Layla was sitting inside her carriage, with her hands on her knees

  There was a look of doubt and complexity on her face

  She couldn't comprehend what happened earlier

  How did Alexander dodge her blows so easily?

  How was he able to stop her attack and paralyze her body with one look?

  Was it a coincidence or just her imagination?

  No, it was impossible, she was sure of it, the terrifying feeling she felt at that time was real

  Because she had experienced the feeling of dread before when she was watching a duel between powerful figures within the capital

  But this time was different, because the person who made her feel these feelings was just an ordinary teenager and not one of those figures who lived for a long time.

  She felt ashamed of her failure. She did not expect such a thing to happen because of a simple visit to the Ford family mansion

  She wanted to apologize to Alexander, as her father had instructed her, but the matter ended in an unexpected way

  All she wanted was to escape from that place, and she even forgot to apologize

  Layla sighed in annoyance

  "Did something happen inside the Ford family mansion?..." Layla heard a female voice coming from in front of her

  Layla looked in the direction of the person who spoke

  There was a figure completely covered in armor, crossing her hands as she sat in front of Layla

  Whether the body or the face, there was nothing clear about this figures's features

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  The sound that came out of the shield was the only evidence that she was a female

  Layla looked at the knight who was assigned to protect her

  All members of the imperial family had knights guarding them at all times

  This knight, whose name was Anastasia, was the best of the knights guarding her

  Anastasia was from a commoner family, but she was able to join the Imperial Guard after the Commander of the Imperial Guard discovered her talent.

  After achieving many achievements, Anastasia received a promotion and was assigned to guard Princess Layla

  Layla and Anastasia got along well after years of being together, as Layla considers Anastasia like her older sister who can share her thoughts and tell her about the problems she faces.

  But she did not want to tell her what happened inside the Ford family mansion, because she felt ashamed

  "Did the heir to the Ford family try to do something stupid?" Anastasia spoke in a hostile voice

  Anastasia knew that Layla did not want to visit the Ford family mansion after she ended the engagement

  She accompanies Layla all the time, so she knows that Alexander keeps harassing Layla and wasting her time

  But the Emperor forced Layla to go there and apologize

  Anastasia did not care about political matters or the closed rooms in which disputes were resolved. All she cared about was Layla's well-being.

  She had to act carefully, even if she was not afraid for herself, she should not cause problems for Layla or put her in a difficult situation.

  But if Alexander dared to insult the princess, she would not stand idly by

  "Nothing important happened." Layla answered indifferently when she felt Anastasia's scrutinizing gaze

  Anastasia nodded indiscernibly

  If Layla doesn't want to talk, Anastasia should stop asking

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  Alexander woke up from his sleep

  He found himself lying on his bed

  When did I get here?

  More importantly, why can't I remember anything that happened yesterday?

  He remembered a strange dream he had last night, but he put those thoughts aside and tried to remember what actually happened

  But no matter how hard he tried to remember, he failed every time

  He got out of bed and started looking for Alfred

  He asked some servants who were cleaning the palace

  The servants told him that Alfred was in the kitchen

  Alexander nodded and headed to the kitchen

  But there was something that puzzled him

  Why were the servants giving him these strange looks?

  This was definitely not his imagination, the servants were acting suspiciously today

  Alexander increased his speed. He wanted to know what happened during that time, and Alfred was the only person Alexander trusted

  Alexander arrived in the kitchen. The place was crowded with workers moving in all directions actively to do their work

  He saw Alfred talking to the chef about something and it seemed to be a serious issue, because they seemed to have serious faces and pensive expressions.

  Alexander entered the kitchen slowly. " Good morning.."

  The workers stopped moving, and the kitchen, which was previously full of noise, suddenly became quiet

  Everyone was looking at Alexander

  Even the kitchen workers give him these weird looks

  Alexander noticed the actions of the people in the kitchen, which were the same actions as the servants whom Alexander had met previously

  Alexander walked quietly and sat on one of the chairs, crossed his hands and said. "Alfred, I had a strange dream last night."

  " dream?..". Alfred looked at Alexander in surprise

  "Yes, it was a dream about Princess Layla. In fact, I forgot most of that dream, but I remember that she attacked me or something like that.." Alexander stopped talking when he noticed that the atmosphere inside the kitchen had become even stranger than before.

  Hmm? Why does everyone look at me like this?

  "....." All the servants, including Alfred, were giving Alexander these strange looks

  Some of them were even struggling to contain their laughter

  "Alfred.." Alexander looked at the old servant. "What the hell happened last night?"

  "That was not a dream..." Alfred replied briefly

  "....." huh?

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