บท 99: Pillow fight

Although Williams had suspected that this was the reason the queen had asked to see him, hearing her ask the question caused his heart to skip a beat. The last thing he wanted was to cause trouble for either himself or Paulina. He knew that Susan had been right. Both their father and the Queen could be really ruthless, and they wouldn't mind getting rid of Paulina if they so much as suspected that he had something to do with the girl. 

"Nothing is going on between us, my queen," Williams said, and the queen raised a brow.

"Nothing?" She asked, sounding rather disappointed.

"Yes, my queen."

"But that's not what the others around the palace are thinking. You know that, right?"

"Yes, your majesty. I only let her serve me while I paint because she seemed to have little knowledge about it, unlike the other maids," Williams explained.