BELLE'S P.O.V

Huh?

"What did you say?"

What is he saying all of a sudden?

Did I hear it right?

"Did I hear it correctly?"

Hendrick's face looked nervous.

He couldn't meet my eyes.

Is he joking with me this time?

"Come on, Hendrick, stop fooling around, " I told him.

But he remained silent. The position of his face is still the same, so I couldn't help but be suspicious of him.

How come he is a prince when there's only one prince in this empire?

And isn't he a mercenary? How did he become a prince all of a sudden?

I let out a heavy sigh before I...