Forgotten Wife: Let the Traitors Kneel Down by Patricia Maradiaga

Chapter 5

5 The Villain and the Victim Summer passed, giving way to the refreshing fall.

April continued to slip away during the nights, she found it fun to walk through the gardens at night, especially because When winter came he would not be able to do it again, his clothes were light and he did not have a coat, when winter came he would have to stay in his room taking shelter from the cold, wishing that spring would come again.

April had always hated winter, those months she always suffered from the cold, she wished it would be different, but she doubted it, the maids ignored her and when she complained she only received worse treatment, the maids stopped bringing her food, those days April ate the fruit she hid until they decided to come back.

That had happened the times April had complained about the stifling heat in her room and again when she protested why they weren't bringing her food, after that she stopped complaining for the sake of her stomach and even when she needed something she never asked for anything, she made do with what she had in her room.

Autumn passed in the blink of an eye, and when winter came, April had to give up her nightly walks, but from time to time, tired of being confined, she would go out into the garden for a moment and then return.

One night while she was walking in the garden, Alessandro saw her.

He did not approach her nor let her see him.

He just stood there watching her from the shadows.

When he saw that she was barefoot and not wearing a coat but wrapped in a blanket, he thought that the princess was extravagant and then he left.

That winter was not as bad as it had been in the kingdom of Laios for April, although he did not have suitable clothing for winter.

The room was kept up to date and nice, and had enough blankets to keep warm.

When winter ended and spring began again, April felt happy because she could go back to taking her evening walks.

the beautiful garden full of flowers when one of the maids came in

it's a nice day today, why don't you take a walk

_Of course,

was very excited and left her room and went to the

been so excited that she forgot to put

pair and they were uncomfortable,

strolled through the garden she felt the cool, soft grass beneath her feet, she walked for the first time under the sunlight enjoying

she was wearing a beautiful red dress that made her stand out among

is a very

she watched her, she approached and asked

Abril Venobich of the kingdom of Laios? April nodded her head in response;

engagement to Alessandro was broken by someone

were young,

_I'm sorry.

said without giving much importance to what the woman was

upset to see her indifference, she pushed her causing April to fall onto the roses behind her, several thorns stuck into her skin, others into her bare feet as she struggled to

had been accompanying her on her walk for help, however she did not move a finger to help her, she said

want to get hurt, it was your mistake to fall into the roses, get out on your

that this was all going on; it

to the ground and screamed in

thought she had gone

she had screamed like that when she had fallen into the

who was passing by, ran to the