The Masked prince
Chapter 229: In The Royal Chambers (2)

Chapter 229: In The Royal Chambers (2)

When Evelyn checked on Derrick again an hour later, she found that he was asleep.

There was nothing to pass her time inside the chambers. She could see some books lying on the shelves inside the chambers but she was not sure if Derrick would like it that she touched them.

So despite how tempted, she was to read them, she controlled herself.

In the end, she could stand by the window and watch the sky until the sun set.

After some time, the guard walked in with the dinner. The tray had two bowls as usual – one big and one small.

As soon as the guard left, Evelyn went to the bathroom with the larger bowl and disposed it off. Then she walked towards the bed with the small bowl in her hands.

When Evelyn parted the curtain a little she realized that Derrick was already awake.

Evelyn bowed her head and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the dinner is here."

However, Derrick looked at her with scrutiny and asked coldly

"What did you do with another bowl?"

Evelyn raised her head slightly. So he had seen her going to the bathroom with the bowl.

"The large bowl was for His Majesty but it contains poison."

Evelyn told him honestly.

Derrick went silent at that.

A moment later, Evelyn saw him trying to sit on the bed.

When he was seated on the bed, she walked closer and held the bowl a little below his chin so that he could pick up the spoon and eat on his own.

However, Derrick looked at the bowl and asked coldly

"What will you eat?"

Evelyn was surprised at the question. Of course, she had never expected that Derrick would think about her enough to ask such a question.

"Your Majesty, I had lunch. But you didn’t have lunch as well. We have only one bowl so we need to adjust to it."

"What were you doing in the past few days?"

Derrick had a frown on his forehead when he asked her this question.

"That...Your Majesty had lunch and dinner while I had breakfast."

Derrick raised his head and looked at Evelyn for a few moments silently. But Evelyn’s head was lowered so she didn’t know that he was looking at her.

When she dared to raise her head slightly to look at him as he had been silent, he had already moved his gaze away.

Derrick was frowning ...quite deeply now. Evelyn could also see the anger flashing across his eyes.

Poor Evelyn couldn’t help but think if the great King was unhappy because she fed him two-time meals only. She lowered her head and couldn’t help but explain.

"That...I was also hungry. I controlled myself but ...I will try to provide Your Majesty with three times meal now."

If Evelyn had been looking at Derrick, she would have seen how he was glaring at her after hearing his words.

This girl!

She was already having a one-time meal. Did she want to starve herself by promising him three-time meals?

Derrick looked away as he didn’t wish to get angrier and waste his breath which was already very weak.

As he looked at the watery porridge, his jaw clenched in anger. He ...who had to never think before eating as much as he wanted was being treated by his own son like this.

A few moments later, Derrick finally picked up the spoon and had the porridge.

Evelyn was relieved because her hand was already starting to hurt. There was not even any small table in the room that she could use for this work and if she asked for one, she was sure that the guard would get suspicious so she had to use her hand only.

Evelyn was confused when Derrick stopped eating after some time. The bowl was not finished yet. Just as she was thinking, she heard Derrick’s cold voice

"Go and have it."

Evelyn blinked.

It took her a moment to register what Derrick just said.

"Go!"

This time Derrick’s voice was literally filled with annoyance seeing the surprised expression on her face. Evelyn flinched and immediately stepped back.

She saw Derrick lying down on the bed and closing his eyes.

Then after a few moments, she sighed and walked a few steps away. As she sat on the carpet, she drank the porridge from the bowl itself as the spoon was used by Derrick.

Evelyn sighed after finishing the porridge.

She was feeling hungry. Though the porridge was not enough to diminish her hunger, it helped somewhat.

As she put the bowl in the tray, Evelyn smiled.

Perhaps Derrick was not as bad as she had thought.

After the guard took the tray away, Evelyn checked on Derrick quietly and found him asleep. After that, she also lay down on the carpet and fell asleep.

The sleep didn’t come easily but Evelyn didn’t get to know when while thinking about Regan, she finally fell asleep.

However, it was around midnight, when Evelyn heard something falling down. She was awake immediately and sat down.

Her eyes went towards the bed and they widened when she saw Derrick seated on the floor. Evelyn immediately walked to him and called out in a whisper

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Derrick only grunted in acknowledgment. Evelyn looked at her hands and didn’t know where to put them. Could she help him?

Seeing that Derrick was struggling, she finally asked

"Your Majesty, may I help?"

Derrick didn’t reply as he continued to struggle on his own. But he soon realized that his body was too weak. Hence, in the end, he whispered a ’yes’.

Evelyn didn’t wait any longer.

She immediately put her arm around Derrick’s shoulder and another on his torso as she helped him in standing.

When he was finally standing, Derrick looked in the bathroom direction and whispered

"Walk me to the bathroom."

Evelyn immediately nodded her head and slowly walked him to the bathroom.

After she left Derrick in the bathroom, she looked towards the entrance again.

It seemed that the guards didn’t hear the sound. She sighed in relief and then went back to stand in front of the bathroom.

When Derrick came out, Evelyn again helped him back to the bed.

After he was lying on the bed comfortably, she was about to leave but heard him say

"When there is a couch inside the room, why are you sleeping on the carpet? You are a princess consort, behave like one."

Derrick’s voice was still weak and he seemed exhausted but annoyance could be sensed in it.

This time, Evelyn was not as shocked as before but still surprised. But she soon composed herself and said

"Apologies, Your Majesty."

Derrick only grunted before he closed his eyes and fell back asleep.

Evelyn smiled as she covered the bed with curtains and then walked to the couch.

Derrick actually reminded her of how the prince used to behave with her initially.