Daddy Ceo's Beloved Wife [Book 2]

Chapter 272 - Little Fairy's Feelings Towards His Father (2)

The Earl's early departure from the royal court masquerade made quite a ripple as many guests were dismayed by the news. Most of them were curious and would like to establish a good relationship with him since he was able to aid the royalty to cover up the funds they were unable to meet. Not only that, the King himself was quite respectful towards the Earl. Thus, earning enough reputation to make all the guests who arrived there as well as some of the royal family members to wonder what kind of man the Earl was.

Currently, in the dining hall where a very long table was set in the center, each guest was seated on their seats and talked in hushed voices. Most already took off their masks, while a few people still wore their upper-half masks.

At this moment, the Baron, the other person who received an official post from the King himself through merits, silently looked at the empty chair next to where he sat. People from all sides stared at him for a second before averting their gazes as if they never looked at his way. But the Baron was already used to these kinds of eyes and despite the suffocating atmosphere, Cassis was still able to eat his food without any problem.

Not long after everyone was done with their breakfast, a new topic was heatedly discussed amongst the guests.

"I don't see the Earl with us... Perhaps, the rumors from last night turned out to be true."

"Oh? What rumor?"

"Someone said they saw the Earl eying the lady in the golden dress and even followed her out last night."

"But doesn't Prince Francisco fancy that lady?"

"That's true. But I heard the Earl did not give him any chances to get the lady at all! In the end, you can already tell who won between the two men." The first speaker, a young man who was a bit thin in stature and figure, pointed his sharp chin towards the empty chairs in the dining hall as if proving his point.

The lady, whom he had been talking to, also looked at the empty chairs. Her hair stood up as soon as she realized this, but it wasn't only her who moved their eyes to look at the empty chairs. Soon, everyone seemed to understand something but dared not speak loudly about it.

The two people who had been speaking sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere around them. They quickly shut their lips and no longer raised their heads. However, a pair of glaring eyes were intently staring at them.

Princess Lydia didn't think that the two people's conversation could humiliate her so much.

Last night, she boasted to her friends that her father, the King, would be able to convince the Earl to marry her. The King and the Earl really did talk last evening too, and nobody could tell what they talked about. But who knew that the next morning, they woke up to hear that the Earl had already left.

It could have been alright if there was no news yet received after their talk, making people wonder if the Earl accepted the proposal or not.

But now, a new rumor is rising...

The Earl asked another woman, who was not the princess, to dance. And she was the only person he had danced with before leaving.

Not only that. Today, there were only two empty chairs in the dining hall, making people's imagination run wild.

-Peng!

The sound of a spoon hitting the plate resounded inside the hall. Princess Lydia was extremely angered by what happened. No matter if the rumor was real or not, she still couldn't accept that another woman was involved with the Earl, dirtying her eyes.

What right did she have to stand and dance with the Earl? Prince Lydia thought to herself.

With a surging rage boiling inside her, the princess stood up abruptly to find that woman.