Chapter 0137

“Right.” Nicholas tightened his jaw.

“Well, she certainly did in this case,” I said, inserting myself into their conversation. “I would never hurt

anyone.

Lilliana looked at me blankly.

1 believe that,” Nicholas said.

Then Lilliana added, “Yes, me too. Piper would never hurt anyone.”

I frowned. This conversation felt… odd. Like attempting to speak with a puppet, she only ever seemed to

emulate what Nicholas had said.

Secretly I wished Nicholas would say something outlandish, if only to see if Lilliana would agree. He was

too good of a man for that, however.

If only Lilliana had taken to Julian instead. He would have had a field day amusing himself with her

mindless compliance.

“The cooking challenge for Linda was very inspired, Prince Nicholas,” Lilliana said. “You are very

intelligent.”

frowning so

Thank you.”

lucky to be your favorite,”

she had meant that, I’m sure, as both a claim over him and a

Pity, it only manifested in such a contemptible

to get her to ease off

looked a half minute away from digging a hole in the ground just to bury

showing even

particularly impressed. “Where is your prince? I am surprised that

for you, as Nicholas did.”

wondered if Julian would have stepped

my head, maybe. Whenever the situation stopped

likely.

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and more terrible for Nicholas. There had to be some way I could

but… how could he wish

sake of the

important to Nicholas, in ways I

that.

up his whole sense of

been for a long time. But I could never forgive myself if

forever knowing how miserable he would be.

find a way to save

after we’d eaten lunch in the gardens, we were alerted that the kitchens were

and I walked down to them together, though

the

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