second prince's proposal,

Let's go back to half an hour ago.

After Claus left for the Red Skull Gang, Daisy started her maid's duties.

Daisy was a very determined girl. So, even although she wanted to rest badly after all the crazy things she and Claus did last night, she did not think even for a moment about skipping her training or her duties.

Instead, she dutifully started to clean her prince's room without a complaint.

Daisy was clear that she was Claus's maid. Even if Claus treated her as a lover and told her about his secrets, she continued being his maid. Actually, she considered it her destiny.

And she was happy like that.

After she finished tidying the room, Daisy proceeded to grab Claus's dirty clothes. In fact, the palace has servants in charge of all the laundry, but Daisy was used to doing Claus's laundry personally.

However, when she was about to start, she heard someone knocking on the door.

Furrowing her brows, Daisy put Claus's clothes on the floor and opened the door. She then saw two imperial guards waiting outside.

"What is it?" She asked.

One of the imperial guards looked at her and spoke in an ice- cold tone. "Miss Daisy. We came here by orders of the second prince. He lost a very expensive ring last night so we are searching through the palace for it."

Daisy's expression instantly turned cold. "Are you suspecting that his highness is a thief?"

The guard frowned. "Of course not. But we need to search inside to confirm."

"Imprudence!" Daisy exclaimed. "This is his highness's bedroom! You are not qualified to enter here! Get lost!"

The guard's expression turned ugly. "... Are you sure you want to do this, miss Daisy?"

"I'll not allow anyone to barge inside his highness's room!"

"Very well, we will see." After saying that, the two guards left.

But they returned not much later, and this time, they were not alone.

When Daisy saw the second prince accompanied by the imperial guards' captain and a group of imperial guards, she confirmed that all of this was a plot aimed at her prince.

"Miss Daisy, please give way. We need to enter the room." Sir Raul said in an arrogant tone. However, Daisy remained unperturbed. "I said it before and I'll repeat it again. Nobody will enter this room without his highness permission!"

"How arrogant." Raul smirked. "Can't you see that we are following Prince Bryan's orders? Are you going to defy the words of a prince?"

Daisy's expression changed. However, she did not move away from the door.

"The servant is truly like the master." Bryan, who had been observing the situation with an obscene smile, clicked his tongue. "Slut, if you don't move away in three seconds, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"I'm sorry, prince Bryan. But my master is his highness. I don't have any reason to follow your orders." Daisy said coldly.

"Hahaha. Such a feisty servant. Sir Raul, you already heard her. Capture and punish that servant. I'll explain everything to the bastard later."

Daisy's expression fell. She looked at the captain of the imperial guards and gritted her teeth. "Sir Raul, are you sure that you want to go against his highness!?"

Sir Raul frowned. For an instant, an expression of pure fear appeared in his eyes. But in the next instant, it was replaced by shame and anger.

Raul hated Prince Claus with his entire being, but he feared him even more. Every time he was in front of the prince, he could not help but shake in terror.

Actually, he regretted fon an instant agreeing to the second prince's proposal, but now that he had boarded the ship, he could not get down easily. Anyway, he was confident that the empress would protect him.