Cursed Daughter Looking for a Mate
Chapter 53 Heart Thumping

Mikael chewed the lobster with a smile. The King and Queen smiled back because their son had eaten his meal. They also continued eating.

Mikael grabbed the napkin wiping his mouth, he quickly spat out the chewing that was in his mouth. It was done repeatedly until the lobster was exhausted without being caught by the King and Queen. Eating together was finished, the special forces members came out while hiding napkins containing the rest of the food. He burned the napkin secretly. Then headed to the kitchen to meet the head cook.

"From now on don't serve seafood" Mikael ordered.

The head cook was a little confused as it was a favorite meal of the royal family, especially Ian. But orders are orders. 

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Mikael let out a long breath staring at the window. 

Hurry home, Your Majesty. Being you is not as easy as I thought.

***

The sound of the cutlery filled the room without a human voice. Edgar looked at his parents and Julliane in turn. The cold war between them troubled Edgar. His family has been in turmoil since the departure of his second brother. Edgar did not blame anyone for the incident, the three had their own reasons for maintaining or releasing their second brother. Even so, all decisions are in the hands of Ellaine and Edgar appreciates every decision made by his second brother. 

Wanting to melt the atmosphere Edgar opened his voice. "What did Brother Juli do these few days?"

"Finding information I could use to cancel my engagement to Prince Beckett." Julliane stared intently at her parents while thrusting a fork into her flesh.

"That was the result itself for canceling Ellaine's engagement arbitrarily," Leroy replied to eat his meal without glancing at Julliane in the slightest 

"So it doesn't matter if Ellaine suffers from being engaged to Prince Beckett?" challenge Julliane stared intently at her father.

"The engagement is only temporary, unlike you who really have to get married to Prince Beckett. Thanks to you, Ellaine is gone from the palace forever," Leroy grumbled.

"It's better than having to live in a palace like this puppet stage."

Having to obey all the commands of the two wrong parents without being able to rebel like a puppet, makes Julliane fed up. Once as Olivia, he was released to do anything but keep his parents under surveillance to limit him from bad things. There is a ban but it still makes sense, not to the point of making him feel depressed or even to sacrifice himself like in the palace.

Leroy kicked down the dining table. Ophelia tried to calm her husband so as not to scold or worse hit Julliane. 

"Sister Elle, married in two days. Are you guys coming?" Edgar switched the conversation to dilute the atmosphere. However, instead of improving, the air at the dinner table was increasingly gripping, due to the poor selection of Edgar topics. The one prince only said what came to his mind.

"Sure I'll come, Ed," replied Julliane smiling at her sister.

"I don't have to answer." Leroy finished his meal out of the dining room by slamming the door. Diving at the person who had already captured Ellaine, never crossed his mind.

"You better apologize to your father, Julliane" Ophelia said before following in her husband's footsteps.

Julliane let out a long sigh leaving Edgar alone. Edgar continued his breakfast alone even though his mouth was tasteless.

Julliane returned to her room to find a letter bearing the royal coat of arms of Lortamort. Quickly he opened it. Beckett's getting her wedding done in a week. Julliane had to prepare, if she did not want to, then Beckett's army was ready to invade Yuvinere Kingdom.

Julliane threw the paper into the fireplace. His hands ruffled the hair had been neatly arranged. 

"Argh," julliane grumbled.

I have to be quick, but how?

***

Repeatedly Julliane exhaled a long, unconscious breath from earlier Ian continued to pay attention to her. Not wanting Julliane to drag on in grief, Ian opened his mouth.

"I have information about Beckett."

"What information?" julliane asked excitedly. A shred of hope begins to be seen in cancelling his engagement to Beckett. 

"Beckett had hundreds of soldiers in his mother's family residence ready to fight" 

"Enough, don't go on."

"But-"

"That's not what I want to hear, Ian," lamented Julliane.

Julliane pressed her head hoping that the groaning would soon disappear. He needs to free himself for a moment from all the fatigue caused by Beckett, but when doing so his time will be wasted.

"I'll bring you something" Ian replied feeling a little guilty.

Julliane nodded slowly while arranging her thoughts. Ian went to the cake shop to buy a piece of strawberry cake. He also presented the stove cake to Julliane. 

"Thank you."

Julliane immediately ate the cake without thinking about anything else. Eating sweets like this will improve his mood. 

White cream stuck to Julliane's cheek. Ian pointed at his left cheek to make Julliane aware. However, Julliane was so busy herself that she didn't notice Ian. Ian pointed his face at Julliane, wanting to clean the cream with his mouth.

Feeling that a breath was approaching her cheek, Julliane glanced at Ian. Ian's face that was getting closer, made his heart not wither. 

Not yet had Ian tasted the sweetness of the cream, Julliane turned the other way. 

Did Ian just want to kiss me? It's too fast.

Feeling Julliane start to misbehave, Ian turned Julliane's face to her and wiped the annoying cream with his hand.

"There's cream on your cheek." Ian showed the cream to Julliane.

Julliane nodded. A sneer appeared on Ian's lips. "What do you think?"

Julliane's face is getting hotter. He shook his head quickly. "No, your face is too close. I'm just hot." Julliane shook her hand.

Ian chuckles. "July, I have something to say."

Julliane's blood was getting whirring. 

Heart please.

Before he could no longer think and his heart exploded, Julliane got up from her seat.

"I forgot, Ellaine needs my help for her wedding tomorrow. I retreat first" said Julliane.

Ian was about to block him but Julliane was already out of the secret room. His head was dropped to the table.

'Why is it so hard to say it? Tomorrow must succeed, Ian.

***

Ellaine and Carlos looked at each other. Ellaine's joy was never shown before. Carlos kept smiling to see his lifelong partner. 

The words of the priest were not heard in their ears at all. The whole world seems to belong to themselves. 

"So are you ready?" ask the priest who is getting upset because none of them answered.

Ellaine and Carlos chuckled at the same time, "I'm willing."

The pastor left because he was not considered at all. Ellaine and Carlos immediately held a wedding kiss accompanied by the applause of invited guests.

Julliane kept trying to hold back her tears so that her makeup would not wear off. His gaze was distracted at the man who had arrived late. 

Edgar immediately approached the man attacking him with a hostile look. "Do you want to be here, Prince Ian?"