Chapter 145: Neither Of Us Feels Like Ourselves In This Place
Once the music stopped, the banquet hall filled with a loud round of applause, as if everyone were watching the married couple dance instead of sharing it with them.
Both the Crown Prince and his wife stepped away from each other and concluded the dance with a mutual bow, showing their gratitude to one another. What followed next was a brief moment of awkward silence between them, which was then quickly dispelled by Princess Melania, who spotted one of the servants carrying a silver tray filled with sparkling wine.
"Thank you for the dance, Your Highness; it was wonderful. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I would like to have a drink. I do not believe I had even a single drop of water since morning."
Yanad’s reply was a careless nod, followed by the forced necessity of a single piece of advice.
"Yes, of course. I suggest that you mingle some more, Your Highness. I am certain that many noble ladies are dying to befriend you tonight."
Her reaction bewildered him once more. Paying little heed to his suggestion, Melania waved her hand at the prince rather carelessly and started walking away, following the servant with the drinks.
The Crown Prince followed her with his deep green gaze, then released a short sigh and returned to his seat beside the King and his Queen.
Marching resolutely as if having a clear destination in mind, Melania grabbed a tall glass of wine from the tray and emptied it almost in one gulp, her head becoming even clearer as the warmth of the sparkling wine filled the princess’s empty stomach.
Reaching the furthest corner of the banquet hall, she finally stopped before a tall man with long black hair who watched her every move with his intense blue eyes and declared in a loud and confident tone,