Abandoned by the Alpha, I Became the Lycan King's Mate-Chapter 292: I don’t want to make it difficult for him
[Margaret’s POV]
"Lycan Queen, are you alright?" Benjamin asked cautiously.
I turned back to look at him, inaudibly gasping for breath, and answered, "I’m fine. Thank you for telling me so much today; I’ll be going now."
Upon hearing this, Benjamin merely nodded, without adding anything further.
With a respectful bow, Benjamin retreated, while I, followed by a silent Ruth, turned and left the side hall.
The journey back through several corridors to rejoin the banquet felt slightly heavy with each step I took...
For I had realized that Licia’s treatment of me was not as cordial as it appeared; perhaps it was only due to Donald’s firm and persistent stance that she had reluctantly accepted me as the sudden choice for queen!
In her heart, the real future queen might actually be Lillian.
With such thoughts, a strange sense of relief suddenly washed over me; beyond kinship and love, there really are no spontaneous kindnesses in this world!
"Are you still thinking about what just happened, Lycan Queen?" Ruth asked me.
I suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing that I had been lost in thought, and we had already returned to the entrance of the dining room.
"You’re right to feel angry! Why should the Empress Dowager favor the sister of a criminal? You are the queen confirmed by His Majesty himself, you and she are supposed to be one family in the future. She shouldn’t treat you this way!"
Upon hearing this, I stopped walking and turned to look at Ruth behind me, "I don’t want to hear such words from you again. Remember to mind your words and be prudent wherever you are, understood?"
The tone in which I spoke carried some severity, Ruth, rarely seeing this side of me, swallowed and quietly said with pursed lips: "Understood, Your Highness!"
Seeing that Ruth quickly realized her presumption, I exhaled gently, slowing down my speech and kindly said, "I don’t care how others view this matter; you are my companion, and I hope you will pay attention to your attitude and behavior, and not be used by others!"
"That’s not the situation I want to see, and I’m not really angry... I just feel I was a bit too naive," I said.
I said with a light laugh, looking at Ruth I continued, "Let’s pretend we don’t know about this, let’s hurry up and go inside, Donald must be worried by now."
I didn’t want Donald to worry about these trivial matters while coping with so many others, making him feel uncomfortable between me and his mother! So, unless things reached the worst case, I didn’t plan to actively antagonize Licia; it wasn’t worth it.
After speaking, I stepped forward and walked in, with Ruth following slowly behind me.
She is a frank and adorable girl, aware that if she wants to stay by my side, she has to be smart.
Donald naturally worried about my tardiness, and sometimes I doubt he suffers from separation anxiety towards me!
"Why have you only just returned, darling? Nothing happened, right?"
The moment he saw me, Donald strode towards me, and wrapping his arms around my waist, he asked softly.
I smiled at him, responding softly, "I just went back to get my phone, what could have happened? Let’s sit down; we shouldn’t keep mother and the others waiting too long."
Donald looked deeply into my eyes as though searching for something, I let him scrutinize me closely, appearing entirely unflustered on the outside. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Good, as long as you’re fine, let’s eat," he said.
I nodded, compliantly followed him to our seats, and as I wiped my hands with a towel to prepare for the meal, I even exchanged a usual glance with Licia seated across from me.
As long as Frantz was present at the meal, there could never be a dull moment; my father might not be very trustworthy in other aspects, but he was quite skilled in conversation and social matters in these settings, very unlike me and Nora.
As for who in the family is more like him, it would have to be my beautiful, yet not so clever sister, Elizabeth.
Speaking of Elizabeth, I really do miss her a bit. I have been recuperating all this time, and besides Donald and Ruth, I haven’t had any close people around; I truly miss the incessant chatter when she was by my side.
After the dinner ended, I took it upon myself to accompany Nora and Frantz back to their rooms to rest, Donald having no official duties tonight, also came along.
"This palace, after all, is a palace, everywhere so magnificent and beautiful! Building such a grand structure must have cost a lot of money, maybe more than I could earn in several lifetimes! Our Margaret is really accomplished to have made it possible for me to live in such a luxurious house in my lifetime."
