The Empress kept a straight face even when she saw Darryl and Yvette entered the cabin. She rebuked annoyingly, “Who told you to come in here? Don’t you know you have to announce yourselves before you come in? Such waywardness.”
F*ck!
It looked like the Empress really did think of the place as her palace. How could they possibly get someone to announce their arrival before they went into the cabin on a fishing boat?
Darryl felt depressed, but he did not say anything.
“Mother Empress!”
Yvette felt helpless. She walked forward and held the Empress’s arm. Then, she said playfully, “Don’t pick on Darryl, okay? We’re here to take refuge, not a vacation. Don’t be so hard with the rules, alright?”
Suddenly, Yvette’s face turned red, and her voice went soft as she continued to plead with her mother. “Furthermore, he is my man and your son-in-law. Don’t pick on him, okay?”
Yvette’s voice was very soft when she said the last sentence so that only the two of them could hear it.
Even though Darryl was her man, she was embarrassed and did not want him to hear what she had said.
The Empress’s expression eased a little after that, but she still complained. “You may have admitted that he is your Prince Consort, but I haven’t acknowledged him as my son-in-law.”
“Very well!”
Yvette looked docile as she spoke softly, “Mother Empress, don’t be mad at the Scope brothers, no matter what they have done to anger you. They won’t be coming onto this boat anymore. From now on, only Darryl and I will be with you, alright?”
Yvette did not feel as anxious when she said that.
She knew her mother well. The Empress was domineering and pompous in front of other people, but she loved Yvette dearly. As long as her daughter was not excessively demanding, the Empress would always agree with her requests.
“Very well!”
The Empress smiled and helped Yvette fix her fringe. “He can stay, but when we are resting, he has to go onto the deck.”
The Empress peered at Darryl. She had made up her mind, so there was no room for discussion.
She thought it was inappropriate to have a man there while she rested. She was an Empress, after all.
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