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Evelina stared blankly at Jasper. Was he that thrilled over the thought of some good food? He really looked like a child giddy with excitement.The next evening, the royal family's exclusive hovercar arrived at the villa entrance right on time. After giving Jasper a few reminders, Evelina left the villa and got into the vehicle.While it was called the palace, it was way more than that. It was, in fact, a massive integrated base.The central area housed the residential sector for royal family members, which was then surrounded by multiple functional districts, including R&D zones, conference sectors, and training facilities.Centoria's power was divided into three factions. The King commanded the military, while commerce, trade, medicine, entertainment, and other major industries came under the three great noble families. However, the source of all wealth and resources came under the Queen's control.In other words, the King had power, the nobles had wealth, and the Queen had both

Hadrian and Evelina opened the bottle and took a sip. It was sweet and barely tasted of alcohol. Assuming it was some kind of fruity wine with little alcohol content, she kept drinking without worrying too much about it.On the other hand, Hadrian was pretty displeased. "There's barely any alcohol in this! It's no fun."Evelina pulled the bottle toward herself. "If you don't want to drink it, I will. Just leave it here."Just then, Hadrian's personal terminal rang. He lowered his head and glanced at it before standing up."I need to go to the front and greet a few friends. Sit here for a while. I'll come find you later.""Go on."After Hadrian left, the garden fell quiet again. Evelina sat there for a while before suddenly feeling a little dizzy. She even swayed as she rose to her feet. Were the belated effects of the alcohol hitting this hard?…After Gideon finished speaking with Leonora, he stayed in the banquet hall for less than half an hour before taking his leave.Even

Evelina remembered that not long after the heroine returned, she met Cedric, Centoria's genius doctor, by chance. The two of them hit it off immediately and worked together to develop a new type of suppressant, making a name for themselves with it.But wasn't Cedric said to be disfigured? In the original story, when Cedric met the heroine, his entire face was covered in burn scars. He had even lost one ear and only appeared in public wearing a mask.The story never mentioned the reason for his disfigurement. It only waxed lyrical about how the heroine had cared for him, comforted him, and warmed his heart again.Cedric stopped in his tracks and turned back around. "Yes, Your Majesty."Evelina stared at his handsome face, unable to match it to the plot she remembered.Leonora trusted Cedric completely, so she left to attend to the guests once more, leaving Cedric and Evelina alone in the room.Eyes lowered, Cedric said gently, "Your Highness, I will be using my mind force to exami

Evelina headed toward the fridge and retrieved the cake she brought back yesterday. "Quick, have some cake to get rid of the bitterness on your tongue."Since Jasper couldn't see clearly, whenever he ate, he would either just grab the food with his hands or use a spoon. But with something as delicate as cake, which was best eaten with a fork, he'd be making a mess of things if he ate it himself.Therefore, Evelina decided to feed him instead. Grabbing a fork, she speared a bit of cake and brought it to his mouth. "Open up."Jasper did as told, and the sweetness of the cream melted in his mouth, coating his tongue and masking the bitterness."Does it taste good?""Yeah."Breaking into a smile, Evelina fed him another bite of cake. Little by little, she continued to feed him until the cream, piled high on the very last piece, fell off. She instinctively reached out to grab it and ended up with a palm covered in cream."Oh, no! What a waste. There was so much cream on this piece, a

"What's the deal with Princess Evelina? Has she really chosen Cedric?""He's a useless male who's just a doctor! Will the royal family really accept him as her prince consort?""I mean, if she really likes him, it's possible… Say, do you think that's the princess' type? Someone weak and fragile?""Hahaha! You know, you might be right about that. Cedric's face is…"The discussion came to an abrupt halt when the males saw the approaching Gideon and hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."Expression cold, Gideon marched right into the hall without even sparing them a glance.Evelina stepped out of the hall with Cedric, the two maintaining a fairly close distance."Anyway, while I don't know why you wanted me to choose you, you can let me know whenever you want to call it off," she said.Cedric's fingers curled a little as he said in a quiet, somewhat helpless voice, "You have to promise me that this will remain a secret between us.""Yes, of course. I understand perfectly!"