Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 360

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One of the maids went to fetch Abril; the designer had arrived with several dresses for the naming

ceremony and the ball that would be held in two weeks. Abril went to the room where the designer was, and upon entering, she introduced herself.

“Good afternoon, Your Majesty, it’s an honor to meet you. My name is Rumia Floret.”

“Hello, Madame Rumia.”

In the room, there was a wide variety of dresses in different colors and styles. Rumia pointed them out to

her and said.

“These are some of my designs, I hope you like them.”

Those dresses were beautiful; she had never worn any dresses like those before. Feeling overwhelmed,

she said.

“They are all very beautiful, I don’t know which one to choose.”

“Why don’t you try them on? That way it will be easier to choose which one you like best.”

Abril tried on several dresses, and they all looked wonderful on her. Rumia couldn’t stop praising how

beautiful she looked.

“Your Majesty is gorgeous, all the dresses look marvelous on you. I should really make a new one, but we

don’t have enough time.”

“We can use any of these; your dresses are beautiful.”

“No, Your Majesty, it is your beauty that makes my dresses shine. I’m sure everyone will be left speechless when they see you; you will captivate everyone’s heart.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Of course, they will fall at your feet.”

“Well, I don’t really care much about what others think, I just want Alessandro to think I look beautiful.”

“I assure you the king will fall even more in love with you.”

Abril looked at herself in the mirror, wearing a white lace dress; the skirt was voluminous and seemed to

shine. She asked about that dress.

“Should I choose this one?”

“That one looks wonderful on you, it makes your beautiful hair stand out.”

Hearing that, Abril hesitated about whether or not to wear it. She knew that the color of her hair was considered taboo in the kingdom as it reminded them of her father, who had caused them so much harm, reminding them of the monster who had killed and destroyed their kingdom.

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“Then maybe I shouldn’t wear it.”

Abril touched one of her curls and twirled it around her finger.

“I know no one likes the color of my hair.”

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Rumia knew very well that everyone in the kingdom spoke ill of the princess from the enemy kingdom who had married the king. They said she was just like her father, a red–haired witch. But she thought all that was lies; the beautiful princess in front of her didn’t seem to be that kind of person. On the contrary, she seemed to be someone sweet, kind, and considerate, as she didn’t want to make others uncomfortable.

“It’s true that many might be bothered by the color of Your Majesty’s hair.”

Rumia responded with complete sincerity. Abril showed an expression of sadness on her face.

“But that’s because they have never met Your Majesty. When they do, I’m sure all those prejudices will disappear, and they will feel very fortunate to see the most beautiful flower in the kingdom; your hair is precious, Your Majesty, never be ashamed of it, you should always show it with pride.”

Those words filled Abril with confidence. In the end, she decided to choose that dress and stopped

thinking about others. After all, only one person’s opinion mattered to her, and he already accepted and loved her just as she was. She only cared about what Alessandro would say when he saw her dressed in

that beautiful dress.

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Alessandro went to see the elves with Cassian, and when they arrived, the tension between Ethan and

Alessandro was palpable, like a storm ready to break at any moment. Cassian spoke to try to ease the

tension between them.

“We’ve come to see if we can count on your armies when the war breaks out.”

Ethan remained silent; it was Dantriel who responded.

“We can’t offer an army, but we can provide a few warriors.”

“You must be joking!”

“Of course not, but our armies are meant to protect our kingdom, so we can only offer a few warriors.”

“I thought you said this war concerns us all, but your actions and words don’t align.”

“My warriors are strong and powerful; I dare say many are as strong as your brother.”

“How do you know about Cassian’s strength?”

“I’ve also looked into them; I don’t like approaching anyone without knowing their strength.”

“Then I’d like to test them; I don’t trust my back to someone useless.”

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