Chapter 271
Crown Prince Gueuze felt a hint of freshness at how his predictions were repeatedly proven wrong, but his displeasure far outweighed it. It was irritating to confirm that his plans were veering off course and that his thoughts were consistently mistaken.
“Who is this Dullan Roid?”
“He’s Carynne Hare’s former fiancé, Your Highness,” an attendant murmured.
“Haha, well… How blatant of you. Are you planning to escape with your lover’s help?”
“…I understand what you’re thinking, Your Highness, but it’s not like that.”
Carynne shook her head vigorously, denying it, but Gueuze did not believe her. According to the document handed to him by a servant, their engagement had been broken off just before Carynne came of age and moved to the capital. Having been close relatives since childhood, their relationship was undeniably intimate, regardless of its form. They must have been closer than anyone else.
“I won’t allow it.”
“It’s not the kind of relationship Your Highness is imagining. He’s a healer… someone who can treat Your Highness.”
“You expect me to entrust myself to a man when even the royal physicians couldn’t cure me?”
“…If Your Highness entrusts your body to him… I’m sure… you’ll be cured.”
“I find your words completely untrustworthy.”