Chapter 72

72 Busted

Selma Payne’s POV:

“I didn’t! I didn’t!” I spoke incoherently and wanted to make up for it, but the more I explained, the worse it got, so I could only shut up obediently.

Maxie appeared again. “Ha! Even junior high school girls are not that stupid! Silly girl, Selma! Hahaha!”

I didn’t have the time to pay attention to her because Duke Frank was also surprised. He looked like he was about to crush the coffee cup.

“My Lord, I... ” I didn’t know what to say, so I looked at Aldrich for help. The latter looked like he wanted to persuade his father to calm down, but before he could say a word, the Duke’s excited laughter interrupted him.

“That’s great!” The Duke laughed as he said, “Thank you, Miss Selma. The rest of my silly son’s life is finally settled. I wonder when I can meet your parents? Have you discussed the wedding date? Where will the wedding be held?”

“W-what?”

“Wait! Father!” Aldrich hurriedly stopped his father. “We are not at that point yet! Don’t talk about this! You’re too rude!”

The Duke calmed down a little, but he still looked very happy. Finally, he said, “I’m sorry, I lost my composure. I was just too happy. You have no idea how worried I was that my son, whose head is filled with career, would die alone, Miss Selma. If that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to meet his mother, would I?”

I laughed awkwardly and looked at Aldrich, feeling a little shy.

Getting married...

It sounded so far away. Would I get there with Aldrich? I was suddenly a little uncertain.

Perhaps he could feel my emotions. Aldrich held my hand and whispered, “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Yes, he would always be here.

I felt at ease.

Duke Frank chatted with us for a while. The way he looked at me had changed. If it was an appreciation for an outstanding junior in the past, it was now mixed with undisguised love.

They were really father and son.

I thought.

Their feelings for each other were so strong and passionate.

After Duke Frank, it was my parents’ turn. In Aldrich’s eyes, they were my uncle and aunt.

“You know that this is a tough battle, right?” I said.

Aldrich nodded so seriously that it made people feel he was going to the battlefield.

However, in less than three seconds, he broke down. He leaned on my shoulder and whispered, “The Lycan King will take away my title and get the guards to throw me out. The Queen will get people to throw me out of the Lycan Pack and tell all the packs not to take me in. I’ll become a sad rogue.”

“I won’t let that happen!” I pretended to be angry and ruffled his hair as if I were petting a dog. “The Lycan King and Her Majesty the Queen are both good people. They won’t do that to you. At most, they’ll order the guards to beat you up.”

He let out a strange cry and started to mess with me.

“Alright, I’ll stop joking.” I panted as I straightened my hair. “Are you nervous? To be honest, I’m a little nervous.”

I couldn’t imagine what my parents’ expressions would be like. Although they weren’t old-fashioned people, Aldrich was in charge of training me, so he was my teacher, right? A teacher-student relationship? This did not sound good.

“Do you want to tell me the truth?” Aldrich shrugged. “I’m not going to waste time, okay? Actually, a little. I’ve kidnapped their niece without them knowing. Moreover, we can barely be considered a teacher-student relationship. I can’t imagine how the King would look at me.”

“But I won’t be afraid with you by my side.” He held my hand. “You are the source of all my courage. With you around, I am the most invincible warrior in the world.”

“Even if it’s the spear of the palace guards?” I teased.

Aldrich pretended to be stabbed, grimacing in pain, and then said in an uncaring tone, “It’s a little painful, but it’s nothing. After all, you’re here.”

The atmosphere was so good that we unknowingly hugged and kissed each other, so much so that we forgot where we were.

This was the living room of the King’s suite, so it was not strange for the King and Queen to be here, right?

“What are you guys doing?”

My mother screamed in disbelief. Aldrich and I immediately separated. First, we met my parents’ shocked gazes, and then after looking at each other for a second, we squeezed to the two sides of the sofa as if we were running away.

“Argh! Greetings, Your Highness.”

Aldrich hurriedly saluted. I dared say that this was the most unqualified bow he had ever made.

“Good day, Sir Aldrich.” My father’s voice was as cold as ice. I shivered. “If I may be so presumptuous as to ask, what were you and Selma doing in my living room?”

In case my father really ordered the guards to drive Aldrich out, I quickly stood up and confessed to them, “Father, Mother, Aldrich and I are currently dating. We came to see you today to tell you this.”

As soon as I finished speaking, three voices spoke at the same time.

“What are you saying, Selma?”

“Moon Goddess, am I still sleeping?”

“Father? Mother?”

I looked at the three shocked faces and didn’t know what to do.