Chapter 186: Women of envy
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Emily stood still with a stiff expression, staring at the space where Raylen had been standing just moments ago. She swiftly downed both glasses and then set off in search of the powder room. The skin around her neck was still red, and as soon as she located the powder room, she hurriedly slipped inside.
"Lily, over here," Janelle called from where she was sitting before a mirror, patting the empty seat next to her. "Forgive me for taking such a long time to return. I wanted to fix my hair."
"It’s no problem," Emily murmured.
"Is everything alright?" Janelle inquired with concern in her voice upon noticing the princess’s preoccupied demeanour.
Emily offered a reassuring smile and replied, "Yes." She then proceeded to open the small drawers beneath the mirror and said, "I am searching for a pin. Ah, found one."
One of the women in the room overheard their conversation and remarked, "It is quite strange that, being the king’s niece, you haven’t been provided with a decent gown."
Emily and Janelle both turned to face the woman sitting behind them. The princess asked,
"Were you talking to me?"
The woman wore a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, and she asked, "You are searching for a pin to fix your sleeve?" Her eyes shifted to look at Emily’s hand resting on her shoulder. "It makes one question whether you two are truly related, or if there is something you might be hiding, as though you are secretly living with him?"