The appetizer had just been enjoyed when the main course was served. The smell of wellcooked meat had been in the air since breakfast.
In front of Chloe was a slightly seared lamb steak, beautifully placed.
“I heard you like lamb, so I had a young one cooked. The juice is overflowing, and the taste is exquisite.”
Callis winked, saying that he had prepared it especially for her.
He began to cut the steak with his back straight. After savoring a thinly sliced steak, he praised the taste of the dish with all sorts of compliments.
Chloe picked up a piece of steak that had fallen off, then let go. The fork in her hand seemed to drop onto the plate.
With the sound of the collision, all eyes were directed to her plate, then naturally shifted to Chloe.
“Your Highness.”
Despite her elegant face, her eyes were cold.
Even her voice calling Callis was chilling, with no change in pitch.
“I’m sorry, but I do not like lamb.”
“But when the chef asked you about your favorite food before…….”
Chloe interrupted the following excuse by putting down the knife in her other hand. The clatter of the utensil striking the plate was loud.
“That.”
Chloe’s voice, as she opened her mouth, had a trace of laughter.
“Since Your Highness likes lamb, I just answered that way, hoping that the meal would be tailored to your tastes.”
The subsequent answer threw cold water on the atmosphere. Taken aback by the unexpected response, Callis gulped down his wine.
“Shall we continue eating?”
He had been annoyed by Callis’s demand for praise, but now that it was quiet, it felt a little better.
She deliberately chose mostly garnish. Thanks to his outstanding culinary skills, even the vegetables weren’t too bad.
“I…….”
It was almost a lull in the meal. A thin voice broke the silence.
“Ma, Madam…….”
The voice with the unfamiliar title was surprisingly Helena’s.
Her big eyes were slightly looking at Chloe. Her trembling eyelashes made her dolllike appearance stand out more.
It’s a pity that such a beautiful face is wasted on deceit.
“Speak.”
“What did you do in the palace?”
“Why do you wonder?”
“I’m curious about what princesses usually do…….”
Helena blushed. It was not from shyness but from embarrassment.
Her perseverance in continuing the act, even in her shame, was impressive.
“What’s so special about me? I just spent time with my family.”
The word ‘family’ was strongly emphasized.
Then the two pairs of eyes wandered around. Helena, who hadn’t learned dining etiquette, was trembling even her legs.
‘Should I reveal the truth? Or…….’
Disgust boiled over. To Chloe, they were the ‘rats’ that Kun mentioned.
Should she really accommodate them, even at the cost of discomfort?
Or, should she accept them, even if their kindness is false?
Chloe chose the latter.
Definitely not because she was hungry for their kindness.
There was no way out for Chloe, who had been abandoned after refusing a divorce. She had to do anything to buy time.
“I shared the troubles that arose while you were away.”
Troubles.
This time, she put the emphasis on another word, causing the two people’s shoulders to flinch without hesitation.
“My family then gave me sincere advice.”
It’s rather cruel to glamorize a bitter memory.
But what’s crueler is Chloe’s current reality.
“What troubles did you have, Madam?”
“Well.”
“…….”
“Have we ever been close enough to share such trivial stories?”
Her icy retort caused Helena’s mouth to shut tight.
Helena’s mouth twitched a few more times before being closed with food.
The conversation ended awkwardly, and the rest of the meal ended quickly.
Unlike Callis’s scrapedclean plate, Chloe’s plate was almost untouched.
The expression on Callis’s face when he saw the almost untouched steak was so amusing. Chloe wanted to save that face if possible, to look at it whenever she felt depressed.
For dessert, a tart topped with figs was served.
Callis, once tricked, was silent.
It was the world’s doing. The fig tart was also a menu that Chloe often asked to be made to suit Callis’s taste.
By this point, he had switched gears. He planned to score points in a completely different way.
He poured tea into Chloe’s empty teacup and also handed her a napkin. He even presented her with a rose folded with a napkin.
Chloe imitated Callis’s actions and paid Helena back every time. She poured tea for her, gave her a napkin, and gave her the paper flower that Callis had handed over.
Helena’s increasingly twisted expression was quite something to see as well.
The time for dinner was drawing to a close. In the awkward silence, Chloe called Helena.
“Miss Helena, you asked what my concern is.”
“Yes? Ah, yes…….”
“Spring is coming soon, and I want to decorate the garden, but what flower would be pretty? I have discussed it with my family.”
“Yes?”
“I think it would be somewhat boring to plan with the same flowers as last year.”
Helena blinked her eyes, tilting her head. Her eyelids repeatedly closed and opened, and after a while, she pondered.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
