Another day has come and gone. In his spare time at this time, Matias took the time to to see his sweetheart. He went to see her at her bakery.
"Did you miss me?"
"Hahaha. What did you say?"
"Did you miss me?"
"Shh... I'm afraid that Seri will suddenly show up and hear it."
"So, you're not going to answer my question?"
"Of course! I miss you." she replied in a whisper turning her face slightly towards Matias who was standing in front of the booking table.
The man seemed to smile happily at such a sweet answer.
"I'll prepare your bread. How many pieces of bread do you want?"
"Just two. You know my favorite, right?"
"Of course! And..."
"I want a bottle of lemonade."
"Ah, okay! Since you want lemonade, then I'll show you something. to you." as she moved towards the lemonade cabinet on the other side. "Look at this bottle!" Nivea was pointing out a lemonade bottle that she had taken and now held in both hands.
Matias complied, his eyes fixed on the bottle in Nivea's hand.
"Bussshh!" the lid of the bottle had popped open and fallen on the table.
Nivea had opened it with just one pull using her bare hands. Of course she hadn't used a bottle opener. That little show managed to make her boyfriend gape. And fell silent within seconds.
"What are you doing, Nivea? Isn't that bottle cap still sealed very tight?"
"Hahaha. That's my secret, Matias! Eh? No one saw it, other than you?" she asked as her eyes roamed around the shop area.
The atmosphere of the Nivea bakery that afternoon was indeed quite quiet. Only there were only two customers who were sitting enjoying their snacks on a chair in the corner. And their attention was only on their own business.
"Here's your lemonade. Bring it! Sit down first. I'll bring your bread and mine. We'll talk over there." Matias accepted the bottle of lemonade that Nivea pushed into his hand.
The man walked to the table of his choice, the one near the glass.
It wasn't long before Nivea approached him.
"Come on, let's eat this bread together." said Nivea as she began to cut the the bread. Followed by Matias who did the same.
"So, how do you open this lemonade bottle?"
"Ah! Since I was seven years old, my late grandfather told me that my hands have miraculous powers."
"You learned that from him? You didn't realize that?"
"Hmm. I didn't realize it. Grandfather secretly often noticed my ability. Until he realized it and told me about it. He hoped that I could be more careful when touching any object. Because without realizing it, I could damage it."
"What are some things you can do with your hands?"
"Hmm. Making bread, washing dishes, ....."
"Hey... I know that too! I mean, with that magic power."
"Ah, of course I can open the sealed bottle cap like before, open the a very tightly tied knot with ease, then lift a very heavy wooden table.
Yes! I think I can do that."
"Wow. I didn't know my girlfriend was a magician."
"What? Hahaha. It's more appropriate if you call me a magician. Although that's not really the right title for me either."
Matias drank his lemonade after pouring it into the glass.
"You know what, Nivea?" he put the glass back down. "You did helped me that time."
"Hmm? What, helped how do you mean?" Nivea asked curiously and swallowed the remaining bread in her mouth.
"You unlocked my broken carriage that locked itself."
"Ah, really? So you were the one in the carriage?"
"Hmm... That time the lock was broken, I always forgot to tell the my coachman to fix it. Until that time, I panicked because the door really couldn't be opened. The explosion in the archive building was quite tense. Everyone was afraid of another explosion."
"Ah, that's right Matias! But, do you have any ideas as to how I can cancel the prince's decision to marry me?"
Matias gasped and it came to his mind that Prince Edmund was involved in the tax scam.
"I will tell you something. But, please don't tell to anyone."
"Alright! What is it?"
"Prince Edmund is involved in a tax fraud case."
Nivea rounded her eyes, followed by the movement of her hands covering her mouth.
"How did you find out?"
"At first Mr. Carlos, the manager of the vineyard where I work, he got several tax bills that he thought were unreasonable. Then he complained to me about it. I had no intention of investigating at all, it was just that I felt sorry for him if he had to spend a lot of money to pay the tax bills."
"Then?"
"But, I accidentally caught his confidant in the middle of a meeting with a suspicious-looking man. I told that to Rodrigues. And he gave me the idea to find out more."
"Ah, and you found out that the prince was involved?"
"Hmm... right Nivea!"
"Good! Hahaha. Lady Luck is on my side. You must reveal it before His Majesty, Matias! And at that time, I will cancel the prince's decision to choose me as his consort."
"Are you sure you'll use that as an excuse?"
"Hmm! Very sure."
"Then, you must be patient until we've managed to get enough evidence. Or, find another reason if you can't wait!"
They parted ways, as Matias said he was going back to the estate.
At the same time, Mr. Carlos had arrived at the archive building. He entered the area of the building that was still standing. There were repairs to some of the floors that were affected by the explosion the other day. Mr. Carlos then approached the desk of a worker in charge of receiving guests there.
"Good afternoon, miss."
"Yes sir, good afternoon. Do you have any business in this archive building, sir?"
"I'm Mr. Carlos, here's my ID." as he handed her an ID stating his position in the archives, identification that stated his position at the winery. The girl read the ID he handed over.
"With great regret, I have tampered with last month's tax bill that was sent to our estate. The paper was so badly affected by the rain so badly that the writing is illegible. I also haven't had time to read it carefully. In fact, I intend to pay for it at once this month."
"Ah, do you mean you want to see a copy, sir?"
"Exactly, miss!"
"Last month's copy is still safe, sir. If you look for a copy three months back, it's not likely to be saved."
"Ah, so last month's copy is still there, miss?"
"Of course! You can go up to the second floor and see Miss Glory in room number three. Explain to her again and she will allow you to see the the copy."
"Ah, thank you for your help miss." with a slight bow to the girl's presence and then moved towards the stairs that were in the center of the building.