Games Of Destiny

chapter twenty three

KING WEST'S POV

To say that I was angry would be an understatement, I arrived back to the palace at 8:30 pm. I was expecting to see all the servants at the door entrance to receive me but only Mrs Lina was there, apart from my mom and sister. I also noticed that the number of bodyguards also decreased. I asked Lina about the rest of the servants and she reluctantly told me that they were at the pool side, having fun or chatting... Whatever.
My blood boiled at that, mom and Fiona knew better than to interfere when I'm angry, so they went upstairs to their room.

I don't have problem with them chatting or anything, when it's at night or when it's their day off, was the only time they get to do stuffs or anything like that. I was actually angry at the bodyguards. They should always be on duty, the security should be tight and I made sure to hire the best of them all.

Once I reached the pool area which was within the compound in the palace, I saw them together laughing, chatting away. I stood there for a while before Cassy spotted me, she told the rest that I was here and they all stood up abruptly. They started to tremble and nervous too, I yelled at them for being so careless, especially the bodyguards, they all began to apologize. I was about to say something when a loud noise was made behind me.

This made me more annoyed, how dare someone interrupt me? I thought and saw the last person I was expecting to see here. She looked so beautiful just standing there, she was wearing a light green floor length gown, looking at the floor while fiddle with her fingers, it was something she does when she was nervous, that's when it hit me that she made that noise, I'm guessing she's the new personal servant of Fiona. But I couldn't get angry at her no matter what, I kept looking at her while she looked everywhere but at me. Just then I heard someone from behind me whined " not the cookies " making everyone chuckle, that made me really angry, they were all in so much trouble but here the person was worrying about cookies.

At that moment I heard the most beautiful giggle I've ever heard  from the girl whom stole my heart, just then she looked up at me and our eyes locked, this made her smile fade away and then she looked away. I still have an effect on her, good! or was it fear? I hope not. At that moment I remembered what someone had said and then I turned my attention back to them.

" who said that?" I asked them in my demanding tone but they all kept quiet.

" no answer? OK all of you are fired" was the last thing I said, which made everyone gasped including Ariana, her hands were on her mouth looking at Monica with wide eyes, and with that I walked away to my room. I wasn't really intending to fire them but if they can't even obey me and name the culprit then what guarantee do I have that they can be trusted? I rather employ new bodyguards and servants, and I'll have to do that ASAP.

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ARIANA'S POV

I sighed and looked at the few servants in the kitchen, I'm sure the fired ones are preparing to leave the palace by now. It was already morning and the few remaining servants had so much to do since their number had been decreased, I'm guessing soon we'll have new faces working here. At this moment I pitied my friend Monica, she had been running here and there since morning and I've been helping her out too, since the princess doesn't need me now.

" Ari can I ask you a favour?" Monica asked me, we were taking breakfast to the dining room, which was an adjoined room to the kitchen.

" yes what is it?" I asked her once we were back in the kitchen, everyone was looking at me weirdly, including Mrs Lina.

" weeell! Um " Monica stuttered while looking at the rest them back to me, I gave her a questioning look and continued speaking.

" it's just that the king doesn't eat in the morning " she said, OK what now?