Chapter 1040 - The Interview (2) (1/2)

When he heard Rose's calm reply, Rune's admiration for the girl grew even more. She managed to still say nice things about Leon to the reporters, despite what happened.

Rose was a true lady, he said to himself.

Rune could see that even though their relationship didn't work and Rose's heart was broken badly by the man she once loved, she was not petty and vengeful about Leon.

She sat there gracefully and talked about Leon from a perspective of a good friend.

She still protected the man and didn't air his dirty laundry just to get even.

Rose didn't even act passive-aggressive or make herself look like the victim, in the hope that Leon would read those articles and realized how much he had hurt her.

No. Rose was calm and unfazed. Her smile never left her beautiful face.

This gesture didn't escape the reporters' attention. They took notes of what she told them and acted super polite when they asked their questions.

Rune felt so lucky. If only Leon was not dumb enough to toss away such a precious gem like Rose, Rune would never meet her and fall in love with this amazing woman.

He actually thought Leon could have got everything if he was a bit bolder. When his real father, the king, and Duke Fournier demanded him to take their offer and become Duke Fournier's illegitimate son, so the king could make him his heir, Leon could have said no.

The king and queen would have no choice but to relent since there was really no other male heir that could take the role.

Leon actually had the bargaining power, if he had more confidence in himself.

He could demand to be acknowledged by his real father. And he wouldn't have to become Rose's brother.

That way, they could still be together.

However, Leon didn't do that. He didn't have the confidence to take what was rightfully his, and accepted that bad deal, with the consequences of losing Rose.

He thought he really had to choose and, in the end, he chose the bad deal for himself and hurt Rose in the process.

If Rune was in the same position, he would obviously make different choices. He was smarter than Leon and had more self-worth.

The thing was, that's how Leon and Rune were different. Rune probably would never understand how poverty and being conditioned to live as someone who was deemed not good enough all his life really damaged Leon's self-esteem.

That's why he did what he did, all to get the acknowledgment he had been craving for all his life.

But, whatever, Rune didn't care. It's Leon's loss, and his gain.

”Thank you for your clarification, Your Grace,” said another reporter. She continued with her own questions. ”How do you feel about Princess Anne? When is the first time you met her and do you have a good relationship with her?”