Kneeling, anyone in the room can see Charles kneeling in front of the lady. He was holding a red rose, his eyes were expecting something from Victoria as the corners of his lips never flattened down. Just like what he usually does to express to Hersha, his current smile was sweeter for Victoria.
However
It wasn't the same expression for Victoria. What Charles expected had nothing like what he's truly seeing at the moment. He felt like he had forced something on his fiancee that he never thought would be her true feelings afterward. All he knew was he needed to put out the feelings that he had been feeling for her.
