SECOND WORLD.
48. The Queen's Kindness and Attention.

***Holmes Kingdom Institutions***

When together Carissa and Damian in the flower garden, they do not realize the sharp eyes of someone saw them, Leonard who did intend to meet Carissa wanted to see the condition of Carissa at this time, accidentally seeing the togetherness of Carissa and Damian who look close like a couple of lovers.

Leonard saw everything the two of them did, from the beginning Damian came to see Carissa crying and calmed her down with the hug Damian did to Carissa, damian tries to bring his body and face closer to Carissa.

Leonard's hands clenched tightly until his knuckles turned white, holding back the jealousy he suddenly felt in his heart, seeing the togetherness and closeness of Damian and Carissa, he said, Leonard was still staring intently at the two lovebirds who looked familiar.

Why can Leonard feel jealousy and not accept Carissa with other men? during this time Leonard never felt the turmoil of the heart that he felt at the moment, wanting it to feel like he ran and pulled Carissa into his embrace and not let Carissa be with another man.

Leonard was still holding back all that his heart felt right now? not knowing that someone is surprising him from behind.

"why are you just standing here, crown prince?" greet the empress to her who came with Verdian.

"greetings to the noble servant" said Regio, the crown prince's bodyguard, bowing in his honor.

"greetings to the servant of the mother." said the crown prince also saluted her.

"why are you just standing here?" ask the Queen to Leonard.

"servants have just arrived noble, and do not want to disturb them." Leonard replied as if to catch a glimpse of Damian and Carissa who were still in close proximity, like lovers who were mingling love.

The Empress and Verdian also followed Leonard's view, and they knew what reason Leonard was standing still?

The empress smiled at the behavior of her second son, who was trying to get close and tease her future concubine, the behavior Damian never saw at all, and this was the first time the empress saw Damian close and could tease a woman.

The empress was happy that the son could finally find a woman who could make his second son interested in a woman, and was not only interested in the affairs of the kingdom and the people he had been protecting all this time, to forget the business of finding a life partner, and the empress was very happy to see the son's heat binar.

"let's meet them together….!!" said the empress with a happy smile to see the behavior of her second son.

The empress walked first and was followed by the others, loudly one of the guards there informed the empress's arrival.

"The empress, the crown prince and the third prince have arrived." a loud notification from the guard.

At once the two lovebirds who heard him immediately stood up from their seats, and stood up to greet and salute them upon the arrival of the empress, the crown prince and Verdian.

"greetings to your highness…!!" said the same time Damian and Carissa bowed her body in salute.

"sorry.if we interfere with both of you're time" the empress said kindly and smiled.

"not at all noble." retorted Damian.

Carissa who was still bowing her head was embarrassed because she was caught in a position very close to Damian, in Carissa's heart suspected that they must have seen her position very close to Damian.

"is this our very strong and beautiful heroine?" ask the empress to look at Carissa who was still bowing her head.

"Carissa.." call Damian by grasping and squeezing the palm of Carissa, to make Carissa realize that the empress is greeting her.

And it did not escape Leonard's sight, which irritated him and clenched his hands tightly.

Carissa who was aware of the squeeze in her hand immediately looked at Damian.

"yes…!" said a nervous Carissa who looks still embarrassed and looks at Damian who is beside her.

"the empress's majesty greets you."re Damian whispered a little to Carissa's ear, which made them look very close, like lovers.

Carissa who understood Damian's whisper looked at the empress, and how surprised she was to see who was in front of her.

"mrs YoonA…!!" carissa said with a surprised face. See Lady Yoona mama of Antoni Yuandara, become empress in this kingdom.

They were all astonished to hear Carissa's call on the empress and Carissa's shocked face saw the empress.

"Carissa.this is the noble consort.." Damian again whispered beside Carissa's ear, which made Carissa replex look next to him so that Carissa and Damian's faces were very close.

The gaze of the eyes of the two of them met, they looked like a very harmonious couple for those who saw the closeness of the two of them, the empress immediately wavered at the behavior of the two of them.

Carissa immediately regained her senses and looked forward again, with her face slightly blushing in shame for the umpteenth time.

'why keep it this close, I'd rather be in a dangerous place than in this position.' Carissa murmured inwardly to herself.

"excuse me for my servant's carelessness" said Carissa bowing half her body to apologize.

