Chapter 247: Planning Her Work
The moment Talia answered the call, she was bombarded with a very loud rant of Rebecca, chiding her for letting Joe stay in the penthouse unit of the apartment building.
"I’ll call you back in a moment," Talia ended the call as she realised that all eyes were on her and walked silently towards her office, with Mr. Ed and her assistant by her side.
The offices of the Royal Courtiers were near the King’s office and as she walked, she saw some of them waiting for an audience with the King and others doing their work in the building.
Some of them gave Talia a friendly smile, some a sycophantic smile, some were indifferent and some had the not-so-impressed look.
Some of them who were previously introduced as Lambert’s staff didn’t even mind her and gave a glare at her assistant. But all of them were very respectful towards Mr. Ed.
Talia knew the power structure in the Palace is very complicated. Although the King is theoretically the most powerful person in the country, the reality is not so black and white. There are many forces involved who holds power in the kingdom.
And these courtiers and staff of other royal family members are the most influential ones as they had the access to the King.
Although it is mandated that Talia holds higher status than Lambert by the King himself, there are still many who thinks of Talia as an outsider while considering Lambert as a member of the family.
Talia can understand why they think the way they do. She only joined the family a decade ago and even after that, she never did any official duty or acknowledged herself as a Princess. And Lambert is the brother of the current king and the grandson of the previous Monarch, but she is only the second cousin.
Lambert has worked hard all his life for the family and just because he is months younger than her, she holds a higher rank than Lambert.
Talia herself felt that it is very unfair to Lambert, but everything was under the guidance of the Dowager Queen and she didn’t have a choice than to accept what was asked of her.