The commotion caught everyone's attention.

Some sharp-eyed parents recognized the uniforms of the chefs. They were from the most famous hotel in Birkham.

Gasps spread through the crowd as people marveled at how much the school must have spent.

The principal forced a smile. He knew there was no way the school could afford such top-notch chefs and wondered which parent had provided this surprise.

"Ma'am, as per your instructions, the Royal Feast is ready. Could you please direct us to the dining area?" The hotel manager approached Nina with such respect that jaws dropped all around. Madison's face turned red, then pale. She felt utterly uncomfortable.

"That hotel's food is ridiculously expensive," someone whispered. "That mom doesn't look like she's made of money. Do you think she's just putting on a show?"

"Yeah, I saw her arguing with the PTA president earlier. Maybe she's doing this out of spite."

she sarcastically asked, "Is that really

approached, a chef walked by with a dish. Madison grabbed his arm. "Let me see if this is really part of the Royal Feast.

the crowd couldn't help but let out impressed murmurs. Nina smiled lightly. "Madison, does this look like a dish from the

seeing everyone's satisfied expressions, she clenched her jaw. "It smells

blocking the food, it looks like you're trying to keep everyone from eating.

down a notch, she had to

dish was laid out on the table. She began to worry that Nina really had splurged on a

"Orion's mom, this event was supposed to be about moms

find another way to bring joy?" Nina cut her off, then turned to the other parents. "Ladies, let's sit down. Honestly, I've never had a Royal Feast before. Thanks to Madison, we all get to enjoy it today. So, let's give her a

looking back and forth between the two women. They knew this was a power play between Nina and Madison and didn't want to get involved. But they also

linking arms with Nina

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