Florence had sent Hector away and had driven Samantha away from Ernest, she was in a good mood.
She could set Samantha apart from Ernest when they were at home, but when Ernest went to the palace, the princess would get close to him again. Florence didn't seem to know what to do.
If only she could do something about it.
However, Florence had not yet figured out the once-and-for-all solution. When she went to the restaurant and saw Samantha and Hector, she immediately lost her appetite.
Why would they show up in the restaurant?
Her scalp was tingling and she wanted to turn away at once.
"Ernest, Flory, here you are!"
Samantha immediately stood up from the table with a big smile on her face.
Hector also stood up and strode toward Florence.
"Flory, Mr. Andrew treats us to lunch. I am really happy. This is the first time we had dinner together."
Andrew took a deep breath.
He didn't treat them to lunch. It was them, especially Hector, who insisted on staying for lunch.
Andrew was in a dilemma.
His eyes flickered at Florence and Ernest, and he said weakly, "It's such a rare opportunity for Her Royal Highness and Your Grace to come visit us, so I ask them to have lunch together. Mr. Hawkins, Miss Fraser, would you mind joining us?"
Andrew, though he was saying nicely, winked wildly at Ernest.
They had to cooperate with him.
Ernest didn't expect that Andrew would arrange for them to have lunch together.
He clearly sensed Florence's revulsion and discomfort.
Ernest frowned slightly.
Florence didn't want to be in the same space with Hector and harassed by his words and his undisciplined gaze, and even less wanted to have dinner with Samantha who had a crush on Ernest.
But looking at Andrew who was in a dilemma and weighing the pros and cons, she knew particularly clear what to do.
They were in Raflad. Before she and Ernest could get the medicine, they had to be kind and nice to them, so that their plan could succeed.
Taking a deep breath, Florence took Ernest's hand and whispered, "I'm fine. Let's have lunch."
She knew that if she didn't want to put up with Hector and Samantha, Ernest would take her right away.
Ernest's eyes were dark and he was in a bad mood.
It really hurt him that Florence had to bear it.
After a few seconds of silence, Ernest took Florence's hand and caressed it.
"If you lose your appetite, eat a little and I'll take you to leave. Then I'll bring you some food later this evening."
It meant that eating with them was just a polite ritual.
Florence's depressed mood brightened a lot when she heard that.
Ernest was still the Ernest, always thinking for her.
Florence nodded. "I could eat with you around."
She would just ignore the rest.
The two men talked privately before sitting by the table with Hector's and Samantha's expectant look.
Samantha just sat opposite Florence. Looking at Florence sitting at the table, she couldn't help being stunned.
"You... Why did you eat here?"
But Florence didn't want to put him in trouble.
Florence shook her head. "I wouldn't be foolish to get my hands dirty."
She was not a killer.
However, Ernest's spoiling tone made her feel a lot more comfortable. She was now full of sense of security and confidence.
The princess was not qualified to compete with her.
It was just her wishful thinking that she could chase Ernest.
"I don't mind. Right, I don't mind!" said Florence said to herself in her heart.
Holding her knife tightly, Florence picked up a mouthful of food and chewed it hard.
Seeing that Florence began to eat, Ernest, without looking at the two people across from him, reached for a bowl of soup and placed it next to Florence.
She liked soup, and he always served it to her.
It was the most trivial thing to him.
But Samantha and Hector were dumbfounded.
A man served soup to a woman? Men waiting on women? They had never seen it in Raflad.
But on second thought, the recent popularity of equality between men and women calmed them down.
Although they were shocked by Ernest and Florence and they could not accept it at first, it didn't affect Ernest and Florence at all.
If Samantha wanted to marry Ernest or Hector wanted to marry Florence, they had to accept their habits.
Samantha looked at Ernest with bright eyes and asked in a soft voice, "Ernest, will you serve soup to your wife?"
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