The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 107: Wandering Thoughts

Chapter 107: Wandering Thoughts

I began wondering what Mila was doing and everything else just sort of faded away.

It’s evening now, I wonder if she’d decided on which dress to wear for the evening as instructed by my note. I made sure that many dresses were sent to her room so hopefully, she likes at least one of them. I have to admit that doing something like sending these gifts wasn’t like me at all. However, before I could stop myself, I had already issued the order for the newest trendy clothes to be sent to her room. Mila does look very attractive and cute in her maid uniform; however, it would be a nice change to see her in something else sometimes.

After this old man is done with his rambling, I should excuse myself before I die of boredom. Although I understood what Lord Baldirius is trying to do, I had to say that I didn’t appreciate it one bit. Moving his only daughter into the palace with the plan to marry her off to me or one of the princes if that failed in order to benefit his political career and the standings of his family is just purely disgusting at best. My eyes fell on Regina’s uncomfortable face as her father continued to praise her skills in various areas that I have completely lost all track of.

The saddest part in all of this was that I knew that Regina didn’t have a choice but to go along with her father for his sake and the sake of maintaining their family’s position. I also didn’t blame the prime minister for being ambitious in his career because it was only natural. Noblemen offering up their daughters to serve the royal family wasn’t anything new in this country although it is an idea that should have been outdated a long time ago.

To make matters worse, many women that happened to pass the screening process ended up becoming honorable maidens. Regardless of what they are called, they are nothing more than potential breeders and tools to satisfy an alpha’s lust with the hope that some miracle would occur, and an ultimate alpha would be born.

“Prince Leonard?” Regina called my name.

She must have figured out that I had already stopped paying attention to her and her father. I forced a smile before forcing my attention back to what was happening in front of me. Lord Baldirius must have been done with all his self-promotion of his daughter. The old man stood up from his seat and began excusing himself.

“Well, I don’t want to take up any more of your time. I have duties starting very early tomorrow morning so I should take my leave now. Thank you so much for your time, Your Highness. I hope that we can have dinner together like this again soon,” Lord Baldirius said before he nodded at me.

“Thank you for your invitation...” I replied as I tried my best to sound polite.

“There is no need for you two to rush. I’m sure that there are many things that you two want to catch up on,” he said before smiling at Regina and me.

I just nodded without knowing what to say to his obviously suggestive words. Sometimes, it was a miracle how he couldn’t tell that there wasn’t anything romantic going on between Regina and me. Regina is like a younger sister to me, and I’ve been taking care of her and playing with her since we were both young. That magical leap from childhood friends into lovers is nothing but fantasy, at least in my world.

When I was younger and less knowledgeable about politics, it never crossed my mind why Regina was left to play with us so often at the palace. We had good fun growing up, studying, and playing together. Growing up, I quickly learned that her father must have placed her there to form some kind of special relationship with me or the other princes with the hope that it would flourish into something more. As far as I was aware, it was a completely wasted attempt.

“Prince Leonard...” Regina called my name softly.

Her sweet voice which was filled with worry disturbed my thoughts and pulled me back to reality again. I realized that I should excuse myself soon too. Time was ticking by, and I didn’t want Mila to wait for too long. Although I did not make an appointment with her, I did tell her to pick out a dress so she must have known that I intended to see her. After everything that happened between us, she must be at least curious about what was really going on. My lips curved into a small smile when I thought about all the adorable faces that she makes when she was with me. Without a doubt she is confused about what is happening and I would be lying if I said that I understood everything myself.

“I should leave now. Thanks for dinner,” I said flatly.

“Wait...” Regina quickly said when she saw me stand up from my seat.

She rapidly stood up as well before coming to my side. The way her eyes stared up into my face made me feel slightly uncomfortable. There were many things that I wanted to say to her and none of them were anything good and pleasing to the ear. I had intended to bring up the issue between Florian and Mila in the bathhouse but had decided against it in the very last moment. Causing more drama wouldn’t solve anything and it would only bring more trouble to Mila.

I wasn’t so blind that I couldn’t see the many cruel tricks played on her. The incident with the wolves in the forest was still fresh in my mind and so was the incident with Florian in the bathhouse. None of those things happened coincidentally. My eyes narrowed at the woman who was the cause in part or in whole for both of those incidents.

“Is there something else that you need?” I asked bluntly.

--To be continued...