“He was even isolated in a different region during his childhood. The Lianster family considered him an unsolvable problem. Fortunately, he seemed fine when he returned to the capital after proper mental rehabilitation, but who knows when he might go crazy again. You should be careful, don’t you think?”

“Why are you insulting my fiancé in this manner?”

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m telling you these ‘facts’ because you seem unaware.”

“…?”

“Everyone knows, but they keep quiet about it. It’s a well-known fact.”
Riley felt a rising heat at her bedside. Her face was so hot it felt like it would burst.

It was embarrassing when the prince made explicit remarks on the bed, but she endured it. Such verbal abuse was not a one-time occurrence; she had grown up hearing even worse.

Dirty bastard’s child, from a filthy background… She had even heard that she was her father’s illegitimate child. Despite all this, she could tolerate insults of this level.

However, the words he used to insult Gimnen crossed a line.

She was genuinely angry. The impulse to smack the prince’s handsome face with all her might, right there and then, surged within her. She even thought about shutting that mouth spewing nonsense.

No, why did she have to listen to humiliating remarks about him on such a good day?

“You seem very angry.”

“…”

“Don’t get too mad. I’m just saying it out of concern for you. I’m like a young lamb who might not know that the place it’s in could be a wolf’s den. I have no bad intentions.”

She was so angry that tears welled up. Tears didn’t always come out only when sad; they rudely climbed up her eyelids.

What should she say in response? Should she deny that Gimnen is not a lunatic, not a defective person, not a scoundrel? No, reacting was not the right thing to do.

Should she just endure it?

Riley took a long breath to suppress the boiling anger that surged to the tip of her head. However, deep breaths were not enough to quell these simmering emotions.

“I really want to hit that face of yours until you die, amusing. Why? Why are you making such a face towards him? Gimnen wouldn’t even bat an eye at such words. He must have heard them many times. Maybe he even admits himself that he has some mental problems.”

Riley picked up the champagne glass next to her. She couldn’t endure it anymore, and she didn’t want to hear such nonsense anymore.

So, she poured the champagne with all her might. Not on his face, but on her dress.

“Oh, this.”

When the 7th prince’s eyes gleamed with interest, Riley lowered the champagne glass next to her and said, “My apologies. It seems my hand slipped. I should go change.”

“Should have been more careful. Clumsy.”

“I apologize. May I take my leave now?”

“Of course, I can’t keep holding a lady whose dress is a mess.”

Riley hid her trembling fingers inside the sleeve as she put on a nonchalant expression.

“Then, please enjoy the rest of your time, Your Highness.”

Although the surrounding people murmured, Riley didn’t care and hurriedly left the party venue.
The 7th prince, with an amused smile after looking at Riley, turned his head to where Gimnen was.

Gimnen was precisely observing this place. It was quite amusing that while he conversed with others verbally, his eyes remained fixed here.

‘Was expecting a bit more, but what a dull ending.’

Although some disturbance was anticipated, the prince handled it quite cleverly.

It would have been quite entertaining if she couldn’t control her anger and threw a tantrum. It’s a shame that he couldn’t create a situation where Gimnen could intervene.

‘He’s not entirely foolish.’

The 7th prince watched Gimnen leaving the party venue with interest.

Seeing him chase after, it seemed like he cherished Gimnen quite a bit. Given that he even abandoned the party and left the place in a hurry, it appeared he treated Gimnen differently compared to the women he used to bring around before.

Thanks to this, all the excitement about the party was completely ruined.

The 7th prince stretched, quietly leaving the party venue.

Although she left the party venue without a plan, there was nowhere to go.

She made an excuse to change clothes to avoid the situation, but since she didn’t have spare clothes prepared, she couldn’t change, and it was awkward to return to the party venue in this state.

She couldn’t find a place to rest because she didn’t know the layout of the palace.

It became a situation where she couldn’t do this or that.

‘…I endured it well.’

In her heart, she wanted to pour champagne on the prince’s face.

Honestly, she had the intention of grabbing the champagne glass for that purpose. She poured it on her dress as a way to physically hold back since she was aware it shouldn’t be carried out as an action.

She needed to create a situation to avoid that conversation, and she ruined the dress with champagne.