96 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Evangeline studied the woman, who was sitting beside Daniel, with a smug look on her face. The moment they made themselves comfortable inside a café, Daniel hesitantly introduced Lilybella to her. Avoiding any unnecessary information about being his fiancée. She didn't have to guess it was the fiancée he was talking about based on his constipated expression.

”This must be the fiancée you're talking about, right?” Evangeline held her chin between her fingers. Her scrutinizing eyes swept Lilybella up and down, dragging each second.

The woman wasn't that pretty. She was also a little chubby and very ordinary. Her eyes were big with pupils dilating, making her appear all the more innocent while a smile was always plastered on her face. The more she stared, the more her smirking lips curved. Until her gaze stopped on her enormous racks, it was much bigger than hers, and her eyelid twitched.

She frowned and met Daniel's gaze. ”Hmp! Except for her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, she's very ordinary.” Her mood somewhat brightened when Daniel's face crumpled.

Smiling like it didn't concern her, Lilybella's big shining eyes gawked at Evangeline with pure awe and reverence. She knew who she was. Her family told her all about Daniel's life, including all his past girlfriends. And among all the women he had dated, Evangeline Heart was the one who stuck in her brain the most.

She beamed, and with a shrieking voice, which was too fast to make out, she introduced herself once more. ”My name is Lilybella Waltz! And you are Miss Evangeline Heart, right? Lilybella heard so much about you! You're more beautiful in person than in pictures! It's no wonder his Highness likes you! You are gorgeous! Let's be friends!”

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Daniel's head was hurting the more he listened to Lilybella spouting adoring words. He didn't know what to make of her. Was she naïve or too innocent or kind or just plain idiot? She's his fiancée. Wasn't the normal thing to do is to be hostile or at least be indifferent towards Evangeline, his ex?

But then again, the marriage was purely out of obligation. There was no love or like between them. Though Lilybella kept spouting love this and that, he was not an idiot to believe even for a second that she fell in love with him in their first meeting.

Evangeline raised a brow and smiled at Daniel. ”I like her. She's very . . . gullible.” Her lilac orbs then shifted to Lilybella. ”Since you have an excellent taste, I'll let you be one of my servants. You can be my naïve bishop, and you can start calling me 'my Queen.'”

Lilybella's face brightened and said, voice high pitch, ”Thank you! Thank you so much, my Queen.” Her expression then turned serious. ”Lilybella will serve you with the best of her abilities––ouch!”

Daniel flicked Lilybella's forehead while the latter looked at him with her big watery eyes and quivering lips. Holding her forehead, her aggrieved face asked what she had done wrong.

”What nonsense are you spouting? You're going to be a Princess, a Queen. Have some pride.”

Daniel wanted to continue lecturing her but stopped when Lilybella's aggrieve face shifted to one of excitement and happiness.

”Then, my Pri––your Highness already accepted Lilybella to be his Princess? His soon to be Queen? Does it mean we can get married now?”

Daniel was taken aback and howled, ”What are you talking about?! What I mean is, you are . . . you . . . you should watch your image since your status is now my fiancée. But it doesn't mean I already agreed to the engagement. I've told you, we have a year to get to know each other and––”

He didn't finish his speech when Lilybella cupped her blushing face and turned her head away, looking all shy.

”Ehehehe. I know it. His Highness is very concerned about Lilybella. Lilybella is truly happy. Chu!”

”NO!” Daniel almost jumped from his seat. Why was talking to her so draining?

”Ehehehe. I understand, your Highness. No need to deny it. Lilybella completely understand.”

”W-what! N-no . . . I . . . I don't . . .” Daniel didn't know how to respond. And for the first time in his life, he was rattled by a woman who even made him stammered for words –– not once, but many times!

He felt that no amount of reason nor rejection could deter her, and he was completely stomped for words! What's wrong with her?

*chuckle

In the corner, Evangeline giggled, and if Daniel didn't know her, he thought it was a giggle of joy. Only, he knew it to be a giggle of enjoying his situation.