206 Cruel words

Luciana used to think that they had formed something that almost resembled a friendship in the past year but the man just had to remind her of their deal and his true motives for approaching her.

And now, she was annoyed just at the sight of him.

Beautiful men are all troublesome.

Aleister… the man had only eyes for one woman. And Luciana was thankful that she did not catch his attention because the Esme she knew would have scratched her eyes.

A nostalgic smile appeared on her face as she thought about the old days in Visteria. The King, the Duke, the hateful Esme from back then, the highly pleasant treat to her eyes—Prince Aleister, the huge and scary Leo… those were not the days she ever thought she would miss.

Just as Luciana's eyes started closing, she heard the sound of approaching footsteps.

Her eyes snapped open, ''You…'' her expression changed when she saw Cardan, ''What are you doing here in my room?" she gasped.