Chapter 576 The Queen's Quarter
Although she wanted to walk side by side with Kayden as they have always done she couldn't.
According to the rules, none except the Queen could walk beside the King and unfortunately, she wasn't the Queen so she had to walk behind him because they were in the palace where every of her actions were being monitored.
[So this is what the real King Kayden Greyson looks like. I wondered where the cheerful and sweet Kay who has only eyes for me disappeared to?]
Joanna almost stumbled and fell after bumping into the King. She was so absentminded and didn't notice when he halted.
"Sorry, that wasn't intentional," Joanna instantly apologised.
"Stand down," Gideon ordered firmly as he walked to join the King where he stood. His timely arrival saved the guards from committing the same mistake General Morgan and his men did.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready per your orders," Gideon informed with his head bowed.
"Escort Miss Joanna to her quarters then," Kayden instructed and tried to leave but the anxious Joanna grabbed his hand.
"Does this mean we are not gonna stay together?" Joanna demanded, her eyes fixed on his sideline since she couldn't get a glimpse of his face.
"Miss Joanna," Gideon called, his eyes concentrated on Kayden's hand that Joanna was still holding onto.
Because of how Gideon and the others stared at her hand as if they would chop them off, he didn't need to say further for Joanna to know what to do.
She released Kayden's hand and moved two steps backwards.
"Kay, I know you are mad at me and I admit that I messed up big time, but can you not push me away huh?" Joanna pleaded and reached out her hands to hold him again but Gideon's dry cough made her retract her hand in time.
"Are you waiting for me to repeat my words?" Kayden roared after about two minutes passed and Gideon didn't do as instructed.
"This way, Miss Joanna," Gideon mumbled, his right hand gesturing at the pathway on his right.
Joanna hesitated to do as Gideon said. Instead, she stared at Kayden's sideline hoping he would change his mind but to her disappointment, Kayden didn't take back his orders.
He watched as the distance between him and the woman he loves got further as seconds ticked.
He was still gazing in the direction she went when Chris appeared out of nowhere and stood behind him.
"How was it?" He turned and asked, his scrutinizing eyeballs fixed on Chris' face.
"Because they were notified late, they can't promise you the best but they told me they will need a little more time to set everything up," Chris replied.
"Never in my wildest imagination did I think that she would follow me to the palace. It's already good enough that they were able to get their hands on what I asked for," Kayden murmured.
He looked towards the direction Joanna went for the last time before he climbed onto the corridor leading to another quarter.
"Just tell them to hurry up a bit. Although she is a bit calm now, I bet it will be a matter of time before she loses it. And you know we can't afford for it to get to that stage. We are in the palace after all," Kayden muttered. He paid no attention to the maids and guys who repeatedly bowed as he strolled by.
"I will relay your message to them as soon as possible," He responded. Although he wanted to pass Kayden's message to the others, he could overtake the king since they were heading to the same destination.
Meanwhile, at the quarter Gideon led Joanna to, she was warmly welcomed by the maids and the guards.
How well they treated her made Joanna assume that someone had already instructed them on how to treat her.
Or were they threatened?
She couldn't wrap her fingers around it since she has never been treated so well by strangers all her life.
As she took a tour around the house whose tone was soft and vibrant at the same time, Gideon followed her about along with three maids.
No matter how hard Joanna examined the house she just couldn't help but conclude that there was something wrong about the quarter she was in.
"This is my first time here but why does the house look so familiar like I have been living here all my life?" Joanna mumbled and halted in front of a painting.
Joanna raised her head and peered at the painting she found familiar at first glance. She was trying to recall where she saw the painting when the answer popped into her head.
Yes, she saw a similar... no the same painting on Kayden's hideout hut in the forest.
Immediately, she turned and faced the guy who has been walking behind her for a while now.
"What is this quarter about and why does it have a familiar feel?" Joanna asked the guy who had instantly lowered his head the moment she turned around.
"Miss Joanna, to answer your question, this is the Queen's quarter..."
"What!" Joanna exclaimed. Her jaw dropped and she didn't know when she stepped backwards until she realised that the gap between her and Gideon had widened.
Gideon and the maids weren't surprised to see her react this way. They knew for a fact that she was the reason Kayden ordered the guards to remove the only sign that had the title QUEEN'S QUARTER.
[His Majesty instructed me to do anything she wanted and treat her as I would do to him. I bet it wouldn't be a problem to reply to her question honestly right?]
For a minute Gideon was conflicted on what to do.
As Gideon thought of what to do the astounded Joanna took another look at the spacious room she stood in.
Although her father's house could be considered as one of the biggest houses in the kingdom she could swear that their sitting room wasn't as spacious and beautiful as the one she stood in.
Although the decorations were mild they created a kind of beauty she hasn't seen in any house before.
"But how can this be the Queen's quarter? It doesn't look anything like it," Joanna muttered, still not able to get over the piece of information she learned.
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