The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 257

Chapter 0257

I entered the dining room and sat down for breakfast across from Tiffany and Veronica and beside

Susie. Susie gave me a supportive smile.

“How’s Elva?” she asked.

“She was just exhausted,” I replied. “I let her sleep in this morning.” 1

“Oh good. I was worried.” When Susie said something like that, I believed her.

Jessica sat on Susie’s other side. She quietly ate her breakfast without making much fuss. However,

further down the table from her, Olivia and Lilliana were both glaring at me.

“I’m surprised the King let her stay,” Olivia said loudly to Lilliana, who agreed.

Tiffany rolled her eyes. “I wasn’t aware that was any of your business, Olivia. Maybe you should focus on

yourself.” Softer, to only Veronica and me, she grumbled, “Like usual.”

“Did you say something, Tiffany?” Olivia called.

“Nothing to worry about,” Tiffany replied.

Olivia frowned. Everyone went back to their breakfast.

Lilliana, however, did not seem as willing to let things go. “Piper’s behavior from the gala is inexcusable,

no matter what you say. She doesn’t deserve to even be eating breakfast with us, let alone, to stay in the

competition.”

“Let it go,” Veronica said.

“No,” Lilliana snapped. Her wilting flower façade had been crumbling for a while now. I noticed at the

gala last night. She’d glared more than usual when Nicholas’s back was turned. Usually she’d hide it

better.

I wondered if it had to do with how Nicholas had been giving Olivia and me more attention than he had

to her, when she had been the supposed favorite for so long. Lately, it seemed, she had been falling out of

favor.

“Could you imagine someone like that as Luna? Our Kingdom would be the laughing stock of the entire

continent. She’s a disgrace, An embarrassment. Someone should show her the door before she makes

everything worse.”

be you, Lilliana?” said Nicholas from the

Lilliana instantly paled.

into her hand. Veronica

herself off her chair. “Oh, Prince Nicholas, you must have

her eyes wide and

on him before. Usually

This time, he glowered.

judge my hearing, as you have judged Piper?”

“N–no… Of course not…”

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competition, and no one especially not you

her to stay. Or perhaps you feel yourself above the

in her

Please, return to your breakfast.” Nicholas glared at her,

obeyed him. Then he turned to me. “I would escort you back to your room, Piper,

are ready to go.”

my plate away

other, then I accepted Nicholas’s

me from

in the hallway,

had no right saying

was talking about Jane,” I

Nicholas replied. “From what I’ve been able to tell, she’s resented you

while.”

tilted my head and looked at him sideways. I didn’t think he’d been able to see through

veneer.

hide her disdain as well as she

assent. “Is she still

to know the

somewhat.

it was all only temporary, and that I was playing with fire. But I still couldn’t stay away.

how much it

me. “She was

thing. I had no reason to think that meant I was his favorite

I…” I didn’t know what to

Piper,” he said. I guessed

the kindest man I had ever met by fair. Brave and strong. Valiant,

sense of justice.

make a great King.

to see him as both. I would

to the staircase, Nicholas pulled

arms and kissed

against his mouth.

wait anymore,” he said, like that was reason

kiss me again,” I said. “Make it last until next

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