285 The Taste Was Unsatisfactory? (1/2)

The knock on the door came abruptly, but it saved Leon from speaking. Without using divine sense, he could already tell who was on the other side of the door. Being tailed by a group of young nobles, it was hard not to notice. It could only be them.

Nelson Donahue had the same guess. He had booked a VIP lounge precisely to stop these people from disturbing his business with the elven princess. In the end, the door was still knocked by these people.

”I wonder how I should address each of you?” Nelson politely asked as he continued with the introductions. He had decided to ignore the door knock since he knew who was on the side.

”I am Princess Faelyn, the fifth and youngest princess from Elvengarde's royal family. You can call me Faelyn.”

”We are the palace maids assigned by his Majesty to attend to Princess Faelyn. I am Sharleen, and this is—”

”I am Shirley.”

”It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, beautiful ladies.”

The palace maids introduced themselves after Faelyn. Nelson followed each of them with his gaze before his gaze made their way back to Leon.

”And you are…?”

”Leon.”

Leon ultimately said.

He should learn to be more forgiving and give people a chance to redeem themselves. After all, the person still intended to foot the bill despite the sky-high price of 820,000 Craws. Even Leon would find himself unwilling to fork out so much money for a meal.

The royal family had lots of funds, but it was all needed for the kingdom's development plans.

”Leon… Leon… Leon…” Nelson repeatedly mumbled to himself as he pondered which noble or high-ranking official went by that name.

A sudden realization dawned upon him as his eyes slowly widened and looked at Leon in shock. Wasn't that also the name of the prince?

”Y-Your Highness! Please forgive my ignorance and impudence for not recognize your Highness sooner!” Nelson said with cold sweat.

He was nervous because he knew the prince was displeased when he ignored the prince's subtle unwelcoming message and disregarded the person earlier. It was a behavior deserving of punishment if the prince were to be offended by it.

In that regard, paying 820,000 Craws for a meal did not seem so expensive anymore. Nelson guessed that he had gotten off lightly only because he had offered to pay for the meal. Also, the prince had needed someone to attract the attention away from the prince.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The door was knocked repeatedly with increasing volume. The other side was growing impatient that no one answered the door.

Everyone furrowed their brows at the disturbance.

”Why don't you go and send the people outside away? I don't want to be disturbed during my meal.” Leon suggested coolly.

”Will do, Your Highness!”

There was a time when nobles still held some weight in front of royalty. But now, they can only know to flaunt their superiority by bullying commoners. They were nothing in front of the royal family.

Nelson scurried to the door, but before he could open it, it got opened from the outside. The first person to come into his view made him even more sullen.

”What is the meaning of this, Young Master Conrad? Disturbing the customers from a VIP lounge, are the rules of your Twilight Palace just for show?” Nelson said with annoyance.

Young Master Conrad was displeased by Nelson's words for obvious reasons. He had brought the young nobles over due to their pressuring, and not because of his own volition.

”The rights and privilege of the VIP lounges are set up by the Twilight Palace, and Young Master Conrad's Montgomery family owns the Twilight Palace. So what if he breaks a few? What are you going to do about it?” A young noble chided.

”That's right. We all know the elven princess is inside. If you know what's good for you, then step aside. We all deserve an equal chance at befriending the princess.” Another young noble added with a threatening tone.

All the young nobles bundled together and tried to peek through the opened door. But with Nelson blocking the way, their view was limited.

Nevertheless, they still caught glimpses of the elven princess, and their eyes could not help but lit up. The maids were also not bad. It was worth befriending them.

The young noble's threat did not deter Nelson. Usually, he would not dare to offend all of them, but now, the prince has his back. Of course, he would have the courage.

Nelson stepped outside and closed the door, before standing in front of it defiantly to show his stance.