The Princess's Value

Ferda answered.

“She is beautiful.”

A fact he could state calmly.

“Beautiful, indeed. It is not for nothing that she is called the flower of the Empire.”

Waldemar let out a dissatisfied breath.

“But if she had been nothing more than beautiful, that would have been wonderful… The problem is that she is not.”

“Is that so?”

“Don’t play dumb. Someone like you, who is neither swayed by appearances nor sentimental, must have noticed her true nature.”

“What is it you wish to discuss, Grand Duke Waldemar?”

“I would like to say that she is my destined partner.”...