Chapter 916



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But decide quickly, OK? I wasn’t going to be able to hold the one-legged stance for much longer.

So, Pete and Xander stared at each other, sparks flew from both boys’ eyes.

At that moment, a faint but saving voice was heard.

“I’d like to sit with Cherry, so if your two brothers would like to sit here instead, how about we both switch?”

Cherry’s eyes lit up immediately, and she looked excitedly at Lucy in front of her. Her little foot in the air stepped on the other foot she was standing on, and she even scratched the top of her foot with it.

Wow!

Little Princess was practically her savior today!

In the end, Cherry and Princess Lucy sat next to Justin, with Cherry sitting close to Justin with an excited look on her face. Seeing how happy she was, silly Princess Lucy also smiled happily next to her, although she didn’t understand at all why she was so happy. Xander and Pete were the only ones sitting next to the Queen with sullen looks on their little faces.

The Queen: “…”

Excuse me, how unpopular was she?!

Was it so unbearable to sit on the same side as her?

Besides, how come even her own daughter had abandoned her and gone to look for Cherry?

She suddenly felt like taking back her gift.

The Queen furiously devoured another piece of steak.

The meal continued with each of them harboring their own thoughts.

Although Justin and Nora did not speak, the two seemed to have an unspoken agreement that no one else could intrude. For example, at the beginning of the meal, Justin immediately passed Nora the salt shaker while she passed him the pepper shaker.

After passing the seasoning shakers, the two looked at each other and exchanged a smile. Then, they both put their heads down and added some seasoning to their food with the salt shaker the other had passed them.

The Queen: “Burp.

Was she already full after only two pieces of steak?

The corners of her lips tightened and she couldn’t help but start thinking about the situation. Nora must have recognized King and realized it was Justin, right? Well, that made sense. After all, because of her strong feelings for Justin, even to her he had seemed very familiar to King the first time she met him. Later, she tried again and again to confirm if the two were one and the same.

Nora was, at the very least, Justin’s fiancée after all, so how could she not recognize him?

So that whole performance just now where she pretended not to know him was really a sham.

She was the only one dumb enough to be kept in the dark.

The Queen set about tasting another piece of steak.

It could be said that both hostess and guests had thoroughly enjoyed the meal, with the exception of the Queen, who wore an expression of circumstance.

After dinner, a few returned to the drawing room for tea and conversation. The Queen, however, looked outside: why hadn’t Black Cat returned yet?

While they ate lunch, the people outside did not sit idly by either. While Barbarian and the Queen’s Royal Guards were enjoying their specially prepared lunch outside, John, the butler, happened to bump into the servant in charge of cleaning the castle as he was cheerfully walking out the door.

The butler asked him, “Have you finished cleaning?”.

“Yes, apart from the lady’s study, I have already cleaned all the other rooms.”

After the servant’s reply, John smiled and replied, “Well done. No one is allowed in the mistress’s study.”

The servant also smiled and said, “By the way, the refrigerator in Madam’s bedroom is new. I saw that she has put some face masks and drinks inside. I have also cleaned it right now.”

John then said, “I appreciate the efforts. However, we still have guests. When they leave, in the lounge and in the lobby…”

The conversation between the two drifted away and their voices gradually became inaudible.

Barbarian’s gaze lowered.

Soon, he finished his meal. He raised his head and looked around. “Black Cat isn’t back yet?”

The Captain of the Royal Guards replied, “No, not yet. Maybe she got lost. Don’t worry about her.”

The guard next to him also said, “Yes, she stole His Majesty’s attention as soon as she arrived. Last night, His Majesty even praised her several times and subtly complained that we are not capable enough…. So leave her alone! Anyway, she won’t starve to death.”

However, Barbarian said, “I’ll look for her.”

The Captain of the Royal Guards sneered, “Barbarian, I advise you not to be a busybody.” But Barbarian, with a warning in his voice, said, “Her Majesty is very worried about her.”

After speaking, he walked straight out the door.

As he left, the Captain of the Royal Guards let out a contemptuous laugh. The guard next to him also curved his lips and commented, “He’s just a bodyguard who’s not even on the official payroll. All he can do is please His Majesty.”

As the strongest bodyguard among them, Barbarian was not part of the Queen’s Royal Guard.

However, he had always followed the Queen’s orders to the letter and behaved according to her preferences.

Therefore, given that the Queen valued Black Cat, it was completely normal for her to go looking for her. She did not arouse the suspicions of the captain and the other guards at all.

When Barbarian came out, he discovered that while Schmidt Castle’s defenses against outside threats might be on point, and the entire mansion was not unlike a solid fortress that wouldn’t allow even a fly to enter, the supervision inside was comparatively a bit lax.

Instead of looking for Black Cat, he took the opportunity while no one was looking to grab hold of the wall with both hands and rush up to the second floor.

He did not go to the study.

Everything kept in the study was confidential, and there would be safes and such there.

Most people would think the study was the best place to hide the V16, but he went straight to Queenie’s bedroom.

The V16 needed to be refrigerated to keep it cool.

If a refrigerator was suddenly placed in the study, it would attract attention and look very strange. But if it were placed in the bedroom, you could put face masks and drinks inside, which wouldn’t look at all obtrusive.

After all, many types of face masks required refrigeration.

Queenie’s movement was quite good and it was also very deceptive.

But Barbarian was no longer the person who only had brute strength and not a shred of intelligence that he used to be!!!!

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