After sorting out things with Chelsea, Lucy was bombarded with messages and calls from Matthew telling her to come back ASAP.

Lucy was fed up with Matthew's neediness. After bidding Chelsea farewell, she was ready to head out.

Before she left, Lucy leaned in and whispered to Chelsea.

"I'm heading off, Chelsea. Just remember, if Hugh ever pulls something like this again, you tell me. And don't you ever see him again, okay?"

Chelsea really trusted Lucy and thanked her for caring so much.

Lucy left Chelsea and Hugh's hotel with ease, her mind set on getting to the royal palace in Charleston. However, just as she was about to leave, her phone rang. It was Matthew.

"Hey, why aren't you here yet? Oh, and I've got two tickets to a movie. How about we go see it? I'll send the driver to pick you up later."

the thing... I just promised my mom and my brother that I'd go back to the palace with them, so I can't make it to the cinema right now... But if there are still tickets for the evening show, can we go then?" Matthew's voice held a hint of a whine. "But you promised to

swayed by Matthew's

could not waste any more time. "Don't worry, Matthew, I'll keep my promise. Once I'm done with palace business, I'll come

that Matthew could be so needy? With a promise to spend all of tomorrow with him

the Wine Festival was over, things at the palace had

big emergency, but

still on the couch, looking so serious that it seemed like

BUMS

what's up? You seem down," Lucy

but his expression softened when

"You're back, Lucy..."

the beans. What's going on? Don't

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