Justin Hunt.
The two words resounded in the room.
The Queen was speaking in Welsh.
This particular aide was the subordinate the Queen trusted the most.
Although it was forbidden to speak of the name to outsiders, after holding back for so long, the Queen finally couldn't help but say it out loud today. The aide was astonished but also enlightened. She remarked, "No wonder you treat him differently."
It didn't stop at just "differently", though!
If it weren't because the man couldn't marry into the royal family, the Queen would have died to marry him!
Unfortunately, the royal family had a literal throne to inherit and her own marital matters were not something she had a say in. Despite that, the Queen had never forgotten Justin all these years.
Just as the aide wanted to speak, her cell phone rang.
She answered the call and then said to the Queen, "It's Princess Lucy."
The Queen took the cell phone, sat on the sofa, and took over the phone call.
In the closet, Nora quietly stood where she was. It was unknown whether she had heard them when they spoke that name just now.
On the sofa, Princess Lucy's adorable voice came over through the phone.
"Mommy, where are you? I miss you so much-"
The Queen replied, "I'm at the hotel. Do you want to take a look around?"
"Okay!"
After Lucy spoke, the Queen childishly held up her cell phone and went around the room. Lucy smiled and said, "How I wish I could be there with you! But I'll only reach the day after tomorrow, sigh!"
The Queen couldn't help laughing. "It's just two days."
"But these two days feel like forever to me. I miss you so much."
The Queen snorted and replied, "You mean you miss Cherry, right?"
Lucy giggled and said, "Of course I miss you more, Mommy. By the way, have you prepared the gift I asked you to?"
The Queen's expression immediately turned sullen. She said, "That's my favorite figurine but you're taking it just to give it to Cherry! Lucy, you've come a long way, haven't you?!"
Lucy wheedled, "Mommy, you're an adult. How can you fight over something with a child? Besides, didn't we already agree on this long ago? My most esteemed royal Mommy?"
Although the Queen was dissatisfied and wore a huffy expression, she nevertheless said, "Fine, fine!"
"Also! Mommy, remember to help me prepare a gift for Cherry's mother too-"
The Queen's face darkened immediately. "I refuse."
"Come on, Mommy. My royal Mommy, my most favorite and the most beautiful Mommy in the world- I know you don't like her only because you're jealous that she's prettier than you-"
The Queen's face darkened even further. "Lucy!"
The sight of the Queen, who was frosty and all-powerful in public, behaving like this when interacting with her daughter in private made Nora see her in a new light a little.
Lucy hung up.
The Queen's aide asked, "Shall I prepare a gift for Ms. Nora Smith?"
The Queen snorted and replied, "Yes, do it. She's Cheryl Smith's mother, after all!"
"Yes, ma'am."
The aide then asked, "Are you really going to give that figurine to her?"
The Queen's heart started to bleed at the thought.
The figurine in question was no ordinary figurine; it was a limited edition one that was specially made for her because they knew that she liked it! As it was made of pure gold, it had caused a great stir in the Royal Family back then, with all of them saying that she was being too extravagant.
After all, the Royal Family had to be mindful of its public image. Although they led a luxurious lifestyle, they should still remain approachable to commoners.
At the time, the Queen had declared that she would never ask for a second one. Therefore, once she gave it away, it would be gone for good.
The aide comforted her and said, "Why don't I switch it with an ordinary figurine instead? Princess Lucy is not interested in such things, so she'll never realize."
The Queen hesitated for a moment. In the end, she sighed and said, "Forget it, just give it to her! What am I fighting with a child for?"
It was unknown whether the "child" she spoke of referred to Lucy or Cherry.
When the two were about to start chatting, all of a sudden, chaos broke out on the lower floors.
Outside the door, the captain of the bodyguards suddenly said, "Your Majesty, a fire has broken out downstairs! The fire is spreading too wildly. Let's hurry and shift someplace else!"
As he spoke, the fire immediately spread to the upper floor with a great boom like a serpent of flames!
There was obviously something wrong with these flames. It was clear that someone had doused the place with flammable materials.
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