Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Nyssa pov
From the moment I saw that look in her eyes, I knew I wouldn’t like the woman standing before me.
A fake smile, innocent eyes, a
Ah, I knew it all too well.
perfectly polished exterior.
I could tell she didn’t like me. In fact, she seemed irritated by my very presence and everything about her felt fake.
Fake like someone I once knew. Aria
She’d wear that same smile while making snarky remarks about me. Pretend to be friendly when, deep down, she hated my guts hated my very existence.
Back then, my trust in Aria had led to my downfall in my past life, so in this life, I had promised myself I wouldn’t live that way
anymore.
I wouldn’t surround myself with people who didn’t genuinely like me, and I wouldn’t care about anyone’s feelings if it meant mine would be trampled on.
So while she stood there smiling at me, her hand stretched out for a handshake as everyone around us watched, I simply frowned, stared at her hand and ignored her.
I could hear the sharp gasp of surprise from everyone around as I turned and walked past her without giving her even the slightest bit of attention, her hand still hanging awkwardly in the air.
I stepped toward the dining area and lowered my head slightly in greeting to Darius, who watched me with a cold glint in his eyes,
but I continued with a smile.
“Good morning, my king. I hope you slept well?” I asked, already knowing he wouldn’t answer, so I didn’t wait before taking the seat in front of me and lifting my hand to wave at a clearly shocked Cassian.
“Morning, Cassian. How are you? Is Drake not having breakfast with us today?” I asked, since I didn’t see him anywhere.
Cassian blinked, but soon a glint of amusement flickered in his eyes as he nodded with a small smile.
“Ah, yes, yes. He had something to take care of. How was your night, miss?”
“I slept well, thank you,” I replied with a nod, just as one of the maids stepped forward, her eyes flickering toward me nervously for a brief second before she began serving the dishes.
Something told me Ella was still stunned into silence, because I hadn’t heard a word from her until the maid finished serving my plate and I politely thanked her.
“Y–you…” came a high–pitched, annoyed voice from behind me.
Just as I expected, Ella walked up to me, her face red with embarrassment, a finger pointed straight at me.
“Did you just ignore me? I introduced myself to you, and you ignored me?” she asked incredulously.
I didn’t spare her a glance, I simply began eating.
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Chapter 106
Everyone watching seemed stunned. I could even feel Serena’s wide–eyed gaze fixed on me.
They were all shocked that I was so openly ignoring Ella, without even trying to hide it.
“Morning, Miss Ella,” I heard Zayn say as he took a seat beside me. I didn’t have to look to know he was smiling, especially as the maid began serving his meal.
“Since you want to be greeted, then I’ll greet you,” he joked, but Ella clearly wasn’t in the mood. She completely ignored him, her gaze still locked on me.
“Can’t you hear that I’m speaking to you? Wait- is she deaf or something?” she turned to Cassian, asking flabbergasted.
Cassian laughed and casually rolled his eyes.
“Didn’t you hear us just have a conversation? If she was deaf, then how would she hear me? You really need to start using that brain of yours, Ella,” he tsked under his breath.
Ella frowned, then turned back to me, her finger still pointed in my face.
“If she isn’t deaf, then how dare she ignore-”
Before she could finish her sentence, I brought the spoon in my hand up and gently pushed her finger away, fixing a cold stare on her as her eyes widened at me.
“Could you move your finger away?” I said, my voice calm and composed. “I’m trying to eat. So why are you disturbing me?”
Her gaze narrowed on me, a disbelieving scoff slipping past her lips but I simply turned away, set the spoon down, and picked up another as I resumed eating.
“My goddess, how rude. Are people from outside this rude? Can you see this, my king?” she turned toward Darius, who was watching me. He had stopped eating altogether, his eyes still on me.
“I’m trying to be nice here, and she’s being rude. How can a woman like her be your mate?”
“Ella,” Cassian warned, his tone sharp.
But instead of stopping, she pouted, her lips curling with frustration.
“Am I wrong? Everyone’s celebrating that the king brought home his mate, but how could the king’s mate be not only wolfless but rude?” she said angrily.
The corner of my lips tilted into a slow smirk.
“Ella, that is enough. Stop that. You’re in the presence of the king himself, and you are–”
“Rude?” I cut in before Cassian could finish his sentence, turning to Ella with amusement in my gaze.
“So you
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