The Princess and The Lord

Chapter 1281 Changing Plan

1281 changing plan

"that's how i ended up calling owen...i don't have anyone i can trust...not anymore" lydia hung her head bitterly. owen looked at lydia sympathetically as he squeezed her shoulder gently.

"how are you sure that person isn't marissa?" lory asked.

"oh, that..." she quickly wiped away the tears that were about to fall and calmed herself down. "when we were little, we had a safe code to signal each other that things were safe" a melancholic smile bloomed on her face as she recalled the past "we always used the silly code 'apple and corn' as secret words to say that place was safe or we can trust that person, or we are okay..." a gloom overcome her, soon tears involuntarily roll on her cheeks though she quickly wiped it.

" apple and corn is our favorite food, it's the only thing we hope to find whenever we go to a new camp or shelter, apple and corn...so we will check the situation then meet each other and one of asked would ask 'would we found apple and corn there' then we should answer 'there should be plenty of it' or 'there plenty of it here' but the one who talks with me seem not to understand no, that woman certainly had no idea she thought i really asked about food!" lydia's voice cracks from suppressing anger and grief.

lory leaned her back on the chair and sighed heavily, she had no words to comfort lydia she also didn't want to give false hope because the truth might be worse than they expected.

it wasn't just lory who thought like that, garrof was also worried about the same thing, he was afraid that marissa might not be alive anymore, but still, he did not dare to speak about it in front of lydia.

garrof's cell phone suddenly rang, which immediately broke the heavy atmosphere in the room. garrof swiftly answers his phone "yes?" garrof's breath hitched, and suddenly his whole expression became stiff, "where are you now?"

their attention was automatically drawn to garrof, they were curious why garrof's voice was on-edged. "hm...okay, i'' asked her highness first...what about you? uh-huh, okay, stay safe!" garrof hung up after that he turned to lory.

"lloyd couldn't come, he said someone was following him," garrof said.

"someone watching us" lory was stunned.

"...i'm not sure, someone might figure it out we stole the car" garrof shrugged.

"if that's so, the cops should come any minute, but why following him, why don't he or she confront lloyd instead?" lory felt something was fishy. nôv(el)b\\jnn

"could it be the enemy already found us?" garrof scrunched up his face.

"maybe, they might be waiting for us to come after seeing lloyd come back alone" guessed lory.

anxiety spread in the room they had no idea the trouble would follow them even after they had been rescued, lydia rubbed her hands together nervously while dan and owen exchanged guilty looks, they realized it was them who ruined garrof, and the other plans, but of course, lory and garrof didn't blame them at all, besides, garrof and lory didn't think their plan had completely fallen apart, at most they had to change their original plan. fortunately, improvisation is lory's forte.

"where is he now?" lory straightened her back as she began to cook a new plan.

their expression became tense but unlike before they didn't feel hopeless or afraid instead, they felt so excited that they could feel their adrenaline pumping.

"no problem!" dan firmly said.

"i am ready!" owen chimed in.

"me – me too!" lydia joins in.

lory was happy that they were still energetic and optimistic because considering what they would face later in the future they were going to need it.

"princess, my friend was ready but because our plans changed at last notice, our rendezvous point became quite far from here," said garrof.

"it's okay, tell lloyd our new rendezvous point" lory replied while taking her jacket, she didn't bring anything other than her cellphone which is the important one because currently all the data from her tablet and laptop had been transferred to her cellphone as they were talking.

however, she still blows up her entire room because she worries the enemy will be able to recover damaged data from her laptop or tablet therefore destroying it is the safest option.

the four of them immediately checked out of the hotel, not bringing anything so as not to stand out. they couldn't steal another car because it was morning and the streets were starting to get busy, but lory wanted to take advantage of the crowd by using the monorail to reach their destination.

lory put on the hoodie and big sunglasses to cover her face, the others did the same, lydia bought a facemask and a beanie to cover her face and blonde hair, while owen bought a cap to make sure his face wasn't visible on the cctv.

luckily, because it was rush hour and the monorail station was filled with people heading to the office, school, and whatnot, naturally it wasn't difficult for them to disappear within the crowd. lory pulled lydia's hand because she was afraid they would separate, the little girl looked so distressed that lory couldn't leave her alone.

lydia was startled she subconsciously lifted her head glancing at lory, when she saw lory's composed demeanor the wild beating heart that hit her chest slowly subsided, it was a strange feeling of security and reassurance that she had never felt before even when she joined the s.a.i.n.t. organization.

all of a sudden, the station's big screen displayed the breaking news, the news anchor reported about an explosion that occurred at the five-star hotel where the celebrity was staying.

screens showed ambulances, police, and reporters swarming the hotel meanwhile, people ran out of the hotel in robes and pajamas, some only covered with towels, the scene was extremely chaotic.

the reporter then said that they had no reports of any casualties or injuries due to the explosion, at this time but judging from the small area affected by the explosion, it was unlikely that anyone was injured nevertheless they were still waiting for further investigation reports. a small smile appeared on lory's lips, even though she was confident with her abilities, it was still good to receive the confirmation. lydia smiled broadly, as lory said no one would be hurt by the explosion, lydia looked at lory with sparkling eyes, more than when she looked at saintess.

garrof saw the news and smiled faintly, no wonder why the king's men always praised princess lorient. he is not only a kind-hearted leader but he is also cunning and intelligent. with princess lorient and king lucas returning to leadership, he could only imagine how bright harland's future would be.

ha, it might be a good idea to change his nationality to harland.