Chapter 0049

No, that was a foolish notion. He was kind to Elva because he was a kind person. At the end of the day, Elva and I were going to be eliminated from the competition.

We’d leave the palace, return to our little apartment with Anna, and never hear from Nicholas again, We’d probably see him on television sometimes, with updates on his new family.

It might hurt to see, but that was life.

Dreams were dreams. Reality was reality.

I couldn’t have both.

“It’s so nice of Prince Nicholas to spend so much time with you and your daughter,” said one of the other girls to me

“Looks good for the cameras, too,” said another girl, pointing as a cameraman came close to Elva.

Odd, I hadn’t really noticed them before.

Neither, apparently, had Nicholas. Because the moment he spotted the camera following Elva, he swung her the other way, out of the camera’s line of sight.

don’t think he’s doing it just

just shows off a side of him people don’t get

only here as a publicity stunt. But even so, Nicholas was not the type of person to take advantage of that.

see while it lasts,” another girl said. “Hope you are enjoying yourself too, Piper. We

polite smile but didn’t say anything. I knew I’d be gone soon as well

those guards

pair of guards was weaving their way through the crowd, coming

you think they want?”

closer. I waited for them to go by, but instead they

“Miss Piper one asked

like they’re here for you,” whispered one

I told

with blank expressions. These must have been more of Joseph’s guards, the

who had initially

Follow me

of the guards began to walk away. The other waited for me to follow the first, then

  1. me.

was being arrested or

dancing, now with her standing on his shoes. He paused, though, when he spotted me.

sat on

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