The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 192: Caught Together

Chapter 192: Caught Together

Before I knew what I was doing, I had taken a few steps to follow after him.

“Prince Leonard...” I called his name before I paused.

“What is it?” he asked after turning around to face me.

“Will you be here tomorrow?” I asked before I could stop myself.

Now that those words had found its way out of my mouth, I found myself clenching my hands together tightly as I waited anxiously for his reply.

“You’re supposed to study economics tomorrow according to your schedule. I’ll be here to teach you,” he replied.

“I see...” I mumbled as I suddenly felt relieved that I would get to see him tomorrow.

“Don’t tell me that you haven’t memorized your schedule...” he said with narrowed eyes.

My eyes widened as I suddenly felt guilty. He was right about me not memorizing my study schedule. My eyes widened even further as I stared back at him when I realized that the prince had already memorized my schedule.

“I’m sorry...” I apologized without having any excuse for myself.

“Don’t apologize and just make sure that you memorize your schedule...” he replied a little sternly.

“Yes, I will do that...” I replied with a nod of my head.

I walked him to the door and just when I was about to open the door for him, there was a knock on the door. The unexpected sound made me jump in surprise.

Who could it be this time?

“Excuse me. Mila...umm...Lady Mila, are you in there?”

My mouth dropped opened at the familiar sound of Salena’s voice calling out to me from the other side of the door. I whirled around to face the prince with a look of pure shock on my face.

The prince is still here?! What am I supposed to do?!

“What’s wrong? Shouldn’t you reply to that?” the prince asked me softly.

“You’re here...she’ll see you...” I whispered back as I started to panic.

The prince gave me a confused look like he didn’t understand what I was so worried about. Although he was dressed, his blond hair was still damp. As for me, the robe that I had on along with my wet hair were sure signs that I had just stepped out of the bath. If Salena sees us together in this state then she’s going to think that I just taken a bath with the prince and that was exactly what had just happened.

“Mila...” the prince called my name softly.

I couldn’t pay him any attention as my mind raced to figure out what to do. My eyes darted to the door and then back again to the prince’s face.

Should I just pretend that we’re not here?

Salena knocked on the door again before calling out my name. I had no idea why she had to be so insistent in seeing me right now of all times.

“You should go get dressed,” Prince Leonard told me calmly.

“Prince...” I called him but it was all too late.

Prince Leonard’s hand was already on the door knob, and much sooner than I would have liked, the door opened to reveal a very shocked-looking Salena standing in her maid uniform right in front of my door. To make matters worse, I quickly found out that Salena wasn’t the only one standing in front of my door as my eyes landed on Jessie. Their wide-eyed expressions as they both stared up at the prince’s face before their gazes flickered to me told me more than enough about what they were both thinking.

“We heard noises coming from the room, so we came to check. I thought you were supposed to be studying...” Jessie murmured while Salena stood frozen in shock.

I shifted uncomfortably under their inquisitive gaze as my hands balled into tight fists at my side. It felt like great news to have my friends here with me; however, I didn’t think about these kind of situation occurring. There was no doubt in my mind that these two would hound me with questions about my relationship with the prince when he was gone.

“Umm...I’ll see you tomorrow, Your Highness...” I mumbled as I pleaded with the prince for him to please take his leave with my eyes.

Instead of leaving right away, the prince turned to face me with a grin on his beautiful lips. My body stiffened as he took a step towards me and then I felt the weight of his large hand on the top of my head. I could feel my friend’s stare on us and that made me break out in cold sweat. If those two tried to keep their gasp of surprise to themselves, they were not at all successful because I heard it so clearly and that must mean that the prince heard it as well.

Why did those two have to turn up right now?

“It’s good to have your friends here with you, right?” he said knowingly before he smiled at me.

“I...” I mumble before I decided to close my mouth and just nod my heat slightly at him in agreement.

The warmth of his hand left my head as the prince stood up straight once more before he turned away from me and strode toward the door.

“Take care of Mila,” the prince instructed my two dear friends.

“Yes, Your Highness,” they replied as if in trained unison.

After the prince left, the two girls quickly ran into the room and then closed and locked the door behind them. I felt trapped as I felt the eyes of my two friends staring right at me. I closed my eyes and let out a soft sigh. Before I had to go through their interrogation, I decided to be on the offensive first and ask them the question that had formed in my mind.

“Tell me, was the prince the one who sent you here to work for me?” I asked as I folded my arms under my chest.

“Prince Leonard? Honestly, I don’t know. We were not told anything apart from our order for us to move to serve you,” Jessie replied while Salena nodded her head in agreement.

--To be continued...