The Alpha Prince's Purchased Maid
Chapter 393: Elephant in the Room

Chapter 393: Elephant in the Room

At that moment, I told myself that I shouldn’t get any greedier than this and I should feel lucky that I could still converse with him casually like this while I could also look forward to our future date. It should be enough for me that I could see him smile.

...

**A week later**

A week had passed and I had grown even more anxious because of how naturally our relationship was progressing. It felt like I had been waiting for Prince Leonard to bring up that topic after hearing the verdict from the committee as if I was waiting for lightning to strike. Despite the fact that a week had passed, the prince had not said anything to me regarding that topic. We spent our days exactly as we did before, and if anything, it seems like I had more time now to spend with the prince.

Every time the prince started a conversation with me, my chest would tighten as I waited to see if he would mention anything about the 3-month deadline. I was certain that Prince Leonard must have heard from the community by now, so I took his lack of initiative to talk about it as his decision to avoid the topic entirely. Perhaps he thought that it was better if we didn’t talk about it and that I would get used to him mating with other women when the time came. The night of the full moon was drawing near, and I knew that soon we would not be spending those significant nights together when they arrived.

I never dreaded the arrival of the full moon as much as I did on that day. Although the committee allowed us another three months together, that didn’t make me feel any more secure about my relationship with the prince. Prince Leonard remained calm and even cheerful, and that made it even more difficult for me to bring up the decision that the committee had made. I had a feeling that the prince felt the same way as I did and probably had the same reasons as I did for not bringing up the topic that we had both been actively avoiding. Perhaps he also knew that it would be completely useless to bring up something that we couldn’t change, and that we should settle and take things for what they were and when they came.

Despite my worries, time wouldn’t stop in my favor and the night of the full moon finally arrived. Perhaps I was too overwhelmed with stress and anxiety, because I didn’t feel the overwhelming sexual desires that I usually would. I wondered if that was the case for Prince Leonard as well as I sat opposite him at the dining table. Because the prince feared that my body might be in an unstable state, we came to a mutual decision to spend the night at his palace without going out.

At least, that was supposed to be the plan until the prince received a call. He gave me an apologetic look when his phone began ringing, and I replied with a smile to indicate that I didn’t mind him taking the call. At first I didn’t think too much of it, but when I saw the slightly concerned look on the prince’s face, I began to wonder about the identity of the caller. I wanted to ask him if something was wrong, but I decided to remain silent because the prince seemed so engaged in whatever the other person was saying to him over the phone.

It felt like I could see his expression visibly transform as he continued listening, and I was convinced that something had gone wrong. Suddenly, as if to confirm what I had thought, prince Leonard stood up from his seat before his eyes shifted to stare directly at my face. I could not fully understand the silent message that he was sending to me, but I could feel his urgency and that made me also stand up from my seat. The prince disconnected the call before he stared directly at my face.

“We have to go, right now,” he said as he hurriedly headed for the door.

I followed after him as fast as I could while I wondered where exactly we we’re headed.

...

Everything felt extra chaotic given how in a rush Prince Leonard was after the phone call. We quickly got into the car, before the prince drove off without saying a word. He seemed to be thinking about something, and I didn’t dare to disturb his train of thought. I wished that he would at least explain where we were going and what had happened during our drive, but that didn’t happen. Instead, the journey passed by in absolute silence as I was left on pins and needles.

“I’m sorry for not explaining anything, but I need to see this for myself first,” the prince attempted to explain.

His words did not provide me with any details and neither did they help me understand what was going on, but I did appreciate his effort in trying. The prince drove very fast and it was clear that he was in a rush to get to our destination.

“This place...” I murmured when I got out of the car.

I didn’t think that we would return here together after the first time the prince brought me to this hospital. As for the reason why we were at the hospital on the night of the full moon, I could take a wild guess. Just like the last time that the prince had taken me here, I knew that he was here to see Roxanna. As to the reason why he was here to see Roxanna all of a sudden after receiving that phone call, I didn’t even want to imagine. Although I didn’t want to have such dark thoughts, I couldn’t help myself Imagining the worst. I prayed that that would not be the case because I didn’t want to see Prince Leonard saddened in any way.

“Come this way, quickly. You don’t have time to lose,” Prince Leonard instructed as he grabbed my wrist in his large hand.

He led me behind him along the same path that we followed before to Roxanna’s hospital room.

–To be continued...

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