Chapitre 34: The Girl Is Drunk
"You seem nervous. Shall I invite your sister too, my lady." Edward stared at Olivia with a playful smile on his face. Olivia paused briefly. She had not expected Edward to only invite her in his cabin and more than that, she had never expected Oriana to accept the offer.
In her past life, it did not happen. They have seen the drama together. She had been so silent that she had been ignored most of the time.
But now, his eyes were on her only.
"I am just nervous, your highness. It is my first time meeting royalty." Olivia smiled sweetly like a naive child but the glint in his eyes told her that he did not take the excuse.
"Yet, you seem strangely comfortable in my presence that you have started eating at some point and even leaning on your sofa comfortably." Edward chuckled looking at her widening eyes. Her hands paused on the next macron.
Did girls eat that much? It was his first time seeing a woman actually eating leisurely.
"Ah, I am not complaining. You can have another one. I will ask the staff to refill your plate." his lips curled. As if he waited for her to let go of the macron and apologize and then explain how she did not eat this much normally. It was only because she was nervous. Then he would hold her hands and tell her that she did not need to be nervous.
But..
"Thank you, your highness." his eyes twitched as she nodded and picked up that macron. She ate it leisurely like before. Even the alertness on her face stayed momentarily when he asked the question.
"You must enjoy the macrons too much, my lady." he finally looked back at the stage.
A man was fighting with the knights to save his beloved. He felt bored instantly. Would a prince fight with his own knights for his maid? Who fell in love with a commoner and wanted to make her queen when he could have her as a concubine!
"These dramas exaggerate love and its value." Edward paused. He titled his head to turn to look at her again. Did she read his thoughts?
"Is that so? I thought girls your age believe in true love?" He studied her face. There might be a chance that she came prepared and only speaking to earn brownie points.
Olivia smiled wryly as if she had suffered by that concept.
"I only believe in love between equals, your highness. I know a prince would not be a fool to destroy the whole empire because he loved a pauper. It is responsibility to think about his empire's welfare first. Love is just a fleeting emotion. Who knows if he could even feel it after killing so many people for it." there was a hint of sadness on her face as she spoke the last line.
Edward rose his brow. He had never seen a girl this comfortable in their first meeting. As if they were old lost friends.
"Isn't it strange my lady! You do not believe in love yet you are here to seduce me so that i fall in love with you." though he laughed, his voice was cold with a hint of frostiness in his eyes.
"Ah! Is that how it looked, your highness. I am only here out of obligation toward my sister. And I thought you were giving her a face because she is close to her majesty. How could you.." she finally turned to look at him.
Her green eyes sparkled in the dark room and for a second he was taken aback by the flush on her face. She looked enticing.
"How could you be seduced that easily, your highness." she grinned and he frowned.
"What are you eating so far, my lady. Can I try one too?" Olivia's brows furrowed. She tilted her head to notice that his side of macrons were untouched.
"Are you trying to steal the share of a lady, your highness?" steal?! Edwanrd blinked and looked helpless for a second.
"Oh my! I thought I was only sharing it. Could it be that you are stingy, my lady?" he laughed softly but Olivia did not look convinced.
Edward rolled his eyes and leaned to pick up a macron but Olivia picked up the plate and pulled it away. He looked dumbfounded.
"Ha! Hahaha! This is the first time someone has snatched food from me, my lady. You sure are courageous." Nora blushed as she looked at the plate in her hands.
She did not know why she did it. She shook her head but felt a strange dizziness. Edward noticed his confusion and took its benefit.
He snatched the plate from her and picked up the macton.
"You are despicable, your highness." Olivia frowned as she noticed the last macron of her plate was taken just like that.
She bit her lips to hide her grievance but Edward noticed how she bit on her lips. Did she have any idea how enticing she looked?
He had come here because of her sister? Nah! He is not that kind of gullible. He had noticed how she had taken a stand for the child in the party. He wanted to see if she really had that backbone or it was just a stunt to get free publicity at the expense of her sister.
He was going to test her. But in her state, she was really being a daredevil. Who knew what she would do in her test? But why?
He stared at the macron with narrowed eyes and tasted it. A strong smell of red wine and its taste filled his mouth.
It was not sweet. It was alcohol. A strong one at that. No wonder the woman was so at ease that she could even bite him if she got a chance.
"My lady, it is getting late. Shall I drop you to your sister's room?" he asked standing up but the woman only frowned and shook her head.
"How stingy of you! I am not leaving without my macrons!."
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