The Third Prince took a deep breath and scanned the remaining young talents indifferently, saying lightly, "Everyone, this evening's banquet ends here. You may all leave."
The group of young men picked up on the Third Prince's suppressed anger and respectfully acknowledged, turning to leave.
Emerging from the building at the center of the lake, Wyatt Barnes gently released Princess Irene's hand and apologized with a smile, "Princess, I apologize for my indiscretion."
Princess Irene's heart quivered.
Even she didn't know why a faint sense of loss rose in her heart when Wyatt Barnes released her hand.
"It's alright."
Princess Irene gave a gentle shake of her head, her cheeks still flushed.
The pair, a young man and woman as striking as a golden boy and a jade girl, began a leisurely walk around the artificial lake...
