Chapter 169 - Meeting The King And Queen

An uproar soon broke out among the onlookers at the palace gates and the journalists who were in a hurry to find out who was the beautiful couple that had just arrived. Ren and his grandparents, who had almost reached the palace entrance, heard a commotion behind them.

The three of them looked at each other and then looked back. Meanwhile, Fae, who only wore her coat after she got off the car, was shivering a little. Apparently, the coat she was wearing was not warm enough, and the night breeze was much stronger than usual.

Seeing that Fae was shaking, Mischa took off his coat casually, draped it over the girl's shoulder, and walked across the red carpet holding her hand.

Ren stood rooted in his place when he saw Mischa walking straight beside Fae, who pressed the man's coat against her chest. The girl's face seemed to be smiling as she turned to Mischa and thanked him.

Queen Elena, who saw Ren's face looking stunned, frowned and glanced at her husband, King Gustav. The two of them noticed that their grandson seemed to be focusing his gaze on the beautiful girl who had just arrived.

The situation right now really felt like Cinderella when she arrived at the royal ball. After all the noble ladies arrived, came the most beautiful girl who diverted all the attention of those present only on her.

Even Prince Renald himself looked dazzled and stared at her unblinkingly!

The journalists and the audience at the gate and watching from home immediately became excited about the arrival of this new lady. No one knew who she was, but they were all very fascinated and interested in her.

In Prince Renald's private mansion, Linda, who was watching television in her room, suddenly jolted out of bed. She had seen the presence of Mrs. Hanenberg, who walked gracefully in her luxurious gown across the red carpet from the palace gate to the entrance.

And .. oh my ... in front of her was Prince Renald and the king and queen!

What on earth was happening? Linda thought frantically.

Her eyes were wide, but her brows furrowed. She felt shocked but worried at the same time. She couldn't imagine what would happen at the royal gala.

Linda then saw the handsome man walking beside Mrs. Hanenberg. The man was wearing a black tuxedo and a light blue shirt to match Fae's dress. Evidently, he had taken off his coat and gave it to Fae to protect her from the cold winter wind.

Because Ren's steps stopped earlier, his grandparents also stopped, and now they looked like they were waiting for the arrival of two beautiful guests who were walking gracefully toward the palace entrance.

Fae was stunned as she lifted her face and realized that a few steps ahead of them were Ren and the Moravian monarchs. Subconsciously, she stopped walking and instead took a step back.

Luckily, Mischa was used to dealing with important and powerful people so he didn't seem awkward at all. He immediately put his arm around Fae's waist and led her on with confidence.

As soon as they arrived in front of the three most important people in Moravia, Mischa immediately bowed slightly and stretched out his hand to kiss the queen's hand.

"Good evening, Your Majesty ... It is our honor to arrive at the same time as you," said Mischa in a respectful voice. He smiled sweetly at Queen Elena, which immediately made the old woman like him.

"Good evening, Mr. Rhionen. We are pleased that you will stop by our little party while you are in Moravia. And you bring such a lovely date to the royal gala," said Queen Elena kindly. She turned to Fae and smiled. "May I know your name, Miss?"

Fae bowed to them like a noble lady and greeted Queen Elena respectfully.

"Good evening, Your Majesty. My name is Fae .. I am—"

"Fae Muller is my girlfriend, Your Majesty," said Mischa before Fae could mention that she was the man's personal assistant.

Fae turned toward him gratefully. She had almost forgotten that she had come to this party as Mischa's 'girlfriend'. She had to stick to their plan. She wanted to show Ren and Amelia that she was fine, and Mischa and she had a great relationship.

'This would make it easier for Ren to let me go', Fae thought.

She tried to ignore her sadness and appeared with a smiling face. Mischa bowed slightly towards King Gustav and Ren to pay his respect. The two men replied by nodding slightly.

"Alright .. let's go inside. The gala will start soon," said Queen Elena happily. She took Fae by the hand and pulled her through the massive palace entrance.

Fae felt her heart pounding and her legs turn weak. It was so difficult for her to force herself to walk because her heart was feeling so sad. Queen Elena was her grandmother-in-law, but the woman didn't know who she was, because Ren chose to hide their marriage.

The party guests who were already present immediately turned their heads towards the entrance when a court official announced that the king and queen of Moravia and the Crown Prince had arrived. 

With blaring trumpets, the three important people stepped in and waved to the entire audience.

Fae and Mischa followed closely behind. Queen Elena turned towards them and smiled.

"You look so compatible together. Do you have plans to get married in Moravia?" she asked with an attentive face.

Fae immediately hiccupped at the woman's question. Mischa, who saw Fae looking uncomfortable, hurriedly waved and stopped a waiter passing by with a tray of drinks. He took a glass of cocktail to give to Fae. But—

"Thank you .. I'm very thirsty." Unexpectedly Ren took the cocktail glass from Mischa's hand and gulped it down. The four people around him were stunned by his actions.

Ren put his empty glass back on the waiter's tray as if nothing had happened. It was only when he saw Fae's stunned expression that he pretended to be aware that he had acted rudely by snatching a drink for someone else.

With a slightly embarrassed face, he took a glass of orange juice from the tray and handed it to Fae.

"Oh .. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to take your drink. It was out of reflex because I was thirsty." He bowed his head slightly. His face looked like it was filled with regret. "Please, take this drink. I hope Miss would forgive me."

Fae could only open her mouth and say thank you silently. She immediately realized what Ren had just done.

Ren prevented her from drinking alcoholic cocktails because Ren knew she was pregnant and instead replaced her drink with orange juice.

He did it so subtly that his grandparents and Mischa were unsuspecting and just thought Ren was really thirsty.

Ren looked at Fae with gleaming eyes as the girl took a sip of orange juice and looked down. The prince had realized that Mischa Rhionen did not know that his assistant was pregnant.

This meant that Fae wasn't open to him at all, Ren thought.

If Mischa knew Fae's situation, of course, he would not have given Fae a cocktail.

This made Ren's lips slowly curved up a faint smile. He already knew that Mischa and Fae were not lovers at all.

Why did you come here on purpose and dress up so pretty and claim to be Mischa Rionen's girlfriend? What do you want, Dear wife?

"Thank you very much for the hospitality shown to us by Your Majesty and Your Highness Prince Renald. Fae and I will sit at the table reserved for RMI," said Mischa and then bowed slightly to excuse himself.

Queen Elena and King Gustav nodded with a smile while Ren still had his usual sour face.

Mischa then took Fae by the hand, and the two of them walked gracefully towards a large table at the front of the stage. It was one of the most exclusive tables for royal VVIP invitations.. There, several RMI Directors in Moravia, including Sam and his assistant, Sarah, were already waiting for them.