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Lucy’s eyes closed slightly. Matthew got nearer and nearer. Their lips were just within reach and were about to touch when a sudden phone call interrupted the atmosphere.Matthew was taken aback. It made the situation awkward, and Lucy slowly backed away. She opened her eyes and smiled brightly at Matthew.“How about… if you pick up the call first?”Matthew’s face fell, and he chose to ignore the ringing phone. He continued hugging Lucy and said, “That won’t do. I’m not about to let my kiss get away from me.”The phone continued ringing, and Matthew attempted to kiss Lucy again. Things began to heat up between them. Lucy suddenly felt shy about it.Just as his kiss was about to land, the phone rang once more. The caller did not seem to want to give up…The romantic atmosphere was ruined once more. The veins on Matthew’s forehead throbbed, and there was nothing Lucy could do about the situation.“You should pick up the call first. What if it’s something important? You… You can ki

Charlotte was waiting for Theodore to ask her about it. After that, she could put on an act.“What is it that I don't need to worry about?”Charlotte was secretly delighted to see Theodore’s expression change. She continued, “It’s nothing. I went shopping with Velda two days ago, and she got abducted. But she’s back safe and sound now. Mom and Dad didn’t want me to tell you about it because it has passed.”She did not explain the reason why it happened and only told him about the kidnapping. Theodore’s expression changed immediately.“What? Why didn’t anyone tell me about something like this?”Theodore was upset and worried. Charlotte felt gleeful about this but put on a comforting demeanor.“Don’t be angry, Theodore. You were far away in your fief. It wouldn’t help to tell you anything about this. Besides, Velda is fine now. You don’t need to worry about her anymore.”After Charlotte was done comforting him, she expected Theodore to praise her and say how understanding and cons

Lucy opened her present after that. Her words made everyone burst out laughing.Theodore bought back a box of snacks for Lucy. There were many items women liked hidden among the snacks.There were perfumes and lipsticks, diamond necklaces and earrings. Lucy was still like a little girl, and Matthew had never given her any romantic presents.She started playing with her presents and could not bear to let them go. She even teased Theodore about being a romantic when courting women and wanted to know when she would be getting a sister-in-law.Theodore got shy from Lucy’s teasing. Juliana quickly said, “Don’t you know, Velda? Your brother is engaged. You’ll probably have a sister-in-law at the end of this year or early next year.”“Is that true? I’ll have to congratulate you in advance. Any woman you like must be a very nice person. I’ll need to prepare a huge gift for you and your wife when you get married.”Lucy smiled as she said this to Theodore. Theodore said nothing. This was a

Getting the invitation and attending the ball was not the most important thing. The most important thing was to get into the palace and find out if there was any news of Lucy.They quickly headed to the hotel after making the decision to put down their luggage. They went to the front desk to find out more information about how to buy an invitation.When they found out that the invitations were limited, they quickly went to the palace entrance to buy one before they were all sold out.It took them some effort to finally arrive at the palace entrance. There was a long line to buy the invitation, and they were deflated by the sight.There was a bustling crowd outside, and it was just as busy inside the palace. Everyone was busy preparing for the ball and coronation that night.…However, Charlotte could only daydream inside her bedroom. It had been three days since she was grounded.She had attempted to see Juliana during these three days, but the helpers outside her room had stopp

Charlotte had pretended to pass out to get Juliana to visit her. How could a princess do something so inappropriate?The maids felt disdain for Charlotte over her actions. They finally understood why Theodore refused to let Juliana see her.“You’re mistaken, Princess Charlotte. The first thing we did was inform the queen about this, but we could only bring the royal physician here because of Prince Theodore’s orders. That's why Her Majesty isn’t here.”The maid looked up slightly as she informed Charlotte of the truth with slight glee.“That’s impossible. My mother would never treat me this way. You’re lying!”Charlotte did not believe that Juliana would be hard-hearted enough not to see her. The maid replied condescendingly, “I’m telling you the truth. It’s up to you whether or not you believe me.”“What kind of attitude is that? Are you mocking me? Who do you think you are to be mocking me?!”Charlotte lost her temper on the spot. She got off her bed to slap the maid.The mai