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Everyone gasped in total shock the moment they heard the sounds
Matilda couldn’t believe what just happened and Adelaide was still glaring at her angrily
“How dare you!!” Esmeralda yelled and rushed toward Adelaide immediately
“What’s going on here?” The Queen’s voice made her stop and she turned,breathing heavily
“Did you just slap me???!!!” Matilda shouted angrily and grabbed Adelaide’s hair
“Matilda,stop that” Queen Sofia snapped
Matilda released Adelaide and turned to the queen in anger
“Mother,,she slapped me!!” She said and Queen Sofia’s eyes grew wider
“What?” She looked at Adelaide
“Is that true?” She asked
“Yes mother,she really did. Do you think I’m lying?” Matilda broke into tears
“Speak up!” Queen Sofia yelled at Adelaide
“She slapped me first my queen….”
“So what?!!! You’re just a maid here!!! And you’re a murderer too!!” Matilda shouted
“Stop calling her a murderer,she killed no one” King Lucian and Carl showed up
Carl immediately dismissed all the maids watching,including Esmeralda
Adelaide looked up and her eyes met with the King’s own
“She killed my child!!” Matilda cried as she turned to King Lucian
“It was all her fault,how dare she even slap me?!!! How!!”
“Have you forgotten your position in this palace??” Queen Sofia asked Adelaide
“You’re just a maid,a mere…..”
“I will take care of it mother” King Lucian interrupted
“How will you take care of it? She dare slap Matilda? What guts and ordacity!,she’s going to leave this palace just the way she Came here!” Queen Sofia snapped
“Adelaide” King Lucian called and she looked up
“Yes my king” She muttered
“Why did you do that?” King Lucian asked
Matilda looked at him in shock,is he seriously still asking her that question?
“The mistress accused me and called me a murderer,I tried to tell her that it was a mistake and I’ve been punished severely for it but she slapped me instead” Adelaide explained
“So what gave you the gut to slap her back?” Queen Sofia asked angrily
“My queen…..”
“I’m not your queen!” She snapped and Adelaide kept quiet
“So you slapped her back??” King Lucian asked,still looking at Adelaide
“Stop asking her!! She slapped me twice!!” Matilda screamed
“What? Twice?!!” Queen Sofia’s eyes went wide again
“Adelaide” King Lucian called
“It’s true…..my king” Adelaide muttered,avoiding his eyes. She knew he wouldn’t take her side this time,not when the queen is right there
“She just crossed the line Lucian,you should judge it rightly this time” Queen Sofia said
Adelaide pressed her bottom lip with her teeth expecting the King’s decision.
“You can go,your punishment will come later” King Lucian finally said after the long silent and everyone looked up unbelievably
“What?” Queen Sofia and Matilda asked at a time
Adelaide couldn’t believe it either,her eyes fell on King Lucian
“Go before I change my mind and punish you right now” Lucian said and Adelaide immediately walked away
“My king!!” Matilda cried out
“What are you doing?” Queen Sofia frowned
“What do you mean? I just said I am going to punish her later” King Lucian replied
“Why later and not now?” Queen Sofia asked
“Because I said so” King Lucian replied and walked away leaving the queen in shock
Matilda immediately ran after the king in tears
Queen Sofia fold her fist angrily and walked away
“Did you see that? Isn’t that weird?” Eleanor asked Jimmy
They have been watching and eavesdropping secretly and they heard everything
“Totally” Jimmy muttered
Eleanor faced Jimmy
“Do you think the king is having feelings for Adelaide?” She asked
“I dont like guessing” Jimmy chuckled and they left together
“But why will she slap my lady back? How did she get the courage to do that?” Eleanor muttered to herself
“Would you come out tonight? I want us to spend some time together” Jimmy said
“Really??” Eleanor smiled and Jimmy nodded
“What if it rains?” She asked
“Let’s enter the rain and meet in the palace hallway,okay?” Jimmy said
“Okay” Eleanor replied and Jimmy smiled
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Matilda followed King Lucian into his chamber
“My king,why are you treating me this way?!! Just tell me why!” She shouted in tears
King Lucian faced her
“What are you talking about?” He asked
“Your maid dare to slap me,and that is all you could say?”
“I never said I wasn’t going to punish her Matilda…”
“I want to see her getting punished…..”
“And who are you to make that decision?” King Lucian snapped,getting pissed already
“My king……”
“You shouldn’t have slapped her In the first place,this isn’t the first time Matilda,I warned you the last time you slapped her. But you just did the same thing,what is going on with you?”
“She killed my child…. ”
“You Füçking told me it was a mistake!!!” King Lucian yelled and Matilda froze
“You told me it was an accident,you told me you never wanted to get pregnant Matilda,why are you so angry about it?? Did you lied to me? Was it your intention to get pregnant even when you knew it shouldn’t have happened?!!! Answer me!!!”
Matilda swallowed hard
“You’re right,I told you it was an accident. But do you know how happy I was to carry your child?? It gave me such great joy anytime I think about it,I also want to become a mother!!!” She broke into tears
“Do you even know how I’m feeling right now?? I just can’t control my anger anytime I set my eyes on her!! You should be by my side,I’m in pain too!!” Matilda said,crying bitterly
“Then why can’t you just accept the fact that it was a mistake?? Please Matilda,just bring yourself together and stop this”
Matilda shook her head
“I want you my king,I badly need you. Can you just chase her out of the palace? She’s giving me headaches,I don’t want to keep on seeing her,please throw her out of the palace” She cried and hold Lucian’s hand
“I can’t do that Matilda” King Lucian said and Matilda raised her head
“Why?? Don’t tell me you have feelings for her….”
“Go back to your suite,you need rest” Lucian said
“No,I’m not leaving you…..”
“I said you should leave!!” King Lucian snapped
More tears rolled down Matilda’s eyes,she turned toward the door and ran out.
Lucian sighed and run his hand through his hair,all he could think of at that moment was Adelaide’s injuries and her red cheek he saw earlier as a result of Matilda’s slap.
He would have summoned her right away but he decided to do that later.
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Matilda entered her suite and met Esmeralda waiting,she immediately rushed to Matilda
“My lady,are you okay?” She asked worriedly
“I’m going to make sure she regret coming into this palace” Matilda muttered in a mean voice,her eyes are looking so red and her hands are shaking so much
“I will make sure she pay for everything she did to me!!!” She shouted and pushed off all the cosmetics on the table,tears rolling down her eyes unstoppably. She’s not ready to believe that she lost the king to Adelaide
“Never!!!!!” She screamed and kept on scattering everything in the room
“My lady…..”
“Stay away from me!!!!” Matilda yelled
“The king is mine!!!!” She screamed
“Adelaide!!!!! I’m going kill you!!!! You will smell death,trust me!!!!”
She continue screaming and destroying things
After a while,she fell on the bed,breathing heavily. Her eyes still looking wide and red with anger and rage
“I don’t mind killing her and then kill myself,if I can’t have the king then she wouldn’t have him either. I will make her pass through every single pain I am going through right now,I will make sure of that” She said
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