Chapter 327 - A Competition of Numbers? 2 (1/2)

Everybody was amazed to see Andonara.

The oldest n.o.ble among them observed her for a while, before he bowed at her and greeted in surprise, “I didn’t expect to see you here, Your Majesty.”

Staring at the middle-aged n.o.ble, Andonara thought for a moment and smiled. “It’s been a while, Earl Chesamon.”

As the lord of this city, the man had visited the capital now and then and attended the parties of the powerful. Naturally, Andonara had seen him before.

She didn’t remember him clearly, but she managed to recall his name after thinking for a moment.

Gazing at Andonara’s arm around Roland’s, Chesamon turned to Roland and asked in confusion, “Your Majesty, with all due respect, how is this young man related to you?”

“He’s my man!” Andonara said without hesitation.

Everybody exclaimed in shock except Roland and Yelia. The answer was too surprising for them.

Though everybody knew that n.o.bles lived a messy life, it was best kept secret. Few people were like Andonara, who appeared in public with another man and seemed to enjoy it. They somehow envied her.

Chesamon frowned. “Your Majesty, not that I’m nosy, but if you want the best for this man, please respect yourself. Would the royal family simply watch you do this?”

Andonara said with a smile, “Thank you for your concern, but Roland has openly stolen me from the king, who didn’t say anything.”

Hiss!

Everybody gasped at the same time and looked at Roland enviously, before they moved their eyes away.

The fact that he stole the queen from the king blatantly without being hunted suggested a lot of things.

Either the young man was from a powerful background that even the royal family was scared of, or he was extremely capable himself.

Whichever of the cases was true, Chesamon certainly couldn’t afford p.i.s.sing off someone that the royal family didn’t dare to.

Chesamon immediately dropped the suspicion in his eyes and looked at Roland with a smile. “Your Excellency, welcome to the Chesamons’ house.”

Roland nodded. “I’m here under Yelia’s invitation. Thank you for your entertainment.”

Seeing that Roland was quite polite, Chesamon was relieved.

He knew that he hadn’t been exactly friendly, and that it would be bad if the man was infuriated. Though Chesamon was not scared of him, it wouldn’t be the most pleasant thing to make a powerful enemy.

At this moment, Yelia walked forth and said, “My lord, I’m told that something happened here.”

“Yelia, it’s great that you’re here,” said Chesamon gently.

Everybody dispersed and smiled at Yelia, except the young man who Roland met the previous night. He snorted at Yelia.

Yelia was not bothered. He went to where the crowd gathered earlier and found a girl’s body on the floor.

Her clothes had been taken off, which was rather demeaning.

Yelia was not very happy.

Chesamon said, “We didn’t do anything. The body was like this when it was delivered.”

Roland came close too.