The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0358
For his date with Olivia, Nicholas had arranged a special two–person table in one of the sitting rooms, where they would share
their lunch together.
With Julian’s insistence we eat with them, that two person table was turned into a four person table by adding two chairs and two
more table settings. The new arrangement barely fit. Everything was crammed on the table, with barely room to set down a water
glass, let alone food.
As such the meals were hand delivered on platters by the servants, and each of us would scoop out our portion, then the
servants would return the food to the kitchens and wait to be summoned for the next course, or perhaps, seconds.
What they had prepared was delicious, as always, so the four of us – Nicholas, Julian, Olivia, and me ate in silence for a time, as
we each enjoyed the meal. 1
The seating arrangement had another, more personal problem. Julian had chosen to sit beside Nicholas, which placed me
between Julian and Olivia. That would have been fine, except now, seating across from Nicholas, every time I raised my gaze, I
would find myself looking directly at him.
He was the very last person I wanted to eat with at the moment, let alone look at.
The camera crews captured it all.
stolen

Remembering what Charlotte had said, that some of the viewers catalogued every glance and touch Nicholas and I shared, I did
my best to avoid looking at him too closely. Instead, I tried to focus my full attention on Julian.
Julian seemed absolutely delighted by the change. He smiled brightly whenever our gazes met. More than once, he nudged his
hand against mine for no other reason than to gain my attention. Then he would wink at me. 1
His winks always made me blush. They seemed so lewd somehow, even if it was just such a simple gesture.
“Piper,” Julian said. “You have to try this.‘
“Try what?” I asked, looking up.
He held his fork out, a bit of food on the end. He smirked as he held it out for me to bite.
I really wanted to roll my eyes at his antics. But with the cameras watching, I had to play up the role of the doting girlfriend.
So I did the best I could. I quickly said, “Thanks,” and snatched the food off the fork with my
mouth.
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Julian hummed, pleased.
I chewed and swallowed. “That is good,” I said. I wasn’t surprised, exactly, Everything the chefs had prepared was excellent. But
for Julian to select something I would actually enjoy more than most was a surprise to me.
A pleasant surprise.

“Thank you, Prince Julian,” I said, to properly convey my thanks, and not just for the
cameras.
“My pleasure,” he said.
On the other side of me, Olivia daintily clinked her fork down on her plate. “You haven’t touched your food, Prince Nicholas,” she
said. “Do you not feel well?”
I didn’t mean to look. Really, I didn’t.
But the thought of Nicholas being sick forced my gaze. Olivia was right. Nicholas’s plate was fully covered in food, as if he hadn’t
taken one bite.
“I feel fine,” Nicholas said. “I just lost my appetite all of the sudden.”
I glanced up at him and found him staring back at me. My heartbeat kicked into fast gear and thundered in my ears.
His eyes were molten, liquid gold. I was trapped. I was melting...
“Is the food selection not to your liking?” Olivia asked. “We can request a different meal prepared...”
Nicholas dropped his gaze, then slid it over to Olivia. “Do not trouble the staff with that. The food was excellent, as always. The
fault is mine alone.”
Julian, who had just finished his own meal, stretched his arm out over the back of Such a pity, brother. This was definitely a meal
to savor. A pity you quit it so soon...”