Chapter 120: When In Love (3)
Uriel looked at her in silence for a while. Apollonia felt she could calm down a little.
“…Are you not jealous of him?”
“I envy anyone and everyone close to you, Your Highness,” he replied while pouring a cup of tea. “But if I had to choose who I’m most jealous of… it would be Adrianne. She knows you better than anyone else.”
Apollonia nodded in agreement. Being the quick-witted girl she was, Adrianne might’ve even picked up on their relationship when she observed their interactions earlier.
“But for marriage…”
“I have never desired the position of your consort, Your Highness.”
“Then?”
Apollonia looked at Uriel with her round eyes. His answer was rather unexpected for her.
Uriel couldn’t help but smile at her surprised expression—How could anyone be so adorable? While he couldn’t deny that her marriage to Kylion bothered him, it was still true that he never desired to marry her and become the prince consort of the empress.
