Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

"stop saying this thing you are hurting me?" Julia bowed his head, he was sad, not because lady Catherine did not accept him but because he knew she was deliberately stepping on his pride calling him crippled.

"hurting you? You are the one hurting me and the lovely memories I had with my husband, please stay away," After saying these things she turned around and intend to walk back to the carriage but Julia walked faster and hugged her.

This was another thing lady Catherine did not expect. She already stepped on his pride no matter how desperate he is, she did not expect him to step forward and hug her.

It was too unexpected., lady Catherine's body froze, she wanted to push him after she come back to her senses but Julia hugged her closer. Although it was just one hand, she could not.

"let go of me," Lady Catherine said as she stopped struggling. However, Julia did not answer.

"How can you have the heart to do this? I love you, our marriage has been the best thing that happened to me. I had lowered my pride to beg the king you can not treat me like this.

Julia spoke very fast, he knew that lady Catherine will be able to break free if she adds more force to her struggles.

"What love? My husband made a fool of me when he was yet alive," Lady Catherine said. Even at this point, she refused to admit that Julia standing before her was her husband.

She knew that if she agreed, Julia will never let her go. She will be unable to marry Brighton and fail her promise to her father. It was okay to fail this promise if Julia love her but this is not the case.

"I am your husband, and I have never failed you," Julia replied. His voice was filled with confidence. Even if he had really kept mistresses in the past he was confident she could not find out about it.

Lady Catherine laughed when she heard this, she had confirmed that her husband kept mistresses in their two years of marriage yet he was still lying.

"let go," Saying this, lady Catherine used more force and broke free from his hug. Her heart was waving, she felt like asking him if he was willing to marry into her family. So wanted to take the risk again but she knew that the king was not someone she wanted to fight with.

She and Julia could not win against him when he was just a prince how could they when he became the king.

More so, even if they did not go against the king, it was certain that the king will go against them. She was no longer stupid she could read in between the lines of the king's words in his study.

"It feels a lot better to know that my husband is dead than to know he is alive and has only been using me as a tool," After saying this she managed to get back into the carriage and soon she rode off.

Julia stood there and watch the carriage leave, he had expected the man inside the carriage to come out and separate them. He wanted to have a reason to fight with the man.

He planned to act pitiful and gain Catherine's concern. Unfortunately, the man did not come out. "No, I can not give up," after saying this he walked to the place he had tied the horse and untie it.

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"you have to help me," Lady Vera looked at her handmaid. She was a young girl around her age.

"My lady, it not that I do not want to help you, but if my lady's father and mother finds out I will be in lots of problems.

" they will not, In this royal Ball they will be too busy, " Lady Vera replied. Her voice was very kind, if not that she needed help, she would never humble her voice like this to talk with a maid.

"My lady..." the maid still wanted to argue.

"Do not worry, if you are discovered then I will protect you. Think about it, if my plan works out I will have more power, I promise to be kind when the time comes," lady Vera said.

Today Vera was determined to make her move, this was the easiest way for her to get close to the king. Since she lived in the Palace for some time she knew a few loyal maids that will be willing to help her out. Furthermore, she knew her way around the Palace.

"Then my lady has to remember her words when the time comes," the maid accepted.

"of course, when have I gone back on my words," Lady Vera was happy.

So she finished dressing and got out of her room with her maid. Her family wanted her to Marry Ericsson so they have specially made a dress and got her to dress very beautifully.

"wow, you look very beautiful," Lady Carrero was very proud of her daughter.

"Thank you mother," Lady Vera smiled nicely. She knew that she could not allow her family suspects her plans so that they will not keep an eye on her.

One of the courtyards in Carrero Residence.

"Mother, Vera is also interested in the king's uncle, with her there I will have no chance," a young lady whispered to her mother.

"ahh! My daughter is not inferior to anyone. You are also beautiful. The last time at the throne room, I only stopped you because I was scared that your father and that woman will not let you go. But this time they have no right to stop you. The only reason why she is more outstanding is that her mother and brother suppressed the rest of us, " the woman said. She had a bitter smile on her lips.

" What if I do not get chosen? " the young lady was scared of being mocked.

" So? What if you are not chosen, you will not be mocked after all you are not the only one, but Lady Vera will be mocked if she loses to you," the woman replied.

When the lady heard this she thought it was reasonable. No matter what happened tonight she will not be disgraced as for Vare she will become the joke of the royal city if she does not get chosen.

Thinking about this, the young lady made a plan to embarrass Vera that night.. It was fine if she is not chosen as long as Vera is not chosen either.