The morning sunlight streamed through the blue ice-sculpted windows, casting patterns of light and shadow across the room's floor.
"Sister, why aren't you up yet? Father said the speech is about to begin!" A clear, urgent voice came from outside the door, breaking the room's tranquility like a gust of wind.
Andy had just finished adding his points when this familiar voice reached his ears. Without thinking, he knew it was Allie.
But Queen Ella on the bed showed no signs of waking up.
She lay quietly, her breathing soft, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows on her eyelids.
Andy gently patted Ella.
At that instant, Queen Ella's brows furrowed tightly, and her pink cherry lips unconsciously let out a delicate moan, like a dream whisper or an unconscious resistance.
"Wake up, your sister is calling you to get up." Andy slightly sat up, bringing his face close to Queen Ella's ear.
His warm breath sprayed on Ella's tender ear, bringing a tingling and ticklish sensation.
Ella slowly opened her eyes, her ice-blue eyes initially still a bit hazy, like a lake covered in mist, making it hard to see clearly.
Her gaze slowly focused, and as her vision cleared and she saw Andy's appearance, Ella slowly woke up from her drowsiness.
"So sleepy, what time is it?" Ella asked, then closed her eyes again.
"Sister, what are you saying? Who are you asking?" Outside the door, Eileen's voice was full of confusion. She tilted her head, her eyes filled with bewilderment, not understanding who her sister in the room was talking to.
This time, Ella was completely awake.
Her already rosy cheeks, at the moment she heard Eileen's voice, seemed to ignite like a flame, becoming scorching hot.
Allie still didn't know about what happened between her and Andy!
"It's all your fault, look at the time now!" Ella was both shy and indignant, her gaze seeming to pierce through Andy, yet mixed with an indescribable hint of coquettishness.
"Ahem... well, you should get up quickly, I'll lie down for a bit longer." Andy lightly coughed twice, slowly withdrawing his arm that was embracing Ella.
Ella glared fiercely at Andy, her gaze full of reproach and helplessness.
She quickly threw off the covers and got out of bed, her movements urgent and flustered.
But.
When her gaze swept over the few messy Queen's uniforms, her cheeks once again became exquisitely rosy, red like a ripe apple.
Feeling the scorching gaze from the bed.
Ella's face was flushed with shame. She clumsily put on her clothes, not wanting to wear these new clothes of the Emperor for another moment.
Once dressed, Ella regained the aura and dignity of a Queen from days past.
She looked at Andy on the bed with disdain: "Hmph! You hateful man, I'll let you off this time, but when I return, I will definitely let you know my power!"
After speaking, she dared not look at Andy again, and quickly walked to the door and opened it, escaping in a hurry.
Andy looked at Ella's stubborn expression and wanted to laugh, but considering Eileen was still outside, he decided to save some face for Her Majesty the Queen.
"Sister, what was wrong with you just now? Did something happen?" Eileen asked when she saw her sister come out, then looked at her sister's room with confusion.
"Nothing, let's go, the speech is important." Ella's face flushed again, and she pulled Eileen, hurrying away.
What could she say? That she was cultivated last night?
She could let go of everything in front of Andy, but in front of others, especially her family, she still needed to save face.
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After Queen Ella left.
Andy took a deep breath of Ella's lingering rich fragrance in the bed, and enveloped by this familiar scent, he fell back into a deep sleep.
The warm sun hung high, and it was almost noon when Andy slowly woke up. He got up and walked out of the room, planning to go to the bathhouse to wash up and shake off the lingering drowsiness.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw a beautiful woman waiting quietly there.
The woman wore a light blue long dress that perfectly accentuated her graceful figure, and her eyes conveyed gentleness and softness.
"Lord Andy, I am the maid Linna. Queen Ella sent me to serve you." Linna's cheeks instantly flushed with a hint of shyness, and she spoke with a touch of bashfulness.
Then she moved with graceful steps towards Andy.
"Uh... Hello, Linna, I'm about to take a bath now, you..." Andy responded with a slight pause.
"Then I will take you to bathe, and afterwards, I will take you to lunch." Linna's voice was soft and sweet, her tone full of obedience and respect.
"Then... I'll trouble Linna." Andy hesitated for only half a second before accepting this enthusiastic service.
Inside the bathhouse, steam billowed and mist filled the air.
An hour quietly passed in this warm and comfortable atmosphere.
Afterwards, Andy was led by Linna to the dining room.
In the dining room, soft light streamed through the windows onto the dining table, illuminating a spread of delicious Floran Kingdom's unique cuisine, its aroma filling the air and making one's mouth water.
Under Linna's gentle service, Andy savored the food bite by bite. Linna's eyes were filled with affection, and her movements were gentle, every gesture showing thoughtfulness.
However, this tranquility and warmth did not last long.
Suddenly, the dining room door was violently pushed open, and Ella burst in frantically.
Her steps were hurried, and her hair was a bit messy, breaking the original tranquility of the dining room.
"Your Majesty Ella~" Linna and the others in the dining room were startled by this sudden intrusion and quickly bowed...
"You all may leave first." Ella saw so many people still in the dining room, quickly steadied herself, and resumed her original cold demeanor.
"Yes~ Your Majesty Ella." Linna and the other maids in the dining room withdrew.
Andy saw the newspaper in Ella's hand and immediately had a guess: "Could it be that the news about me taking down Hanafza has come out?"
"Indeed, but I didn't expect that you already had such a great reputation on the sea! West Sea's Ultimate Evil - Red Hawk Andy! But your reputation is even greater now, take a look yourself." Ella said, handing the newspaper in her hand to Andy.
Andy took it casually and glanced at the content, which was similar to before, describing Andy as a heinous villain.
However, he was very surprised that there was no news in the newspaper about Hanafza teaming up with Oro to attack the Floran Royal Family.
Seeing the unusual expression on Andy's face, Ella also guessed something, and she said: "I reached an agreement with the World Government. They exchanged seven years of heavenly gold exemption for the Floran Kingdom, and compensation of 1.5 billion Berries, for my silence on this incident."
Andy pondered for a moment and slowly nodded. This was indeed a good deal, otherwise, if it became public, the Floran Kingdom would face even greater trouble.
"And this." Ella handed a new wanted poster to Andy, "Your bounty has increased, 500 million Berries!"
500 million?
500 Million Inspector Lei Luo?
That was the first thing that came to Andy's mind.
However... he had taken down Hanafza, so his prestige on the sea should now be no weaker than that of a Shichibukai, right?
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