Chapter 3: The One in My Dreams (Part 7)
Episode 301
(I felt her everywhere…)
"Sigh… Who knew time could be so mercilessly slow?"
It hadn't even been an hour.
Not even one damned hour had passed.
"Tch… I should've told him the moment her name left his lips…"
Frustration clawed at me as I stood beneath the night sky, the royal garden veiled in shadow. My thoughts drifted back to the conversation with Father earlier this evening—each word lingering like smoke.
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"Your mate was actually chosen by your grandfather. Even I didn't know until recently. So if you must be angry… be angry at him, not me…"
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'So… Grandfather chose her?'
My jaw tightened. I couldn't understand it.
He'd always been sharp, calculating—but this?
"Why her? What were you thinking… Grandfather?"
A quiet breeze stirred the trees. I might have stayed there, brooding in the stillness, if not for a sudden recollection:
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"It's from your grandfather. Read it before you barge back in here."
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