Chapter 130: I Heard Her Call My Name
[Is this one of the reasons why His Majesty was so in love with her?] Alwin wondered.
Arabella felt someone hold her hand. It was Ferdinand. And for some reason, his eyes were shining.
[Ah, it was indeed. It’s a pity that she would change so much as years pass by.] Alwin rolled his eyes at what he was witnessing.
’Humans change faster than the wind, Alwin,’ she wanted to say. For long-lived beings like him, the change must be too rapid.
Arabella flinched when Ferdinand kissed the back of her hand in front of everyone.
’What is he doing?!’ she wanted to scold him but didn’t dare since there are other people watching them. It might cause all sorts of rumors again if she scolded him for a simple matter like this.
The children and the young ladies were blushing while Bernardo and the warriors repeatedly blinked their eyes not believing what they saw. It was so unexpected for them because of Ferdinand’s reputation. Even Nadia was gawking.
"I’m proud to have chosen you as my Empress," Ferdinand said out of nowhere.
’W-what is wrong with Ferdinand?!!’ Arabella turned red in embarrassment. This is the first time in two lifetimes that she ever heard these words.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," she replied as dignified and as collected as she could despite the heat on her face.
[Chose? Didn’t His Majesty just fall head over heels right from the start? Just look at him acting so uncharacteristically. Ever since he first laid eyes on her, he had been so out of character.]