NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)

BACK TO THE PALACE

"No Your Majesty, I will return to the palace. Is His Majesty planning to leave for Renhill city soon? If so, I will accompany the empress to return to the palace this afternoon." Madam Rose said as she looked towards Alvero who immediately nodded.

"Ok then, before it gets dark I have to get there. Come on, let's go now." Alvero got up from his seat and grabbed Deanda's hand, got her up from her seat and walked out of the cafe, so as not to see Madam Rose who glanced towards the toilet where she saw Alaya who had just come out from there.

"Your Majesty." Madam Rose hurriedly followed Alvero who had taken Deanda's hand, taking her out of the cafe.

Madam Rose's eyes briefly glanced back at Alaya, and she saw Alaya's eyes staring at the departure of Alvero and Deanda. It made the mistress feel relieved to see how Alvero and Deanda had already walked away as Alaya looked towards them.

Alvero who was standing next to the door of Deanda's car that was still open bent his body while bending his head into the car looked towards Deanda who was already sitting in the passenger seat while Madame Rose was sitting in the front, next to Ryan who was ready in the driver's seat.

"I'll call you when I get to Renhill. Call me when you're out at the palace." Alvero said as he peeked at Deanda's temple at a glance while stroking Deanda's back head gently.

"Ryan, be careful in driving! Madame Rose, scold Ryan if you dare to speed."

"Your Majesty." Both Ryan and Madam Rose immediately answered Alvero's orders.

"Mrs Rose, for tonight, have Emily and Ana stand guard at the door of our room in the palace!" Alvero deliberately gave the order that when he was not with Deanda, the doorkeepers of their room were female bodyguards, not male bodyguards.

"Your Majesty." Madam Rose returned to answer orders from Alvero who gently patted Deanda's upper back before moving away from the car door that Ernest finally closed.

"We must also leave for the city of Ernest Renhill!" Alvero said as he looked towards the car Deanda was riding in until the car moved away from him.

"Your Majesty." Ernest immediately answered Alvero's words while running around in the direction of Alvero's car he had prepared.

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As soon as Deanda enters the room that used to be Alvero's room with Madame Rose walking behind her, she goes, madam Rose immediately closed the door and followed Deanda who was sitting on the sofa near the door.

"Sit down, Madame Rose, what does Madam really want to talk to me about until it forces me to return to the palace?" Madame Rose who had just taken a sitting position in front of Deanda smiled as she observed Deanda's face that looked less bright than usual.

"Did the empress feel more happy living alone in the penthouse?" Hearing Madam Rose's question, Deanda only smiled faintly, in fact she was not worried about where to stay, but in the penthouse he felt freer than in the palace which had so many rules that most of them still did not master.

"The palace is the best place for the Empress especially when a king is not in his place, because that way an empress can help maintain the stability of the condition of the palace." Deanda again could only smile at what Madam Rose had said.

Lady Rose... You really love the palace and the members of the royal family. You really care. The dappers and princesses of Gracetian are lucky to have someone like you to teach them so much. But today my mood is really in a bad state.

"Grandma, did you think about the girl earlier? Foreign girl..."

"His name is Alaya, Mrs Rose..." Deanda said softly, and from the way Deanda mentioned the girl's name, Madam Rose could see clearly when Deanda was uncomfortable with Alaya and Alvero's incident at the cafe.

"Empress, it was from birth that I cared for the noble Alvero. And I know that you are the girl that whenever the noble tells me about you her eyes always look sparkling because they are happy. I've never seen a noble so enthusiastic and happy when he mentioned a girl's name, except your name. You don't have to worry about any girl around noble. They will not be able to shake the heart of the noble Alvero. I dare to guarantee that because I know very well who and anything about the noble Alvero. I know well who is noble Alvero." Deanda smiled at Madam Rose's words which inevitably comforted her a little.

"Her majesty Alvero is not a man with a sweet mouth like playboys who are good at seducing. He rarely expressed his affection in words. Perhaps few empresses had heard of such a glorious past that was so lacking in affection. Therefore do not be surprised if he is so possessive of you because it considers you so valuable to him. You are the only girl who makes her majesty willing to change and give up. With his stern attitude, his majesty is not one who can easily succumb, but from some of the events I have seen and heard.For your sake, his Excellency Alvero does not mind to budge. And the only reason that noble does that is because the noble loves you so much." Deanda fell silent while imagining her husband's handsome figure.

Deanda knew many events where Alvero often succumbed to him, starting from the case of Olivia who took gifts from Alvero, during their match at that time, and the, and even in their first night that ended in failure, Alvero even held himself up in such a way for his sake, not wanting to hurt him. Recalling that Deanda bit her lower lip, after which she returned a smile towards Madam Rose, this time with a more cheerful looking face, making Madam Rose smile with satisfaction had already managed to represent Alvero to calm her empress' heart.

"Sir, actually I deliberately invited you back to the palace to discuss something very important." Deanda immediately scrunched her forehead as soon as she heard Madam Rose's words.

"It's about the plaque I found in Vincent's noble room at the time, the plaque of a half-sun picture with the head of a roaring lion under the carving of the sun."

"Ah, yes." Deanda immediately bought her eyes a little so remembered about the plaque that had been entrusted by Madam Rose to him at that time.

"After her Majesty Alvero returns from Renhill, I hope the empress immediately gives the plaque to her highness Alvero. I'm sure it will help his Highness Alvero to continue the investigation into Vincent's noble assassination plot that time." Hearing the words from Madam Rose, Deanda instantly moved her body that was initially leaning forward, closer towards Madam Rose.

"Miss Rose...., what does the plaque actually mean? Why didn't we give it to His Holiness Alvero?" Deanda asked with a face that looked so curious.

"Can't, because if his highness Alvero sees the plaque, the noble one will definitely be emotional and act recklessly. The plaque will remind him of the worst event of his life. I don't want to spoil Alvero's noble mood before the wedding. Marrying the empress is the greatest wish of the noble Alvero, I certainly cannot ruin such a happy moment." Madam Rose said as she got up from her seat.

"Can't Madam explain to me the story behind the plaque?" Madam Rose immediately answered Deanda's question with a headband.

"Let the noble himself tell it to the empress. I'll go back to my place. The Empress had to rest enough to maintain the Empress' physical health in order to soon give birth to a healthy daughter's son to her highness Alvero. The empress must prepare herself as best she can when the noble returns to the palace." Madam Rose said as she got up from her seat and directly walked out of her room, leaving Deanda whose face was instantly flushed red and speechless hearing Madam Rose's words just now.

Die to me, what did Miss Rose just say. Why does that sound like a word of threat to me?

Deanda said inwardly as her hand held her chest that was pounding hard even just by imagining Alvero's kisses and friendly actions on her.