Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 518: Something Changed

Chapter 518: Something Changed

Denzel blinked in confusion when his fellow assistants, except for Nadia and Odette, glanced at him.

[Why are they looking at me? I debated with Narcissa a lot, but I did not inform Her Majesty about my observations since I had no concrete proof. And I know Her Majesty is very busy.]

"I believe you have a clue about what I’m talking about. Narcissa did more than make Ivan, Nadia, and Odette eat separately so I had no choice but to punish her. If you have no clue about what else she did, do not dig further, and do not inform anyone about this either. I may take further actions after a month but for now, I want this issue to remain in this office, so please cooperate."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Is this alright for you two?" Arabella asked Nadia and Odette.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Our deepest gratitude for your immediate action," the two bowed.

"I believe you may eat in the same dining hall again."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you."

Arabella then addressed all her assistants once again.

"I wanted everyone to work together so I hope all of you can maintain a good working relationship despite competition between your families and among yourselves.

"Narcissa may have made a mistake but she’s still my assistant so please don’t make any unnecessary rumors about her. Please do not ostracize her either when she returns. Let us give her a chance to correct her mistakes and grow to be more mature and productive."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Nadia and Odette are doing Ivan’s work. Oscar and Denzel are doing Ronald’s. So, in the meantime, Felix, Norbert, and Egbert, can you perform Narcissa’s tasks for a month?" Arabella asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We will do our very best," the three replied in unison.

"Thank you," Arabella smiled.

"It is our pleasure, Your Majesty."

’Having capable assistants is such a relief. They are quick to adapt,’ Arabella was relieved.

[They are blushing.] Nadia and Odette thought.

Arabella eyed her male assistants and they were indeed. They quickly composed themselves when they realized it. But they avoided looking at her and kept their eyes on the floor.

’Why?’

[It couldn’t be helped. I’m a girl but my heart is beating wild. Her Majesty grew even prettier after her stay in Medeus.] Nadia thought.

[Something about Her Majesty changed. She somehow looks more appealing than before. I mean, Her Majesty already looked like a goddess before. But now, she looks even more alluring and... What is the proper term? Sexy? Or appealing? Hmm, both I think.] Odette pondered.

’What are they thinking about?’

Arabella was puzzled since she didn’t notice anything about her change.

’Oh, right. I keep forgetting the age gap is not that wide, so they still perceive me as a possible interest. There were those ridiculous rumors too that they are actually a part of my own harem.’

Her body was just eighteen, so her assistants were mostly older than her or just about her age.

’I guess I have to find more female assistants later to balance out their number.’

Arabella recalled that her assistant would not be able to meet a lot of ladies while they were busy. It would be bad if any of them ended up liking her.

Ferdinand would be able to sense it immediately. She’s already getting a headache from the thought of how much intimidation he would do.

"Alright, that’s all. Please do your best. I will bring you gifts from Medeus as a reward for your hard work once I visit again," Arabella said her goodbyes and exited her office.

Riley was about to teleport them back to the Magic Tower, but Arabella gestured for him not to do it yet when she heard her assistants talking.

"You two don’t have to eat separately anymore. Yayy!" Denzel cheered once the doors were closed.

[But what else did Narcissa do aside from making them eat separately? Was it because of getting work that wasn’t for her?]

"But you heard Her Majesty, Denzel. Do not pick a fight with Narcissa or rub it to her face that she got suspended," Norbert reminded.

Arabella indeed gave that warning since she knew Denzel might use it to irritate Narcissa. If that happens, Narcissa may become the next to be ostracized by the others. Or she would feel like everyone was working against her so she might get triggered to do something else.

"I won’t. I am not like her," Denzel said in a pouty voice.

"Nadia, what do you think changed about Her Majesty?" Odette asked in a low voice.

"Her Majesty became even prettier. Oh, and her bust and hips grew bigger and se-" Someone covered Nadia’s lips, so she couldn’t continue saying it.

"You didn’t need to say the latter part," Odette scolded.

"But you asked me."

"Even so. Especially with everyone here," Odette pointed out.

[And I wasn’t even asking about the physical aspect, though I also noticed it.]

"Oh, right. I’m so sorry. But everyone noticed it. When they did, they could not look at Her Majesty again out of guilt and embarrassment," Nadia pointed out.

"What?! So that was the reason everyone was blushing?!" Odette exclaimed.

"Definitely not. I just thought Her Majesty grew even more beautiful than before," Denzel defended himself.

"I just thought Her Majesty was generous in her punishment and her smile was pretty," Norbert also defended himself.

"I was just surprised. I didn’t intend to look but I noticed because of their reaction. I thought it was perhaps it had been a few months since we last saw Her Majesty," Felix explained.

"I didn’t mean to look either, but I noticed because I’m naturally observant," Egbert added.

"Stop it. Do you all want to die by His Majesty’s hands? We can’t be talking about this. His Majesty has strong senses. He must be back as well now that Her Majesty is here. If he happens to hear this, we will be mistaken for disrespecting Her Majesty."

’There was a change in my body?!’ Arabella couldn’t help but glance at her chest. ’Oh, it does look bigger than it was when I just got married to Ferdinand. How come I didn’t notice?’

It was strange though that she was learning about it from her assistants. Nadia needed to be taught some tact so she wouldn’t begin conversations like this.

Ferdinand would indeed get angry if he heard their conversation.

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A/N:

Finally done with two issues they were facing. I thought it would only take at most four Chapters but it took longer than I thought.

Moving on to finding Alwin next.