PRINCESS SOPHIA
Manipulations

That night, a dark sky that was not sprinkled with star sparks, as dark as the darkness that enveloped Queen Evelyn's heart. Yes, her status was now a Queen, the wind rustled carrying the fragrance of the palace flowers.With slowly, she stepped from the hallway towards her private room. Its content that began to grow makes it somewhat difficult to move.

Unexpectedly, her steps came to a sudden halt, and her body staggered, collapsing.Sophia, who was accidentally passing around it, immediately approached to help her. But, something unexpected happened.

Evelyn brushed aside Sophia's hand violently. "Don't approach me! It's all your fault" he said in an accusatory tone.

Sophia was stunned, not understanding what was going on. Before he could say anything, King Erick came after hearing a noise.

"My Queen, what's going on here?" king Erick asked worriedly.

Evelyn immediately seized the opportunity, appointing Sophia in a dramatic manner. "Your Majesty, Princess Sophia deliberately made me fall!."

King Erick looked at the situation in confusion. Sophia tried to defend herself, but her face was filled with confusion and disappointment. What had just happened made no sense to him.

"Sophia, is this really what happened?" king Erick asked, looking at his daughter with a serious expression.

Sophia nodded quickly. "Dad, I don't know what's going on. I'm just trying to help the fallen Queen Evelyn." Evidently.

Evelyn sobbed with a sad pretend. "He lied, Your Honor. I know he's jealous of me He wants to harm this baby!" he said with a sharp tone.

King Erick is confused, confronted by two women who are precious to him. "Sophia, I don't want to believe that you would do something like this. However, I have to find out the truth."

He did not believe in what his wife alleged, on the other hand it was impossible that Evelyn would harm her own baby.

In her confusion and sadness, Sophia could only watch how things changed. Does King Erick believe in his daughter, or will his love for Lady Evelyn be their separation?

It was then that Sophia felt how fragile her position was, like a thread on the edge of a ravine that was ready to break at any moment. Although her status was the King's Daughter, she could at any time lose that title. Moreover, there will be a new Heir here.

In the shade of the overburdening crown, Sophia felt the wind turn into a storm. Lady Evelyn, now a Queen, is increasingly daring to show her dark side in front of King Erick. Every chance he took to denigrate Sophia, even with destructive slander. Even today he is still a child but with the heart of his stepmother did that.

With a pained expression, Evelyn grabbed her stomach as if this was the result of the fall."King Erick, my stomach hurts so much. I'm sure it's all because Sophia wanted to hurt me on purpose."

Amazingly King Erick, impressed by Evelyn's dramatization performance, he looked at Sophia with an expression full of questions and worries as if he did not trust his daughter.In uncertainty, he decided to take Evelyn away.

"I'll take you to the break room soon. Meanwhile Sophia, you need to give an explanation of this later!" King's words seriously.

Sophia, with teary eyes and a broken heart, watched as King Erick took Lady Evelyn away. The trust that had collapsed left him speechless in solitude, ignored and discarded by the man he once called father. His legs felt limp, he knew that this would happen gradually, but he did not expect it to be this fast.

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A meeting was held in the palace room, and Queen Evelyn appeared to mock Sophia in front of all the royal officials. He twists the words cunningly, creating the image of Sophia as a troublemaker, who tries to undermine the peace of the kingdom.

Sophia stood before King Erick with teary eyes, trying to defend herself. "Dad, I didn't do anything. This is all slander" he said firmly.

However, Evelyn coldly laughed at Sophia's words. "Your Majesty dear, don't be fooled by the words of an envious princess."

The king breathed a heavy breath."I wish you could be wiser, Sophia, and accept Evelyn as your mother" said King Erick in a stern tone.

Sophia lowered her head, her heart was struck. She realized that her position as princess was increasingly threatened, and Lady Evelyn had already won King Erick's heart completely.

Behind her gentle smile, Lady Evelyn looked at Sophia sharply. His success in deceiving King Erick made him stronger, and he had sharp thorns in Sophia's heart.

Sophia felt the suffering growing inside her, but at the same time, her strength also began to rise. He must find a way to deal with this fraud and slander, even if it means fighting the Queen who now rules the throne.

Not until there when they were both in the private residence of King Erick, in the silence of the room, Lady Evelyn continued to ignite the flames of her revenge. With eyes full of intrigue, he poisons King Erick's mind towards Sophia. Every word that came out of his lips were seeds for the King to doubt his own daughter.

"Listen, Your Majesty," said Lady Evelyn in a deceitful voice, "Sophia always tried to harm me. She didn't think of me as a mother and even planned a crime against the child I bear."

King Erick listened with a heart that was swayed between love and suspicion. The upheaval within her grew more pronounced, and she began to look at Sophia with growing doubts.

"Darling, are you sure? Sophia was still a child, she could not have thought that way." asked King Erick in doubt.

Evelyn smiled triumphantly. "Sure, Your Majesty. I'm not gonna lie. Although Child, he is classified as an intelligent child, I only want to protect you and this kingdom from the dangers that Sophia may cause."

In the darkened room of her heart, Lady Evelyn was delighted to see how King Erick had further distanced himself from Sophia. He achieves his success, replacing his father's love with deadly doubt.

King Erick pondered deeply. The upheaval of his mind created a storm involving two women that meant a lot to him. He ponders the possibility that Sophia's actions may have arisen from a sense of jealousy that is difficult to express.

"Can this all happen out of jealousy?" King Erick murmured, trying to find understanding in the midst of an increasingly complicated conflict.

Lady Evelyn, who had managed to poison the King's mind, continued to ignite those doubts. "Your Majesty, jealousy can lead one to desperate measures. Maybe Sophia felt marginalized because of my presence and was looking for a way to get rid of me."

King Erick listened to Lady Evelyn's words with a divided heart. As a father, he wanted to understand and improve his relationship with his daughter. However, slander and manipulation made him doubtful.

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Meanwhile, Sophia, unaware of this slander, continues to live in the shadow of baseless accusations. His heart was broken seeing how the relationship between him and his father was getting fractured.

One quiet night, Sophia sat alone in her room. Tears flowed down his cheeks as he felt how alone he was fighting against slander and betrayal. To him, King Erick was no longer the father he once loved with all his heart.

Sophia, still in solitude, is unaware that her every move is being watched by a royal spy. The slander inflicted on her damaged her image as a benevolent crown princess.

Things get even more complicated when issues arise about a possible new heir coming from Lady Evelyn. The people were divided, following the facts and slanders that plagued the palace. Sophia's life continues to be at stake in the kingdom's political game.

Only time will answer the questions that hang in the silence of the palace night, deciding the fate and future of the kingdom.

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