Chapter 105: A Special Dinner
The prince’s cold and distant attitude truly disturbed her. It seemed that time alone could not clear the rift that had formed between them. Regina honestly did not think that the prince would remain angry at her for this long. She knew that she should explain everything to him and beg for his forgiveness; however, the prince never gave her the chance to do so. Her eyes wandered to his expressionless face before she let out a soft sigh of depression. Talking to Prince Leonard had never felt this difficult before in her life.
“This is the dining room. My father, I mean...the prime minister is waiting inside for us,” Reginal said with a smile.
The maids opened the double door that led to the main dining room for them to enter. The prime minister stood up from his seat the moment that he spotted the prince. He bowed to show his respect while Prince Leonard raised his right hand a little to signal for the prime minister to drop the formal greetings.
“Please take a seat this way, Prince Leonard,” Regina said sweetly as she indicated with her hand for the prince to take a seat.
Leonard sat down at the dining table opposite the prime minister before Regina took the seat next to her father. The atmosphere in the room felt tense although it wasn’t supposed to be a formal meeting.
“Thank you for accepting my invitation. I planned to drop by to have dinner with my daughter and I wondered if you would be free to join us. I’m very happy that you could make it. It’s been...many years since we sat down at dinner together like this. Regina used to come to the palace a lot more when she was younger...” the prime minister said with a warm smile.
“Thank you for inviting me,” Prince Leonard replied flatly.
“I made sure that the chefs have prepared all of your favorite food...” Regina quickly chimed in with her sweetest voice.
“That sounds great. Shall we get them to serve the food so that we can get started?” the prime minister suggested happily.
“Yes, let’s do that...” Regina quickly agreed.
The prince’s silence did not go unnoticed by the two of them as the maids did their job of serving all the food that had been prepared for dinner. Although only three of them were present at the dining table, the food served could have easily filled the stomach of ten men if not more.