Chapter 170
"What is this crap? You mean to embarrass me don’t you?" Fraser yelled at his third tailor. No one could get the idea in his head created to his liking. They all presented him with an outfit similar to the ones past kings had when they were crowned king. He wanted to be different. He wanted to stand out. "Get out of my sight. How am I supposed to get my portrait done wearing this filth?" He asked, tossing the waste of material onto the floor.
"P-please allow me to fix it," the tailor said, getting down on his knees to apologize and pick up what he worked hard on.
"Fix it? You should be happy I don’t have your head for wasting my time. Leave before I throw you in the dungeon," said Fraser.
Beth watched from the shadows as her son failed before he was crowned king. She waited until the tailor left before making her presence known. "Fraser, how many times must I tell you to control that temper? You are not making me proud when you act this way," she said.
Fraser calmed his anger in the presence of his mother. "I cannot help it, mother. I have given clear instructions for what I want on the day I am crowned king but no one is doing their job right. I want the tailor we use at home to become the royal tailor. I should have done this from the start," he said.
"Son," Beth placed a hand on his right shoulder to calm him. "You need to stop taking your anger out on everyone. You have been doing this for two days now. The people you yell and fire will talk. The kingdom will turn against you if they think you are not a good king. Do not ruin your time as king before it even starts. Tell me, what is really bothering you?’
"Are you going to Amelia’s wedding, mother? It is all I hear everyone talking about in the castle when I should be their focus. I am going to be their future king. I never viewed Amelia as a competition but it seems I was wrong not to. She’s taking away my moment and as of right now, I have no plans to attend her wedding," said Fraser.
"Fraser, it is because of Killian Bune that you have what you always dreamed of. You cannot stay behind while everyone attends the wedding tomorrow. It will be a bad look. Suck up what you are feeling and get through with the wedding. It will be over before you know it," Beth reassured him. It wasn’t like she wanted to be there.
Beth harbored a bit of jealousy towards Amelia because while she was forced to marry out of the castle, Amelia was marrying a king. It was something Beth always dreamed of as a princess but never got. She was living her dreams of sitting on a throne through Fraser. Beth understood Fraser’s current jealousy toward Amelia but he mustn’t forget what they have now.