After the news broke out, Rafael sat in his sitting room with his mother, and a smiling Clarence. Mrs Beatrice was anything but happy.

"She must have done it! She wants to force her way into this family! I will not stand for it! This thing will never be my daughter-in-law!" Beatrice said her piece, shaking with anger.

Clarence couldn't be bothered. She was happy to have the public on her side. That way, they couldn't eliminate or relegate her to the side. With the scandal of her pregnancy, ...