His Sweet Little Mate

“Former queen!”

Everyone around her bowed to the woman solemnly, leaving Abby shocked as she didn’t know how to react for a second, not to mention how tense she was already.

She was also a bit disappointed that it wasn’t who she was expecting. She thought Micah had finally arrived to pick her up for the ceremony.

But, when Reyna opened the door for the guest, it wasn’t her mate but his mother, whom she never met but only heard of in passing.

Abby never thought of asking Micah too many details and just assumed he would find an appropriate time to introduce them both formally after learning about her health condition.

So she was stunned for a moment too long when she saw the former queen standing in the door instead of her mate. And calling it something unexpected would be really down playing the situation, since Abby wasn’t ready

to meet anyone right now.

However, she knew she couldn’t disrespect Micah’s mother just like that, so the girl forced herself to smile at the woman, who was none other than her mate’s mother, as she bowed to her quickly.

“Greetings, former queen!” Abby couldn’t help but thank God when she didn’t stutter, which would have been even more awkward since she took her sweet time to greet her elder.

“Can I come inside and watch the preparations?” The former queen asked in a soft voice, after acknowledging Abby’s clumsy greeting with a subtle yet graceful nod.

“Of course!” Abby almost shouted, out of nervousness, where she couldn’t help but chide herself internally. ‘Don’t lose it! Now, of all times, Abby!‘

Taking a deep breath, Abby walked forward and welcomed her into her room, trying not to let her clumsiness mess up this impromptu meeting even more.

On the other hand, Micah’s mother didn’t seem to mind her clumsiness as she smiled a little more at his son’s mate before she proceeded to take in the preparations they were all fussing about.

She walked around the room a little before settling on the sofa near the window as she invited Abby to sit along with her.

“Thank you, former queen!” Abby thanked her, walking toward the single sofa opposite from hers when the woman stopped her.

“Why don’t you sit beside me and let me take a good look at you?”

“But…” Abby hesitated a little, thinking it wouldn’t look good on herself if Micah’s mother realized how nervous she became just after meeting her.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to be so distant with me,” she reassured her, and watched Abby slowly change directions and then settle beside her.

Silence descended upon them when neither of them talked anything for a while, plunging into an awkward situation, when the former queen finally opened her mouth. “Call me Neesha, you are being too serious using titles and all.”

“What?” Abby asked out of reflex, not expecting the former queen to be so amicable.

She was very different from Arthur, who could only find negative things about her, until it became an obsession to him and he swore to separate his son from his own mate.

And Abby thought, as his mate, of course, Neesha would also share the same sentiments about her. So when she came just now, her nervousness kept skyrocketing as she couldn’t help but anticipate a severe scolding from her, following in her mate’s steps.

“You seem quite nervous,” she pointed out and saw how the girl before her turned even more anxious. “Abby, you don’t have to be so nervous, it’s just a small ceremony.”

On the other hand, Abby didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at her words. She could tell Neesha was just trying to cheer her up, but only she knew how hard it was not to focus on her fears right now.

However, the patience Neesha exercised was no joke, as she softly yet elegantly navigated the conversation as she opted to praise Abby for her thoughtfulness in every arrangement she made for the ceremony.

“Your dress is pale yellow, I guess it is to compliment the yellow flowers you chose for the ceremony, am I correct?” The former queen didn’t holdback while admiring every small detail Abby put thought into and in no time, Abby relaxed around Micah’s mother.

However, she failed to notice how everyone in the room fell completely silent after greeting the former queen earlier or how they were all a little flustered as if they were looking at a ticking time bomb instead of their former queen.

If only Abby could put her focus on the people around her, she would have noticed how they were getting anxious with each second that passed or how a maid slipped out shortly after Neesha’s arrival.

On the other hand, Abby couldn’t help but get used to Neesha’s presence even more when the woman took the initiative to pick suitable jewelry for Abby to wear with her dress personally.

“The bracelet you were looking at before I came was very good, but it’s too simple for an occasion as big as this,” Neesha said, as she looked at the jewelry boxes, before her eyes lit up with genuine joy.

Abby could see that the former queen was really enjoying overseeing the preparations with her, almost like supporting her silently, when Neesha held out a flowery bangle that she deemed the perfect match for her beautiful dress today.

“See, this bangle is neither simple nor ostentatious, instead it is balanced, making it look more elegant,” Neesha said as she urged the maid servants around them to quickly help Abby wear the ornaments she chose carefully and meticulously. Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

Abby, on the other hand, couldn’t help but agree that Neesha’s sense of things like this was top notch after they were all finally done fussing over her.

However, before she could take a look at her final appearance, they heard a little commotion outside the room before someone came in bursting open the door without knocking first.

Abby was shocked to see it was actually Micah, her mate!