Flash Marriage: Shrewd Wife, Devious Husband
Chapter 249: The State Dinner(2)

Chapter 249: The State Dinner(2)

Tony and Marcella were surprised that they had changed the seating arrangement and pushed them forward to a more important position, but still, they were not in the top ten.

Marcella didn’t care. She observed everything around. Before the dinner there was a party with the top musician performing for the guests.

Everyone was fawning over the delegate and his wife. Marcella found it odd that the country sent five sets of delegates and although everyone’s designation was specified, one couple was there, just as someone, without any proper designation.

Marcella observed the wife of the delegate. She was in her mid-twenties or probably in her early twenties if she was being honest. By the blush on her face every time her husband looked at her, Marcella had a feeling that they were recently married. She looked like a fish out of water in the crowd.

She almost tripped in her gown and yelped loudly when someone’s shoulder accidentally grazed her back and dropped the glass in her hand. It was obvious that she was not used to being in big gatherings like this. Not to mention, she was in another country and spoke another language.

Her husband, however, was confident and had an aristocratic charm although he was in his 20s too.

Marcella’s lips curved seeing how often William tried to assure his wife Margaret understanding her insecurity. It reminded her of Tony.

At their age, she used to be so insecure and if she was thrown into such a situation, she would have acted the same way and Tony, the charmer, would have tried to support her the same.

Aww... How cute...

Others mostly ignored the couple since they weren’t as important as the other delegates.

Marcella, however, ignored everyone and everything else and talked to Margaret. Margaret was hesitant at first, but after Marcella introduced herself and led her out of the crowd, she opened up. Marcella admired herself for the motherly nature she had acquired by raising kids. It helped in situations like that.

Although Margaret was not very confident, she spoke good English. At first, she didn’t like to speak but as Marcella assured her, she became a lot chatty.

What a cute girl!

Marcella’s little heart that yearned for a girl found Margaret so adorable.

"Look at your husband having an eye on me as if I am going to swallow you whole," Marcella whispered in Margaret’s ear. "I’m afraid he might shoot me down for talking to you..."

Margaret blushed and bowed her head. "He won’t... He knows you’re looking after me..."

"Oh, he does?" Marcella’s lips curved. "I didn’t see you talking to him. Oh, you guys are talking with your eyes? How romantic!" Marcella couldn’t help but tease the young woman. She looked adorable with the blush on her face.

Margaret didn’t even reply and only bowed her head bashfully covering her face.

"Ah...It must be so good to be young. My husband..." Marcella looked around to find Tony. As always, she spotted him immediately as if it was natural. She could spot him easily anywhere. "I bet he won’t even know where I am..."

As she was speaking, Tony turned and met her eyes as if he felt she was looking at him. He raised his glass at her with his handsome smile.

"Mr. Crawford is very attentive to you," Margaret said with a teasing smile.

It was Marcella’s turn to blush and she shook her head finding it hard that she could blush at this age when talking about Tony.

"How long are you married, Mrs. Crawford?" Margaret asked.

They found a comfortable place to sit and chatted. Marcella didn’t hold back and talked about how Tony helped her gain confidence to become the woman she was.

Margaret listened to her with awe. While they were talking, Marcella noticed an odd thing. She looked at Tony and he had noticed it too. William was with Tony as they greeted the others.

The dinner was a success and everyone from Ayberia returned the next day. Tony and Marcella went to send off William and Margaret. Although they were half their age, they formed a deeper bond.

"You noticed it too, didn’t you?" Tony asked on their way back.

"I did. Every security they had, had their eyes on William and Margaret. Wherever they moved, they moved along. I think they must be important people... Maybe relatives to the King..?" Marcella thought out loud.

They were too young and since it was a monarchy that valued bloodline more, that should be an option.

"I heard the King’s nephew loved travels and maybe it was him trying to make a low-profile visit to gather information," Tony said.

The photographs of the royals weren’t freely available. They were very low-profile, no one would recognize them even if they walked the streets.

"Maybe..." Marcella shrugged. She didn’t care about that much. They were such a cute couple and she had good times with them.

"I also think that the royal family has more clout than what we think..." Tony said.

"Yeah... I noticed all the rich elites keeping their tails between their legs in their presence... They didn’t brag at all which was weird, wasn’t it? They were even scared to talk loudly," Marcella said.

Tony agreed. "Of course, my smart wife noticed everything..." he kissed her. He loved how it was easy to talk to her. He didn’t have to explain anything to her.

He had a blissful life!

Days passed and the opposition to Tony grew among the supporters of the President. It was then they received communications from Ayberia.

The King of Ayberia had extended a personal invitation to visit their country. As everyone was happy that the state dinner was a success, the next communication received from them caused a stir.

The King of Ayberia had expressed his willingness to sign trade deals with their country, only if Marcella and Tony Crawford were the ones negotiating.

The party needed the deal to have a chance in the next election. This was too good a deal to ignore because of their hatred for Tony.

And so, Tony and Marcella prepared for the tour of Ayberia. Usually, Marcella left her kids with her uncle in Italy, but this time, her uncle made a visit with his family and stayed in their home. Marcella liked this better since her kids won’t miss school.

Tony and Marcella were provided a private jet and security by the country for the travel. Marcella made sure to be mindful of her outfits since she was representing an entire nation.

Wearing a coatdress and a matching skirt, Marcella walked a step behind Tony as they alighted from the jet. She was planning on walking behind him, but Tony waited for her and held her hand.

"Walk with me," he said. Marcella had to oblige.

They thought that the head of the armed forces would greet them. They were not important enough for anyone from the royal family to greet them personally.

Marcella thought that William would probably be the one greeting them.

But just as they were walking down the stairs, they had someone whispering in their ears on how to greet their King.

Marcella was shocked by the rules around the royals. However, it was their country, and their rules and she was willing to follow them.

It was then the unexpected happened.

Marcella noticed the crowd in the distance. There were a lot of photographers too. As they were led along the red carpet, she saw an old man walking toward them.

The King!!!

As if that was not the shock, the King stood with his hands crossed and gave a deep bow to them.

Marcella looked at Tony and he too was as perplexed as she was.

Why is the King bowing to us?