Seeking Attention

Seeking Attention
"News about Alexandra's pregnancy. I don't want your good name to be tarnished. Besides, I don't want any commotion in this palace. You know yourself that the officials in the palace strongly uphold the royal regulations. If anyone breaks them, they will not hesitate to punish them," Regina said with a fake sad expression.

Stevan tried to digest the Queen Mother's words one by one, looking for the implied meaning in each of her words. Then a smile began to appear on his face. "You don't need to worry, Queen Mother. If news about Alexandra's pregnancy spreads, it doesn't matter to me. That would make it easier for me to publicize my relationship with her," Stevan said casually. He had already suspected that the arrival of the queen mother here had a hidden purpose, and of course it was not good news.

Regina clenched her fists tightly. She did not expect the king's response to be that relaxed. "I will not give up so easily. We'll see later who will win in this fierce battle," thought Regina, who was silent and did not respond to the king's words.

Stevan then stood up from his seat. “You happen to be here, Martha. I will show you around the first palace,” said Stevan, surprising Martha and Regina.

“Aren’t you kidding, King?” asked Martha, still not believing what she had just heard.

“Of course not. Don’t you want to?” replied Stevan casually. He started to walk.

“I want to, King.” Martha looked very happy and enthusiastic.

Regina, who saw it, was of course happy too. She was looking forward to the moment when Martha and Stevan’s closeness would come true. “Then, I won’t disturb your time together. I entrust Martha to you, King,” she said with a smile.

“Okay. Leave everything to me, Queen Mother,” said Stevan with a thin smile.

Regina then excused herself and left the king’s room first. Meanwhile, Martha was still there, waiting for instructions from the king she loved so much. “Come with me!” said Stevan, making Martha smile and immediately follow Stevan wherever he went.

Now Stevan and Martha walked side by side. It's just that those who saw their closeness were very jealous. "A perfect couple," said one of the servants who saw them.

Martha smiled proudly at being able to walk side by side with the very famous king of the Moonbright Kingdom. She seemed to feel like she was the queen who was accompanying the king during his leisure time. "The arrangement in the first palace is very beautiful. Starting from the design of the building and the arrangement of the goods, it amazes me," said Martha, observing her surroundings.

"Of course. I arranged everything," answered Stevan with high confidence.

"I know. The king is indeed the best," said Martha, smiling while looking at the king's face from the side. The facial carvings were so perfect, according to her.

Alexandra, who had just come out of the library, accidentally saw the King and Martha walking together while chatting. There was a feeling of jealousy in her heart when she saw him with another woman. "What are you thinking, Alexandra? Look! They both look very good together," she muttered softly. She sighed, then continued her steps while lowering her face.

Stevan, who saw Alexandra's presence, smiled happily. He walked towards her. Martha, who was beside him, smiled happily when she realized the presence of the woman who was her rival. She wanted to show the king's affection for her and indirectly wanted to tell her that Alexandra was not her equal rival.

“Why are you carrying so many books?” Stevan suddenly took over the books that Alexandra was carrying.

Martha, who initially wanted to show off, became the one who felt jealous seeing the king’s attention to Alexandra. “What’s so special about that woman? Why did the king like her? Ugh, annoying!” she muttered to herself.

“No need, King. I can carry these books myself,” said Alexandra, who felt a little uncomfortable being the center of attention.

“No! You shouldn’t be too tired,” Stevan answered firmly.

“But, King…” Alexandra tried to restrain Stevan from acting rashly. However, Stevan didn’t care about the surrounding situation.

“If you forbid me, I will do more than that. For example, I would kiss you in front of them all. Do you want to?” Stevan whispered to Alexandra.

“What the hell? Is he crazy?” Alexandra thought to herself.

Stevan didn’t care about Alexandra’s reaction. He continued his steps while carrying the woman’s books. Alexandra, who saw the king walking in the opposite direction to her destination, immediately followed him.

“King, the direction is wrong. I want to go to the servant’s room,” said Alexandra, who continued to follow Stevan.

“I know,” replied Stevan, still continuing his steps and looking straight ahead. Martha, who was beside him, looked annoyed to see Alexandra following him.

“You should go back to your room. Don’t bother the king,” said Martha with her grumpy face.

“But I really need this book.” Alexandra stared at the king’s face from the side, hoping he would turn to her.

“If you want this book, follow me wherever I go. You are my personal servant right now.” Stevan glanced to the side while winking his right eye, deliberately teasing the woman he loved.

“Oh my God!” Alexandra took a deep breath, trying not to get emotional. She was forced to follow the king, who was with Martha. It was very annoying, according to her.

The three of them walked through the first palace garden. Martha kept looking for topics of conversation to attract the king’s attention. However, even though the king was willing to answer all of her words, he still often noticed Alexandra, who was walking behind the two of them.

“Very boring. I'm like a statue in the middle of their intimacy. Did he intentionally make me jealous?" Alexandra grumbled while pouting her lips.