How to Make the Grand Duke Fall In Love With Me chapter 5

Evelyn Sits by the window flipping through a book , but she's barely reading... then Duchess Seraphine enters

Seraphina Delacroix (fl's mother)

Evelyn.. dear.. Amelia is visiting the palace today.... I think you should go along with her

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

*blinks her eyes caught off guard*

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

me??? go to the palace ???

Seraphina Delacroix (fl's mother)

Yes, you must be getting bored here... And it would be good for you to socialise... Besides it will be a lovely tea with the empress

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

*internally winces but forces a smile*

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

*in mind* tea with the empress??? That sounds like a death sentence.... But saying no isn't really an option, is it???

Royal palace--- garden

A grand open garden with a marble table set with porcelain tea cups.. Amelia sits across from crown prince Theodore Astoria her fiance who regards her with a polite smile..

Empress Victoria Astoria sits at the head of the table.. her presence commanding eyes shop as she watches Evelyn... Evelyn sits beside Amelia..

Victoria Astoria (Empress)

Evelyn... I have heard so much about you... It must be overwhelming ...stepping into the court life after being so... delicate all these years

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

*smiling* It is indeed a new experience.... Your majesty , but I find it quite fascinating...

Victoria Astoria (Empress)

*sips her tea, clearly unimpressed*

Victoria Astoria (Empress)

I imagine court duties must be foreign to you... After all, you'll spend so much of your life in a recovery.. the nobility must be.. quite the adjustment

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

*forces a laugh*

Evelyn Delacroix (fl)

Oh absolutely...your majesty... So many rules... so much etiquette... It's like studying a completely new subject. Fortunately i'm a fast learner...