The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress

"Do you have her number?" Fae asked Linda.

The housekeeper nodded. "I do. I'll get it for you, Madam." Linda rushed out and returned five minutes later with her cell phone. She showed a row of numbers on her cell phone. "This is Miss Amelia Genevieve's personal contact number."

"Okay, wait a minute." Fae took her cellphone and recorded Amelia's phone number then pressed the call button.

RING

RING

"Hello." The voice on the other end of the line sounded hoarse and it stunned Fae for a moment. She didn't expect Amelia's voice to be hoarse. Was it how her voice, or ... was she crying?

"Good evening. Amelia? Hello ... we've never met. I'm Fae, I'm Ren's wife."

"I know who you are." Amelia's reply sounded cold. "What's wrong with Ren?"

Ren?

Fae was stunned when she heard Amelia call her employer so casually. Why didn't she call Ren using honorifics, like a staff would? Did Amelia and Ren have a special relationship?

"He has a fever, and I want to call his personal doctor. Linda said you are the only one who knows his contact. Please give me the doctor's number, so I can call him myself ..." Fae said politely. She managed to keep her voice sound calm.

"I'll be right there." Amelia immediately hung up without waiting for Fae to respond.

Fae was dumbfounded as she stared at the cellphone in her hand. She couldn't believe what had just happened.

Amelia just hung up on her like that?

Fae looked at Linda and asked for an explanation.

"She said she'd be here soon. She didn't want to give out the doctor's number at all." Fae looked at Linda closely. "Does Amelia have a special relationship with my husband?"

Linda nodded. "Uhm ... that's right, Madam. They have been friends since childhood. Ever since Master's mother died, The Genevieve family took him in, and he lived with them at their home. His mother and Lady Genevieve were best friends since they were young."

"Oh ..." Fae could only nod. Now she understood why Amelia was acting so casual toward Ren and didn't call him Master or Sir. So.. they had known each other for decades.

Inside, she was starting to feel a little jealous. Did Amelia and Ren ever have a relationship that was more than just being childhood friends? Why did Amelia agree to work as Ren's secretary?

From Linda's explanation earlier, Fae found out that she Ren was raised in Amelia's family. And the Genevieve sounded like they were an upper-class noble family.

What did a high-class girl like Amelia want from working as a mere secretary? Someone like her didn't even need to work.

"How long has Amelia been working as Ren's secretary, do you know?" Fae asked Linda again. She wanted to find out as much information about Amelia as possible from their housekeeper.

"Hmm ... only after Master returned to Moravia," said Linda. "Master left home at the age of 12 to study abroad and pursued various academic achievements. A few years later, he and Miss Amelia went to the same university in UK. At that time, Ms. Amelia went as a student, and Master was working as a professor. After Master left the university to work for SpaceLab, he moved to Bern, Switzerland. During that time, Miss Amelia worked for her family's business. Three years ago, when Master returned to Moravia, Miss Amelia volunteered to be his secretary. She has been Master's secretary ever since."

"Oh, is that so?" Fae didn't know what to do with Amelia. On the one hand, she knew that this girl was her husband's secretary and his friend since childhood. Ren also must feel indebted to Amelia's family since they helped raise him since his mother passed away when he was ten.

But on the other hand, Fae didn't like Amelia's condescending attitude toward her just now. She completely disregarded Fae's request to get Ren's personal doctor's number. Instead, she decided to come over to Ren's home on her own.

Feeling dejected, Fae finally decided to call Almstad International Hospital and asked them to send a doctor. She didn't want to wait long for Ren to be examined by a doctor.

If Amelia refused to give Ren's personal doctor's phone number, Fae will find a doctor on her own. She wouldn't let Amelia make decisions for her husband, under her roof.

While waiting for the doctor to arrive, Fae sat back on the bed's edge and held Ren's hand, trying to calm herself.

She didn't know why Ren was suddenly got sick. For the past month, he always seemed fine. Even when he was in Rhine and couldn't sleep, Ren still looked healthy.

***

"Where's Ren?! How is he doing?!"

Fae gasped when she heard the hoarse voice coming from the door and she immediately looked up. A beautiful girl wearing a red dress and leather coat burst inside. She wore a worried expression on her face, and her eyes were clearly swollen like they had been crying.

"Are you ... Amelia?" asked Fae. She suspected that the girl who had just arrived was her husband's secretary.

Amelia did not pay attention to Fae at all. She immediately sat on the bed and felt Ren's face and hands. She then picked up her phone and talked to someone.

"Doctor Lehmann ... Ren is sick again. Please hurry over here. I'm waiting for you at the mansion."

"Again? Did this often happen to Ren?" implored Fae. She didn't know that Ren was often sick. What was it that he had, and what caused him to relapse? She nudged Amelia. "Please let me know his medical history so I could care for him and prevent him from getting sick..."

For the first time, Amelia finally turned and looked at Fae. The two women looked at each other and made an assessment of the other person.

Fae finally got a good look at what Amelia. Her heart trembled when she realized that Amelia was very beautiful and she had the charm of a noblewoman.

The girl's face was petite with a pair of brilliant green eyes and dazzling red lips. Her long, curly hair was blonde and beautifully styled on top of her head. She was beautiful by anyone's definition.

Her clothes looked very expensive and her attitude was so graceful. Fae could not guess her age, but if she was Ren's childhood friend, it was likely that the girl was not too much younger than Ren. Maybe... five years younger?

"I'm his wife. You have to tell me," said Fae firmly. "Here, I am the one who makes the decision. Since you don't want to give me the doctor's phone number, I've looked for the doctor myself, and he will be here soon. If you don't cooperate and explain my husband's medical condition, the doctor I called here will check him anyway. I would appreciate it if you don't get in the way."

Amelia looked surprised at Fae's straightforward attitude. She did not expect this young woman to be assertive toward her. Wasn't she just a country bumpkin?

"You ..." Amelia clenched her fists and turned towards Ren, who was still lying unconscious on the bed. Slowly her fists loosened, and she took a deep breath. 

"Okay," Amelia finally gave up.