Chapter 133
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 ce, nobility andmoner 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 ncing 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?” Nichs 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 producersplied at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.
I had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a ss for the Queen. She refused to
ept 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.“.
+15 BONUS
“Your Majesty.” Nathan bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet to participate?”
“What of them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught else matters but that.”
“Of course, sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.
The King wasted no more time. He left Nathan and the princes standing there, and hurried into the
pce, chasing his wife.
When he was gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the girls. Those that had yet to be
judged were outraged, and a crowd formed around my table.
son this ha
happened.”
“Don’t look at me,” Linda said, scoffing under the sudden pressure. “Piper is the reason
“And just how did you reason that out?” Julian said.
He and Nichs had stayed nearby, listening to theints of the girls. It truly did seem unfair, that
they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was Olivia, who insisted her
appetizer
was the best.
Joyce had pulled out a book and began to read, standing further away than the rest.
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“Simple. If she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to ovepensate with a more
I wasn’t sure what about deviled eggs made it aplicated dish, but I knew that if I suggested that,
she would take it as an insult and fire more insults at me.
“Each of our foods was fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning sunlight. If we had
thought to put out some ice.”
“I can’t think of everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had a morepetent partner, then none of this would
have happened.”
I stood my ground. “I had nothing to do with your half of the table.”
“Am I supposed to belie
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 ce, nobility andmoner 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 ncing 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?” Nichs 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 producersplied at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.
I had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a ss for the Queen. She refused to
ept 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
1/3
The event is now ended.“.
+15 BONUS
“Your Majesty.” Nathan bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet to participate?”
“What of them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught else matters but that.”
“Of course, sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.
The King wasted no more time. He left Nathan and the princes standing there, and hurried into the
pce, chasing his wife.
When he was gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the girls. Those that had yet to be
judged were outraged, and a crowd formed around my table.
son this ha
happened.”
“Don’t look at me,” Linda said, scoffing under the sudden pressure. “Piper is the reason
“And just how did you reason that out?” Julian said.
He and Nichs had stayed nearby, listening to theints of the girls. It truly did seem unfair, that
they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was Olivia, who insisted her
appetizer
was the best.
Joyce had pulled out a book and began to read, standing further away than the rest.
“Simple. If she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to ovepensate with a more
I wasn’t sure what about deviled eggs made it aplicated dish, but I knew that if I suggested that,
she would take it as an insult and fire more insults at me.
“Each of our foods was fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning sunlight. If we had
thought to put out some ice.”
“I can’t think of everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had a morepetent partner, then none of this would
have happened.”
I stood my ground. “I had nothing to do with your half of the table.”
“Am I supposed to believe that? Maybe it wasn’t the ice that we needed, Piper. Maybe this was your
n
from the start.”
“What are you talking about?”
Around us the girls began to whisper.
ve that? Maybe it wasn’t the ice that we needed, Piper. Maybe this was your n
from the start.”
“What are you talking about?”
Around us the girls began to whisper.