NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)

FAMILY MEETING ROOM PALACE

“Wait for me to solve Desya's problem while also re-gathering my energy to pamper you.” Alvero again continued his talk which actually made Deanda's face more red and nervous.

“Ah... it is better that we immediately return to the palace now before the day gets late.” Deanda tried to curl up, not responding to Alvero's words, while stepping towards the bathroom, making Alvero laugh amusedly.

“Sweety…. Do not hesitate to ask for my help if you again have difficulty wearing your riding clothes like this morning!” Alvero screamed a bit as soon as he saw Deanda's figure disappear behind the door and close the bathroom door.

Deanda was still able to hear Alvero's words clearly right before entering the bathroom… as soon as she closed the bathroom door for a while Deanda stood up while leaning behind the bathroom door with a happy smile hung on her face.

My Al's…. I love you my Al. Thank you for your amazing love to me.

(My Al. I love you my Al. Thank you for your wonderful love for me).

Deanda whispered softly in her heart while holding her chest that was pounding hard as she recalled what had happened to the two of them this while after they were married… what they did together this morning. Even Deanda doesn't believe they do such a thing more than once, and even then Deanda has to honestly admit that she won't mind doing it again in the future with her beloved husband. And the more days it felt like he was falling in love with Alvero.

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Once at the palace, without changing their riding clothes, Alvero immediately stepped towards the meeting room of the palace family, where before they reached the palace, Alvero immediately stepped into the palace, Alvero had already invited the members of the royal family of the palace dwellers to attend the meeting room.

The stormy atmosphere was visible within the meeting room of the palace family. Almost everyone present seemed noisy as everyone was talking to each other trying to guess what had happened until Alvero as the king gathered them in this place, although in fact they can guess because the news about the incident this morning has spread to all corners of the palace.

In that place were only two figures of people who seemed to be silent fixated on his place with restless faces.

Although Desya and Eliana did not sit side by side because the sitting position in the meeting room of the palace family must be in order of their status and position according to the order of the royal hierarchy, but they both seemed equally silent. Desya, who has the status of a Gracetian princess because Eliana is married to Vincent, sits some distance away from Eliana, because above Desya's position there are still princesses and princes Adalvino who have blood lineage Adalvino, so it has a status above Desya.

As soon as the figure of Deanda as empress entered the family meeting room along with Alvero as the Gracetian king who had the highest power in the country, everyone immediately fell silent and sat quietly in their respective positions.

Ernest swiftly drew a special seat that was only intended and allowed to be occupied by a Gracetian king. As for Deanda herself, one of the bodyguards also swiftly pulled a chair that was right next to Alvero which was also specially reserved for a Gracetian royal consort.

After he finished his duties, both Ernest and the bodyguard immediately walked away, out of the meeting room of the palace family and stood in a standby manner in front of the closed door, so that in the meeting room of the palace family were only members of the royal family.

“Good afternoon.”

“Good afternoon Your Highness.” Everyone in the room immediately answered Alvero's greeting, not least Eliana and Desya whose faces looked so nervous and did not dare to look at Alvero and Deanda.

Although the invitation to this afternoon meeting was done by Alvero without telling others what to talk about at this meeting. But, the splashy news about the white angel tragedy has become something that is known by all members of the royal family. And for Desya herself, who had received a report from her accomplices, she could guess with certainty that Alvero already knew what was really going on and who was the culprit, moreover, Desya had heard that the exclusive royal guard team itself intervened in preventing and thwarting the efforts of his men to kidnap the children and wives of horse stable officers to be held hostage.

From that Desya knew clearly that this time he would not be able to convict and avoid any punishment that would be imposed by Alvero to him.

“You must have heard what happened at the stables this morning. There was someone who tried to harm Empress Deanda by deliberately giving upholstery nails to the saddle of white angel, a horse ridden by the empress.” Hearing Alvero's words, some people immediately nodded their heads without making a sound, some of them seemed silent because they felt confused with Eliana, who had however been Gracetian's consort and some of the members of the royal family were her allies, the ones who sided with her secretly.

“Alright, something like this we don't need to extend anymore. I'll make a formal decision on what happened. But I don't want to be a petty king, who punishes without listening to the pleadings of the cheering ones. Princess Desya, from the witness and the evidence that you have been declared legitimate as the main mastermind of the incident this morning. Is there any self-defense you would like to present in front of everyone present? Or maybe even a denial of the allegations?” Hearing Alvero's question spoken in a firm tone to Desya, everyone fell silent with eyes glancing towards Desya who could only be speechless with their heads bowed.

“Your Highness, princess Desya is just a girl with her spoiled nature, and maybe she also has a deficiency in her insight so doing something unconscious will be fatal.” After some time Desya remained silent, finally Eliana tried to represent Desya to defend herself.

“Is that? If the spoiled attitude of a Gracetian princess is considered as not an ordinary thing… what would the people say if they heard such a statement while every attitude and conduct of a princess should be a role model for many? Then how does a queen mother educate her daughter to make her a spoiled princess? Does that mean his guilt on this case can I pass on to the queen mother? Less insight? Then where did Desya's daughter go during her duties to learn all the important manners and rules in acting and acting as a Gracetian princess? Has Desya's daughter always been ditching when there's a lesson about it? Or indeed he has never been serious in learning?” Hearing the scathing words from Alvero, Eliana's hands clenched tightly to hold back her anger, because what Alvero said just now besides sounding spicy, also dropped her pride as a mother as well as as a queen mother.