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A Peaceful Day
Catherine looked unbelievably at her grandfather, she thought her grandparents have already accepted her engagement with Hadrian, but what she heard is different.
‘This not what was agreed!’ she not raising her voice, but the aggravation in her voice is evident. ‘Emperor Josef Hadrian is my betrothed, is he not?’
‘I have retracted my stance on that matter, Catherine.’ King Henrik answered, looking at her strictly. His voice stern and unmoving. His wife, Queen Agnetha, looked at him and then at her granddaughter. She briefly shook her head and looked down sadly.
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