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"Maximilian?"
I blink at her silently. She just called my name. By my name. Instead of feeling repulsed and detested by that sound I instead can't feel anything anymore. All I can see is her.
My breath stops for a moment again. Just like back i...
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The morning soon turned to evening, and Maximillian never felt so happy in his life. It's been long since he's felt so happy. He would be spending time with the woman that he has loved since he knew her. When he learned that what he felt was a crush, it soon turned into love. He knows something about Ludovika though, that most people might not notice yet. He knows her too well to miss this one point. She is in-
"Your Highness, the carriage is ready downstairs." His royal assistant, Henry, barges in and informs him. Maximillian, who was staring out the window just a few moments ago, turned around. And he made his way out of the palace. He made sure to look his best tonight, look as handsome as possible. Every woman would want him for sure, but Ludovika was different. She didn't fall in love with him or pretend to be only for his status and looks.
Maximillian noticed how Henry looked so happy today. "Henry, you look extremely happy today. Did something good happen?" Henry wondered if he could say this, but after seeing the bitter relationship between the Crown prince and his fiance, it wouldn't hurt. "You see I got to have a really good talk with Lady Elizabeth today. She actually spoke to me and it was like a literal dream to me." It's like he was praising Elizabeth for just existing. What does he even see in her anyway? Maximillian rolls his eyes, annoyed by Henry. "Did she get home safely?" He asks after. Henry nods.
Maximillian arrives down at the front yard and gets into his carriage, it goes straight to the center that Ludovika mentioned. She might already be waiting for him there, even if she wasn't, he should go and wait there first for his lady. When he arrives at the center, he gets out of the carriage and see's Ludovika just arriving there too. It's like they both think alike. He believes strongly that they were both meant to be together after hearing Elizabeth's story of the future. It was his dream to always be loved back by Ludovika and it might become true soon.
"Ludovika." Maximillian calls out and waves towards the strikingly beautiful woman that already captured the attention of many men around the center. He so badly wanted to sew their eyes shut so they can't see her beauty. They didn't deserve her, no body did, but he wanted to become someone that is worthy to be loved by her. Ludovika turns at the call and a bright smile appears on her face again as she walks over to him. "Your Highness! You're here." She says. "That I am." He says, giving her a bouquet of flowers that he had bought on the way. He saw a stall and decided it would be better to pick one and give it to her as a greeting. "Here you go, I bought these while thinking of you." He presents her roses, which signified his undying love for her. But even in the red of the roses, he remembers a woman who has the color of these roses. Maximillian shakes his head lose of any trivial thoughts. That was absurd of him.
Ludovika takes the flowers with a smile on her face. "Thank you so much, your Highness!" She says. It almost felt like a date to Maximillian. Where he bought her flowers, and they would be going out to a fancy restaurant right after. He chose this one restaurant that was becoming popular these days. "Let's see what to order, What would you like Ludovika?" He asks, taking a look at the menu. Everyone around them were becoming wary, as they recognized that the crown prince of the Empire was here. "I think I might go with some steak and bread. And after that some dessert." Maximillian nods, noting it down in his memory.
