The murmurs and whispers among the wicked gossipers became louder as the party progressed. Finally, Karenina couldn't take it anymore. She downed her wine and snorted in annoyance.
Karenina was getting more and more determined to make the king sleep with her. After tonight, Nicholas would have no choice but to marry her. She would prove to those people that she would not be a withered flower who was tossed to the ground.
Several guests were seen crowded around a table where Queen Marianne was doing something so peculiar. At that moment, she was playing tricks with Luciel and Jan, the children of the Duke and Duchess Romanov.
"Now, can you guess where it is now?" Queen Marianne asked Luciel and Jan with a beaming face. She had quickly shuffled some of the cups on the table where she hid a gold coin.
"Here," Luciel and Jan answered in unison and pointed at one of the cups.
"Are you sure?" The queen raised an eyebrow playfully.