Chapter 206: He’s Gone Chapter 206: He’s Gone Her footsteps faltered.

Just for a second.

But she forced herself to keep walking.

Straightened her back.

Lifted her chin.

Pretended like it hadn’t happened.

Like she hadn’t just been humiliated in front of everyone.

But she knew.

Everyone knew.

“You cannot even keep the attention of a prince on you.

What is the use of all those years of training, the teachers, the resources we spent on you?” King Seungho’s voice was sharp, his words cutting deeper than any blade.

He didn’t wait for a response.

With a look of sheer disappointment, he turned on his heel and strode away, the rest of the royal family following without a second glance.

Cha was left standing there.

Alone.

The whispers had stopped.

The laughter had died down.

But the silence was worse.

It pressed in on her, suffocating, heavy with unspoken judgment.

Unlike her sister, who had run off crying, Cha forced herself to walk.

Step by step, steady and composed.

She wouldn’t let them see her break.

She wouldn’t give them the satisfaction.

She only allowed herself to crumble when she reached a place where no one could see her.

And then she broke.

The tears came hot and fast, spilling down her face as she clutched at her own arms, trembling.

Being a princess in a kingdom that valued power over family had never been easy.

But she had learned.

She had adapted.

mastering the art of putting benefits before emotions,

yet… Where had it

her closest sister for

now, she had been discarded just

Was it worth it?

rang in her head, but she pushed

It didn’t matter.

was the only way to

the only way she knew how

teeth, she wiped her face, smoothing

A mask of shamelessness.

A mask of ambition.

wear it

would play the game

was no

had no intention of staying at

looking

What was the point?

should already know what kind of

was no room for weakness, no space for tears,

naive to expect sympathy, to expect anyone to hold her

family didn’t comfort

They stepped over them.

forgotten that, then she

no

only one option, grind her teeth, put on her mask, and get

In Nnenna’s room.

desk, his arms crossed as he watched

on the bed, staring into nothing, too distracted to even remember that she

minutes passed

Then, she finally spoke.

Carl sighed

Again?

He thought.

did this feel

last time, Arthur had

all that had happened, after the apologies, the

her the truth, wouldn’t that make

and that was

sharp eyes caught the

Her stomach twisted slightly.

Something was wrong.

turned to him, her full attention now on his

and decided to rip the bandage

gone.” Her

you mean gone?” “I mean he left,” Carl

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