Chapter 716 Heartfelt Solace
"What are you still doing here, Orion? I thought you had already taken your bath. We need to head to the Palace Manor to pick up Mother and then go to the Garden," Crystalia said, her expression carrying a deep frown as she glanced at Orion, who stood naked.
Her gaze then shifted to Celeste, who was topless, with the other end of her nightgown barely covering her voluptuous buttocks.
Hearing Crystalia's words, Celeste frowned and turned her attention toward Orion. "Where are you planning to go, the Palace Manor and then to the Garden?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him.
Before Orion could respond, Crystalia interjected, "This is something related to the royal family, so there's no reason for you to know. Don't worry, though. It isn't going to be dangerous for Orion, at least," she assured.
Hearing Crystalia's words, Celeste frowned. 'What are you saying, Crystalia? Weren't you present at the family gathering yesterday?' she retorted, narrowing her eyes at Crystalia with folded arms.
Though Celeste admitted that she didn't get along with Crystalia, it was only because Crystalia was a princess who didn't take others' words into consideration and always acted as she pleased.
In fact, the only reason Celeste hadn't disciplined Crystalia yet was because of how disgraceful such an act would be for her.
"Humph! Of course, I was present during yesterday's family gathering and heard everything discussed. However, I am not saying anything because this information does not affect our family in any way. This matter only concerns the Prismerion Royal family and the Prismerion race itself, so I see no reason to explain anything," Crystalia responded with a snort.
Celeste furrowed her brows again as her frown deepened, hearing Crystalia's words.
Though she had been careful not to pry too much into what was happening, preparing to give up after a short banter with Crystalia as she was aware that each of her sisters had some secret which they only shared with Orion.
However, after learning that the matter concerned the entire Prismerion Royal family and its entire race, she immediately became concerned about what was happening.
Fortunately, just as Celeste was about to open her mouth and ask another question—
Orion cleared his throat loudly, "Ahem! I'll explain what's going on," he said, inwardly sighing.
The more she spoke, her tears grew, causing her to weep profusely in sadness.
"Shhh! It's okay. You can cry it all out," Celeste said soothingly, stroking Crystalia's back as she waited for her to calm down.
Orion observed the scene and couldn't help but exhale in relief. Though he knew there wasn't any real hate among the women, except for some slight differences they disliked about each other, he was glad he had managed to stop the banter between the two of them in time.
As for Crystalia, he knew she was currently emotionally unstable, so it was not safe for her to keep such information to herself without sharing it with the other women to help ease her emotions.
After a few minutes, Crystalia stopped crying and regained her composure. She wiped her eyes clean and freed herself from Celeste's grasp.
"Are you feeling better now?" Celeste asked, her gaze filled with warmth.
Instead of responding, Crystalia turned her head to the side, faking her annoyance before nodding silently.
Watching the exchange, Celeste chuckled warmly and gently reached out to pinch Crystalia's cheeks. "You'd be cute if you didn't have such a snobbish and aloof personality," she remarked, a fond smile gracing her face.
Crystalia snorted in response. "Whether I'm cute or not, your opinion doesn't matter," she retorted.
Orion exhaled in defeat as he observed the interaction. At that moment, he realized that their relationship might not be salvageable.
Nevertheless, before they could resume their banter—
"I'll be going to take my bath," Orion said, grabbing an extra towel and towel before exiting the room and heading towards the bathroom.
With Orion gone, Celeste and Crystalia exchanged a brief glance before snorting simultaneously. They then proceeded to leave the room.
