Chapter 171: Emily’s Soulmate
Emily stared into his black eyes, which looked in pain. Since coming of age, she had eagerly anticipated meeting her soulmate, someone who would truly understand and love her. However, at this moment, she was filled with confusion. Uncertain if he was aware of the situation, she uttered,
"We are each other’s soulmates."
"I figured it out," stated the blond man from where he stood.
So he knew, Emily said to herself. She furrowed her brow before inquiring, "Then—why didn’t you come and talk to me?" She wondered how she smelled to him, and all she wanted was to close the distance that had arisen between them before they had even spoken a word to each other.
"There you are."
Emily heard a woman’s voice behind her, and when she saw the man’s attention shifting to her side, she couldn’t help but turn around to follow his gaze. Her eyes fell on a beautiful woman with lustrous black hair and striking green eyes, who possessed a delicate, graceful figure.
"Princess Emily, greetings to you." The young woman bowed, and Emily recognised her.
She was one of the minister’s daughters, whom she had met and engaged in conversation with multiple times during previous palace celebrations. The woman was renowned for her gracious and sweet demeanour, forging good relationships with everyone she encountered and actively participating in her kingdom’s affairs.
"Lady Layla," Emily greeted her with a polite bow.
"The wedding was beautiful, wasn’t it? The sight nearly brought tears to my eyes, and I can hardly wait for my own." Layla smiled, making her way over to stand beside the blond man. She placed her hand around his arm and remarked, "I see that you have already met Nate."
"Nate?" Emily whispered his name, feeling her heart beginning to crack.