Chapter 28 - Introduce Me To Them...

They arrived at the concert venue an hour early for the greet and meet. However, instead of going through the front, the children went through the back door for safety purposes. One of the staff was waiting for them to take them to the EXODUS's lounge, where there was a small gathering for VVIPs.

When they entered the lounge, all heads turned in their direction. Although they were still in their teens, the three girls looked gorgeous in their outfits. They're not wearing fancy gowns or anything like that. Instead, they wore what normal teenagers wore when attending concerts.

Everyone inside the lounge gawked, some even raised their brows and smirked at the new arrival.

Some of the guests began whispering among each other, and the topic of the conversations was how the children were dressed...

Ava, Pearl, and Akira all were wearing crop tops showing a little of their belly button and blue jeans hugging their young curvy bodies. All were different designs but more or less the same styles. They all matched their outfits with brand-name sneakers specially made with 'EXODUS' logos.

Ava's hair was french braided into two, while Akira and Pearl had their hair split into two pigtails with big bows on both sides. They all looked adorable, and they could be mistaken for a female idol group if Prince Edmund wasn't with them.

For the first time in his entire life, Prince Edmund wore loose blue jeans below the knee length. A white short sleeve t-shirt inside a long polo shirt that is unbuttoned. One side tucked in, and the other side was let loose. He looked like a typical teenager, not the Royalty that he was. He was also wearing the same brand of sneakers as the girls, he decided to get one when he saw that the girls all purchased one each.

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Ava was the first to enter, followed by Akira and Pearl holding hands. Then Prince Edmund right behind them. Their backs were straight while looking straight ahead as they entered. They weren't newbies to this kind of environment, and they were used to people staring at them. So they all walked with confidence in the air.

They spotted a vacant sofa at the far end of the room. Ava led them there without paying attention to their surroundings.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the room, on another sofa, Crystal, Crown Prince Phillip of the kingdom of Treshna, Prince Edmund's older brother, was seated among two other boys and two other girls. They were happily chatting when the children arrived but stopped the moment they stepped inside the room.

Lady Crystal clenched her jaw when she saw the three girls. She glowered at them as they walked towards the other side of the room. She wanted to go over and say something to Prince Edmund but stopped herself because of Crown Prince Philips, her fiance.

"Who are they? Why is your highness Prince Edmund with them and not joining us?" One of the boys asked no one in particular while still watching them intensely.

"Hmmm, if I'm not mistaken, they're from Lady Crystal's school. Am I right?" He asked Lady Crystal without turning his head to look at her. Instead, his focus was on the three girls with his younger brother.

"One of the girls is related to Queen Alexa, another one is the daughter of the President of the United States, and the other one is a friend of the one related to Queen Alexa. I don't have any idea what her background is. For all we know, she could be a companion or something." Lady Crystal said nonchalantly, her eye's still focused on Prince Edmund and was filled with jealousy.

After hearing what lady Crystal said, the two boys' eyes widened in excitement. The same went for the young Crown Prince Philip, he couldn't take his eyes off Akira, who was busy chatting with Pearl with a smile as bright as the sunshine.

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Once everyone was seated, Prince Edmund, instead of sitting, excused himself to go towards where his older brother was across from them. Lady Crystal's face shone brightly when she saw him approaching.

"Good evening, everyone! Older brother!" He greeted while giving his older brother a slight bow of respect for his title.

Crown Prince Philip only nodded before motioning to Prince Edmund to sit down next to him. Once Prince Edmund was seated, Prince Phillip bent towards him and whispered, "Introduce me to them, I want to meet them." He ordered only for Prince Edmund to hear.

Prince Edmund didn't like it, he didn't want to introduce any of the girls to his older brother. He was a notorious playboy and already betrothed to someone at that. He thought that all the girls in the world should bow down to him and worship the ground he walked on.

Unfortunately, it would be a tough one with those three girls. They would never bow down to anyone, he knew that since he has been around them for a while. Especially Ava Go...

But, there was nothing he could do. Whatever the Crown Prince wanted, he got it. It's always been like that since the day he was born.

"Sure! Let them get settled first, and I will bring them over later." He assured his older brother. He then got up and excused himself saying that he needed to get the girls some drinks.

Just as Prince Edmund was ordering drinks for the girls. The idol group 'EXODUS' came in dressed in full gear, ready for the concert. Everyone except for Ava, Akira Pearl, Prince Edmund, and Crown Prince Philip got up and gathered to greet the idol group.

Crystal went straight to the front, acting shy and sweet. All her pearly white teeth showed as she stood right in front of Ashton, who wasn't paying attention because he was busy looking for someone in the crowd.

Once he spotted who he was looking for, he moved towards the direction of his prey, leaving his group to attend to the crowds of fans all gathered around them.

"Hello, hello!" Greeted Ashton smiling widely indented dimples showing on his handsome young face....