Chapter 231: Dessert
It was finally time for dessert. At this point, Rose was stuffed full, and even breathing was hard with our over-fed she was, but there was always going to be space for dessert—especially when it was apple pie.
A triangular piece was placed on her plate and then drizzled with honey. The honey formed lines that dripped onto the silver plate.
Rose could smell the honey and the pie; she didn’t need anyone to tell her it was a very good mix. Her mouth watered even though she was full, and as soon as the servant stepped away, Rose prepared to dive in, not caring if the crown prince had been served or not.
"You’re all dismissed," Caius suddenly said and Rose lifted her head as she was about to cut a piece of the pie slice. The crown prince had his gaze on her and immediately looked down.
The servant next to the crown prince bowed and placed the rest of the pie on the table. Without another word, the servants followed after each other out the doors. Rose jerked as the doors closed, turning around to look. It was annoying how jumpy she was.
"Do you not like pie?" Caius asked and took a bite.
It wasn’t that she didn’t like the pie, but something told her the crown prince couldn’t care less about the pie—she was the one who was about to get eaten here.
Did he really... here? Rose could hardly believe her thoughts.
"No," Rose answered and sliced into it. Taking a bite, she brought it to her lips, knowing full well that the crown prince was paying attention to nothing else but her.
Rose chewed slowly before swallowing. She kept her gaze low because she knew the instant she lifted it, she would lock eyes with the crown prince.