King Khalil's Doll

Chapter 27: Dinner

The kiss was slow at first, she did not stop him, it seems like she enjoyed it, and Khalil knows she does. Moving on gently, he whacked his lips against hers, and she didn't do anything to stop it. This is the best moment of her life, as the fact that she was kissing a high personality, a prince for that matter shot daggers into her mind.

This is the second time that Prince Khalil is kissing Crystal, and his heart is so heavy. She feels like crying, and as the kiss finally ended with prince Khalil parting his from her, he noticed that she was crying.

Prince Khalil was caught aback by Crystal's tears, this was absurd, he could barely believe his eyes that the lady sitting beside him is crying.

Raising his hand to catch a tear that dropped from Crystal's right eye, he held it high starring at it like a diamond.

Crystal's cheeks were a hie of bright red, she was embarrassed and could barely explain why he is crying. This is crazy, he can't even think positively about it, and as Khalil stares at the petite lady in front of him, she brushed her eyes away saying,

"Can I retire for the night? I am exhausted," Crystal murmured.

She was not only physically tired but only emotionally drained. She didn't want such an incident like a prince kissing her should be embedded in her head, it is quite crazy, and thinking about it only makes things harder. But then, she needs to clear her mind out.

Who knows, maybe she is destined to ruin her life in this manner.

Prince Khalil heard what Crystal had told him, but couldn't let her be, not when they had a steamy meal in front of them, and the aroma being produced for it is shooting.

"You know, whether you accept the fact that you are beautiful or not, to me, it would change the fact that I am standing in front of a pretty lady. Yes, I wouldn't be ashamed to say it, not now nor ever," Khalil said firmly.

His tone texture expresses the fact that no one can change the idea of what he has in mind, and that fact Is that she is beautiful, more than anything in the world.

"Thank you, so... may I leave now?" Crystal inquired with her little voice, it was sweet, and had a dingy edge of sweetness added onto it.

Shaking the head, Khalil refused blatantly. He could not possibly accept such a thing, that is going to be weird, and thinking that way is not the best at all.

"Well, it is not like I want to hold you captive, okay, you can think it that way since you do not have your rights, but then, you have to eat before leaving this table," prince Khalil muttered.

Although Crystal is hungry, sitting in front of Khalil made the hunger subdue for a moment, it needed to, but that didn't mean that she wasn't hungry, the enzymes in her stomach were ready to break down the food into smaller chunks.

Even though Crystal openly told prince Khalil that she is not interested in waiting, Khalil's words were hard when he spoke to her making her words clear.

"Alright, Crystal, enough jokes now, I know that you are refusing to eat just because I yelled at the maid and asked her to leave, that was something rude to do, I acknowledge that fact too, so, I am sorry. The reason behind those actions is because I wanted a serene place for you and me only, with no disturbances. Is that too difficult to ask?" Khalil inquired.

As Crystal hear him say so, her eyes brightened, it embedded several sparks in it, and it was proof that she was going to cry again. She didn't want to cry, Crystal wanted to believe That all these things aren't real and are just a part of her life that she is spending__ dreaming.

All these things are simply just a sham, they will never happen in reality, and sitting there watching him is just a part of him that will never be real. The entire idea is crazy, so much that he can't believe it.

"Crystal?" Prince Khalil called out.

His voice was like silk, she enjoyed the way he had used her name in calling her, yet, she was reluctant to answer him.

When Crystal finally had the courage to answer him, she didn't stare at him, their embarrassment was too much, and just thinking about it is absurd.

"Yes, prince Khalil," Crystal murmured.

Her eyes were bright, and as she looked away, she saw how Khalil approached her from the corners of her eyes.

Lifting his hand, Khalil brought his hand toward Crystal's chin. Using his thumb and index finger, Khalil c****d Crystal's chin with it. The feeling was amazing as she had millions of bubbles spark through her entire body, this is insane, thinking about it is crazy, and as she brushed profusely, she heard prince Khalil chuckling beside her.

It was just her reaction that made the young man laugh, he could barely believe the fact that a lady will behave so timidly.

As she wriggled her head, Crystal pulled it behind, not wanting him to see how shy she is.

"It is alright, Crystal, there is no reason for you to be embarrassed, just allow these things to slow past your mind, you will be alright, okay?" he said provoking her.

Even though it was kind of an insult to him, she didn't take it that way, instead, she remained quiet, wanting nothing to do with him.

Breaking away from Crystal, Khalil walked towards the pile of plates set on the table, and he took out one from It, ready to serve himself.

"If you want to serve me, you should know that I already have food in front of me," she murmured.

Her voice was small, and what she was referring to is the meal that laid in front of her.

Raising his head, Khalil stirred at the lady that had spoken in bewilderment.

"You do?" Khalil asked stirring at her.

With a slight nod of the head, Crystal affirmed what she is saying.

"Yes, I do," she spat. Crystal's eyes were as white as satin, and she didn't expect the young man's voice to be this harsh.

"I know, that is why I am dishing out something new for you. I want this dinner should be between you and me, with no interference, it should just be you and I," he said.

Crystal gasped.

The shock she received was too much, she could barely ever think that someone will ever want to have a meal with her, seriously, this is weird, just thinking about it makes her feel awkward.

Even though she had thought the less of herself, that is not the way Prince Khalil feels about her.

After he dished out a big chunk of turkey, he added some boiled potatoes to it. Pushing the plate towards Crystal's plates, she whispered a small, "Thank you," to him.

"You are welcome," Khalil muttered smiling.

Rushing to the tray, Khalil dished out a small portion of the meal to him, before putting it in front of him.

"Good appetite," prince Khalil said cheerfully.

"Thank you," Crystal muttered.

Falling in a reserved silence, they started eating.

Crystal's lips curled up into a smile as she enjoyed every bit of the meal. To say the less of it is an understatement because how the turkey tasted was exquisite.

Oh my... I love this," Crystal mouthed with a chunk of meat in her mouth.

This is really good, and a million times better than the stale bread and cheese she had been forced to eat for over a week.

Seeing her eat is something that is so amazing, Khalil could barely imagine the joy that could be expressed when someone is been fed well. If not for all his guards and cooks who had cooperated into cooperation to allow Crystal to starve to death. Well, they had almost made that come to pass because Crystal is so skinny, no she just needs some time to rest so that she can have some flesh added to her bones. 'Isn't that the same thing?' prince Khalil wondered.

After a while, he decided to keep calm and stay put. Nothing is going to make Crystal change his mind about this show.

Sighing, they all focused on their meal.