Since Soujiro seldom made any appearances in public, whenever he appeared, people would pay attention to him. Everybody saw him as the nation's Prince and treated him like God.
His popularity was on par with the most famous celebrities. Elite families with traditional values held the same views regarding Soujiro about public appearances.
But even then those people break that rule. Only Soujiro sticks to even the most foolish rule. His face in real life looked much better than the pictures. During their engagement banquet, despite how occupied she was getting information. Sumire noticed his appearance.
A handsome rich man and beautiful rich girl.
People in that circle saw them as the ideal couple. But Sumire disliked him back then. While she appreciated that he showed his real self in front of her, she still disliked how he faked a smile in public.
"Soujiro, I have something I want to speak to you about.."
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