26

This may be the decision I will regret, but I know to myself that this is what my country deserves. A rightful relationship, a rightful marriage. A true born princess, and a true born prince. I don’t exactly hate Thomas, it’s just that I didn’t really think of him as my partner not until now. He’s smart, brave, and decent, much like a perfect prince, but he has an attitude. An attitude that he doesn’t show to other people except me and Althea. I found him sitting by the bench beside a fountain, so I slowly approached him. Before I went to the garden, I had my maids retouch my face and lessen the puffiness of my eyes.

“I heard you’ve been avoiding people,” I softly said as I approached him. He was looking at the sky with his shoulders resting on the bench. He chuckled and sat straight.

“Just not my day, I guess,” he replied in a lame and boring tone. He’s obviously hiding something. I sat beside him and crossed my arms.

“You can’t hide anything from m