NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)
MRS ROSE'S PLAN (3)
"Since noon you've made me face the rest of the royal family at the dinner table. I really feel uncomfortable. You know there's a lot I don't understand about ordinances in the palace. It really frustrates me." Deanda said while remembering about the lunch where she chose to stay quiet more without any intention of following the light talk at the dinner table, although there was actually Tira who since she had entered the dining room had deliberately always been nearby, did not let Dion take the opportunity to approach Deanda when Alvero was not with her.
Apart from Deanda not wanting to make a mistake when there was no Alvero next to her, her heart was still uncomfortable because of the incident this morning at the R&D office&D which to Deanda to date still raises many big questions in his heart. Why is his desk occupied by Alaya and why Alvero follows him to the R&D room instead of the penthouse, alvero himself said that Madame Rose had given him the info that she had gone to the Adalvino office building because there was something left in the penthouse.
Besides, Deanda was curious and wanted to know what exactly Alvero was talking about with Robert. However, to start asking that, it felt like Deanda still felt so uncomfortable because until now Alvero's status as the Gracetian king made him feel at a distance with Alvero, making him feel unable to act at will.
"I will do whatever you ask. But can I ask for one thing? Sweety.. tell me you love me. Love me so much." Alvero said as her hazel eyes looked at Deanda with a teasing look, her lips turning a smile with a hopeful face.
"Ah... I have to go back to the kitchen for a while before dinner starts. I promised Mrs Rose to help check the preparations." Deanda said as she got up from her seat, moving away from Alvero's reach which made her chest shake again and made her so nervous.
Alvero deliberately remained sitting in his place while looking at Deanda with an amused face seeing how nervous Deanda was because of her request just now.
If my business with Evan is done, I'll make sure we spend a lot of time together. Hah, I have to finish it immediately with Evan in order for the next few days, I can really enjoy my honeymoon with you. We can do a lot of things both.
Alvero said inwardly as he got up from his seat and walked back to his desk.
"Alright, you can meet Madame Rose now. We'll meet at Sweety's dinner table. I'll finish my work soon, hopefully before dinner, we're done, so I can spend some time with you soon." Alvero said as he returned to his desk, struggling with his laptop and phone, calling Ernest and Erich back to work with him.
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Deanda glanced towards the direction of the palace dining hall door while slightly sighing. The dinner hour had almost begun in less than a minute, but Alvero had not yet appeared in the palace's dining room. At first glance Deanda glanced towards the chair at the dining table that was devoted to Alvero as the present Gracetian king. The chair that Vincent used to occupy.
They had all prepared with their plates in front of them, all the servants had already retreated away because dinner was about to begin when Deanda heard footsteps approaching, and the waiters were already back away, making him with a soaring heart startled with pleasure, suddenly turned to look towards the dining room door. But what was seen was precisely the figure of Enzo who immediately approached towards him, and immediately bent his body, right next to Deanda sitting.
"The Empress, noble Alvero left a message for the empress to lead the dinner today because there is still something to be completed by her highness Alvero, and it cannot be delayed." Hearing Enzo's soft words, Deanda could only hold her breath, feeling a little disappointed and uncomfortable as she had to lead the dinner today.
Finally inevitably Deanda was forced to lead dinner today. At first glance, some of the faces seemed to pay close attention to what he was doing when he took out the words to open dinner today, some looked unconcerned, because Deanda knew some of them still considered her a village girl so that when there was no Alvero nearby they were clearly seen staring at Deanda with a look of disdain. On the other hand, Desya still looked at Deanda with a cynical look, while Dion with a clearly visible gaze was eager to get a chance to get close to her.
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They had all finished their meal and started to leave the dining table, including Tira and Enzo. Yet. Deanda chose to stay in her place while looking at her phone screen, replying to a message from Abella asking why she had been to Adalvino's office without greeting her. And on that occasion Deanda asked Abella what had happened to her desk so that it was handed over to Alaya Stein.
I don't know exactly what's going on, but according to the news grape I heard, when you get back to work after your honeymoon, your office will be moved. But to me it makes perfect sense. As Gracetian's consort, you will definitely get a much better office than before. Ah, you may not know yet, the girl who replaced you named Alaya Stein, she is a very beautiful and friendly girl, not arrogant even though smart. She's a nice girl, you'll love her too.
Deanda took a deep breath reading the message from Abella. Deanda's eyes were still glued to the mobile screen on the dining table with her mind a little floating so that she did not notice when Alvero stood behind her chair and bent her body, so that her head was next to Deanda's face, who was so aware that there was someone nearby immediately gasped in shock.
"Why do you daydream alone at the dinner table? My work just finished. Will you accompany me to dinner here for a minute?" Alvero said with a smile and re-enforced his body, making Deanda have to raise her head in order to see Alvero's face, which because of its position so close to the smell of fresh perfumes from Alvero's body immediately greeted his nose, moreover, it seems that Alvero has just finished bathing, adding to the fresh smell of her perfume mixed with the fresh smell of her soap, which she has been given, making Deanda deliberately take a deep breath to enjoy the fragrant smell of her husband's body while enjoying the presence of the handsome male figure.
Without waiting for an answer from Deanda, Alvero immediately sat down on the empty seat beside Deanda, not his seat of greatness as the Gracetian king. Deanda herself though did not answer Alvero's request, she remained seated in her original place, indicating that she was willing to accompany Alvero to enjoy her late dinner.
Not long after, Madam Rose came along with some waiters, served some new and still hot dishes in front of Alvero, as well as a glass of fruit juice for Deanda.
"I've had Madame Rose's dinner." Deanda said as she pushed the glass filled with fruit juice that was in front of her, to be honest, her appetite today was so bad because of her bad mood today.
"Just a glass of empress fruit juice. You can drink it while accompanying his highness Alvero to spend his dinner. Fruit juice is good for digestive health and your skin." Madam Rose again pushed the cup filled with fruit juice to Deanda who eventually relented and grabbed the glass.
Madame Rose, waiting for Alvero to finish her dinner, stood behind the chair of Alvero enjoying her dinner and Deanda, who was seen with ogah-ogahan, drank her juice. Seeing that Deanda finally wanted to drink her fruit juice, Madam Rose immediately silenced the satisfied smile on her lips, hoping that Deanda would immediately finish the fruit juice until the last drop.
Deanda himself, though feeling a bit of a strange taste of the fruit juice, chose to keep drinking it without the slightest suspicion.
