“I hope it helps that I’m here to share your pain,” I muttered sarcastically.
“If you keep on talking, this event will surely get less boring,” he said before chuckling softly.
“Is that so?” I replied back while making sure to keep my voice down so that no one would overhear us.
I kept staring straight ahead although I could feel the prince’s gaze resting on my face. He clearly wasn’t paying any attention to the presentation and he didn’t even bother to put on an act.
“Of course. It’ll get even better if I can hold your hand,” he replied before reaching his hand out for mine.
I moved my hand away from his at the last mont and the prince ended up laughing at my attempt to get away from him. He was clearly enjoying himself and that ant that he had made the right decision in bringing along with him. After what I thought was an excessively long presentation, the main part of the event finally ca to an end. However, it seems like the role of the prince at the event wasn’t yet over.
After the presentation, there was a networking event where I had to stand next to the prince while he socialized with so nobles and important businessn involved in the tourism industry. Obviously, I felt so bored and also so out of place.
“Excuse , there will be a commorative photo taking session over there. It would be a great honor to have your presence, Your Highness,” one of the staff ca up to tell the prince before he bowed and respectively.
“Of course,” the prince replied with a warm smile.
I felt the warmth of his hand hold my elbow as he led through the crowd to where we were supposed to get our photos taken. I wasn’t looking forward to it but I was eager enough to go ho that I was willing to put up with it just so that everything would co to an end soon.
“Co along, Dahlia,” the Prince said invitingly before he showed a sweet smile.
I decided to follow him silently while I prayed that this better be the last part of the event.
“We can go ho after this,” the prince whispered right into my ear before smiling at as if he could read my thoughts.
I nodded my head and tried my best to smile back at him. To be truthful, the conversation that we failed to complete in the car continued to bother and nag at the back of my mind. Although this part of the event was labeled as a commorative photo taking session, what it really ant was that everyone wanted to take photos of together with the prince. Instead of taking group photos, most of the photos were all of the prince and posing as if we were a couple. I could already imagine how those photos were going to be taken out of context, but there was nothing that I could do apart from smile at his side while the cara’s flashes bathed us in bright lights as they took our photos.
“Focus, Dalia. What are you thinking about?” the prince whispered with his lips close to my ear.
I snapped out of my daze at his words when I realized that I must have been spacing out even with everything that was happening all around us.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered softly.
“If you keep on spacing out like that, I’m going to have to kiss you,” the prince said teasingly before he smiled sheepishly at .
I was about to laugh at his joke when I felt his arms around my body before he pulled close. Suddenly, his face was so close to mine and I felt myself being sucked into the death of his gray eyes as our eyes t. Perhaps I was so stunned at the sudden developnt that for a mont I forgot about everyone and everything around us.
He’s not really going to kiss right here, is he?
Before I could complete that thought in my mind, the prince’s lips ca closer until they were on mine. My entire body froze in contrast to the way that my heart began beating rapidly in my chest.
The Prince is really kissing ...
My eyes widened in shock as he applied even more pressure from his lips against mine. The warmth of his lips against mine and the heat of his hand against the small of my back told that this was real. The kiss probably lasted only a few seconds but it felt like a whole eternity had passed by in my mind. When I ca back to my senses, the rapid flashes of caras were there to greet and remind that more than enough ti had passed for everything to be captured on cara.
When the prince finally released my lips and broke our kiss, I glared at him as I demanded silently for an explanation for what he had done.
He better have a good reason for this or else I’m going to kill him...
The prince smiled nonchalantly at before putting an arm around my waist and pulling to his side. I had never seen a smile that felt so teasing and so guilt-free at the sa ti.
...
“Why did you do that?” I whirled around and snapped at him the mont that we were alone inside the back of his limousine.
Since no one else was around, I didn’t have to hold it in anymore. I didn’t think that I was so angry until I heard the malice in my voice as I addressed the prince. I glared at him so intensely that I felt heat burning in my eyes.
“I thought you wanted an answer,” the prince replied as if it wasn’t at all his fault.
“What on earth are you talking about? You’re not making any sense!” I spat back as I felt my anger overwhelming .
“Did I do sothing to displease you?” The prince asked as if he truly didn’t understand what I was so furious about.
–To be continued...
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