章 36: Diamond Necklace

The Crown Prince rose from the bed to which the naked woman lying next to him reacted with pouting, her flushed face covered in beads of sweat from all the hard work she had to do to please her lover. 

That woman was baroness Lucia Valmont, one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting and Kai's lover who coveted the position of the Crown Princess more than anything else in the entire world. And she had been working truly hard to get closer to making her dream come true. 

"Get back to bed, Your Highness! I feel offended every time you toss me over like that after we finish."

Kai poured himself a glass of wine and started slowly drinking it while watching Lucia stretch lazily on the bed in a clear attempt to seduce him again. 

It was not working. Not that easily; and not while his mind was miles away.