Chapter 118: Banished!

“Let me see your hand!” Jessica demanded.

Hallie had promised to keep her best friend updated about the engagement, so they were catching up over video chat.

“No ring,” Hallie said, making a sad face as she briefly raised her hand to the camera.

“Ugh! What is taking them so long?” her best friend said.

“We just did the press conference yesterday. Maybe it’ll take some time for the king and queen to feel the pressure of negative publicity.”

“Do you think Luke really knows what he’s doing?”

Hallie shrugged. “He knows his own parents. I’ve got to trust him on this.”

A knock on the hotel room door interrupted their talk.

“Sorry, I’ve got to get this,” Hallie said. She figured it was probably housekeeping, but when she opened the door, a self-important man in a suit pierced her with his beady gaze.

“Uh, hello.”

“Ms. Hallie Mathews?” said the man.

“Yes, that’s me.”

“I am here representing Their Majesties, the king and queen. You are hereby served with an order of banishment.”