Chapter 129: Entangled Ambitions
The sound of concern echoed through my room. "Duchess, are you alright?" I heard from the other side of my door. I hurriedly opened it to find Crown Prince Maximus standing outside, his face downcast.
"Prince, what are you doing here at this early morning?" I inquired.
"I should have come here yesterday, but I didn’t get the chance, so I’m here to apologize for what happened," the prince explained, making me chuckle.
"You’re here to apologize? Then let me do something to accept your apology. Is that okay?" I suggested.
"What is it, Duchess?" he asked.
"You don’t have to care about your reputation, right? Then we are all set," I declared.
"But let me know first!" he requested, but I held his shoulder, circling my hand in his, and started walking down the corridor as if nothing unusual was transpiring.
"Duchess, are you trying to make a scandal?" he finally questioned.
"Yes, if my name is connected with you, then at least some will come forward to help us, just like how the princess is getting help, right?" I replied.
"Is that what you want?" he asked.
"I just want revenge. I don’t care if it means I will get the duke or not. My life won’t revolve around him anymore. The way I was humiliated yesterday, now I will make them humiliate the one who took everything from me," I asserted, looking straight ahead.
"Duchess, you might get hate," he warned.