Chapter 912: The Banquet (1/2)

Chapter 912: The Banquet

Rowena sently "If I were in your place, I think I'd also be hesitant to leave It's easy to fall back on your family and know that they're there for you and that's not bad"

She was telling the truth If she had parents who seemed to love her even just a tenth of what Liaht not want to leave in the first place However, Rowena didn't have anything to keep her in Ashland

She never knew herDraco only saw her as a tool to achieve his goals It was futile to try and get him to love her back

"Thank you, Rowena Even just having a conversation with you is incredibly wonderful" Prince Liam looked at Roith an earnest expression "Uho is quite a shame"

"What did you say?" Julian interrupted with a frown

"Don't disturb hihtly

Prince Liam aardly smiled and stepped away froht I have soht, Rowena?"

"Of course"

"What about me?" Julian ether, Your Highness But you're forgetting about me"

"And you?" Prince Liam looked at Julian with a small frown but nodded slowly "Well let's just share a drink together I'll bring you so Xander was in no way a perfect , but even he had his failings as a person that he deeply regretted One of the his intense grief after his first love, Gabrielle, died along with their newborn son

He was at a vulnerable point in his life at that tiiven in to his desires and slept with Gabrielle's sister siht comfort

Gabrielle was the person who made him wish to be a better person, a betterforward to the birth of their son

However, two decades had already passed by and he was still succurief and pain

He wished that he was a better father, a better husband, and yet he couldn't quite get over the fact that it felt like his chance for happiness was stolen away from him

It hen it came to Queen Serena, despite all of her e Xander did his best to be understanding of her

She was Gabrielle's sister and he wanted to ensure that the same way that Gabrielle cared for her sister, he would also do it for Serena

Which hy even though it was outrageous toand then hold a banquet for the with the quee

n's wishes Whatever made Serena happy

This was the least he could do for them

"Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this quite short notice," King Xander sh to attend the banquet