"We all know that king Roderick lost four of dons. Prince Elliott will be visiting Avalo tomorrow. When he visits we can find out if he is willing to marry your daughter," prince Sebastian said after he heard their reply.


    Lady Carrero''s face turned sour when she heard the prince''s words. She could not allow her daughter to marry prince Elliott. The man was now the one who ruled Tait.  He would have been a perfect candidate if he was not married to the princess from Tait.


    No matter how one looks at it, her daughter will be at disadvantage, when the time comes. Her face was sour because she could not reject the prince''s statement. After all, he was also already married.


    "Your highness, I do not have any desire to marry prince Elliott," lady Vare said. She had specially styled herself to look beautiful and elegant. So she spoke, she tried to seduce the prince.


    Unfortunately, the prince was not moved. If anything he was irritated. He could still remember that king Rodrick had given her the chance to pick between him and prince Craig. Back then if she had picked him, then he would have accepted it. After all, at that time he had not met his sunshine.


    The fact that she choose him would have been enough to make him treate her well. "If you will not marry prince Elliott, are you here to break the engagement between the two families?" Prince Sebastian pretended that he did not see her hint.


    "Of course, not your highness, my daughter seems to have taken a fancy of you, and since there is already an engagement between families, we hope that it will not be too much to ask," lady Carrero said.


    Prince Sebastian finally raised his brows but of course, these people will not see it, since he had his mask on. "Me? If my memory serves me correctly, it was your daughter who rejected me. Do you think because you are willing now,  have no choice?" Prince Sebastian''s voice was cold that it sent a shiver into the family of three.


    "It not like that, your highness. My daughter just realized that her decision back then might not have been wrong," lord Carrero tried to smooth it out.


    "Yes your highness, I was too naive, back then and took the rumor around you seriously," lady Vera said.


    "Your highness, given the situation of things, you can please overlook my daughter''s behavior. She was young and her imagination ran wild at that time," lady Carrero said when she saw that the prince remain quiet.


    "Well, I am sorry but I can not touch something that should belong to prince Craig," prince Sebastian rejected.


    "Your highness, my daughter she never belongs to prince Craig. It was all for the family background. Moreover, she kept her pride and did not let prince Craig touch her since they never got married. My daughter is still pure and can be your wife," lady Carrero said.


    "But I can not be her husband?" Prince Sebastian said.


    "Your highness why?  Do you plan to make an outsider our queen?" Lady Carrero said. She could not belive that with all the rumors going around the prince will reject them so directly.


    "When your daughter chose to marry my younger brother did I ask why? And what do you mean an outsider? Princess Ellen is now a part of Avalo''s royal family," Prince Sebastian replied.


    "Your highness, she is not a native of Avalo, how can she become our Queen?" Lady Carrero said. She was confident that the prince is aware of the gossip going around in the kingdom.


    "I do not understand what you mean." Prince Sebastian pretends to be ignorant.


    "How can we have an outsider over us, it is not right," lady Carrero said. She ensures to emphasize the word ''outsider''.


    "Since when did it become an abomination for a Queen to be from another kingdom?" Prince Sebastian asked. Regretted coming to sear here to listen to this circle talk he should have sent Jeffery over.


    "Your highness..." Lady Carrero suddenly becomes speechless.


    "Your highness, it might not be an abomination but having an outsider as our queen put her in the corridor of our power. What if she betrays us to her kingdom," lady Vera helped her speeches mother.


    When prince Sebastian heard her, he pretended to think about her words. "Are you saying that she will be a traitor simply because she is not from Avalo? He asked. Without giving any of a chance to react, the prince continues speaking.


    " if that was to be the case, I should be careful with your daughter. After all, there is no telling that she did not help prince Craig to murder his father,"  Prince Sebastian said.


    "Of course, not your highness," the family of three replied together.


    "How can I tell?" Prince Sebastian said.


    "I can swear before the God of truth," lady Vera replied.


    "If you can swear, then so can my wife. The marriage between me and the princess from Bozoa. Avalo already has many enemies and we cannot afford to add Bozoa. As for me, I am unwilling to marry your daughter," prince Sebastian said and got up to his feet.


    After taking two-step, prince Sebastian paused and looked at the family of three who had different expressions on their faces.


    "Whatever are king Roderick arrangement has nothing to do with me. If you do not want to marry prince Elliott then we can cancel the engagement between the two families. Also, stop spreading the gossip about me and your daughter. Who knows what will become of your family if I become irritated?" Prince Sebastian said and left without waiting for them to reply.


    It took a while for the family of three to return to their senses. They have not expected the prince to react this way. While lord Carrero was relieved that the prince did make things too difficult for them, his wife was angry.


    She did not believe that her plan had failed just like that. "What should we do now mother? I really want to marry the prince," lady Vare said.


    How could she let go of her idea, she already had a taste of being the Queen. How could she let go of such power?


    Lady Carrero paused and thought about it, "I will think of another way," lady Carrero said.


    "No, the prince was already so merciful to let go this time. He will not be so kind next time," lord Carrero got up to his feet.


    "Father..." Lady Vera did not agree with her father but before she could say more she felt her mother pulling her sleeves, so she stopped taking.


    "I do not want to hear any of it, go home. If you are not interested in Marrying prince Elliott, let us forget about the engagement," lord Carraro said and also left the room.


    "Mother..." Lady Vera complained as soon as her father was out of sight.


    "Relax, I have a plan," lady Carrero said with a mischievous smile on her lips. ''Who said I could not use dirty tricks to get what I want," she thought to herself.