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.”

should be you, Lilliana?” said

Lilliana instantly paled.

into her hand. Veronica

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

eyes wide and

on him before. Usually

This time, he glowered.

also attempting to judge my hearing, as

“N–no… Of course not…”

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her spot in this competition, and no one especially not you can

allowed her to stay.

in her eyes. “Please, hear me out,

breakfast.” Nicholas glared at her, until she

me. “I would escort you back

are ready to go.”

plate away

each other, then I accepted Nicholas’s arm and let

me from

in the hallway, I

right saying

talking about Jane,”

not so sure she was,” Nicholas replied. “From what I’ve been able to tell, she’s

while.”

my head and looked at him sideways. I didn’t think he’d

veneer.

disdain as well as

assent. “Is she still your

to

somewhat.

all only temporary, and that I was playing with fire.

how much it

me. “She

had no reason to think that meant I was his favorite instead, except the intense focus of his gaze, the way he

didn’t know what

I guessed I didn’t need

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

sense of justice.

a great King.

I would be able to see him as both. I would have to

to the staircase, Nicholas pulled me into an alcove. In the shadow of

his arms and kissed me until I was

mouth. “What was

anymore,” he said, like that was reason enough.

said. “Make it last until

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