His arrogant smile slowly disappeared and his features turned from sarcastic to serious.

"You'll be twenty years old and still be selfish. Are my feelings a joke to you? You know.... I don't care about these things from now on. But your going to the palace and working there won't happen."

I was surprised by the last sentence more than the rest of his hurtful words.

"I did not come to ask your permission, I came to tell you, so that you will be the first to hear my decision. I am grateful to you and much more for everything you have done for me and for me. I will...