Raised From The Wild-Chapter 176: Date Continued

The twin’s parents approach both Amaya and Marx. The mother was sobbing as she repeatedly thanked the two of them for saving their family.

"Sir and Princess, I owe the life of my family to you. My wife and I will be forever grateful." The man, who has regained his consciousness has reddened eyes when he sincerely bowed down to thank Marx and the princess. He was already outside the gondola when a gust of wind blew from the sea. The gondola groaned before it fell colliding with metals before it crashed to the ground.

The man was startled and scared. His hand slipped and he lost consciousness. He only became aware that Marx has saved him when someone show him the video. He was ashamed because he looked useless hanging there and completely a burden.

"It is nothing. We will do the same thing regardless who it was."

The reporters wanted to interview Amaya and Marx but he pulled her and they walked toward the area beside the breaker were a yacht was parked. The reporters continued to follow them. Marx led Amaya into the yacht and the boat left the dock leaving the helpless paparazzis behind.

Marx brought Amaya to the lounge area. A waiter gave them refreshments. He also set the background music to a soothing and relaxing one.

"I am sorry, our first official date was ruined." Marx breathe was heavy. He scanned Amaya from head to toe and when he confirmed that she has no external injuries, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Are we continuing our date here?"

Marx has no intention of continuing the date after what happened. He just wanted Amaya to relax. But after Amaya asked the question, he decided that they can continue the date. Relaxing with someone you love was still a form of dating.

"Yes. We can listen to music or watch a movie."

...

At the Asteria palace, King Duncan and Prince Ibarra were watching the video where Amaya saved the twins and later on, the man and Marx.

"Your daughter is very brave and highly skilled." King Duncan said proudly.

"What do you expect? She has your Rocas blood running into her veins." A momentary sadness flashed across Ibarra’s eyes. How great would it be if Amaya was really his daughter? But the reality was that he belonged to Ibrahim. Ibarra blinked and pushed the thought away. He and Ibrahim were identical twins. They share 100% of their genes so Amaya’s genes was his. Danaya was his wife and Amaya was his daughter with her. With that thought his eyes beamed with pride.

"Have Lireyan’s Alpha team investigate the Ferris wheel incident. I don’t believe that it is an accident." King Duncan said sternly.

"But Father, Amaya doesn’t have any enemy. Who would want to harm her?"

"You are still naive, my son. Some people are threatened by her. We still did not find out who was behind the spreading of the rumors of her being the richest woman in the world." King Duncan studied his son carefully. He did not want to tell him yet that he was suspecting his Princess Consort Nelida.

"Marx is also with her. Don’t you think it is related to Marx?"

"We cannot discount that possibility. Marx may have made a lot of enemies while building his business empire." King Duncan said while stroking his goatee.

"Father, Marx is investing a lot in Lireya recently. I heard he is opening a tech company. He is using other people for these transactions so it will not be traced back to him "

"He is doing that for Amaya. It looked like he is head over heels for Amaya. Amaya seemed to like him very much and completely trusts him."

Prince Ibarra looked troubled. He did not like Marx at all. He looked arrogant and seemed to look down on him. But wasn’t it because he is standing up for Ibrahim?

"Did you see the ring on your daughter’s finger? Do you think it came from him?" The king’s eyes glinted with interest as he asked.

"I don’t like Marx, Father. To me, it looked like he is taking advantage of Amaya." Prince Ibarra shared his thoughts openly.

"But Marx is the most qualified to take care of Amaya."

"But he is a foreigner, Father. He is not pure blood. What will happen to their children?" Prince Ibarra imagined a grandson or granddaughter with blue eyes and blonde hair. "Raquim seemed to be very interested in Amaya. Isn’t he a fine young prince?"

"Amaya is not an heir to your throne. Let her choose who to marry. I would say the same for Danella. Let them be happy with their married life as they can only marry one man. Unlike your sons who can have concubines. If Amaya likes Raquim, then you can betroth her to him but if she likes Marx, I don’t like you to intervene to break the, up."

Prince Ibarra looked at his father. He understood that the last part of his sentence was a warning to him.

...

At the Skylar mansion in an upscale residential area in Usturia, an old man with grey hair and grey beard was looking at different photos laid down on the table inside his study.

"So this is what he is busy about."

"Sir, look at this video. It was just taken two hours ago. Mr. Marx was riding in the Ferris wheel when an accident happened."

"Accident?" The old man’s hand trembled.

His assistant placed the tablet in front of him and hit the play button.

The video was a little blurry because because it was shot from far away. It showed the clip were Marx and Amaya carried the babies safely to the other side.

"This brat! How could he visit an amusement park?" His eyes widened when when he saw Marx moved from one gondola to the other. Though the distance is not wide, that was a dangerous action.

The old man tightened his grip on the his cane when the gondola fell and he saw his grandchild hanging on a metal with one hand while his other hand was holding on a man.

"Damn that brat! Why is he playing a hero? Didn’t he feel any sense of danger at all?"

He continued to watch and his eyes widened when he saw Amaya jumped from the Ferris spoke and hang midair in front of the man.

"Martin, did.. did.. you see a woman jumped from a metal bar and hung mid-air? Is she really a woman or is that a man?" The old Skylar stammered.

"That’s a woman Sir. And that is the one being pursued by your grandson." The assistant explained.

"What?" He was watching the part wher Amaya was rescuing Marx. He narrowed his eyes when he saw his grandson hugged the woman but later, he released his hold on her as he shifted his hands and gripped the rope and then hoisted the two of them up.

"Martin, why do I feel that the brat has taken advantage of the woman? What was her name again?"

"Her name is Amaya, Sir. I agree with you that it looked like he took advantage of her. Knowing, Marx, it was just easy for him to left himself up."

When the video finished playing, the old man looked at the photos on his desk.

"Is this my grandson? What is he doing lining up in a fast food restaurant. He has never entered such place before!"

Martin chuckled. It was the first time ne saw the man he has served for so many years show a childlike delight while looking at his beloved grandson. At first he thought the old Skylar would be angry at Marx because he was doing things that the CEO of a conglomerate will never do. But contrary to his thoughts, his boss seemed to like what Marx was doing.

"Sir, it means that your grandson has grown up and he is not gay. He is now pursuing a woman."

The old man glanced at him sharply. "Why? Is there a rumor that Marx is gay?"

Martin flinched at the coldness of his voice.

"Yes, Sir. Even in the office, people are thinking that their CEO is a gay even if he has a fiancee. There are many women who intentionally approached him and attempted to climb his bed but he shooed them away without difficulty. There was even a time when a woman hired by one of his partners succeeded in drugging him. He was so pissed off that he fed the woman the drugged wine and threw her out of the room then he locked himself in the bathroom and soaked himself in the bathtub for hours."

"How come I never heard of those things. But anyway, since Marx is doing weird things to pursue that girl, then definitely he is not gay. Last time, I wondered why he was making a fuss of taking a leave for three months. So it was for that girl."

He picked out a close up photo of Marx and Amaya taken during the action night. He studied Amaya and read the caption at bottom of the photo.

Martin stole a glance at his boss. He was frowning and in deep thought. Does he approve of Marx’s pursuit of the Lireyan Princess?