Chapter 15: Breakfast Together
Arabella covered her mouth in surprise at the breakfast served on the table.
There were a lot of fruits and vegetables for the first time. She gulped at the sight of Lobelian fresh vegetables made into an elegant-looking salad. The fruits were also chopped into thin slices and arranged in the shape of a rose.
The main course, steak, which she surmised was from her husband’s hunt at dawn, was also garnished with vegetables and fruit. It looked tender and soft and the slices for her were much smaller and thinner compared to her husband’s. She also had a smaller portion.
She looked around searching for Aletha. She was sure this was Aletha’s doing. She was already allowed into the kitchen. And there she was, standing beside the Head Chef. They both bowed at her and Arabella smiled. Her eyes lingered on Aletha.
’Why is the Head Chef here? Did he come to see my reaction to these dishes? Of course, these are to my taste if Aletha made these.’
But then again, it had been twenty-two years since she last ate food Aletha made. However, this body of hers just had it more than a month ago when she was still in Lobelius.
[Milady looks so delighted. Just what kind of food had they been feeding her?!] Aletha thought and glanced at the Head Chef.
[Would Her Majesty really love these? Even the maids who saw these seemed to like it just by the appearance. I simply have to see Her Majesty’s reaction to know if she would truly prefer these over the food we used to serve her.] The Head Chef was nervous and fidgety.
[This is what my wife usually eats? Isn’t her portion of steak too little? Would she really be full with such a small portion? It’s not like we are lacking in food. I thought people in Lobelius were rich in food. Why would their first princess eat so little? Was Arabella mistreated in her own home?] Ferdinand was wide-eyed and going to the wrong conclusions.