CHAPTER 252: INVITING ZARIA TO DINNER

Sunspire Fort, Investigation Room.

"How is it?" Althea asked.

"There is no important information on them." Ren told her they were only ordinary soldiers who were given a task to poison the pool, nothing more than that.

"Commander Rowen, you can kill them now." They were no longer useful, so Althea ordered him to kill them.

"Understood." Commander Rowen responded.

Right after she left the Investigation Room, she headed to Zaria’s chamber because Ren said she was injured by an assassin at the waterfall.

"Zaria, are you there?" she asked as she knocked on the door.

"Mother, what’s wrong?" Zaria inquired after opening the door.

"Ren said you were injured, so I came to check your condition." Althea answered honestly.

"It was only a minor injury. I’m fine now." Zaria was pleasantly surprised by her mother’s answer.

In the past, she had never come to visit her, even when she was injured, so this simple act meant a lot to her.

Of course, she knew Ren had played a big role in their mother-daughter relationship because they had grown much closer after going to the border together.

"Hmm? You were injured earlier, but why do you look so happy now? Did something good happen between you and Ren at the waterfall?" Althea asked curiously.

"It’s nothing." Zaria suddenly felt shy because memories of what happened at the waterfall popped up in her mind.

Althea’s lips curled up into a teasing smile. "Are you sure?"

Zaria’s cheeks turned red from shyness.

"Alright. Since you are fine, then I will head to my chamber now." Althea stopped teasing her daughter. "Let’s have breakfast together tomorrow."

"Un." Zaria nodded happily.

Once she had taken a bath, Althea went straight to Ren’s chamber.

She was tired, so she wanted to rest in his arms.

"I’ve been waiting for you, my Queen." Ren closed the door and locked it because he didn’t want anyone to disturb them.

She sat on a wooden chair next to the bed before finally sipping the green tea on the table.

"Ren, did something good happen between you and my daughter at the waterfall?" she inquired.

Instead of answering her question, he asked playfully. "Are you jealous, Your Majesty?"

"No." she shook her head. "Instead, I’m thrilled because you brought happiness to my daughter."

He sat on the opposite side of her and smiled softly. "I’m glad I could make her happy."

She rose from her chair and sat on his lap. "You’ve made my daughter happy. Don’t you think you owe me some happiness too?"

"It seems like you won’t forgive me if I don’t give you happiness as well." He carried her in a princess style and approached the bed.

Once he put her on the bed, she said playfully. "You are right. I won’t forgive you until you give me happiness too."

He pinned her before bringing his face closer to hers. "Then you must get ready, because I’m going to make tonight one of the best nights of your life."

"Well, don’t keep me waiting." she indirectly told him to eat her immediately.

And soon, his chamber was filled with seductive wails.

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The following morning, Ren and Zaria strolled around the fort after breakfast.

Like usual, the duo felt like the entire fort had transformed into a beautiful garden.

They even felt like they were alone because being by each other’s side made everything else fade into the background, leaving only the two of them in the fort.

"Zaria, how about we have dinner together in my chamber tonight?" Althea said she would not visit his room, so he decided to invite her.

Zaria turned to him in shock.

’Dinner together in his chamber?’

Her mind suddenly went dirty because she thought it was a subtle way of asking her to spend the night with him.

"Al...alright." Her heart suddenly beat fast, and for some reason, she could not wait for the night to come.

"Great! I will pick you up at 07:00 pm." He didn’t use his system to read her mind, so he had no idea what she was thinking.

"Un." She nodded.

The duo then visited the waterfall again.

Like yesterday, something romantic happened when they were at the waterfall.

They even kissed again.

Even though they were not officially a couple yet, they certainly looked like one because they enjoyed the waterfall hand in hand.

At 05:00 pm, they returned to the fort.

Zaria took a bath as soon as she returned to her chamber because Ren said he would pick her up at 07:00 pm.

Once she finished bathing, she headed to the wardrobe to choose clothes.

’Which one should I wear?’

She went through her clothes one by one, carefully picking out the one she thought looked best.

’Should I wear this?’

She held up her blue robes, then shook her head.

’No. This is not right for dinner.’

She went back to searching through her wardrobe.

’Maybe this one?’

She lifted Tweed double-breasted bodycon dress and checked it in the mirror.

’No. This isn’t quite right either.’

She put the attire on the bed and resumed her search.

Without realizing it, it had been twenty minutes since she started looking for the perfect outfit to wear.

Yet, she still hadn’t found one she was satisfied with.

’Which one should I wear?’

Actually, all the clothes looked good on her since she was a beautiful lady with a nice body.

The reason she still could not decide what to wear was that she wanted to look perfect in his eyes.

After all, it was the first time he had invited her to dinner in his chamber, so she wanted to look the best.

’Hmm?’

Her gaze landed on the Ribbed knit cardigan with a contrasting white Peter Pan collar and white pleated mini skirt.

She grabbed them and stood in front of the mirror.

’Should I just wear this?’

She gazed at her reflection in the mirror.

’Yes. I will wear this.’

She was satisfied with the outfit, so she decided to wear it.

’Now, it’s time to choose the panties and bra.’

She approached the wardrobe and slid the drawer open.

’I will just wear these.’

She grabbed random panties and a bra.

But when she was about to put them on, she suddenly stopped.

’What if we...’

She returned them to the drawer and looked at a matching lingerie set.

Her cheeks suddenly flushed because she looked like she was hoping for something more than just dinner to happen once they were alone in his chamber.

’I will just wear them.’

She picked up a matching bra and panties.

’It’s not like I’m expecting anything more than dinner... I just think this lingerie set look good on me.’

She wore the clothes and looked at her reflection in the mirror again.

’Yes. This outfit is good.’

She nodded in satisfaction.

Shortly after that, Ren arrived at her chamber.

"Zaria, it’s me Ren." Ren said as she knocked on the door.

Zaria rushed to the door with a happy face.

"Ren, you have arrived?" she tried her best to suppress the happiness within her.

Ren was stunned when she saw her.

He knew she was an attractive lady, but at the moment, she looked cute, elegant, and irresistibly sweet.

"You look absolutely stunning, Zaria," He praised her. "If you dress like this, how am I supposed to focus on dinner?"

"Thank you." She answered shyly.

’Thank god he likes it.’

She suddenly felt that all her effort in choosing what to wear had been worth it.

"Then, shall we head to my chamber right away?" he asked as he offered his right hand to her like a true gentleman.

"Un." She nodded softly and placed her hand in his.

Once they were in his chamber, Zaria was surprised because the table was filled with many delicious foods.

The duo sat next to each other because, with this, they could enjoy their dinner better.

"You made so many dishes, Ren." even though she said this, she was thrilled because this meant he treated their dinner special like her.

"I got a little too excited about having dinner alone with you and ended up cooking way too much." He was not lying when he said this because she had been on his mind when he cooked, so it could be said every dish was made with love.

Zaria’s lips curled up into a soft smile.

"Let’s eat." He uttered.

"Un." She nodded.