Daddy Ceo's Beloved Wife [Book 2]

Chapter 267 - "Because You're Not Nothing To Me"

After dealing with such defeat and being so humiliated that he could even see some masked people around him snickering, Prince Francisco was once again enraged. He took a step forward to follow Jennie outside, but just as he moved towards the path she took, someone stepped in front of him, blocking his way.

He viciously glared at him. "What is the Earl thinking? Are you trying to stop me?"

Lisa casually said, "In this castle, who can ever stop a prince from doing what he wants?"

"Then, why don't you step back?"

Lisa shook his head and said in regret, "My feet suffered greatly from the earlier dance. It's gone numb since earlier so I cannot move them at this moment."

It was half-truth and half-lie.

It was true that his feet hurt after being stepped on during the dance. Jennie might not be good at dancing or she intentionally stepped on him from time to time. Nevertheless, her disgust and dislike towards him were very clear.

Obviously, it was all due to the fact that he's a 'strange man' to her. Else, if it was his identity as her husband, she wouldn't do that to him.

Still, Lisa couldn't allow Francisco to find her if she really went out to do her business.

One did not know whether the prince believed him or not, but after seeing that pair of eyes behind the mask, Prince Francisco's plan to find Jennie was pushed back. He could not just do anything against the Earl.

"You may have her for now, Earl. But sooner or later, I will have her," he declared before he turned around with a huff.

Lisa stared at the prince's back with a smile that wasn't a smile.

'That day will only happen if the world burns and dies.'

...

After leaving the stifling hall, Jennie rushed to a promenade where it was located next to the side hall. There was no one there and to the left side of the promenade was the garden. With the nightly breeze passing through, some of the dizzying spell of perfume and makeup products from inside the hall quickly disappeared and only a soothing feeling remained.

Leaning against the railing, she sighed.

Thankfully, the prince wasn't a voyeur, or things could end up in a different way.

However, Jennie received a headache every time she thought of other methods to avoid the prince. This is the castle, after all, there wasn't much to hide from, and compared to him, she didn't know a lot of places there.

Besides, there was that 'man' too. The Earl was a stranger man than the prince. Prince Francisco was someone she could understand. He's a simple man who loves men and women for as long as they possess beauty just like any other person. However, the Earl was a mysterious man. His likes and dislikes were unknown to the world, he was even rarer than finding a dinosaur's bone in your backyard.

"Is this the place to finish one's 'business'?"

Suddenly, that deep, low, and masculine voice sounded from behind her.

Since when?!

When did he arrive and stood behind her?

With her eyes widened in slight surprise, Jennie said, "Are you following me?"

"No. But since we're headed in the same place, I guess why not go there with you?" His tone was too jovial and lazy as if his words were not embarrassing enough.

Forcing the urge to roll her eyes at him, she responded calmly, "Who are you fooling?"

The man tilted his head as if he couldn't understand what she was saying.