Episode 5: Remorse (1/?)

Caroline and Amanda went out of the room to discuss about Alexander's treatment as they did not wanted to disturb him.

Amanda led her mother to the living room and briefly afterwards, the guy came up to them with tea in his hands.

He sat on the chair next to Amanda as he placed the tray with three cups of tea on the table.

"Oh! what a handsome young man..!" Caroline thought.

"Ohh, right!! I totally forgot to introduce him. haha my bad!" Amanda bubbled "This is Benjamin. He's my boyfriend. we've been together for almost a year."

"...Hello, it's nice to meet you" he said a little nervously.

"mhmm, it's nice to meet you too." Caroline responded "So, what do you do for work?" she immediately inquired.

"well I...I run a small bakery at my hometown..it's nothing much.." he replied.

"That's nice! and why did you decide to date my daughter...?" she asked right away.

"Mom, stop it! you're making him nervous!" Amanda said.

"No, no! it's totally fine" he responded politely but nervously "Well, I feel like we have a good chemistry and...well, I like her a lot as well as her personality...so, um...I hope you don't mind me dating her.."

"whattt? of course not! I'm actually glad she found someone like you to be her life partner.i'm only expecting you to give her happiness."

"yes, certainly! I definitely will!"

"Oh, you're so polite! so, where is your hometown? do you live here or..?"

She went on and on with her endless inquiry and Benjamin was trying his very best to reply to her each question with confidence, while Amanda was totally being ignored.

She sipped her tea as she saw them chatting and totally forgetting her existence. She let out a sigh as she placed her empty tea cup on the table and left to check up on Alexander.

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...~At the castle, royal kitchen~...

"Oi! is this how I asked you to slice the tomatoes?! I told you to julienne them!" Shouted the head chef who seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Y-yes, I'll slice them like that" Replied the junior chef in a shaky voice.

the head chef then turned to another worker and yelled "And you! what do you--"

"Bernard." a voice interrupted him.

He instantly recognized the princess's voice and turned to face her. "Your highness, what brings you here?" his aggressive tone of voice suddenly changed into a polite tone as he spoke to her.

"It's nothing much. I was bored so I came to help you!" The princess said cheerfully.

"Oh, no, no! you mustn't, your highness. we shall do all the work and offer you the best food!" Bernard responded in modesty.

"But please! I really want to try cooking!" She said while wearing an innocent and naive expression. "Caroline is not here to keep me company since she is on a two day leave and... everyone's busy so I don't have anyone to talk to, so...."

"Well okay okay you can try cooking but please stay close to me so I can ensure your highness's safety.." said Bernard.

"really!? Thank you so much!" she said happily and excitedly ran towards a counter.

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