The air around them became chilly in an instant.
The atmosphere seemed unusual, so people stood back and watched without interfering.
The Crown prince strode and stood in front of Payne.
He was ready to seize his collar and throw a punch at any moment.
Suddenly, the memory of the Crown prince swinging his fist at Payne’s face in the garden came to mind, and a corner of my heart felt cold.
“His Majesty is present. Please keep your cool.”
When Payne mentioned the emperor, the Crown prince’s gaze at him became even more ferocious.
“Do you trust your father and dare to show your authority in front of me?”
“I was just telling the truth.”
Payne replied calmly.
Contrary to his impeccably polite attitude and calm expression, his gaze looking down at the Crown prince was cold.
Suddenly, the Crown prince’s gaze grew colder.
He took a step closer and raised the corner of his mouth wickedly.
“You and your mother have the habit of coveting other people’s things.”
“…!”
I frowned at the excessive insult.
There seemed to be a contrast between the Crown prince, who poured out harsh words in excitement, and Payne, who did not get angry and maintained his calm composure even after hearing such insults.
People also felt the same thing, but the gaze at the two people was different.
‘Has he forgotten that it is a public place?’
The Crown prince’s words and actions were rude and disgusting.
His voice was not loud, but I heard him clearly.
If so, there was no way that Payne, who was next to him, wouldn’t have heard either.
I moved my gaze to the side and looked at Payne, and he was unbelievably calm.
“Are you done talking?”
“Before, I thought you just had no pride, but I didn’t realize that you were hiding such a sinister inside. I was fooled. But there will be no next time.”
“I don’t know what Your Highness is talking about.”
Payne said with an expressionless face.
However, no matter how broad-minded and good-natured he was, there was no way he would feel nothing after hearing such an insult.
The Crown prince looked at me and said,
“You don’t know? Then how will you explain your actions just now?”
“If you say my action just now, does it have anything to do with asking the princess here to dance?”
“Should I give you some advice? A man should know his position. I warn you, stay away from Roxana.”
As I was about to open my mouth because I couldn’t listen anymore, Payne beat me to it.
“I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I can’t.”
“What? What did you say now?”
The Crown prince’s eyebrows twitched.
“The princess is not your property. It’s up to her to decide who she gets close to.”
Payne added, looking in my direction.
“Don’t you agree?”
“….”
“In addition, as far as I know, the two of you have broken up. You have nothing to do with the Princess anymore.”
The Crown prince remained silent at the bitter truth.
He glared at Payne without a word.
His gaze, intent on killing him, was extremely menacing, and he clenched his jaws, grinding his teeth.
I looked at the Crown prince indifferently and spoke at last.
“I have nothing more to say to Your Highness. To point out one more thing, I don’t have any relationship with you any longer.”
“How could you say that? The time we spent together won’t disappear just because we broke up.”
“Should I even care about that when I was abandoned by you?”
A murmur rose among those who heard what I said.
The Crown prince looked at me as if in shock.
His dark blue eyes were full of curiosity.
“What? What do you mean? The breakup was not what I wanted. I’m sure you know that.”
“Don’t you remember?”
“What the hell are you talking about…”
The Crown prince stopped talking and suddenly frowned. He bit his slightly parted lips, as if he thought of something.
“You seem to remember now.”
“I didn’t mean it, you should know. You were the person who sent me the breakup letter as if you had been waiting for it, Roxana.”
“I don’t care if Your Highness meant it or not. Besides, I think that’s enough for a long time of being together unhappily, don’t you think?”
The Crown prince questioned me with a puzzled face.
“You demanded the breakup and now blame me?”
“Then, should I have stayed and been unhappy?”
“It was a mistake of the past.”
He said in a timid voice.
Instead of anger, his voice, which diminis
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