she asked thickly.