"Don't worry," Alice responded simply.

Just before Charlotte ended the call, Alice seemed to have lingering thoughts about this, so she added, "You've been raised under the care of the king and queen for so many years.

"Their affection for you must be deeper than for that outsider. The queen may have given birth to her, but how could she compare to you? Why bother..."

Before Alice could finish speaking, Charlotte interrupted her without hesitation, "What do you know? Even the assassin is feeling sorry for their target now, huh? Just focus on doing your job." With that, Charlotte promptly hung up the phone, leaving Alice to chuckle and shake her head.

What was there for her to feel sorry for? Even if Juliana did not give birth to Charlotte, the fact that she was raised by them outweighed all else. However, some people just could not distinguish the difference.

Alice gently swirled the wine glass in her hand before bringing it to her mouth, downing it all in one go.

Meanwhile, Charlotte's expression darkened as she stared ahead with resentment. What did Alice know?

As long as Lucy was around, Charlotte would always be the adopted daughter. Who knew what would happen in the future, especially after Lucy spent more time with Arthur and Juliana?

It was better to deal with the situation now while there were no strong emotional ties. After they held the funeral, Arthur and Juliana were only sad for a little while.

be one princess in

and Lucy happily walked

were a

of fatigue

in changing their clothes while Juliana continued to chat with Lucy tirelessly. Although Lucy was still

warmth from Juliana,

and concern for her. This was what a

princess, tell me again. How did

Juliana when she heard her ask

fact, Juliana had already heard all about it last

brother, Theodore, but she also heard about how Lucy faked her death to escape the assassins and seek refuge in Charleston. Juliana felt that it was all part of God's plan for her daughter to

was why she wanted to listen to the story again and again.

contrary, she recounted it to Juliana in a more amusing

won't believe it. At first, I thought my brother and Augustus were just a pair of weirdos. I even tried my

woman and ask her to come to his house right

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