Chapter 0020

Around us, the girls were speaking with each other and the royal family. Only Nicholas, Susie, and myself

were silent.

The King gave Nicholas a hard look, and Nicholas’s lips twitched like he wanted to frown but didn’t.

I thought he might talk to me, but instead, he leaned forward to see Susie around me.

“It is a pleasant evening, wouldn’t you agree, Susie?”

Susie paled. “You… know my name?”

“Of course. I know the name of every candidate.”

“… oh…” She audibly swallowed a spoonful of soup. “Of course. Sorry to offend.”

“I’m not offended,” Nicholas said. “But, to my question. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Susie’s face shifted from white to red so fast, I worried she might be lightheaded. I placed an arm beside her, ready to catch her if she tilted.

“A–Agree?” Susie stuttered

“Yes.” Nicholas’s brow furrowed slightly. “That the weather is pleasant?”

pleasant.” Susie pushed her chair back. “If you’ll excuse

door she turned around, seemingly having realized she was still clutching her cloth napkin. She dropped it onto her chair, and then scuttled away, pressing her hands to her

at all otherwise, like he couldn’t quite believe what

shy,”

back in his chair and focused

had gone back to not speaking! www he was furious with me, but if he continued to be so unwelcoming,

with the girls, and

zooming in on

a laugh, bringing the attention to myself. 1, personally, find the weather very

me again,

my head toward

and immediately schooled his frown into a passive

Piper?” he asked me. He didn’t wait for me to answer. “I’ve taken to raising some. Beautiful, majestic creatures. But there is one bird that I

“Which is?” I asked.

gaze sliced into me. “They lay their eggs in other

tactic, but shameless.”

He was talking about me.

choosing game. Did he think this was some

To aim higher than I

with my napkin, giving myself a moment

Then I spoke.

I

I love birds,”

he feigned interest. He lifted

favorite bird is the swan. They are so pure, loyal. Monogamous. Among swans, you would

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