Khaled immediately lost interest in those letters.

However, Asid quietly handed him a letter.

“There is a letter without a sender’s name. Shall I check this too?”

At that, Khaled cast a fleeting glance at the letter.

‘Hmm.’

He would usually just ignore it, but the thought of Raul returning to the empire emptyhanded somehow pleased him. It was a whim. He reached out and picked up the unmarked letter.

Most of the letters sent to him were just invitations from insignificant families.

Places that wanted to flatter Raul, the First Prince, but were incapable of doing so, reached out to Khaled. Because even if they feigned interest in Khaled, they were courted by the First Prince’s side.

‘…Annoying bastards.’

This letter was likely the same.

The fact that the sender was not noted was probably just a trick to pique his interest.

But today, out of generosity, he decided to give it a read and tore open the corner of the letter.

“Hmm?”

Khaled’s expression stiffened momentarily as he breezily read the letter.

“Why is that?”

In response to the curious question, Khaled handed him the letter.

The fact that he showed him the letter implied that there was nothing of great importance in it.

Asid silently took the letter and looked at its contents.

“…… Your Majesty. Could this be a letter sent by the First Prince’s side?”

“Well.”

It asked if he wanted to know the real location along with the statement that there was no gold mine here.

How did it arrive at such an accurate timing?

“……Tsk.”

They could only be sure today that there was no gold mine here.

But the sender of this letter already knew that. If the First Prince’s side knew that fact, they wouldn’t have been investigating like this.

Khaled smiled as if it was interesting.

“Find out who it is.”

This letter was sent to the Second Prince’s palace in the empire.

Including the transit time from there to him, it must have been written at least a week ago.

Did the sender of the letter realize the presence or absence of a gold mine much earlier than them?

“First, cancel the withdrawal order.”

It seemed they would have to wait in the Ronika Kingdom until they found the owner of the letter.

There was no urgent matter, so it would not be a problem.

Since it has come to this, it might be a good idea to visit the capital of the kingdom to see the face of his annoying brother.

Khaled didn’t like Raul’s pretentious attitude of being a nice person.

It was funny that he pretended to be a good older brother who protected his younger sibling while spreading all sorts of dirty rumors behind his back. It was also amusing how hard he tried to pretend he didn’t feel inferior to him.

‘Come to think of it, he’s been following the princess around here recently…….’

That flawless guy is following someone?

He was curious about what kind of trick he was trying to pull.

Moreover, what attitude he would show in front of that princess if they unexpectedly ran into each other, an interesting curiosity arose. The corners of Khaled’s mouth curved upward in a smile.

“Find out as quickly as possible.”

“Yes. Understood.”

Asid bowed his head and hurried over to the knights to carry out the order.

Khaled brushed back his flowing hair and once again took in the sight of the investigation team.

‘He says he knows the real location of the gold mine…….’

Snicker.

Khaled let out a chuckle as if he found it amusing.

Two weeks had already passed since she sent the letter.

It seemed the letter hadn’t reached the Second Prince properly.

Velia slammed her desk and stood up.

She couldn’t wait any longer. It seemed she really had to think about other ways now.

Raul was still trying to win her over without giving up.

The honor and wealth that she could gain when she chose him.

His pathetic struggle to lure her in with those illusions she had already experienced was somewhat laughable, but she couldn’t just let it go.
Regardless, he was the first prince of the empire, a child doted on by the emperor. Over time, things would certainly unfold as he desired.

‘……I must reject the proposal first.’

But how should I reject it?

Despite her persistent deliberations, no clear answer was reached.

‘If only my older brother or father would strongly argue on my behalf at times like this.’

Harold seemed a bit hesitant, perhaps considering the relationship with the empire.

Velia paced the room in quick steps, then stopped.

Now that she thought about it, there was one more person in the kingdom who could assist her.

Derek of the Rune Information Guild.

He was someone she absolutely had to ally with to fight against Raul.

Plus, he was one of the people who had been on her side until the end in her previous life.

‘What was that fake identity he used in the past…….’

Velia’s face brightened as she recalled the memories of her past life.

It was because a faintly remembered conversation from a long time ago in the imperial palace passed by.

There were multiple options, but the number was enough to consider carefully.

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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