Chapter 231: She and her lover
Abrielle left her parents to find Cedric in the waiting rooms of the Arena. The place was super busy, and Abrielle would have lost her way if Evelyn had not accompanied her. She would not have bothered to see Cedric before the duel because why should she bother when he was here to get Callista a rose.
’ Once again thinking like a jealous wife. You don’t care, stick it to your head, Abrielle.’ she groaned at her thoughts that were straying away, yet she could not help but wonder what it would feel like to get a rose from him.
"How long do I have to walk?" She whined at Evelyn they were having a bit of difficulty finding Cedric. "He should be around here; maybe you should wait here while I do a thorough search," Evelyn suggested and before Abrielle could say a word, the maid was already long gone.
The door closed behind Evelyn and Abrielle was stuck in the waiting room. She had no choice but to wait for Evelyn to be back. The room was a VIP waiting room with glass tables and cushion chairs.
She could hear the commotion from the Arena from here. The duel was yet to start, but the audience was already excited about it. Abrielle wasn’t too excited because she knew what was going to happen in the end.
She took a seat on the cushioned chair; her eyes darted around the room, admiring the artwork on the wall until her eyes fell on an interesting vase on the table.
It had an exotic mix of flowers, including a primrose, but there were no red roses among it. The princess tucked her hair behind her ear and then bent over to sniff the flowers. She could not ignore the temptation.
She touched the petals carefully so as not to damage them. The door was abruptly pushed open causing Abrielle to jolt back as her eyes snapped to the entrance.
"Abrielle," she heard him say in disbelief and her face went blank. "I wasn’t hoping to run into you Alfonso." She said emotionlessly but he still smiled at her