Chapter 193: Public Display Of Affection

Richard's POV:

Once a month, executives of the Royal Military School would hold a regular meeting.

Although they always just talked about nonsense, I had always listened to them carefully.

Today, however, I was inexplicably upset and restless.I took a sip of coffee absentmindedly and
watched them quarrel with each other over the construction of a new swimming pool.

It was so petty and boring.I sneered internally.

"Prince Richard, what do you think?" the dean turned to me and squinted.

His vision was bad, but he forgot to wear glasses today, so he inadvertently stared at the vase beside
me.I coughed and answered with a polite smile.

"It's up to you."

As soon as I said this, they continued to quarrel.

In the end, they didn't reach an agreement.

As soon as the meeting was over, Lucy strode over in high heels.

She was flanked by two maids, looking very high-profile.

"Honey, what brings you here?"

I stood up in surprise and walked to the door to receive her.

"Miss Stevens got up early and made lunch for you herself," a maid behind Lucy announced loudly.



"Thank you so much, honey."

I took her hand and planted a kiss on it.

"Don't do it again, though. What if you cut yourself or something?"

Lucy lowered her head shyly.

Her cheeks turned a bright crimson and she tittered.

"It doesn't matter.I like cooking for you."

Hearing this, the others began to butter up to Lucy and me.

"How nice of Lady Lucy!"

"I envy your relationship.It makes me want to get married."

"Come on, stop breaking she-wolves's hearts.You've already been married—twice, in fact!"

"Prince Richard and Lady Lucy are the perfect match!"

Holding Lucy's hand, I put on a modest look.

"I hope everyone can attend our wedding next month."

"We'll be there!" everyone echoed.

In order to give us some space, everyone filed out of the room.

As soon as the door was closed behind them, Lucy and I immediately pulled away from each other.



Lucy sat opposite me, her expression as cold as ice.But I didn't mind.I opened the lunch box in a good
mood.

"Why were you so late?" I asked as I rummaged through the &123;unch box's contents.

Lucy snorted.

"It was you who suddenly asked me to come over and act like we're in love.You should feel grateful
that I came at all."

I didn't care about her attitude.I pierced a piece of beef with my fork and put it into my mouth. It tasted
good.

"You cooked this?"

"Did you actually buy that act?" Lucy looked at her beautiful nails casually.

"I just bought it in a restaurant outside."

"Makes senses.I'd rather have the kitchen blown up than let you cook."

I slowly chewed the meat in my mouth and felt that I would rather marry a vase than the woman sitting
before me.

Nonetheless, she was useful to me, and that was enough for me.

Lucy glanced at me coldly without responding to my insult. She had always been like this when we
were alone.

It seemed that she refused to get along with me.



Sometimes, I really wondered why.I was a prince after all, so I could satisfy her in terms of both money
and status.

What else did she want? I lost my appetite after a few bites.I put down the fork and reached for the
napkin.

"Did anyone see you order this food?"

"Don't worry.It was a hole-in-the-wall.No one saw me."

Lucy stood up gracefully and straightened her dress.

"Alright.I'm leaving."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

I couldn't help but feel a little unnerved.

She didn't even bother to hide her disgust with me.

Suddenly, there was a heavy knock on the door, followed by a ruckus of noises.

"Prince Richard!" somebody called.

"Prince Rufus broke into the school with a large group of men and they've surrounded the teaching
affairs office."


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