The days passed swiftly. Regarding the activity regarding Bella sending a lot of food to the next village which was actually a lie. Bella got away with it.
Queen Victoria and King Arthur did not suspect Bella's lies. And Hellen wasn't watching Bella anymore either.
All members of the royal family are very busy. So it made Bella feel relieved, that no one knew her lie.
This morning, Lucy was no longer sent to the student house. This time, Victoria gave her freedom. Lucy was allowed to do some of the things she liked. But on one condition, Victoria doesn't want Lucy to get hurt.
"I'm going out with Athena today. I'm going back to the palace in the afternoon." said Lucy. The girl sat in front of her dressing table. She was combing her own hair and she was talking to Royce.
Royce just chuckled at his sister's words. The man sat on the edge of Lucy's bed. "I'm sure that Athena is actually very bored with you. You'd better go alone, let Athena accompany me."
Lucy immediately turned and gave Royce a sharp look. "You're definitely going to see Jane, aren't you?"
"If so, why?"
"You are in a relationship with Jane. But the one who always accompanies you going out is Athena. Sometimes I am very confused. Athena is the special maid you appointed to always serve me. Then why do you also want to be accompanied by Athena? Ah Royce, why are you so annoying? Who is your real lover? Jane or Athena?"
Royce immediately stood up. He clicked his tongue and chuckled softly. "You're so ridiculous, Lucy. Of course my girlfriend is Jane, not Athena."
"Then go alone. Don't take Athena with you." said Lucy. The girl's lips were very pouty.
Then Royce chuckled and he agreed to his sister's request. After all, Royce only meant to tease Lucy. He would not take Athena away with him.
A few days ago, Royce had already received information from Athena. Of course information about Jane. And it was true, that Jane's attitude did not seem sincere to Royce.
And today, Royce was going to meet Jane to investigate firsthand how the woman was.
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"I thought you didn't care about me anymore." Jane said. The woman's face looked very sad. She lowered her head and refused to look at Royce.
Royce smiled and gently stroked the top of Jane's head. The man no longer gave hugs or sweet kisses. Royce was reluctant to do that to Jane. "I've been very busy. And I just came to tell you this. Sorry if I didn't bring you something. So, better go home."
"Then when will we meet again? Have you told your parents? How will they react about our relationship?" asked Jane, very curious.
"I haven't told you that yet, Jane. I have a lot of work to do. You know, as a crown prince, I have to play a lot of roles inside and outside the palace. You have to understand me too. You can go home, right now." Royce said.
Jane looked displeased, but nodded slowly. "Don't you want to hug me?"
Hearing that question, Royce let out a long breath. He was starting to get sick of Jane's spoiled attitude. After hearing information about Jane from Athena, Royce now felt displeased with Jane.
"Jane, I'm so tired. I'm in a bad mood. Tomorrow I'll write you a letter. So now go home. I'll be watching you from here." Royce said with an unfriendly expression on his face.
Seeing the look on his face and hearing Royce's tone of voice, Jane knew he was confining himself with her. Then Jane felt a little strange about Royce's attitude, had the man heard anything?
"Okay, I'll go home."
Royce nodded. He let Jane walk away from him. Leaving the woman to leave him alone on the deserted shore.
Then Royce winked at one of his bodyguards. A bodyguard who already looks like a fruit merchant. The guard had been standing on the boulder ever since. A wink code from Royce, indicating that he was telling the guard to follow Jane.
And the two bodyguards who were standing beside the horse carriage, they immediately approached Royce. They brought a change of clothes for Royce. Ordinary clothes that could turn Royce into a normal villager.
Yes, Royce was about to follow Jane with his bodyguard who already looked like a fruit seller. They would leave alone, following Jane from behind.
Royce's clean face was slightly smeared with wet soil, to make his appearance look shabby like a beggar with a suit that looks torn in several parts. Royce really wanted to find out what Jane's true nature was like.
Then, the two bodyguards who were already sitting behind the horse's rope, they ran the horse carriage past Jane who was walking slowly.
Jane who saw the horse carriage passing by, she just sighed in annoyance. "You're so annoying, Royce!! How long do I have to wait for you to marry me? You can't even talk about our relationship with your parents!! Argh, what a bad day!!"
Jane was really very upset. She felt played by Royce. Then the girl went straight into the house. Her mother was watering some beautiful plants on the terrace of the house.
Royce stopped his footsteps. He was standing behind a maple tree in front of Jane's house. Of course he was accompanied by one of his bodyguards who looked like the fruit merchant.
"Where have you been?!" Tessa asked in a firm tone of voice. She is Jane's mother.
"I told you I met Royce again, on the coast." Jane said.
Tessa snorted softly. "What did he say to you? Is he going to marry you soon?"
Jane shook her head. "He hasn't said anything about it yet."
"Huh, actually you can seduce him or not??!! If you can seduce him, then immediately marry him!!"
"Mom, it's not as easy as you say!! He's a crown prince. I can't force him either!!" Jane said. She goes against her mother's words.
Tessa's face looks angry. "Are you stupid? Make him sleep with you! Then he will be responsible for his actions and he will marry you!"
Jane's eyes immediately widened. "What? Mom, are you crazy? What if you're done with that, he'll leave me? I won't give up even my honor to the one who rules this earth!!!"
"Then what can you do now? Can you make that royal family make you a queen?!!"
"You'd better shut up, Mom. You've never done anything for me. I'll find another way to get Royce to marry me!! I also want to sit on the royal throne and have a supreme throne there!! You think I'll keep quiet? No! So it's best that you don't have to give me any advice. Your advice will only cost me, Mom!!"
After saying that, Jane immediately walked quickly into the house. While Tessa just snorted in annoyance and she resumed her activities.
And Royce was still standing where he was. Now he really heard and saw for himself what Jane was really like. Turns out her mother was right.
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