NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)

MINE MARK

"Good day, Your Majesty." As soon as the door was opened by Alvero, both Evan and Danella immediately said good afternoon and gave a salute to Alvero who immediately gave a sign that he received their respect.

"Good day, welcome, please come in." Alvero immediately invited the two of them into his penthouse.

Erich and Ernest, who were standing behind Danella and Evan, stepped inside, but stood some distance away in one corner of Alvero's private penthouse living room in a standby manner.

Deanda who had finished doing what Alvero had asked for immediately returned to the living room and purposely untied her long hair, reaching her waist. While passing through the mirror near the table where Alvero told him to put the soup was accidentally Deanda saw a red mark on his neck due to Alvero's previous actions, make it quickly Deanda untied her hair to cover up the red mark if you don't want to get embarrassed if anyone else sees it, let alone Danella or Evan.

Your Majesty, did you intentionally do this so that others would know that I am yours? Not only the whole Gracetian people, many people from other countries also know that we are married without having to give a noble stamp of ownership like this.

Deanda grumbled a little in her heart, not that she was not willing to do what Alvero just now, but that she thought more of her embarrassment if someone else saw the sign, even though Deanda knew for Alvero and her that sign was a sign of their love.

"Good day, Empress." As soon as Deanda walked closer towards the living room, Evan and Danella immediately gave their greetings and salutes to Deanda whose current status was no longer an ordinary girl, but a Gracetian empress.

"Congratulations. noon." Deanda answered Evan and Danella's greeting in doubt, because in the past, it should have been him who paid their respects.

Alvero, who saw Deanda deciphering her hair, did not want to buy her eyes, not because she objected to Deanda trying to cover up the mark she had just made on the neck of her white, smooth-skinned wife, but because with her hair, the feminine impression of Deanda looks so prominent, thus affirming the beauty it has.

If only this time was not an important plan that I should discuss with duke Evan for the future of Gracetian, I will carry you and take you to the room so that this afternoon you do not have to show yourself to Evan, showing how beautiful and charming you are. It feels really annoying to see how the eyes of the men look at you with their dazzled gazes. Don't they know that now you are mine?

Alvero could only grumble inwardly, though, feeling unwilling Deanda appeared so beautiful in front of Evan that still made her feel an uncomfortable feeling in her chest when she saw the green eyes Evan could not hide her admiration while staring at her empress. And of course it happens because until now, Evan still thinks that Alvero only uses his marriage to Deanda for his sake to reach the throne, not because Alvero really loves Deanda, as Evan still hopes for a time, Deanda will be a free-again girl when her marriage contract with Alvero expires, and she can become the man who becomes the last port where Deanda's heart rests.

"It's great to see you again Duchess Danella." Deanda drew closer to Danella who, since seeing the beautiful figure of Deanda, continued to smile, like a mother meeting her daughter who had not visited her for a long time.

Although Danella knows that Deanda is married to Alvero, which means it is no longer possible for her to expect Deanda to be her daughter-in-law, the wife of her son Evan.... But Danella who already likes Deanda as much as her own child can not easily release her feelings of regret to Deanda.

"Of course, honey. I miss you too." Danella said as she opened her arms, then moved to hug Deanda and stroke her back. In the end Danella could not bear to be stiff with Deanda.

Even during Evan's out-of-town stint, since Danella knew Deanda, Danella loved to invite Deanda to her house or take Deanda out shopping. Precisely when Evan is in the city of Tavisha, usually Deanda will subtly refuse Danella's invitation, and Danella is quite memorized by Deanda's habits, so if there is Evan in the city of Tavisha, the, instead, Danella can be said to almost never invite Danella to come home or accompany her shopping. Deanda's polite attitude is one of the reasons Danella likes the girl so much and had thought to make her a son-in-law.

"I've also missed you Duchess Danella, as well as the fruit pie you've always made for me." Deanda said softly as she warmly returned Danella's embrace.

(Pastei or Pai (in Dutch: pastei; english: pie) is a food consisting of pastry skins and various contents. The contents of the pastei can be fruit, meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, chocolate, kustar, nuts, and others. Pastei that contains fruit is usually a thick liquid sweetened like jam or cut into cubes and then baked together with the paste skin. Fruit pastei is usually served with ice cream, called a la fashion. Australian meat pastei is considered the national food of Australia, containing beef and thick gravy (gravy). Adelaide's signature dish is pumice pastei (pie floater). In Indonesia, the famous milk pie (milk pastei) comes from Bali. In contrast to pasties in general, milk pies are smaller in size and the edges tend to be thin and dry so they can last for 5 days at room temperature. In the middle of the pie is usually added yellow cream or jam).

Alvero's soft deheman voice makes Deanda and Danella let each other out of their arms. Deanda had to hold back her gelatinous smile a glimpse of Alvero's eyes glancing at her with an as if jealous look at the friendly embrace between her and Danella.

Wahhh, really my husband is. Even a woman can make him so jealous, really like a child.

Deanda muttered softly in her heart, not seeing that Alvero's jealous glances were not to Danella, but to Evan who seemed happy to see her mother's closeness to Deanda.

"Let's enjoy our lunch now." Alvero said as he approached Deanda, and in a quick motion, immediately wrapped his arms around Deanda's back and led her to walk towards the dining room where, minutes after Evan and Danella arrived, Abella and Alea come there and arrange a fancy lunch menu on Alvero's penthouse dining room table.

Seeing how friendly Alvero was showing Deanda, Evan slightly held his breath, and quickly turned his eyes away from the sight, staring at Danella's face who was looking at him, so Evan hurriedly silenced the smile on his face so as not to make his mother feel anxious, and showed that he could control his current feelings.