Dylan's reaction left Arielle nonplussed.
Sybil, who had just come out of the kitchen, overheard their conversation and said, “Princess, could you wait until after His Majesty's birthday party to return to Chanaea?”
Arielle had no idea about her father's birthday celebration and was surprised to hear about it. She looked at Sybil and immediately said, “Of course. When is he celebrating it? Why didn't you let me know beforehand? I can't believe I almost missed it!”
Dylan actually wanted to tell Arielle about it, but she told him about her intention of heading back to Chanaea before he could bring it up. He did not think it was appropriate to talk about it since he had not celebrated Arielle's birthday together with her before. Hence, he did not mention it to Arielle.
He had not expected that Sybil would bring up the topic and was nervous to see how Arielle would respond. Nonetheless, his anxiety lasted only a fraction of a second as Arielle gladly agreed to stay and celebrate his birthday with him. His lips curled into a smile as he felt a warm feeling coursing through his heart.
“His Majesty's birthday is on next Thursday,” Sybil said and smiled at Arielle. “He was planning to tell you himself, but His Majesty had not expected that you would tell him about wanting to head back to Chanaea first...”
Sybil trailed off, but Arielle had gotten the gist of it.
She reckoned her father must have felt awkward to bring it up.
Oh, my silly father, what ever shall I do with him?
“Dad, please don't do this anymore.” Arielle narrowed her eyes and fixed her gaze on Dylan as she explained herself, “You can tell me anything. That being said, I can't promise that I'll go along with you every time, though. My decision will have to depend on the situation then.”
Dylan nodded in response.
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