Queen Aurora

Chapter 19

Queen Aurora
Chapter 19

I don't know what I was doing here.

"I've already finished the reports of the preparations for your upcoming birthday, your majesty," I declared in front of the king. "But I need your approval before I can move forward with my plans."

The King's upcoming birthday ball will be held two days from now, and as his queen, it is my duty to prepare everything from scratch. This tiring duty of a queen is annoying me to death.

Kasalukuyan akong nakatayo sa harapan niya habang nakaupo naman siya sa mesa na nasa loob ng study room.

He won't even look up to see me.

"Alright," He spoke without giving me a single glimpse. "I will read it after I've finished my work."

Nanatili lang siyang nagsusulat sa mesa habang napapalibutan siya ng napakaraming mga aklat.

Napatitig naman ako sa gwapo niyang mukha at hindi nakatakas sa matalas kong paningin ang nangingitim na ilalim ng kanyang mga mata.

Wait, did he cry?

Hah, what a fool.

He can't even hide his swollen eyes from me. Why would he cry over such a trivial thing? Now, I feel like I'm the real villain here.

He's got the nerve to make me feel this way. I feel like I've cheated on him when we had already drawn a line between us.

"The Duke often comes to see me at night." My eyes are looking straight in his direction. "I'm merely telling you this to let you know what's going on, and I'm hoping you don't mind."

Hindi ko mapigilang mapa-smirk nang makita ang pagkakatigil niya sa pagsusulat nang marinig ang sinabi ko.

Pero kaagad parin siyang nakabawi at nagpatuloy sa pagsusulat habang iniiwasan parin akong tignan.

"So, I've heard." He spoke in his soft and delicate tone.

I was taken aback.

So he'd known all along and yet—-!

"I allowed him to be your lover within the palace, so there is no need for you to seek my permission again." He continued to speak without looking at me. "As long as you won't do anything despicable behind my back, I will allow you to do anything you want within the palace. Don't forget to behave and do your duties as the queen. "

Hindi ko naman mapigilang mapaawang ng bibig nang dahil sa sinabi niya.

He's warning me.

So, all this time, he sees me as a scheming woman who can't even behave in her palace.

Namaywang nalang ako at tinignan siya gamit ang mapagmataas na tingin na iyon.

"You should inform my palace first if you're going to visit me late at night." I spoke with that cold voice. "I don't want Zenon to misunderstand our relationship. I consider him a very special person."

I saw his hand tremble a bit from what I had said.

I hate you so much. I could only silently curse him in my thoughts.

This is your punishment for sleeping with another woman while being married to me. Alexandre, you should never have shown your true feelings to me. I will punish you with that same wretched feeling of yours.

Kahit na ilang ulit pa niyang sabihin na hindi na niya ako mahal ay kitang-kita naman sa mga mata niya na nagsisinungaling lang siya. Sino bang niloloko niya?