The Commoner Consort: The Country's Respected Empress

The woman smiles seeing Maya's surprised face and continues saying.

"Wish 3. You can have a chance to see the one person in the future. But you have to choose the right person whom you trust the most. If you fail to choose the right one you might miss this opportunity completely".

The woman ends her sentence with a serious warning note "Choose wisely, Child. You might regret this in your future".

Maya darts her eyes processing the wishes and mutters "What else would I regret at this point?!".

The woman smiles yet her smile gets into a worried one when she notices Maya's struggling face 'Didn't you tell me that your younger self is better? I only wish you get what you wanted by taking this gamble…'.

'Would this child choose the first one? To just quit and run back cowardly? After all, she has faced so many grievances in this country in these few days. Obviously, she will choose the easy one'.

'Otherwise…If she chooses to know the person whom she could trust here, she might be a Queen with the trusted person next to her and rule this nation'.

'By choosing the last wish, she might end up wasting every hardsh.i.p.s of her future self to earn this gamble…if she chooses the wrong one to trust'.

Maya looks ahead by biting her lip. She thinks about everything happened to her in her life till now while choosing the wish.

The woman asks "Did you choose your choice of wish?".

Maya nods subtly and still biting her lip nervously.

"What did you choose then?".

Maya says "The…third one-".

"Are you sure?".

The woman's voice couldn't help interrupt Maya as she too doesn't want Maya to end up having nothing if she chooses a wrong wish.

'Is she stupid enough to take another gamble? What if her younger self chooses a wrong person to trust? Does she really know whom she should trust in this new country?'.

Realising something, the woman raises her eyebrows surprised and smiles 'Did that girl just trick me by taking this gamble? Did I trick her or ..Did she trick me? I wonder what was her intention behind asking me to do this…'.

Maya asks looking around and fiddles her fingers nervously "I wish to see the person whom I trust the most..?".

The woman squints her eyes and smirks playfully "Then tell me whom you trust the most? The Prince? Who has been helping and caring for you ever since he met you?".

Maya smiles thinking about Xavier and says stammering with forming her sentence "He did help me.. a couple of times… but he is not the one whom I trust the most… He annoys me… recently".

The woman's voice asks in a mocking tone "Then.. is it the other one? Who disrespected you?".

Maya disagrees hurriedly "No! I would never trust that man!".

The woman sighs worriedly 'His start was really terrible, wasn't it?' and wonders "Then who is it? Those maids?".

Maya smiles blushingly proud of herself as she knows her choice is right "The one who has been with me since my childhood?".

The woman raises her eyebrows again in surprise "Did Bhommi earn your trust so soon? I never thought she would be capable of this-".

Maya chuckles sheepishly "She is not capable of winning My trust anyway".

The woman's face turned serious hearing Maya and tilts her head suspiciously 'Did she… really choose the right one?'.

Maya smiles "The person I trust the most is Me. I would trust none other than me".

The woman gasps in wonder and smiles pleased understanding something.

'You are really a witty child, aren't you? No wonder you asked me to ask this wish to your younger self! You are not confident of your future self and tricked me to meet your younger self through this wishes?! Very well then! You choose to not lose even at this state?! I hope your brilliance pay you what you wished for…'.

The woman declares "So be it! And remember when you speak or try to ask anything vocally, you will be brought back to your present at once! You are only allowed to see your future!".

Maya almost trembled and gasps "Is this really happening to me?!".

The woman smiles lovingly 'I always adore the clever ones. Sometimes they try their everything in order to defeat their fate". She sighs with a faint smile "I wish you win in this battle, Child".

Maya frowns hearing the voice 'Win? Battle? Is she asking me to fight a battle?'.

"Now close your eyes. When you open them, you will find yourself in future. Remember. You will return at once if a word or sound escapes from your mouth".

Maya closes her eyes and nods nervously. She feels her cold sweats in her palms and clutches her fist tight.

'I wish I am not dreaming any of this!'.

For few more minutes, Maya waits for the voice to instruct her to open her eyes. She frowns hearing nothing and wonders 'Should I open my eyes? Should I ask? No.. What if I am in the future and I talked!! I would be the most stupidest creature alive if I did so!'.

"Your Majesty, Everyone is waiting for your presence!".

Maya frowns hearing Sarah's voice and opens her eyes 'How could she be here? she must be on her way to the Countryside Pavilion-".

Maya freezes seeing Sarah entering the chamber only then Maya gasps looking around 'Is this real?! I... am... in the future?'.

Sarah walks towards a window and stands next to a gigantic arm chair. Due to its size, Maya couldn't see the person sitting there yet. But she is sure that some Royal person is sitting there just by the posture of the person.

'May be it is Madam Mary?'.

Maya smiles looking around the place 'I am indeed in the future! But what is this place? I swear.. It must be the Royal Palace! Did I not escape from this place?!'.