My Fiance Told Me He Had Found His True Love and Broke off Our Engagement. It’s Too Late To Ask Me To Get Back Together Now!
Ch. 15 - The Crown Prince’s Fiancée

"What are you talking about? Your Highness already has a fiancée. You are not suggesting that my daughter should be your concubine, are you?"

Renato held up his hand to stop James, who was quietly angry.

"I won't do that, I promise you. I will have her as my official consort. It's not public yet, but I will have to mourn for the rest of the year. If we have a ceremony, it will be after that."

"What are you---" James said.

"My fiancé, the girl I was engaged to, has passed away after a long illness."

"...I am so sorry for your loss."

James and Mariabelle bowed deeply, and Renato responded with an eye bow.

"As you know, Lord Berkeley, I was engaged to her even though I knew she was ill and weak. I was already prepared for her death."

Mariabelle had heard rumors that the fiancé of the Crown Prince of the Galleria Empire was in poor health, but she had no idea that his fiancée was such a frail woman; Mariabelle was surprised by this fact.

Even though he knew this, did he still want her as his queen?

Mariabelle honestly envied the woman who was loved so much.

Surely, she knew that Renato would never forget the image of the woman he loved so much for the rest of his life.

She wanted to be loved like that, and she also wanted to love.

That is why a marriage with Renato was impossible for her.

"Your Highness, I am sincerely happy for the honor you have bestowed upon me, but I would like to respectfully decline the offer."

Unconsciously, Mariabelle said this before she knew it.

She was afraid that James would be angry with her for refusing his offer, but he didn't say anything.

Renato, on the other hand, simply crossed his legs and maintained his relaxed demeanor.

"Well, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. There is more to this story. On the surface, my fiancée is dead, but in fact, she is alive."

Mariabelle blinked, not understanding his words.

She thought he was joking, but that doesn't seem to be the case. However, she didn't understand the situation.

What does it mean that the fiancée of the Crown Prince of the Galleria Empire, who is supposed to be dead, is actually alive?

"Your Highness!"

Carlo wasn't comfortable with what the crown prince was about to say.

"That's okay, Carlo. I must be honest with Miss Mariabelle, or I will never win her heart."

"But why go through the trouble of telling her something that will bring shame to the empire?"

"Sir Berkeley won't go around telling everyone about this. He won't tell anyone about it because he's going to be a good trading partner. Isn't that right, sir?" Renato said without any offense.

"I suppose it depends on the sincerity of His Highness," James answered without hesitation.

"I see, that's harsh," Renato replied.

Renato shrugged his shoulders lightly. His air of awkwardness disappeared, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

"As you may know, my fiancée is my cousin because our mothers are sisters. However, she was on her deathbed ten years ago during the plague. We got engaged as a last request. Fortunately, the doctors managed to save her life, but she was bedridden for a long time. Of course, some said that the engagement should be called off... All this being said, the empire was in turmoil at that time, with a lot of deaths... It was more convenient to keep my cousin, who was still a child, as my fiancée---"

"By the way, his fiancée was six years old at that time, and her engagement to His Highness was a cute one, saying that she wanted to marry the prince. He should have just ignored her, but got engaged instead, so he remained single until now and ended up getting dumped in the end," Carlo intervened.

"Carlo, why don't you choose your words a little more carefully?" Renato said.

Carlo snorted at him for hitting a sore spot.

This ruined the serious mood that had just been set.

And Carlo's easygoing attitude made Mariabelle unable to hide her surprise.

The only prince that Mariabelle knows is Edward.

Edward's aides had sometimes voiced their opinions too, but they had only admonished him softly, never strongly.

"It's just a fact."

Like Carlo, they never spoke in such a brusque manner.

Renato will be twenty-three this year.

The royal family tends to marry in their teens, as it is more stable for the regime to have an early heir.

Twenty-three is certainly a little late, but not too late.

"At that time, it couldn't be helped that a marriage proposal came from some daughter of the Republic of Morvia, which was not affected by the plague."

The Republic of Morvia was a major power in the west.

This sea-less country, which is gaining more and more influence within the kingdom, does not get along well with the Galleria Empire, which has coastlines to the east and south.

Several times in the past, the Republic of Morvia has tried to attack the Galleria Empire in an attempt to take its ports to the south and has been defeated.

Such a country has made an offer of marriage to an empire whose national strength has been weakened by the previous plague. It would be impossible not to be wary.

At any rate, if they could buy some time, even just a few years, they would be able to put their system in order during that time.

The Grand Duke, who had to tie up the Crown Prince because of their daughter's selfishness, agreed with the Imperial family's policy.

The Republic of Morvia, angered by this, naturally attacked the Galleria Empire, but the empire---which was able to elucidate the ingredients of the special medicine discovered by the Republic of Morvia and duplicate the medicine---overcame the plague and repelled the enemy.

"With all that explained, I must add that the doctor who discovered the ingredients of the special medicine was my fiancée's doctor. He is much older than her, but it seems that she fell in love with him."

When Renato explained the story to Mariabelle, she didn't know how to reply to the absurd story, and she only lowered her face and made a puzzled look.

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