Chapter 36 - Was Like A Deja-Vu For Him

" Emmy, what do you mean by seeing Mia return and resting in my embrace?"

Alex repeated the question but found complete silence from Emmy. He adamantly wanted to know the answer, still, he couldn't force her. They both reached the room to find Seneschal waiting for them outside.

" Crown prince, the tea has been served already. As you both weren't present at that time, provision has been made to have snacks and a pot of Camellia tea is served to your room in a short while. Would you like to have anything else ?"

Alex then ordered some of Emmy's favorite snacks and asked the butler to get it ready by half a time of the joss stick burning.

" Well, you are really capable of reading girls, huh!!"

" Oh please, I don't know about other women, but I'm sure this foody will fall for this trick easily. Take it as a bribe, Emmy, please tell me the truth."

The puppy faced Alex, took her hands, and strode into the room. He couldn't wait until the snacks were served. Emmy who got pulled inside the room got a panic attack. What should she tell him? The resentment on her face would give away her feelings towards Alex and he would catch it in a jiffy. Finally, she took a deep breath to stabilize her emotions and put on a poker face.

" The place where we saw your brother today is really special to you, right! I saw a couple spending their sweet time there. The guy was the most handsome person I have seen in my entire life and the girl's face was not clear. I could recognize him…..., as that handsome was no one other than you through your splendid voice. I was wandering through the forest and heard you conversing with a girl. So I decided…."

Emmy was not looking at Alex when she was telling him about that particular fragment of memory, so she missed out on the shocked expression of Alex behind her totally.

" Emmy…. What did you decide?"

" I decided to confront you guys but after watching you two in such an intimate moment, I got flustered for ruining your quality time. But you frantically told me not to misunderstand you and I ran off."

After finishing her piece, Emmy looked over Alex who was standing there with a petrified expression. She found it funny because it was the same expression he showed on her memories," Eeewwwww…, don't give that same expression, it is creeping me out, okay."

Just as she finished her sentence, Alex rushed forward and took her in his embrace. It was not the usual friendly bear hug but a more intense one, just like the one on the beachside when he hugged her so intimately.

Emmy couldn't push him off as she also wanted this hug badly but then she heard knocks on the door, so she gently patted his back and said in a low voice, " Hubby, leave me for a moment. Our tea is waiting outside, please"

Alex subconsciously loosened his grip and allowed the servants to enter only after he tidied up both their disheveled dresses. Emmy could feel that Alex's behavior got really gentle after the hug and his ears had even tinged a shade of pink.

After having tea, Emmy didn't enquire about the sudden hug as she thought Alex might have felt the presence of Senechal and put on the act of a lovey-dovey couple whereas Alex was still thinking of the incident she mentioned.

He just felt it as a deja-vu but he didn't understand how Emmy would come there instead of that person. Alex couldn't think of such a helpless situation in his life, Mia is his lover and who was Emmy to him ???? But he was now certain that their relation was above any other relationship he had in his life and that included even his love.

After getting ready, the important guests of the dinner walked hand in hand towards the dining hall. There all the other people were already seated including their friends. In the absence of master Rotrigues, Jordan was set free of his tasks and what he did in his leisure time was well reflected in Janet's blushing face. Even Juliet was also having the expression of utmost happiness. Elder Theodore, when he came to know that this young lady was the destined partner of the third prince, he was surprised to see such an exceptional beauty in the Posie family. It was him who had gone to the Posei family to ask about betrothing their prince to the granddaughter of the mighty Lord Posei. Elder Theodore was happy that unlike his brother, Mike chose the one whom the elders had chosen for him.

The other elders were conversing with Jordan and Mike, they were happy to receive the goddaughter of their master as well as his disciple.

" Senior, Thank you for inviting me here to join the dinner with my seniors."

" No, it is our honor that we are able to invite you guys, but Jordan, when did master take Lamia as his goddaughter?"

Faced by such an interrogative question, both Jordan and Mike started to sweat their hands but Janet saved them with her quick response, " Master took his decision at his first glance itself, we lowly students cannot question our master, so we don't know about the details."

Her vivid response made the elders shut their mouth, she made her statement politely but in her mind, it was like, " It is totally your master's choice, why are you giving a damn about it?"

As the group was thinking that they skillfully tackled the questioning of elders, elder Floretren suddenly popped another question that was out of their league.

" Okay, you cannot question your master but what about the crown prince? He was a lunatic a few months ago, now became a gentleman suddenly. He was deeply in love with a hilly-billy but now head over heels over the goddaughter of our master. Tell me, third prince, is your brother plotting a vendetta?"

Mike got a chill suddenly, elder Floretren was already against his brother, so his attitude will be like this but how could Mike give an answer to this question. As Mike was panicking to answer it, they all heard a cold voice all of a sudden.

" Vendetta? Are you insulting my love ?"