Inside the princess's personal cabin…
"Since you've won the competition, let me hear what you want," Princess Xenia said as soon as Chuck closed the door of her cabin.
The only people inside the room were Princess Xenia and Chuck. Mary was outside, standing guard at the door to prevent anyone from disturbing their conversation.
"There is one thing that I wish to have the most in this world," Chuck said. "And that is also the main reason why I cannot break off the arranged marriage between us."
The princess frowned because she had assumed that the teenage boy would ask her to remain his fiancee.
But before she could even say anything, Chuck continued speaking.
"The most precious thing in this world to me is my mother," Chuck declared. "And she is also the reason that binds me to this agreement with the royal family. My father, Duke Marius of Emberholt, is a very ambitious person.
