Louella sat across from her mother with nervousness. Her mother’s gaze at her made her feel tense but eventually subsided.

Well, this was all because of the attacks thrown by the Crown Prince. Why did the Crown Prince think of doing such a thing? She gave room to remind him of Lady Philia, but she thought she had also made it clear that she had Gerald.

“Lulu.”

“Yes, Mom.”

“I wished you could live the life you wanted while you are here in this world. Actually, I didn’t want you and Alexid to bear the weight of the Leander family. But look at what happened. Nevertheless, you and Alexid have been very good so far.” My mother’s voice was soft.

“I still want the best for you Lulu, I want you to live the life you want. I want you to meet the man you love, get married, and spend the rest of your life with him. I still wish you happiness. So I ask you, do you have anyone you want to marry now?”

At that moment, Gerald stopped breathing. Gerald, who held my hand like she was his lifeline, slowly let out his breath. Stupid, stupid.

He seemed to me like he was being an underdog in this relationship. She spoke to Gerald as she tightened her grasp.

“………Gerald Logan. I want to marry Gerald, Mom.” My mother nodded slowly.

“Well then, Gerald, do you feel the same way?”

“Yes, Duchess.”

“Okay. If that’s what you guys want, I’ll cheer for you two. But as you know, it’s not going to be that easy.” My mother rubbed her forehead as if she was in trouble.

“You know, we’ve done nothing but verbal promises. There was no engagement, no wedding. In the eyes of God, you two are complete strangers. It’s a situation where we can’t have priority as the Crown Prince claimed.”

Such a jerk. Now he’s even claimed himself as a priority? And it’s only because he’s the prince, isn’t he? He was just lucky he had the queen and the king as his mom and dad, so he immediately became the Crown Prince!

She couldn’t figure out what the hell he was doing when he announced he wanted to get engaged with her…. Wasn’t it obvious that he was trying to make her look like Lady Filia? How obvious.

It was also obvious that Lady Philia sacrificed herself for the Crown Prince. Because he wanted her to sacrifice herself for the Crown Prince? Isn’t he crazy?

“I don’t like it at all, Mom. The Crown Prince is dangerous. As far as we know, the Crown Prince…… There’s a high possibility that he stood by or sympathized with Lady Philia’s death. So….”

“I have no intention of marrying you to the Crown Prince, Lulu. I don’t want you to marry him. The Crown Prince did not shed a single tear in front of his lover’s death.”

“……then it would be better to look at the conditions for being a Crown Princess.”

“Conditions?” My mother asked back.

This was making Louella nervous. Gerald swept the back of her hand. Somehow, he knew what to say. There were conditions when one becomes a Crown Prince or a Crown Princess, which were discussed by the temple officials and the imperial court.

The Royal Family was bound to be sensitive to whom they wanted to marry their family with. After all, having to elect a person who might become the next Emperor was important. As a result, absolute purity is required for the Crown Princess.

Hey, wait. Are you going to push me into another hellhole, you punk! His lips opened before she could dissuade Gerald.

“Lulu has already spent the night with me.” For a moment the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped below zero.

Ugh, it’s cold… Louella turned her head away from her mother. Gerald continued without letting go of her hand.

“So I can refuse the proposal because it doesn’t meet the conditions of being a Crown Princess?”

“……Lulu?” The voice of my mother calling caused her to flinch.

“Hahahaha.. Mom, I think I’m going to catch a cold.….”

“Lulu! Is what Gerald said true?”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…” Louella swallowed the lump in her throat.

“Mother! That pig will come to her senses if she gets scolded!”

Obviously, Alexid, who was absolutely on my side until a while ago. Now he has turned into an enemy. Alexid grabbed Gerald by the collar, venting his anger with a red face.