Chapter 233: Carried
Servants bowed as Caius stepped out of the dining room with Rose in his arms. If Rose had been embarrassed before, now she was hoping the ground would open and swallow her.
Not only was the crown prince carrying her like a newborn, but the servants must have all been right outside the door while they were getting busy inside. Rose was appalled. Just how much had they heard? And that wasn’t all—they also had to clean the space inside. Rose hid her face against Caius’s chest. They hadn’t exactly been subtle about what had occurred.
Caius didn’t pay the servants any mind and walked past them without looking in their direction. Rose shut her eyes tightly. It was just the floor above them; they would get there in no time.
The crown prince walked down the corridor easily, carrying Rose like she weighed nothing. They were almost at the end of it, and she could see the stairs leading to their floor. Compared to the top floor, this floor barely had any guards. Rose was grateful for that, fewer people to run into.
"Your Grace," a familiar voice said.
Rose jerked her head up from looking around and met eyes with Prince Rylen. It was unclear what he was thinking as he stared at her in Caius’s arms. Of all the people to run into, Rose felt she wouldn’t feel as awful if it were the Queen she ran into.
"Rylen," Caius said with glee. "How was dinner with my mother?"
"As you would expect," Rylen said dismissively. "Looks like your excuse of having dinner by yourself was not quite right," Rylen commented.
Rose could feel his gaze on her. It felt rude not to greet him, but at the same time, she didn’t want to be addressed while in the crown prince’s arms. And why was the crown prince stopping to converse?
"I did have dinner by myself," Caius said with a smirk, then looked down at Rose.