Princess of the Irenberg family just asked him a sudden proposal. But if he could just think about it a little bit, he would see that getting married to me wouldn’t cause him any loss.
Then, I persuaded him straight.
“Your Highness, please think about it. Your Highness will not lose anything. When you marry me, you will have a strong Irenberg family as a strong ally. You know how powerful the Irenberg family is, right? Even His Majesty wouldn’t be able to mess with the Irenberg carelessly.”
The Irenberg family contributed significantly to building the kingdom’s wealth with outstanding diplomatic skills and business skills.
The Irenberg family has blocked more than five wars, and around ten countries have established diplomatic relations with the Irenberg family.
There was also a King who said he would give up their country’s most fertile territory if the Irenberg family were naturalized into their country.
My point was my offer was attractive; me and my family! So, Your Highness, you should accept it.
If you were shy, you could just nod. Weren’t you clever?
“Please marry me. Your Highness.”
So, Cassion, I asked you to marry me.
“No, I have no intention of marrying you.”
I couldn’t have him say no, though.
***
“Are you going to the palace again today, Lady?”
Janice asked.
I had no time to feel down from the first broken heart.
After securing a secret passage to sneak into the Third Prince Palace during a royal palace tour, I often visited Cassion.
Every time I went there, I was rejected at the door, but I didn’t give up.
It took years to create a great family portrait, so it had to be as hard to get a husband.
“No.”
Janice thought I would definitely go to the palace today, but I had a different place that I had to go to today.
I woke up early in the morning, took a bath, and changed with the help of Janice.
Today, I paid special attention and put a large ribbon on the dress.
After I finished dressing up, I looked in the full-body mirror. No matter how much I looked at the reflection, I was lovely.
“I don’t like pumpkins.”
Cassion refused my proposal for ridiculous reasons.
“I won’t accept the word pumpkin, but beauty standards vary from person to person, so I suppose I can accept it. Also, I have a lot of money.”
“What’s the point of having a lot of money? I can’t use it all and die anyway.”
When I heard that he was dying, I was speechless. At that moment, I understood his act of not even considering my proposal.
Maybe he was worried not because he didn’t like me, but because he couldn’t bear the responsibility even after getting married.
‘I saw you grown-up before, so stop worrying about things’– I swallowed it even though it was already on the tip of my tongue.
“If dying is the problem, I can just save him.”
“Yes? What did you say, Lady?”
‘Oh, I will save you! What do you want? No, you don’t have to tell me. I’ll do everything for you!’
Cassion, who survived thanks to me, snickered as he heard what I said.
Janice suddenly looked at me, who was smiling with strange eyes.