Chapter 221: The Royal Family Drama
Once the meeting had been adjourned, Queen Rosalind walked out of the room, followed by Princess Eleanora and Minister Alexander Sterling. While the other ministers flocked to the Queen or to congregate among themselves, Alexander Sterling caught Eleanora’s elbow and quickly took her aside.
Eleanora looked at the man in confusion, but he quickly whispered, "Eleanora, I’ve heard you often go to the Queen’s gardens for strolls?"
Eleanora frowned and looked at her uncle uneasily," How did you know that?"
"I have my ways. Eleanora, I want you to go to the garden this evening around 6pm. You will enter the labyrinth and continue to take every left till you reach the centre. Don’t tell anyone you are meeting me. Go now. Until then, if anyone asks you about your opinion about ascending to the throne, give them vague answers but remember their faces or names."
Eleanora nodded and watched as the older man left, and slowly turned to walk away. What was going on? Why did she suddenly feel that she had descended into a political drama? And she had no idea if she was supposed to be the villain or the female lead. She had a feeling though that she had been relegated to the role of a villainous.
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Queen Rosalind walked to her apartment in a huff! As the door closed behind her, she unleashed her anger on her son," Alexander! I told you that bringing her here would be trouble. All my life, I was so careful to keep Lara Anderson away from here. Even though that woman pretended to be elegant and virtuous, I saw her for what she was. She fooled us for years with her pretending that Sara was a Sterling!"
"Mark my words, this Nora is carved from the same mould as her mother, whether she has her memories or not! The moment she saw the opportunity to gain power, she pretended to not want it but did not refuse it as well! Stop being such a coward and get rid of her!"
"Mother! Mind your words! Do you think it is so easy to get rid of her? Also, she is also a Sterling so how does it matter whether Evangeline ascends to the throne or Eleanora?"