Chapter 0018

I blinked, stunned into silence. Me? A front runner in the competition?

No. Clearly those people didn’t realize how much Nicholas hated me. Once the cameras were allowed

into the palace, and they saw the two of us interacting, they would learn the truth.

Nicholas hated me.

Julian only wanted to use me in his games.

And Joyce seemed utterly disinterested in the whole thing.

I wasn’t a front runner. I was someone barely hanging on.

Regardless, I thanked my maid for the information.

“Now,” the maid said, turning toward the closet. “It is time to prepare you for the banquet.”

The banquet. Right. Tonight was the first official banquet with all three princes and the candidates. We

would formally dine in the dining room.

etiquette for mealtimes that I had forgotten over

do so in front of

requested to stay behind. A nanny had been hired for her, and was set

soon, I had

she seemed content

fort.

the maid said, and led

why I needed another dress. I liked my pale green one with

a velvet evening gown. Deep emerald in

the last time I had worn something like this. For

On days off, I wore slacks

Nothing like this

noticed

on she said. And you won’t want to take

She was right.

barely recognized myself in

me with comically wide eyes. “Mommy,

know,” I

seemed certain. “You

I needed to keep my head high as I entered

center of the table. Joyce claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in the room

came time for the girls to sit, Julian instantly called

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