Chapter 292
The reception room was quiet. Most palace officials had left along with Ruswena’s delegation.
Between inauguration preparations and tasks for receiving and hosting guests from each nation, there was a mountain of work. Ian nodded to the attendants while looking at the cold teacups. As if telling them to hurry and clean up.
“Your Highness, you did well.”
The child was just staring outside through the half-open bay window. Though flower petals continued falling, why did one corner of his heart feel so heavy? Jin smiled faintly and merely shrugged.
“What did I do well?”
If Ian hadn’t appeared at that moment to catch the queen’s attention? The meeting would have fallen apart long ago.
He wouldn’t have been able to tell them to take back their insulting gift, nor return their provocations in kind. It was all possible because of Ian. This was fortunate, yet disappointing.
‘Everyone was watching.’
Not just the Prime Minister, but ministers from each department, officials, even delegations from other countries. Jin furrowed his brow firmly and rested his chin in his hand.