''I mean the Prince had a lover and so he rejected all the noble ladies," Esme corrected herself.
''To be adored by a man like him, his lover is very lucky,'' The woman sighed, ''I won't bother you any longer. Now that Princess is not chosen, we will have to leave for our kingdom by the dawn.''
Esme sat on the bed as she glanced at her retreating back. Adored? He was just treating her like a shield to escape this marriage without breaking his father's heart. That was her conclusion about everything that happened.
She glanced in the direction where the woman went. Her Princess might assume that it was her who was Prince Aleister's lover but it will be alright once she tells her that she was sick. And by the time they become aware of the truth that involved her, they would have reached their kingdom.
