
Cathrina Evelyn Ferus, a twenty-year-old girl who is the only child of Duke Robert Ferus. The blonde haired lady who possessed a haughty nature smiled a grin, looking at a young girl before her with a sharp gaze.
"What a great thing, this little mouse actually dared to sneak into the palace," he sneered with a smile of a slanted grin on his face.
Cathrina's words made the Baron's daughter tremble, and kept her head down from helplessly staring at Cathrina who was continuously pressing down on her.
"Why are you like that to this precious girl?" Duke Robert's voice distracted Catharina. His footsteps were getting closer, approaching his favorite daughter who looked irritated until her face looked more violent than usual.
"Is father's vision not wrong? Why assign such a big thing to an incompetent person like this?" ask Catharina exasperatedly.
"What do you mean not competent? She is my precious dog, look at her so naively that no one would think she was a female fox" Ribet replied with a big smile.
"What if one day he is caught, are you sure that his mouth will not make a sound even if a sword is ready to slash his little neck?"
Catharina's words instantly made the daughter of a Baron look deathly pale, her body was even trembling to imagine that it would one day come upon her.
"Ha-ha-ha .. please let him open his voice if he is tired of seeing his useless father alive."
The deg!
Both of the girl's hands clenched tightly, but she was completely unable to vent her anger. If the circumstances did not force him to submit under Robert's orders, then he would not prefer to remain in the village peacefully, even though he did not have property like the nobility in general.
"Ha-ha-ha .. Dad's eyes are never wrong, I'm looking forward to what this cute little mouse can do," catherina said as she touched the girl's chin with a hand fan that she always carried everywhere.
The girl's depressed facial expectations seem to make Catherina's mood improve. He folded his hands in front of his chest before finally saying and leaving.
"Let's just talk to Dad! This girl is really a fun toy."
***
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became rowdy, how not because the news of Rossy's departure along with Alexander spread just like that even though it had been hidden tightly.
I don't know where the news came from, which in the end spread through the mouths of the palace servants who liked to gossip.
"Isn't Miss sick? I'm the one serving Your Majesty because Miss has to rest today."
"Let's see, I heard that they went into hiding."
"You mean, Miss has tricked His Highness the Crown Prince?'
"Diminish your voice! What if Your Majesty hears?"
William, who was walking alone to get some fresh air, fell silent behind the walls, listening to the servants' talk about Rossy and Alexander.
His forehead shriveled, he seemed to be listening carefully to all the talk of the servants.
"What do you mean by that?"
William's sudden presence made the servants shut their mouths and looked down in fear. No one dared to speak especially looking at William's grim-looking countenance than usual.
"Oh, Your Majesty. We only heard rumors spread by word of mouth," a servant ventured to answer a question from the Crown Prince. This made William grow furious and curious, considering that he had clearly seen Rossy with a face that was deathly pale due to pain.
"What rumors make you like that?" tanyanya while emphasizing the sentence that she blurted from her lips.
The expression on William's face, which seemed to show no emotion, increased the pressure on the three maids. The three were very careful and thought back before answering the question from the heir to the throne.
"Some say you've seen Miss Rossy go out with Her Royal Highness Prince Alexander since morning. B-but isn't Miss Rossy sick, there's no way she's gone except to lie to Your Majesty."
"Your oral testimony during your stay at the Palace, because if everything is not proven to be true then you will suffer the consequences!" threaten William and leave.
His footsteps grew faster, stepping towards Rossy's room to prove the rumors were wrong. Even though he just knew the girl, even always fighting every time they met, his ego even if only he is entitled to Rossy completely.
"Who are you?" William shouted when he saw someone wearing a walking robe and was about to enter Rossy's room.
The man's voice instantly stopped a step, then made the cloaked figure speechless and released the hood that covered his head.
"Greetings to the little sun of the empire, His Highness the Crown Prince," he said, bowing to pay his respects.
His heart rate ticked even more, the cloaked figure that turned out to be Adele was shocked. His face even paled as he saw William getting closer to him while staring intently.
"You, the lady-in-waiting for Rossy?" ask William without being stale.
"Really noble, I am Adele La Orien," Adele replied nervously, even cold sweat suddenly flowing from her body. The girl tried her hardest to remain calm even though her body had started shaking.
"Orien? You come from the Baron Orien family from the western region? So when did you work at the palace?" william asked back as if looking closely at Adele's back screen. The man folded his hands in front of his chest, his face showing no expression but his gaze grew sharper like a knife.
Before suffering from depression, William was a sensitive figure. The man was even able to memorize all the names and backgrounds of the entire work inside the palace, thus making him feel safe and comfortable.
"E-emm s-I've been working here three months, Your Majesty. S-before Miss Rossy came, I worked as a waitress in the Star Palace."
*Star Palace: The palace where the prince now lives is occupied by Alexander.
"Servant?" ask William back.
"Yes, Your Majesty. My K-family fell into poverty and I needed a fee for my father's treatment. So, I need a job, even though I'm a waiter, even if I don't mind at all" Adele said.
"alright. Then where have you been? I noticed that you were just outside. Isn't Rossy sick? It would be nice if you were always by her side to monitor her health condition."
"S-me ..," he said disconnected.
"Easy! Where's Rossy? I want to meet him!"
William's words made Adele smile thinly, then said softly as if she had evaporated the nervousness that had struck her earlier.
"Miss Rossy's not in place, Your Majesty."