My Prince

Chapter 0171

Chapter 0171

“I don’t know what you mean,” I replied, but the knowing look he gave me made it clear he saw through my denial.

“Go ahead and ask your questions,” he said, his tone calm. There’s no reason to be hesitant with me. You want to know about my relationship with my mother.”

I hesitated, unsure if I should press further. But he’d opened the door, and my curiosity had already taken hold. “I just… it seems like there’s a lot of tension between you two, And then, when Michael got back, she was like a completely different person.”

A bitter smile curved Alexander’s lips. “Yeah, that’s how she is,” he said with a shrug. “For as long as I can remember, she’s preferred Michael. She’s always been a little hypercritical of me, but it got worse after my father died.”

shifted to the side, his eyes darkening as that stormy expression overtook his face again. Whatever he was thinking about, it clearly

to pry–it wasn’t my place to dig into his painful memories, especially not now. “We don’t have to talk about this,” I said, standing and

replied, his voice steady. “But you’re curious, and it doesn’t make any sense

think it’s abnormal to have tension with your parents,” I offered. “A lot of people

I’ve come to terms with the fact that she favors Michael. It doesn’t bother me anymore–not really. And most

talk more another time. I’ll get dressed in the bedroom so you can take

nodded, his expression unreadable. “Sure. We do need our rest–we’ve

a small smile in agreement before quickly

the side table. I dressed swiftly, the soft fabric feeling far more comfortable than the formal dress I’d worn earlier. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, I

seemed willing to open up about it, but I still hesitated. My own relationship with my family was strong, filled with warmth and love. Arguments happened, of

entirely when Michael was around, and

my judgment. After all, I’d only just met Diana, and it wasn’t as if I could read

passed until the bathroom door

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