Chapter 586: Post-processing (9)
It wasn't until shortly after that the reason why the First Prince, who had clearly hated me, suddenly became so warm and kind to me became clear.
"It must have been the First Queen's order. She probably told him to win your heart that way. I'm sure of it. She even proposed a marriage arrangement to me."
The moment I heard the word "marriage arrangement," I froze and quickly backed away.
What? Marriage!? With that scumbag!? Are you out of your mind? No way! I’d rather bite my tongue and die than accept that!
"Just to clear up any misunderstanding, I rejected that proposal. Someone like you is not my type," he added.
“Ah. So, the incompetent prince is in the same category as the pathetic virgin? Seems about right. A virgin, pathetic, and incompetent. Though this one seems even more talentless.”
I snapped back at him as he was mocking me, and Arthur immediately fell silent.
Why is he like this? Normally, he would have exploded and gotten irritated by now.
‘Ah. Now that I think about it, was that the reason Grandpa got so angry earlier?’
<...I thought it was foolish, but well. I can't let you be handed over to someone like him!>
Even if Grandpa hadn’t gotten so angry, Benedict would have rejected him anyway, probably saying something similar to what Grandpa just said.
‘But I wonder how the First Prince accepted the proposal. I didn’t think he liked that guy.’