Chapter 23: The Obedient King
Primrose sat gracefully before him, lowering her head and clutching her fan tightly.
"Did I ... do something wrong today, Your Majesty?" Her voice was soft, hesitant, like she was barely holding back her distress.
She brought a delicate hand to her lips, her eyes widening as if she had just realized something devastating. "I-Is it because ... I wasn’t good enough for you last night?"
[WHAT?! NOT GOOD ENOUGH?!]
[WIFE, YOU WERE PERFECT!]
Edmund’s frown deepened. "Why would you even think that?"
"You’re speaking to me so coldly ..." she whispered softly. "I just thought ... maybe you were disappointed. Maybe you regretted it."
She paused for a moment, sighing as if she was holding back her tears. "Or maybe ... maybe you’re mad at me for ... dirtying your bed."
She let out a dramatic sigh before lightly knocking herself on the head with her fan, a pitiful attempt at self-punishment.
"I’m so sorry for my bad behavior last night." Another light bonk on the head. "I promise ... I’ll never dirty your bed again."
Her voice trembled, as if she had just vowed to abandon something precious.