1 wished I could tell him that I understood he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to do so.

“Everyone needs to know their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda said.

The King nodded.

The Queen decided to change the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m sure it is delicious.”

“Mother, perhaps you shouldn’t –”

“Quiet, Julian,” she said.

Julian lowered his head, unusually cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though, as if he

was about to watch his own revenge unfold.

She bit into it. Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew. Eventually she s

the bite down. She did not go for a second.

swallowed

The King who had been carefully watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and nibbled on the edge.

Linda offered eggs to the princes. They all refused, even Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought. I truly knew so little about him.

“This is…” The King struggled for a word.

“Vile? Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

“Spoiled?” Nicholas added, without so much joy as Julian.

The Queen pressed one hand to her stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched forward, like she

might be sick.

Immediately, the King turned toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out of here!”

The producers complied at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.

I had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass for the Queen. She refused to

accept it from me.

“My Queen?” the King asked.

She shook her head. The King waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly scurried to get her away

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The event is now ended.“.

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his head. “What

scoffed. “The Queen is

Nathan

King wasted no more time. He left Nathan and the princes standing

chasing his wife.

announced the end of the event to all the girls. Those that had

a crowd formed around my table.

son this ha

happened.”

under the sudden pressure. “Piper is the reason

did you reason that

seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was Olivia, who insisted

was the best.

began to read, standing further away than the

she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to overcompensate with

Linda

complicated dish, but I

as an insult and fire more insults at me.

fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot

out some ice.”

Linda snapped. “If I had a more competent

have happened.”

“I had nothing to do with your half of the table.”

supposed to

understood he meant his words and that

nobility and commoner alike,” Linda said.

The King nodded.

subject, “I will try the egg

you shouldn’t –”

she

“Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though,

about to watch his own revenge

Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew.

bite down. She did not go

swallowed

her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath,

previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps

King struggled for

Repulsive?” Julian

added, without so much

pressed one hand to her stomach and the other to her mouth. She

might be sick.

toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out of here!”

at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.

a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass for the Queen. She

it from me.

the King asked.

her head. The King waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly

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event is now ended.“.

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