Nheless, Axel was the one who thought too much into it.


    Amber''s phone was switched off.


    His glimmer of hope died down once again. He left the balcony dejectedly.


    He had only taken a few steps when he saw...


    At the other end of the corridor, Yuliana was sitting on the floor with her back against the wall. She had a bottle of wine in her hand and waspletely wasted.


    The expensive dress she was wearing had stains of red wine on it. Her hair was in a mess, and strands of hair were stuck on her cheeks. She was like a drunkard slumped on the ground. At the same time, there was a tall man with broad shoulders standing in front of her. Axel was surprised to see that that man was Liam.


    Axel toyed with an unlit cigarette between his lips. He cocked his head and observed them curiously.


    Yuliana was kicking her legs around like a child throwing a tantrum. Even so, Liam showed no sign of being annoyed. He simply watched her quietly with a tender, loving smile on his face. In the end, Yuliana stopped making a fuss. Just as her body was about to slump over, Liam lowered himself and picked her up.


    Then, he shouldered a door open and carried her in.


    After some time, Liam left the bedroom reluctantly and closed the door.


    "Hey, Liam," Axel called out in a neutral tone from the dark.


    Liam lifted his eyes in shock. His gaze met with Axel''s glistening eyes.


    "When did you get here, Axel?" Liam''s heart pounded.


    "When you first came in." Axel stared straight at Liam with an infinitely deep gaze. "You were in there for so long, Liam. Did you go all the way with the princess?"


    Liam held his breath. The dim lighting in the corridor concealed the blush on his cheeks perfectly. "All I did was help to wipe down her mouth and put her to bed. I didn''t touch her."


    "As expected, you are a gentleman,


    Liam. You are such a saint. If I were you, I''m not sure if I could have held myself back in the face of such temptation." Axel puffed out a cloud of smoke. The lit end of his cigarette turned bright red before it dimmed.


    Liam curled his hands into fists in the dark. "She''s still a young woman. Plus, she''s a royal princess. I cannot touch her."Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    "But I''d rather you did it with her tonight."


    Liam''s heart wrenched. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "What are you talking about, Axel?"


    "If you didn''t, it just proves that you have developed feelings for this princess."


    Axel flicked his cigarette lightly. With


    a sharp gaze, he continued, "You can be with any woman you want, Liam. Any woman but her. Dad isn''t the only one against your rtionship


    with her. I''m against it too.


    Liam felt suffocated. He studied the frigid expression on Axel''s face with a conflicted gaze.


    "All these years of working out there,


    I''ve always traveled between our homnd and Kontina to carry out secret assignments for the Kontinian government and royal family. I have never given upon investigating Mom''s back story.


    "All of you might think that ignorance is bliss, but I don''t want to live that way. I want to get a clear understanding of it all. So, I have been looking into clues about Mom these three years." Upon hearing that, Liam''s chest tightened. "Did you find something, Axel?"


    "I still can''t be entirely sure for now. Moreover, this is a top secret. This is the fundamental professional ethic I must uphold as a special agent."


    Axel got up from the couch and stood to his feet slowly. With steady steps, he walked before Liam with a grim look on his face. "But there is one thing that I can tell you.


    "The Kontinian royal family was the culprit behind Mom''s exile. There is a lot of bad blood between Mom and the royal family. You can''t be marrying someone from our enemy''s side, can you?"