Chapter 159

Mrs. Cessley’s voice trailed off at the end, voice full of worries and it was then that Alicia realized what the duchess meant.

Her expression hardened. “I’ve made it clear before that you shouldn’t have any hopes of a successor…”

“My Queen, that’s not it. I was just thinking that…”

“Perhaps you take my words as a joke, enough to simply ignore it?”

Hearing the queen’s cold and unexpected response, Mrs. Cessley’s expression flustered. She bit her lower lip and lowered her head.

“I apologize, Your Majesty. I acted out of line and made a mistake. This won’t happen again.”

“…Just don’t say anything to him… or who I met and that I vomited because I was feeling unwell.”

“But My Queen, that’s…”

“If you are my lady-in-waiting, you wouldn’t hesitate to ascend to my request. If that’s not the case…” Alicia pursed her lips together, “…then do whatever you want.”

She turned her head and closed her eyes thereafter, blocking out any outside noise. Mrs. Cessley’s worried face made her heart break an