Chapter 91.2

“You wish to be engaged, but to whom? Perhaps…”

The Emperor’s sharp gaze turned to Sienna. 

“…is it perhaps Viscountess Antes?”

In many ways, Sienna was the most probable choice.  

Damian had been in the North for eight years. 

During that time, Sienna represented the North and had formed a close bond with Damian. 

To boot, they were inseparable lovers who couldn’t bear to live without each other in the original novel. 

I knew that. 

And despite knowing that…

‘Sienna.’

As soon as that name is mentioned, my heart pounds with great ferocity. 

‘….I didn’t expect my heart to beat so rapidly.’ 

Without realizing it, I bit my lips till they bled. 

Statuses…it could be equated to a towering and unbending wall. 

It’s true that Damian and I had been friends since childhood, but that’s a thing of the past. 

There’s a vast distance between the crown prince, the future ruler of the empire, and a maid. 

So, you have to come to terms with reality. 

Besides, it’s impossible to go against the flow of the original. 

Through this engagement, Sienna may be able to save Damian this time. 

‘Even though I knew this was for the better, somehow I felt a part of my heart become cold as if it had been cut open with a knife. 

But then. 

“No.”

Damian’s firm answer rang out.

Huh? It’s not Sienna? 

At his unexpected reply, I raised my head. 

My heart skipped a beat when I did. 

It was because Damian was looking directly at me. 

“The person I want to be engaged with-”

I held my breath. 

Time seemed to stand still, each word spoken by Damian seemed like an eternity.

“Is Lady Charlize, maid of the Empress’s palace.”

A few seconds pass. 

Damian nodded as if to affirm what he said. 

As his words reached the ears of all those attending, the room erupted in noise akin to a disturbed beehive. 

The nobles exchanged baffled looks as the room was thrown into confusion.  

“What, Lady Charlize?”

“Just who is that maid?”

“It’s not just anyone else?! A maid?! The crown prince will be engaged to a maidservant out of all people!”

“This is ludicrous!”

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Each attendee added their own take to the hotchpotch of bewilderment that once was an orderly atmosphere. 

In the midst of it, the Duke of Rochester looked my way with a startled face. 

The Empress and Her Majesty, the Empress dowager also could not hide their shock. 

It was the only natural reaction to something like this. 

I, myself, was extremely confused!

Damian quickly made his way to me, eventually standing before me. 

Standing in front of me, Damian enchantingly closed his eyes and said. 

“I meant it.”

Damian’s smile became wider. 

“I want you to be my fiancee.”

I was thrown into greater confusion, more than enough for a lifetime. 

Marriage was a great opportunity to solidify Damian’s position. 

But to blow a chance like this, that’s something else…

‘What about Sienna?’

I reflexively looked back at her. 

However Sienna maintained a tranquil visage unlike everyone else. 

….it was like she had foreseen this outcome in advance. 

Just as I was trying to pull myself together, the Emperor spoke up, interrupting the commotion in the room. 

“Splendid. Just splendid.”

Huh? What’s splendid? 

Unbelievable!

I looked at the Emperor, just stunned at what I was seeing. 

The Emperor wore a pleased expression as he nodded his head, his countenance resembling a full-blown carnivore. 

“If the crown prince wants that maid so much, I have no choice but to allow it.”

“B-But, Your Majesty!”

“You can’t be serious, an engagement with a maid!”

The horrified nobles did their best to dissuade the Emperor from his decision. 

To their dismay, the Emperor didn’t budge a single bit. 

“Why are you all so fussy?”

The Emperor looked from left to right at all those present, speaking with a satisfied smile. 

“You said it yourself, it’s not anyone else.”

….that sly man!

I clenched my fists. 

The Emperor was able to execute a cunning plan of action despite not having prior knowledge about this. 

To prevent Damian from becoming more politically powerful, he allowed me to be engaged with Damian!

“T-This can’t be…”

“The next emperor will be married to a maid, has he lost it…”

“Enough. The crown prince must have thought it through. Don’t make baseless assumptions.”