Chapter 0018

I blinked, stunned into silence. Me? A front runner in the competition?

No. Clearly those people didn’t realize how much Nicholas hated me. Once the cameras were allowed

into the palace, and they saw the two of us interacting, they would learn the truth.

Nicholas hated me.

Julian only wanted to use me in his games.

And Joyce seemed utterly disinterested in the whole thing.

I wasn’t a front runner. I was someone barely hanging on.

Regardless, I thanked my maid for the information.

“Now,” the maid said, turning toward the closet. “It is time to prepare you for the banquet.”

The banquet. Right. Tonight was the first official banquet with all three princes and the candidates. We

would formally dine in the dining room.

the required etiquette for mealtimes

casually, but to do so in front of the royal family and

requested to stay behind. A nanny had been hired for her, and was

soon, I had

content

fort.

the maid said, and led

another dress. I liked

maid held up a velvet evening gown. Deep emerald in color, it was sleeveless with

worn

wore slacks and t–shirts, with an occasional

Nothing like this

noticed my

on she said. And you won’t want to take it

She was right.

mirror, I barely recognized

me with comically wide eyes. “Mommy, are you

don’t know,”

seemed certain.

gave me the confidence I needed to keep my

princes had priority when choosing seats. Julian selected a spot near the center of the table. Joyce claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in

for the girls to

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