The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1722

At that moment, two men came in carrying two baskets of fruit, placing them in front of Chloe. "Red bananas and oranges, a basket of each."

Chloe glanced at the fruit, a small frown creasing her brow. They were not particularly impressive in size or appearance. Could the quality of fruit in The Y Country really be this mediocre, even for the royal family?

However, in these past few days, whether it was the fruit from the palace or the fruit Damon specially prepared for her, even the most random one seemed more appealing than these two baskets of fruit before her.

Spotting Chloe's slight change in expression, Lola snapped at the two men, "You're delivering to the palace. Is this the best you can do?"

"We sure know they're for the palace," the men replied stiffly. "This is the best fruit we have right now."

Lola, without a word, turned and retreated into the kitchen. She returned holding a banana and an orange. "These were picked from the orchard too, right?"d2

Everyone glanced at the fruit in Lola's hand, which were indeed superior to any in the baskets. Chloe's gaze darkened slightly, then a hint of mockery flickered across her face.

Lola continued, "We could've sent better fruit to the palace, yet these are what we're delivering. You two sure got guts."

The men shook their heads. "We don't know anything about it. Caden usually takes care of the orchard. You can ask him."

Lola's expression soured slightly, but she called for Caden nonetheless. The person was a rugged man with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a hooked nose. He was tall, and his chin and sideburns were covered with a beard of the same color as his hair.

He greeted Chloe respectfully. She nodded, making a slight gesture in the air. Everyone looked puzzled. Chloe picked up her thermal mug and leaned back into the sofa, turning to look at the confused Lola. "Why stop now? Weren't you going to get to the bottom of this?"

Lola stiffened slightly at Chloe's words. She turned to Caden and asked in a much softer tone than before, "Are these really the best fruits the orchard has to offer?"

"Of course. We always send the best to the palace." Caden's English had a strange accent, but he was understandable.

Lola showed him the fruits in her hand. "What about these?"

Caden glanced at the fruit, his beard twitching. After a while, he finally spoke, "Those are for the Lady, aren't they? She lives here in the manor, so naturally, she gets the best fruit."

"So, the fruit delivered to the palace is what's left after the Lady has had her pick?" Lola frowned, her gaze drifting to Chloe. She looked somewhat embarrassed. "Well. Princess Chloe, I don't think the Lady means any disrespect. She probably didn't think much of it. She certainly didn't mean for the palace to have her leftovers."

Chloe sipped her water, her face displaying a smirk that was hard to read. "How big is the orchard for this manor?"

Caden replied, "Including the back hill, more than fifty hectares."

"You manage such a large orchard all by yourself. That must be tough." Chloe praised Caden.

"That's my duty. I'm grateful to the royal family for giving me this job. It has solved my family's financial problems."