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Zephyr was rendered speechless.
Watching her husband’s change of expression that came so suddenly, Cordelia laughed until she lost her breath.
…
Someone walked in when Victoria was going to take a nap.
“Your Highness, Her Majesty asked for you.”
Victoria’s heart jolted. It was Carmella’s maid. The queen had always been good to her maids that she would not
get them to do anything during their rest time in the afternoon.
Perhaps Carmella had heard about Neil’s incident to be wanting to see her at this time.
Victoria calmed herself down and picked up her spirit. She got her maids to help her with her clothes and makeup
before rushing to the main palace.
The queen had asked to see her in a secret room in the main palace.
The wooden door closed and released a thud after she walked in. It was dimmed there. The queen stood facing the
wall. Her back was skinny, but she was majestic.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtVictoria walked forward and bowed.
“Aunt—”
Before Victoria was done speaking, she was slapped again like what had happened before!
“What are you trying to do, Victoria!?”
Carmella could no longer hold back this time. She used all of her strength in this slap that Victoria’s hand hurt.
A red palm print was left behind on Victoria’s cheek. Tears dropped continuously, and she felt wronged and mad.
“Aunt, I’m really innocent this time!” She fought back. “I didn’t know that Neil would be hurt. All I wanted was to
punish that b*tch…”
“You’re digging your own grave!”
Carmella was furious as she stared at her. “Neil is badly injured. The entire general’s office knew that he was hurt in
the palace! Are you trying to offend the entire Harris family?
“Victoria, do you know that the cabinet holds the political power while General Noah holds the military power?
We’re merely given a title! Even Alexander understands this better than you do!”
“Aunt, I…” Victoria bit her lip, telling the excuse she had come up with. “They had a party in the garden that day. It’s
obscene for a man and a lady to be intimate in public! Also, I found out Aurelia’s background…”
“What?” Queen Carmella was stunned. “You spied on her?”
“Mm-hmm!” Victoria nodded hard. “She didn’t have an identity in Chaiseland. Her parents were illegal immigrants.
Her father is a drug addict, and her mother is a… Well, you know. So, I don’t want Neil to be close to her!
“If people with ill intentions saw that he’s close with a lady like this and giving her a coming of age ceremony in the
garden, if they said there’s a daughter of a prostitute in our garden, w-wouldn’t the royalty be humiliated?”
Carmella’s face was turning grim.
If Aurelia really had such a background, Carmella had to admit that Victoria did the right thing. Neil contact with
such a woman and had brought her into the palace… That would be great trouble!
Victoria carefully watched her expression. “Aunt, a-are you alright?”
Carmella took a deep breath.
She turned her head to look at Victoria and lifted her hand to caress her cheek. “Does it hurt?”
The latter was rather proud. She knew that what she had said had worked.
“Of course, it doesn’t hurt since you care about me! Also, it makes sense that you hit me to teach me a lesson!
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYou’re the senior, and you’re only doing that for my own good!”
Only then did Carmella smile.
“You always know what to say to make me happy!”
“Aunt!” Victoria grabbed her arm coquettishly and leaned her head on her shoulder.
Carmella did not have children of her own. She had sent Helene’s daughter away and regretted her decision all
these years.
She still remembered how the baby girl felt in her arms… Soft, weak, like a fragile egg yolk, that would break when
you touched it.
However, it was the first time she felt how powerful a life was from the newborn baby’s vigorous spirit.
Perhaps God had punished her for abandoning someone else’s child that she was childless. She was desperate for a
child, a daughter especially.
Therefore, she had all of her hopes on Victoria all these years. She was also spoiling her like her own child.
Carmella looked at Victoria in deep thought for a long time and said, “Victoria, don’t disappoint me, okay?”
The latter did not understand what she meant. She merely nodded like a robot.
“You must work hard on your aunt and uncle’s hopes for you,” Carmella said in all seriousness. “About that
Aurelia… If you really can’t tolerate her, send her to the palace one day. I’ll punish her myself!”
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