After presenting the ‘Red Tears’ to Orel, Kalin, who was on her way to leave the palace, was approached by a palace servant.
“Could you come with me for a moment?”
“I’m on my way after finishing the morning audience.”
“I have orders for you to visit a different palace.”
Kalin immediately realized who the person calling her was.
2nd Prince Graian.
She quietly followed him. Refusing was impossible anyway.
Entering the 2nd Prince’s palace for the first time, Kalin felt the atmosphere was somewhat different. While the 1st Prince’s palace was glamorous and bright, everything here reflected the accumulated experience of the Tagar Palace.
Rather than buying new decorations, the buildings were well-polished to shine.
She quickly thought, ‘Did Prince Graian get angry because he found out about my meeting with Prince Orel?’ If so, she was now in a difficult situation.
‘No. This could be an opportunity. It means the value of my body has increased.’
In the tense and fearful situation, Kalin was feeling greater excitement.
The possibility of building power by moving between these two star palaces, not begging for power but creating it with her own hands.
That possibility excited her immensely.
Kalin, going back and forth between these two palaces, not begging for power but creating it with her own hands.
She was feeling immense excitement within herself.
Kalin, in the midst of tension and fear, was feeling even more excitement.
The possibility of building power by moving between these two star palaces, not begging for power but creating it with her own hands.
That possibility excited her immensely.
Kalin took a deep breath in front of Graian’s reception room and then entered.
“Kalin Angcart greets the 2nd Prince of the small sun of Tagar, Graian. May Tagar shine with great glory.”
Graian had no response. With a faint smile that seemed cold and sunny, he only watched her perform the formalities.
“You entered the palace.”
“I am on my way after meeting Prince Orel.”
Kalin answered without hesitation, and he murmured softly. ‘Oh.’
“The Empress wishes to see the ‘Red Tears.’ It’s natural for women to be drawn to jewelry, isn’t it?”
Graian smiled, looking closely at Kalin’s thin lips as she talked about his birth mother’s instincts.
Where does a liar play softly with lips?
Graian began to see such things now after meeting countless people during the war.
“You have pleased my mother. What did my mother say?”
Kalin stared at him while opening the box and placing it in front of Graian.
“Mother said that ‘Red Tears’ is a jewel befitting a great woman.”
“…….”
“My mother expressed it precisely. What do you think, Your Highness?”
Graian responded with a sigh instead of an answer. He propped his elbow on the armrest of the chair and massaged his temples.
“Are you assessing me now, Kalin Angcart? Choosing a master, it’s quite a delicate matter.”
But Kalin’s facial expression remained unchanged.
“I waited for His Highness to make a choice out of respect. However, you hesitated, and Prince Orel did not.”
“How dare you…”
“Where is His Highness’s concubine now?”
“Kalin.”
“Lord Rockard Kaidel is currently reveling in his victory. Do you know that he’s gaining fame as the child lion bestowed by His Highness, playing with bastards and causing a scandal in the palace? Are you aware that rumors have spread throughout the entire empire?”
“…”
“His Highness may need someone who desires him rather than the person he wants.”
Kalin looked at Graian with eyes full of longing.
It resembled the emotion of love. The lifelong desire and determination shone brightly before the person who might fulfill it.
The first thing Orel did to her was a threat. But not just because of that, she wanted a man she could dominate rather than Orel, who was already dominated by another ‘great woman.’
So now, Kalin was walking the last tightrope.
Graian stared deeply into her eyes and asked, “Rockard playing with bastards and causing a scandal?”
She answered with despair, not knowing that it was his command.
“Gossip and investigation are just a step away. It’s bad news for His Highness who is currently in the competition.”
“Hmm.”
“From now on, please use me as His Highness’s hidden concubine. I will graduate early for sure. After that, please accept me formally by His Highness’s side. Then, I will dedicate everything of the Angcart to His Highness. I will definitely make you the Crown Prince!”
“Wagering the position of the ‘great woman’ in the future?”
“…”
Kalin didn’t answer aloud. Her burning gaze towards Graian was her answer.
Graian finally smiled at the corners of his mouth.
“Refusal.”
“!”
“If I accept you now, what do you think Prince Orel would think of me?”
“That’s…”
“If I hadn’t invited you, wouldn’t Angcart have been able to set foot in the Agel’s envoy welcome party? Do you think you could have stepped on the event without my invitation?”
“!”
“You will also become my inquiry. If you are so anxious to rely on that petty Angcart, His Highness will laugh at me, thinking you are making a fool of yourself.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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