NOT THE USUAL CINDERELLA (Season 2)
LUNCH
"Good day, Your Majesty."
Once Alvero had straightened his body back up and stood straight beside where Deanda was sitting while his left hand held the back of Deanda's chair, both Cleosa, Clare, were, nor did Abella immediately rise from her seat and give their salute as well as a good afternoon greeting that they had not been able to do because Alvero forbade them to do that.
"Is your luncheon over?" Alvero asked as he moved his hand to the three girls in front of him to stop their salute.
"Just finished Your Majesty." Abella quickly answered Alvero's question, glancing at the table in front of Deanda, where a glass of juice and a piece of strawberry cake seemed intact, untouched at all.
Seeing that Alvero can only smile while holding his breath, trying to guess why it looks like today Deanda's mood looks less good, so that makes him who usually likes cake look not to touch the cake at all.
"Ooo, is that it? Then I should take the empress away from here. There's something we need to do." Alvero said as he extended his hand towards Deanda.
"Ernest and Miss Rose are waiting for us at the penthouse. We need to get there right now. Madame Rose said there was something important to tell the both of us." Alvero said softly as he looked at Deanda who looked pensive and did not immediately welcome her outstretched hand.
"Sorry guys, I have to go with your majesty. Your lunch hour is almost over anyway. Thanks for the time. Next time we'll set it up so we can regroup together." Deanda would not want to immediately put her palm into Alvero's hand that was still outstretched towards him.
As soon as Deanda's hand was over his palm, Alvero immediately clasped his wife's hand tightly.
"For everything.... I'll go first, see you next time." Hearing Deanda's words, the three friends immediately nodded their heads.
"Good afternoon Empress Deanda." The three girls immediately said their greetings and paid their respects, making Deanda only able to immediately move her hand as a sign of receiving their salute.
If only allowed, Deanda felt much more comfortable if the three friends called her by her name directly, but it seems that it will only cause trouble because of her current status as Gracetian's empress since she married Alvero who is the king of Gracetian.
Along their way to the penthouse, not a second Alvero let Deanda's hand out of his hand. It made some servants who met with them immediately smiled while whispering to see how their king's overprotective attitude towards his queen.
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"I'll take the queen to lunch first, after that we'll discuss our business." Once at his penthouse, Alvero immediately said to Ernest and Madame Rose who were waiting for the arrival of the two of them.
Hearing Ernest's words, Alvero who was still holding Deanda's hand immediately invited him to walk towards the dining room that had the penthouse. As soon as he reached the table and saw the amount of food available, Deanda immediately looked towards Ernest.
"Where did you order all these dishes from, Ernest? Why so much?"
"From the restaurant in the hotel owned by Prince Enzo, the Empress. His Majesty Alvero who asked me to prepare it, was assisted by Madame Rose and the servants." Ernest answered Deanda's question with a smile on his face.
Hearing Ernest's reply, Deanda could only hold her breath for a moment, then grabbed a glass filled with mineral water and drank it. Seeing Deanda's attitude, especially in the cafeteria even Deanda did not touch the juice and cake at all, Alvero immediately scrunched his forehead.
"Why are you wetty today? Are you not healthy? Looks like your appetite is really bad today?" As soon as the series of questions from Alvero looked worried, Deanda immediately replied to Alvero's question with a faint smile.
"Mrs Rose is a great person when it comes to herbal medicines. If you need something to restore your strength or something goes wrong with your body, you can ask Miss Rose to help you with the medicine." Alvero said as he glanced towards Madame Rose who was standing not far from the dining table.
"I'm fine, Your Majesty." Deanda said quietly as she again sipped the mineral water in her glass.
Hearing Alvero mention her name, Madam Rose immediately walked over towards the dining table.
"Your Majesty, the unpleasant taste that arises in the body is not only due to illness, but sometimes also because the mind and heart are not calm." Madam Rose said as she filled the small bowl in front of Deanda with soup.
"Ooo, that? If so, what's bothering you sweetie? In the cafeteria you left your juices and cakes untouched." Alvero said as he took the food from the serving plate, moving it to his plate.
"No, Your Honor, I may just feel tired. Everything will be fine after I rest. O yes Mrs Rose, what if Madame Rose comes without telling you first?" Deanda deliberately tried to divert the conversation so that Alvero no longer concerned himself who today looks lethargic since the incident.
"His Majesty Alvero should be more sensitive and pay attention to the surrounding conditions, including the condition of the empress. There might be an incident that made the empress feel unsettled and depressed today. His Majesty Alvero should know that sudden emotional changes can interfere with the health of the empress. Eat this soup so that the queen feels comfortable in the stomach." Madam Rose who had filled Deanda's bowl with asparagus soup immediately thrust it towards Deanda.
"This asparagus soup I purposely ordered for the empress. His Majesty has told me that in the future I must pay more attention to the meal menu for the empress. I hope that with the menus that I specifically arrange, contain important substances to strengthen and nourish the consort's content, in the near future the empress can contain a successor to the Gracetian kingdom." Hearing the words of Madam Rose, Deanda almost spouted a drink from her mouth that had not been swallowed by her neck.
