Chapter 259 (2/2)

The question he asked with a smile, left me dumbfounded in an instant

Honestly I hadn’t expected hi athow to respond, his smile only deepened

Even if he knew the truth already, he was quite the villain for tor me for the sake of it

“We’ve already confirht? No ryJust treat it as the final desperate plea from a difficult man who’s had a proposal to his drea question”

I exhaledMy

“Isn’tthat your country…no, any country treats as the duty of the nobility? Right now you can’t have better prospects than me, correct?” Prince Majid said

“YesI won’t deny thatRight now there aren’t any other noble parties near e to find a suitable candidate, I think I’ll eventually depart fro the e would be quite fulfilling too”

“Iris…”

My mother said this worriedlyI looked at her with a smile

I had already e home, I had realized I wouldn’t be able to ed…if I didn’t want to get married my only choice was to leave home

I couldn’t inherit the territoryIf Bern ended up gettingpresence

“But even so I wouldn’t have ainst us, didn’t you? Attacking our territory”

“Oh…so you did realize”

I only smiled in reaction to his words

This was the intel we’d gathered fro the first prince, plus what I’d learned from Tanya

Because we didn’t have direct proof, there was a high risk of otiationsBut it seeht after all

The person who ordered the eastern invasions was indeed Prince Majid

“Someone who hurt my beloved people…how could I marry someone like that? Even if I have to leave this home, I’ll still be meEven if I turn into just Iris, all alone, I’ll still work for the developlared at him

He responded in kind

And so we stayed like that, neither of us speaking

It was as if ere trying to read each other’s hearts

“Well, it’s hbors, then”

Finally he stood up, saying this with a sigh

“Thank youThe feeling is mutual”

To escort hih I’iven upThe moment you show a hint of weakness, I’ll be here to take you away”

He grabbed my hands when he said this

“Ah, how scaryBut this is encouragement for meI’ll try my best to become independent in my own territory”

He smiled bitterly and left the room