The Second Life Liliana
Chapter 54. Mentally
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"Why not?" ask Max. "The crown prince is the number 1 man in this country, he is famous for his good looks and also he is the future king of this country. If you're with her, you'll be happy!"
Max prides himself in front of Liliana, his heart still pounding due to Liliana's "No" answer. He still hoped there would be another answer other than no, because his identity was the crown prince.
"Yes right, he said he was handsome. He's the number one man in the country" Liliana nodded in agreement to Max's words.
"Not saying, but he's handsome!" Max was correcting Liliana's words, and he didn't want any flaws about the crown prince in Liliana's eyes.
"Woah Eugene, it turns out that you are very loyal to the noble crown prince." The girl smiled as she patted Max's head.
"Aihhh.. You're not serious, are you?" Max was a little upset that Liliana was not serious about answering him.
What if he doesn't like me?
"Why are you so serious? I wonder, why are you talking about him? That's not possible anyway. Why did I reject him is of course because I didn't know him and he couldn't have proposed to me either" Liliana told Max.
Max was a little relieved, he smiled faintly. "True, it's appropriate that he gave an answer no. The guy he doesn't know is the crown prince, he likes me as Eugene, the crown prince's bodyguard,"
"Eugene, don't you want to eat ice cream?" liliana asked while looking towards Max who was holding the melting vanilla ice cream.
"No, it's just for you!" Max handed the vanilla ice cream cone in his hand to Liliana.
"Thank you," Liliana, who was very fond of ice cream, immediately took the ice cream and licked it with vigor.
"A fierce cat, this if only the crown prince liked you and proposed to you? What are you gonna do?" max asked with a glance of his hand towards Liliana.
"Huh, you're talking about the crown prince again!" liliana's grumbling was upset.
"Jawab only!" curious sounds.
"Then I won't accept him,"
"Why?" Max approached towards Liliana, his eyes expecting a kind answer from Liliana.
"Say she has a lot of women out there, and then how could I possibly want to marry her. Moreover, the men from the royal family are not loyal," said Liliana referring to the King who has 3 concubines.
"Th-that's not true. The crown prince is the most loyal man I have ever met. She will also definitely be loyal to you, she will not have a concubine! He will love only one woman" said Max, who wants to make speculation about the crown prince changing in Liliana's eyes.
"You think I'd believe that? You seem to be very loyal to him, good.don't be like him. I heard he broke a lot of girls' hearts, but I hope it's not my heart that's broken."
"W-What?" Max stunned.
But I'll never hurt you.
"Eugene, if I marry into the royal family. I will not enjoy freedom in life. I also do not want to plunge into the political world full of intrigue, not to mention there will definitely be other women in our married life. I want to marry someone who will love me for the rest of her life and be loyal to me, I don't want a third person or betrayal. Pure relationship, no politics, no power, no third person. I don't want to be like that, so the answer is of course not."
Max was stunned to hear Liliana's explanation, his body and lips suddenly frozen. His face turned pale, he seemed to have a mental attack.
Then if I tell you that I am the crown prince, you will still reject me because of my position. A position I didn't even want to be in. I was in this position just because...
Liliana looked at Max's pale face, "Eugene what's wrong? Why is your face so pale? Are you sick?" ask Liliana worriedly.
How can I be honest with you about my true identity?
It's too late for Max to be honest. He became dazed and confused, after hearing the views and answers from Liliana about Istvan's royal crown prince.
Rumors and gossip about the crown prince are also not good among the public. But the most important thing was Liliana's feelings for him. But now all that hope seemed to be destroyed because he already felt rejected.
"Eugene, are you okay?" liliana asked as she looked at the man with an anxious look.
"I'll be fine" Max replied with a bitter smile.
What happened to Eugene? Why does he look like that?
After spending the whole day with Max. He was ushered back to Geraldine's mansion. "There are still second and third meetings. Don't forget,"
"Yes, you calm down. I will not break my promise." Liliana said with a smile.
"I'll tell you where we're meeting tomorrow" Max said with a bitter smile.
Liliana nodded then stepped inside the mansion. However, he turned back towards Max and looked at him.
"What?" Max asked.
"If you're sick, you should say. Do not forget to take medicine and rest, it is definitely not easy to become the personal bodyguard of the crown prince" Liliana said.
Max smiled happily hearing Liliana's attention to him. He stepped away from there with a sad face thinking about his future with Liliana.
Not natural then, Max returned to the palace with a grim face. Eugene and Blackey, who had just returned from the search for Adaire's body, saw Max look lethargic.
"Sir Eugene, what's wrong with your majesty? Didn't she just date Miss Liliana?"
"Yes, then why does your highness even look like the one who lost the war?" Eugene also has a question, when he sees the look on Max's face
"Don't Miss Liliana have rejected her majesty?" ask Blackey to guess.
Max immediately sat on the balcony pole, his face sad and could not be defined with words. Maybe he was mentally affected too.
"I have to what, if I say it. I'm wrong, if I don't say it, it means I've been lying. It should have been from the beginning that I didn't lie to her," Max grumbled as he shook his head in confusion.
Eugene and Blackey approached Max, who was sitting on the balcony. They bowed half their bodies, according to formality.
"Good afternoon, greetings" said Eugen and Blackey.
"Yes. What's up?" answer Max lazily.
"Your honor, we would like to report about our findings regarding the body of Miss Adaire Charise Geraldine" Eugene said with a serious face.
Max immediately sat up straight, he stared intently at Eugene. "What did you find?" ask Max curiously.
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