Chapter 133: Kiss Me
"Your Majesty," Rose spoke gently, her voice steady beneath the crown prince’s gaze. She kept her gaze glued to the bed. "I humbly beseech you to show mercy to Edna. The Queen intends to see her punished by morning, though she acted solely under your command in attending to me."
Rose had lost count of how many times she had said this, but each time, she didn’t get a reaction from the crown prince. Even now, he wasn’t saying anything. She slowly lifted her head and quickly brought it down as their eyes met.
Caius lay on the bed on his side. His position hadn’t changed much since she left the bed, except that there was a pillow under his head. He didn’t even try to cover up—just lay bare on the sheets.
She tucked some hair away from her face and added, "Please, Your Majesty."
"No," Caius said, without any ounce of hesitation.
Rose jerked her head up, the horror on her face clear as day. She hadn’t expected his response to be no. If he knew he was going to refuse, why did he let her do all that?
Caius stretched out his hand to touch the side of her face and she recoiled but managed to stop herself from moving further away. He tucked her hair behind her ear, doing a much better job than she did.
Rose was at a loss. He was her only hope, and he was refusing to help. The feel of his hand on her face made her wince as she recalled it had been in her a few moments ago. How could he be so cruel so easily? What was going to happen to Edna?
"Please, Your Majesty," she said with her eyes tightly closed, holding her face still so he could caress it.
Caius smirked and his hand fell from her face to the bed. He had no plans to refuse her. Besides, he could already figure that his mother must have targeted the maid because of Rose. If she couldn’t reach Rose, who else would she go after?