Chapter 45 - Prince Edmund Disappointed.

The homeroom teacher saw that the student was in a dilemma and decided to intervene.

"Lady Crystal, this will only be temporary for today. Tomorrow I will get another table here for her." He then looked at the student, still hesitating, "Go ahead. She won't mind if you sit next to her." He said sternly. With that, all was settled, and he continued his lesson.

There was nothing Lady Crystal could say or do. She knew better than to cross Ava, she was one of the top students in the class, and everyone loved her. Everyone, except her.

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When Prince Edmund heard that there was a new transfer student in Ava's class, he couldn't wait for his class to be over. He needed to see what this boy looked like. As soon as the bell rang, he was out of the classroom in a flash. He went straight to Ava's homeroom, hoping that he would be able to catch them before they went back to the villa.

If not, he would just have to visit them.

Just as he was almost in the girls' classroom, he bumped into them in the hallway. His brows nearly collided when he saw Ava clinging to the boy's arm.

"Hello, your highness Prince Edmund!" The trio greeted him in unison.

He was so stunned that he wasn't able to respond right away. It took him a moment to compose himself before he could speak. "H-hello!" That was all he said while looking at Jeffrey and Ava.

Jeffrey took it upon himself to introduce himself. "Hi! I'm Jeffrey! Nice to meet you, your highness Prince Edmund!" He copied the girls' greetings while his hand was stretched out, waiting for Prince Edmund to accept.

Prince Edmund accepted his hand, still wondering who he was. Yes, he heard him say his name was Jeffrey, but what relationship did he have with the girls, more specifically to Ava, for that matter. He needed to find out just to make him feel at ease.

"Jeffrey, I heard you just came from the Philippines. So you must be Ava's...?" He was fishing and waited for Jeffrey to finish his sentence for him, but Jeffrey caught on and decided to play him.

"Yes, I just arrived today, and Ava is my sweetheart. We grew up together and have known each other since the day we were born." He then looked at his sister. "Aren't we, sweetheart!" He asked playfully.

Ava decided to play along. She put on the sweetest smile first before she spoke. "Of course! You are my only one. How could I not be yours?" She then let go of Jeffrey's arms and instead put her arm around his shoulders.

Prince Edmund's face reddened, not from embarrassment but from anger. However, he was quick to control his emotions and put on a slight smile. "Ah, I see! Well, welcome to Royal Academy. Should you need anything, you may always come to me." He then turned his attention to Pearl and Akira.

"I'll see you at dinner then." He said politely before turning around to leave.

As soon as Prince Edmund was out of sight, Ava, Akira, and Jeffrey started laughing. Pearl was confused. She didn't get what was going on, and she didn't want to know either. She only cared about one person, and that was Ashton, her idol...

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Prince Edmund arrived at the girls' villa a little earlier than usual. His curiosity got to him, and he wanted to see Jeffrey was with the girls in their villa. However, he was in for a shock when he and his assistant arrived and that there was no one at the door guarding.

He rang the doorbell just in case the guard was inside. When after a moment, no one answered or opened the door, he tried again. Nothing... After trying one more time, his assistant couldn't handle it anymore and decided to intervene.

"Your highness, I don't think there's anyone home. You have been..." He didn't get to finish what he was about to say; Prince Edmund turned around and faced him.

"That's enough! Let's go to the dining hall! They could already be there." He was striding so fast that the assistant was having a hard time trying to catch up to him.

He found only Lady Crystal sitting on their table, to his dismay, and the rest of the seats were vacant. He stopped at the threshold. Pulled his cell phone and dialed Ava's number. It only buzzed a couple of times; then, he heard her voice.

"Prince Edmund, what can I do for you?" Her sweet young voice sounded like music to his ears.

"I'm in the dining hall right now, and seeing that you ladies are not here yet, I thought to give you a call." He responded politely.

"Oh, we won't be dining in the academy tonight. My father is in town, and he's taking us all out to eat. So I'm sorry that we didn't invite you. You know... family. But thank you for your concern!" Said Ava apologetically.

Prince Edmund felt embarrassed after hearing Ava apologize to him for not getting an invitation. "Oh, no-no-no! No need to apologize to me; I can surely understand that it's a family thing. An outsider like me doesn't belong. I will let you go then, have a wonderful evening with your family."

"Alright then, thank you! Goodnight!" She said politely once again. For some odd reason, Ava never felt comfortable with Prince Edmund. She always had to be polite to him, force a smile whenever she saw him face to face. But, she could never be really genuine towards him.

"Goodnight to you too!" replied Prince Edmund before sliding his fingers to the screen to end the call. Since the girls would not be present for dinner, He lost his appetite and decided to head back to his villa, disappointed.

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Meanwhile, Tanaga and James were also going to the same restaurant where Jeff and the children were heading. The restaurant was located in the resort owned jointly by THJ and World Group. Tanaga and Jeff both stayed there and made arrangements to have dinner with their children together.

Tanaga mischievously didn't inform James that they would be dining with Jeff and his children. For all James knew, it was only him and his father eating together. He was going to be in for a shock when they came face to face...

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