Chapter 79 Merchant

"Sweetheart, come here and sit with me," the Queen said warmly as she gently guided Addison to sit on her right. The twins quietly took their places on Addison's right, behaving with calm obedience, while Mila sat gracefully on the Queen's left.

As the first store owner entered to present their products, their gaze briefly landed on Addison. She looked familiar. It wasn't the first time these merchants had stepped inside the palace to showcase their wares before the royal family.

Though the Alpha King and Queen had always shielded Addison from public attention, this private shopping arrangement had been their tradition from the beginning. Outsiders simply viewed it as an extravagant royal custom.

Over time, many had grown accustomed to it—and those who had been around long enough remembered Addison from her childhood days, recognizing her face even now.