"it's okay, congratulations on your victory." said the empress sweetly and stepped closer to Carissa, the empress hugged Carissa's body warmly and gently stroked Carissa's back.

Carissa just quietly permeated the warm embrace and soft caress of the empress' hand to her, very warm like a mother's caress to her, very warm like a mother's caress to her, instantly Carissa's tears fell on her smooth cheeks as she remembered her mother's last hug, which Callysta had not felt for a long time.

All astonished to see the tears of Carissa, seen as a strong and formidable Carissa against demons and demons, now looks fragile like a gentle ordinary woman, they just kept watching Carissa's tears continue to flow while Carissa closed her eyes.

The empress was aware of the sobs that Carissa was holding, slowly the empress let go of her hug and saw Carissa's down face trying to hide her tears and hold her sobs.

"no, your majesty.forgive me.." quickly reply Carissa still lowered her head and tried to stop her sobs.

"what happened to you. Did Damian hurt you?"

"not your highness." replied Carissa while shaking her head.

"then.." said the queen cut off.

"Carissa misses both her parents" said Damian, who answered the queen's question.

"is that right, Miss Carissa…?" gently ask the empress while raising Carissa's face with her palm, for Carissa to look at him.

Carissa simply nodded as she continued trying to hold back her sobbing Isaac.

"do I remind you of your mother?" ask the empress on target, Carissa nodded her head again, because it was true like that.

The empress sweetly hugged Carissa warmly again.

"oooo..my dear.." warm embrace of the empress. "don't cry anymore, if you want, you can consider me your mother from now on." said gently the empress stroking Carissa's back.

Carissa was moved to hear the queen's words to her, and Carissa could feel the empress's sincerity towards her.

"thank you, your majesty."

"don't cry anymore, now you're my daughter, and I'm your mother in this kingdom" she said, wiping away Carissa's tears on her cheeks.

"thank you noble." replied Carissa sincerely with a sweet smile that made her pale face look very beautiful, making the three men who were there fascinated to see the sweet smile that complements the beauty of Carissa's face, all this time they could only see the flat and cold face of Carissa alone.

"alright..would we just stand here, can't we just talk in the room?" ask empress.

"forgive the noble servant.for the negligence of the servant." reply Carissa.

"if you are pleased, please go to the noble servant's room." take Carissa slowly.

They entered Carissa's room, and sitting on the sofa in the room, Carissa occupied the guest pavilion room in the imperial palace area which was intended for important royal guests.

They are served a variety of drinks and small foods, which look a lot of sweet cakes, which were very liked by Callysta in his day.

"waiter, why is the dish more sweet pastries?" ask the empress to look at Feyrin, who had a glimpse at Carissa.

"sorry your majesty..Is there anything you want anymore?" ask Carissa.

"no, it's just that why are there so many sweet cakes here? who likes sweet food this much?" tanya wondered the empress, because all her sons did not particularly like the sweet.

Because in this kingdom women do not dare to eat sweet cakes too much, which will make their bodies quickly fat will be fat sugar and butter, and that's an open secret that everyone in this kingdom knows, as the secret of female beauty.

"servants like to eat a variety of sweet cakes are noble, because sweet cakes are good to improve the mood, and can arouse the power of servants for the better." replied Carissa who made the empress, who made the queen, the crown prince and the princes were astonished.

For the first time they heard, there was a woman in this kingdom who dared to eat a lot of sweet cakes and not afraid of fat.

"but you don't eat much, do you?" ask the queen in question.

Feyrin looks to hold her smile back looking at Carissa, because it feels funny to remember the mad miss of a variety of sweet cakes, and nonanya can spend a lot of sweet cakes in one sitting to eat it.

"no, your majesty.She usually only eats three plates of sweet cakes in a day, sometimes more." replied Carissa timidly with an awkward smile.

All were surprised at Carissa's confession, three dishes a day even more. In this kingdom a woman only eats one sweet cake in a week, and instead they will eat a cake that is low in fat and even tasteless not sweet at all.

"three plates a day you say…?" ask the queen in surprise.

"what servant is right?" asked the empress in disbelief and looked at Feyrin.

"really noble, but actually not three noble dishes." replied Feyrin hesitantly looking at Carissa, who shook her head while blinking her eyes with a face-pointing banning towards Feyrin.

That made the crown prince and the princes fall for the unusual face of Carissa, like a child who was afraid of being caught hiding something by their mother, it looks cute and adorable in the eyes of the three handsome men who are there.

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