Chapter 50. Please, Stay a Little Longer

Roxanne flung herself into her bed after a very warm shower. Her bones were aching and she was trying to reduce her tension from the dinner. While it had ended on a fine note, with her piano performance, she still couldn’t shake up the feeling that a major part of the royal family did not want her here.

The side remarks, the glares, everything was glaring and confusing to Roxanne. However, her warm shower and a glass of milkshake was more than enough to calm her nerves.

Her head rested on her pillow, she closed her eyes to sleep after letting out deep breaths. Just when she thought she had finally found her peace, her phone rang. Her pillow continued to vibrate. She groaned in frustration and raised the pillow up, revealing her phone and Peter’s name on her screen as the Caller ID.

Roxanne looked around, wondering why Peter was calling her at such hour of the night?

Curious, she answered the call and pressed the speaker to her left ear.

“Peter?” The ton