#CHAPTER 39: Doubt Comes In

MILA My questions about Felix only intensified over the next few days. I started preparing for opening night of the restaurant, putting the finishing touches on the decor and menus and placing advertisements in the local paper. Felix and I started having dinner with the royal family every Friday night. I found myself growing to love Ivana and Rowena, who consistently delighted me with their kindness. Esmeralda did not attend a single dinner since the first one, which I found a little odd, considering she was such a close family friend. I would have much preferred her presence to those of Charles and Isabella, who insisted on coming to every meal. The two of them always sat together, whispering to each other and giggling in my direction. It took everything in me to keep my head held high and to ignore them, even though I felt sick to my stomach at their cruelty. At least the other members of the royal family were quick to shut down any snide comments Isabella m