Chapter 4

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Yooha presence was known to the king and the queen as well as the crown prince. They all been waiting for her to arrive since earlier.

Yooha bowed deeply after she arrived in front of them and hang her head low.

"Yooha my dear" the queen speak up with soft and gentle voice really showing how she adore the girl.

"Yes your highness" she replied head still hang low.

"It's been a long time since you last visit us. We were upset at the lack of visits from you"

"I'm sorry, my royal highness. I was too busy with trainings that I forget to visits the palace"

"It's okay, dear Yooha. We understand and proud at how hard working you are. You are exactly like your father. Always so hard working" the majesty said with big grin plastered on his face.

The Queen turn her head to the crown prince before nudging him "Yooha, our son been missing you a lot too. You are all he been talking about nowadays"

The crown prince have big crush on her ever since she first meet him at the aged 15 years old. It's not a big secret due to constantly teasing from the Queen and the King themselves.

The crown prince turns red and he looked away.

Yooha doesn't looked at him at all. The things is the crown prince want to marry her and Yooha doesn't want to get married. She wants to win the battle and gain her father position after he retired due to the old aged.

That's her dream. To lead the battle and be the queen general. Not the crown princess or the future queen.

She always rejected his advances on her but it's isn't enough. The prince doesn't stopped and keep confessing. He even sometimes handed her a ring and told her to marry him which was rejected couple of times.

"Will you have a lunch together with us today?" The king asked. Yooha shake her head, head bowing "I am sorry your majesty but I had to continue practice and I had to take care of Choi's household"

"I see.. your father isn't getting younger by days and soon he will retired. I get that you had many things in your plate and thanks for at least coming for a short visit like this. Take care my dear" the queen said with small smile before glancing at her son.

"I will accompany you home" he said and stand up before heading to Yooha. She stand up as well and walked together with the crown prince, not complaining.

After they leave the crown prince parents sight, Yooha let out a small sighed to herself. They walked together out the gates

"My mother really like you" the prince said as Yooha hummed "I know" she replied not wanting to say more than that.

"My father too. Everyone in my family likes you, Yooha"

"But everyone else hates me, your highness. Your people hates me" she reminded him.

"Who cares about them" he mumbled with small smile "as long my parents agreed with it"

"They likes me because you like me" Yooha said with her stoic face but the crown prince was too used to it that it doesn't concern him anymore.

"No. That's wrong. They likes you before I even meet you. Trust me. They likes you at first because your father and then when they found out how hard working and talented you are, they fall for you too" he complimented her.

"I get it" she said looking at the skies instead of thinking about whatever the crown prince said.

"I fall for you for your looks and personality. You are the only person who not all over me and those stoic face of yours really make my heart pound" he said with sly grin.

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