Chapter 92 - Reception Party

"It was our honour to share a meal with you, your highness. I hope we get the chance to serve you again ``George bowed his head and his whole family followed but Alcastra just nodded curtly towards them and then turned to look at the couple who were talking among themselves.

"It was a pleasure to have the company of such a loving couple. I hope I will get another chance to meet the lady soon." he replied with a charming smile on his face as he boswed and took the hazel in his hands.

With a sweet smile, he kissed the back of her hands but immediately stiffened when he felt the death stare of Richard.

The man was making the territory with his eyes like a beast challenging the other animal who tried to look at his possession. That was also the reason that he called her sister in law.

"After meeting you I felt like I finally had a sister!" He added in an exaggerated manner but soon the bloodlust coming from Richard died down and Alcastra took a breath of relief.

While the Starenfoid family felt like a clown while standing there with their heads bowed low while none of them even looked at them.

They gritted their teeth but did not have the courage to speak in front of them. Alcasra bade his last goodbye to the family before entering in his carriage. He took a breath of relief when finally he did not need to act anymore and rubbed his jaw.

"My muscles were in pain while smiling all the time! Phew! One more hour, and I was sure I would have retched my guts out." he leaned on the back of the seat in a defeated look and closed his eyes as the carriage continued to move forward.

On the other side, 

Once the carriage could not be seen further, the pretentious smile on the face of the family fell. Their faces turned glum as they entered back in the palace where Hazel was sitting on the sofa eating grapes lazily. While Richard was sitting on the seat of the head with his eyes closed.

The moment Diana saw Richard resting on the seat of the head, her eyes narrowed on him.

"What a pretentious family! A few people did not even know how to behave as guests even when they came uninvited!" her eyes were full of disdain and ridicule when she looked at the couple. 

"..." her comment was only mocked by the silence while one of them did not open his eyes and the other kept reading the novel in her hands with black grapes on the other hand and a giggle escaped her lips every now and then.

"You! How dare you be so arrogant when you are only a refugee here!" This time Diana talked while pointing at them when they did not hear the first time.

"Do not create trouble. You need to learn how to behave with the guests. Why are you shouting like an uncivilised person?" asked George as he entered back too.

He did not want them to know that he had given the palace to Hazel until he bought another palace but he knew that if Hazel lost her balance then she would tell everyone about it.

Diana looked at her husband with disbelief. She could not believe that he was chiding her instead of hazel. Just what magic she was doing on the men around her.

She gave a death glare to the girl who continued to stand there nonchalantly.

"Mother, you should ot be this angry with sister. It had been a long time since she had come to meet us. Why don't we sit and have a good time like in the old days!" Amelia showed a fake frown on her face as she approached her mother with puffed cheeks and held her arms while she dragged her towards hazel.

"Sister, do not mind mother. I think she is still angry that you have disappeared for so long! But she will be fine in a while. How about we plan a party for your marriage!" she asked with glittering eyes and then looked at richard, "even you can call your family brother in law." she continued in her sweet tone as if she could not contain her joy to be with them.

But in reality she wanted to know more about the mysterious man. Was he really just a knight as others think! No matter how good the knights are! Could he be loved so much by the royal family that they were ready to spend as much as he wanted with their closed eyes and treat his wife so well that they even called her sister in law! But she was sure that he did not belong to any royal family either.

She did not know why she even had a hunch that she had met the man before too.

Richard looked lazily at the girl as if he was already bored of the conversation when he mumbled, "I do not know anyone in the empire." she frowned when she heard him while dianna scoffed. She did not understand why her daughter was trying to make friends with these lower class people.

They could just threaten Hazel to follow their biddings if she wanted to live here. But she stayed silent when she looked at the stern face of her husband.

"Then you can invite the royal family. After all, they treat you very well. In fact, why don't you invite your other colleagues and friends here. We can have a reception party for both of you and introduce you to the noble society." chimed George too as he had the same doubts as his daughter but the man did not even blink. 

He was looking unaffected by their offer which could have fazed many as he replied,

"The one whom i know would not prefer to attend the party thrown by you!"