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Nobody actually responded to her apology, just a shrug here and there which she was grateful for. She couldn’t indulge in any conversations with anyone at that moment. She continued with her desert when she was done, she poured herself a glass of wine and asked to be excused from the table.
Camilla also followed suite, Corinne knew her sister just wanted to follow her to make sure she was alright, that she was grateful for but wished she wouldn’t follow her. She just wanted to be on her own for a while, unfortunately her father had other plans in mind.
“I’d say, why don’t Carlos and Corinne take a walk in the garden and get to know each other, since they would be getting engaged soon”. Her father turned to Carlos and his father who both looked pleased with the idea.
Corinne turned to her father with a shocked and mildly annoyed expression.
“Father I just had wine, two glasses plus this” she lifted up the glass of wine she was holding, “for dinner, can’t the walk wait till tomorrow?”
“You having wine does not stop you from having a walk with your fine young man here”.
She turned to send a ‘help me’ look to her mother, but even she knew her mother could do nothing once her father’s mind was made up on something. She sighed and nodded slowly.
“Okay your majesty”
She turned to Carlos and made the universal ‘shall we’ sign, then turned and began walking away from the room. She felt herself staggering a bit, she knew she have had too much wine that evening and smiled to herself. If the little guy wants a walk, she might as well frustrate him in her drunken state.
She soon felt someone walking behind her, “Carlos” she said in a flat tone. “Stop shadowing me and walk by my side if you are to take a walk with me”.
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