944 Hasty Departures

'Does the Palace lack tea?' Damien snorted upon hearing the excuse Yvonne St. Claire had used to explain the surprising appearance of a certain prince in her estate today.

However, the moment he had let out that snort, numerous gazes landed on him without wasting even a second.

Only then did he realize what he had done and cleared his throat to alleviate the silence that followed.

He also did not forget to greet the Prince, resulting in the other boys with him doing the same.

Once everyone had greeted Prince Fritzen whose presence here was not something they had anticipated, another round of awkward silence fell upon them.

Howard and Taylor were in no mood to exchange pleasantries with this new person whom they weren't too acquainted with.

Whereas Topher and Damien were also determined to be silent spectators who had nothing to say right now.