Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 235: Family Dinner

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Arielle looked at her painting once again. She would continue tomorrow because it was getting late. When Arielle was cleaning up her painting equipment, suddenly Olin appeared, making Sasha and Tania, who were sitting with Arielle, feel suspicious.

"Sorry to interrupt your time, Princess," Olin spoke.

"Olin? What is it?" asked Arielle who was surprised that the woman suddenly appeared in front of her.

"You will be invited to a banquet tonight. I came to help you get ready."

"Banquet? What event is it for?" asked Tania suspiciously. It was rare for the royal family to invite Arielle to join them for their dinner.

The last few days, they were also very calm as if nothing had or would happen. Why after the fight between Alexis and Andrea, did they now invite Arielle?

"I think... I don’t feel well," Arielle replied nervously.

She used the classic excuse that she often used when getting dinner invitations from her family. Usually, for that reason, they would have forgotten about Arielle, and her absence wouldn’t be a big problem.

"Sorry, Princess. This is an invitation from His Majesty King Hugo himself, and you are required to attend. They accept no excuse."

Arielle and Tania’s suspicions were increasing. Arielle glanced at Tania. The woman nodded slightly as a sign for Arielle to accept the invitation. Now they were walking on shells that could crack easily. It was better to follow what the people of Nieverdell wanted before things went wrong.

"Okay... but I will get ready myself."

Olin looked doubtful.

"Tania will help me, so I will attend the banquet tonight," added Arielle. "I don’t need your help."

The girl stood up, asking Sasha to help her carry her painting equipment. She then left Olin, who was still standing in place.

Arielle put the necklace Ronan had given her into the jewelry box together with her earrings. She wouldn’t be wearing her necklace for a while. She wanted to keep Ronan’s gift well. She was worried that her siblings would see the necklace and they would cause other problems.

Arielle had put on better clothes. Olin brought a dress which she said was specially given to Arielle from someone. Olin didn’t say who it was because she wasn’t given any information either.

The dress was really tight and the chest part was too small for Arielle. Her breasts were smaller than most other women’s but the corset of the dress wrapped her body very tightly to emphasize her bust line.

Several times the girl asked Tania to loosen her corset but failed because if it was loosened just a little, it would make the dress come off easily. The corset was tied so tightly around her body that her ribs couldn’t expand big enough to take deep breaths. It was just getting harder and harder to breathe.

"Are you okay, Your Highness?" asked Tania.

"I think I can only last an hour in this dress," replied Arielle with panting breath.

Sasha was writing a message to send to one of the spy guards to inform King Ronan that there had been a fight between Prince Alexis and Princess Andrea. And for the first time in years, they invited Princess Arielle to dinner.

Sasha finished his letter with three red dots forming a triangle. After finishing her hair, Arielle invited Sasha to come with her. Olin was waiting at her door. Likewise, Tania wanted to guard not far from there.

Sasha pulled the princess’s hand.

"Why are you forcing yourself to wear those clothes? They look uncomfortable."

Arielle couldn’t answer as she just smiled, making Sasha mumble annoyed.

"The clothes are too revealing for you," he added.

Arielle agreed with Sasha’s words. She had never worn a dress with open shoulders before. Whatever party she attended, she always wore non-revealing clothes. She covered her half-exposed chest with her hands.

"I wasn’t given much choice. This dress is a gift," replied Arielle.

The door to the dining hall was opened by one of the guards when he saw Arielle’s arrival. Sasha and Tania were barred from entering, but they could still wait not far away. Only Olin could accompany Arielle.

In the dining hall sat several of her other siblings. Arielle saluted the king’s concubines and her siblings. Queen Rosalie, her three children, and King Hugo had yet to be seen. As usual, Arielle would occupy the seat at the very end. Some of them chatted closely without intending to invite Arielle to speak.

Archie, who had just arrived, bowed respectfully to the king’s concubines. His steps halted when he saw Arielle sitting alone at the end of the dining table with her head down. He then pulled a chair in front of Arielle, making the girl look upward. Archie frowned at the clothes Arielle was wearing.

"What are you wearing?" Archie asked.

"Huh?"

Arielle was confused because Archie suddenly talked to her in front of many people. Usually, he would ignore her in public and only talked to his other siblings.

Arielle looked around to make sure that Archie was really talking to her. After making sure Archie was looking at her, Arielle covered the front of her dress, feeling very uncomfortable.

"I-I only wore the clothes given to me."

"Who gave you the clothes?"

Archie actually didn’t really care about her clothes. It was just that he never saw Arielle wearing clothes that revealed her shoulders and half her chest.

These types of clothing were quite normal for Neieverdell noble ladies to wear, considering that the South was very warm with the scorching hot sun constantly shining. They would more often use clothes that were more revealing with thin material.

Archie couldn’t remember anyone being kind enough to give Arielle a dress either.

The dining-room door opened, and everyone immediately stood up to salute the arrival of Queen Rosalie’s family. Archie, who was originally sitting in front of Arielle, was invited by Andrea to sit near them, leaving Arielle alone.

Alexis furrowed his brows at the dress Arielle was wearing.

Not a moment later, King Hugo arrived with a man Arielle had never seen. They bowed to welcome the presence of the king and his guests.

After Arielle lifted her face again, the man looked at her with a faint smile. Arielle immediately covered her chest feeling uncomfortable as she continued to be watched.

The man walked over to take a chair beside the king. Arelle was really uncomfortable in that dress. It felt like her chest could pop out at any moment. She just sat quietly listening to her father’s introduction of the guest.

"Tonight, we have a special guest. Duke Pellington will accompany us for the next few days."

Duke Pellington? Arielle turned her head quickly, and the hairs on her neck instantly stood up when she saw the man was also looking at her. Arielle immediately looked away. She actually recognized the person. She had only seen his face at a few parties organized by her family, but Arielle never knew his name.

Dinner started, and it was very difficult for Arielle to swallow the food. She had no appetite to hear Duke Pellington having a friendly conversation with her father.

Arielle was very uncomfortable with the atmosphere in the hall. Arielle just wanted to quickly finish her dinner and run away to her room.