Chapter 106: No Longer a Maid
“Not yet...” Prince Leonard replied curtly.
“You should listen to her play. It will definitely help with your stress after a busy day,” the prime minister said confidently.
“Yes, please let me help entertain you, Prince Leonard,” Regina drawled sweetly.
“I’ll think about it...” the prince replied casually.
Lord Baldirius went on and on about the various accomplishments that his daughter had managed to gather under her belt throughout the years. Soon enough, the prime minister’s words had faded into nothing more than background noise to Leonard as his mind started to wander elsewhere. He wondered what Mila was doing right now...
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**Back at the main meeting hall**
My hand clenched tightly together in front of me as I waited anxiously for the king to voice the reward that he had in mind for me. I wasn’t at all excited to learn what it was because I didn’t want anything from the king; however, a strange nagging feeling at the back of my mind told me that the king was about to offer me something that would inconvenience me in more ways than one. My teeth bit softly on the inner of my lower lip as I waited for the king to announce his decision.
The only thing that was clear to me at that moment was that whatever the king decided, I wouldn’t be able to refuse him. Whatever he wanted to give me, I had to take.