"I—I was telling facts. The Marquis is a corrupt man so he should be punished! If you tell the king, he will intervene, and you will be labelled as the honourable crown prince," she said.
There have been rumours circulating in recent years that the king has been less than satisfied with his son as the crown prince. There are even speculations that he has been contemplating handing over the position to the grandchild of his nephew. She believed that if the prince were to uncover her father's fraudulent activities, he might come to make his father, the king, appreciate him as his heir.
The prince laughed. "Who said I want to be an honourable prince?"
Barbara locked eyes with him, captivated by the glint of pain she thought she detected in his striking silver eyes. She hesitated for a moment, then pressed on, "I just thought the information might be beneficial," her words slightly muffled as she nervously bit her lower lip.
