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“There must be a reason why you want to annul this engagement, right?”

Juwell was silent.

'A reason?'

It's because it will act as an obstruction to her revenge but she couldn't directly say that. She needed to choose her words carefully since leaving any resentments behind is unnecessary.

“It's because I am not good enough,” she said.

"....."

“I had an accident some time ago and when I looked back on my life, I regretted my wrongdoings and decided to start anew. Now that I realized how undeserving I am, I wanted to annul the engagement.”

It wasn't a lie. A benevolent figure like the Prince is not befitting for a person like her. And she wasn't really talking about 'Juwell'.

It's about herself.

It would be better for the prince to meet a righteous person rather than a blood-stained person like her.

"....."

The Prince looked at Juwell with an unreadable expression and stayed silent for a while without answering. She perceived the Prince's silence as acceptance and then came up with a more interesting ploy. In fact, this is a more important subject.

'Because I didn't come just to apologize.'

Yes, if she was going to apologize, she need not come in person. There’s a more important errand she needs to do that’s why she’s here.

Juwell brought up the business.

“I think this will benefit Your Highness as well if we are to annul this engagement.”

“....What do you mean?”

“After the annulment of engagement, I’m planning to become the Garnet's King. If you can help me, I will repay Your Highness by helping you to be the Emperor in the future.”

".....!" Prince Oppenheim's light blue eyes widened.

Emperor, the prime ruler of the Reinhard Empire.

The Crown Prince is a position meant for the successor of the Emperor and naturally, he will become the Emperor’s successor. However, there’s a reason why Juwell made such a proposal.

‘The Prince cannot ascend to the throne even if the Emperor’s seat is currently empty.'

The Empire doesn’t have an Emperor as of now. It's been nearly 10 years since this happened and the Crown Prince still wasn’t able to rise to the throne.

Why?

‘Because he doesn’t have the support of the 6 Dukes.’

'They are trying to tame him but Prince Oppenheim has the recalcitrant type of personality.'

If there were other royal kin, they would have given him the throne immediately but unfortunately, Prince Oppenheim is the only remaining living person with the Selene Family’s blood. With that, the 6 Dukes are waiting until Prince Oppenheim becomes their good-listening 'dog'.

"....."

Prince Oppenheim quickly clasped his hand. She can feel his displeasure towards the 6 Dukes.

Prince Oppenheim’s anger shifted to Juwell, “You want to help me. Does that mean you want me to be your only dog?”

"....Ah, you misconceived my words."