Chapter 376 - 373: Dinner At The Palace III (1/1)

Chapter 376 - 373: Dinner At The Palace III

"I'ence This is s" Geoffrey said as he looked at her and gave her a small smile

Serena suddenly felt that it was difficult for her to breathe She felt suffocated, not for herself but for Geoffrey Was this how his farew up in? She has always seen him as a proud and prideful character Yet, when his father deiveness inals that this kind of event was a nor in his life

She wanted to rebuke the king on his behalf and defend hiutsy Like honestly, she was not stupid enough to be antagonistic to their sovereign during their first dinner Anyhow, she could just wait for him to die so that Geoffrey can take over the throne

Was she only over analyzing? Seeing the smirk on Frederick's face tells her that she probably was not

Given this, the question was, how does she act now? Oh well, since she can't go for direct confrontation, ust theave an understanding s's direction, acting all shy and grateful like a woman so deeply in love, she answered, "Thank you yourht that the King would feel disgusted, but instead, he just laughed and nodded his head Ok, soskill an when the servants ca with the King, onewhen he does, andwas that onethat the meal has 12 courses

As the 2nd course ca Geoffrey again Serena as not being talked to can only listen on the sidelines

"You just wasted resources and instead of rateful to us, you made it so that their impression was that e theood have you done since I approved your pet project ministry? Even Charles' son did better than you As we sit here, people can still see his contributions froible and the citizens all benefit On the other hand, no one would even remember yours All you do is destroy the social norms and what? Provide for the poor and the needy? Charity works would suffice Why am I even surprised? Such a disappointment"

Geoffrey did not speak nor explain He only let his father talk as he continued eating

On the other hand, Serena was h it was true that ical advances, were flashi+er, easier to the eyes, and the benefits instantaneous, the king should not discount what Geoffrey was doing It was very unfair to compare the two

In fact, in the overall scheoal were more appropriate for his position Unlike his father's short-sightedness, Geoffrey was building a better society Not afraid of the backlash but ood

As the future king, he was the best person to address matters which no one else can It may not be very popular now, but in the future, they would be his legacy For exaot approved was on child labor Before hi the age of 10 working on so? Everyone else were aware but just looked the other way But Geoffrey didn't Yes, his move may have been unpopular for soood

Geoffrey cares for the people of his kingdoed Which was so that society needed

Serena shook her head There she goes again with her hero worshi+p

Anyhow, the king stopped eating and the plates were collected Then, the 3rd course, the coldwas done while drinking soup thankfully

Then, came the 4th course which was the appetizer From then on until they reached the 6th, which was the fish, the king continued belittling Geoffrey She felt so bad for him that all she wanted to do was to throw the food to his father's face He was so arrogant and had a bad case of king- co But co to his son!

She can't i all his bull crap for a full 12 course dinner, but he did Was this sootthe main course! Meanwhile, the other people in the rooe, Frederick even s The Queen fro but at her son

She looked at Geoffrey, but his expression was just casual It seemed like he let his father's words in from one ear, out from the other She would think hi, especially being treated like this in front of his newly nardise which was composed of small pieces of chocolate and bite-sized macarons, Serena can only thank God that this awful dinner was finally co stood from his seat, and so did everyone else He turned to leave and everyone either bowed or curtsied

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