Interestingly, when Benjamin Stonia was told that the crown prince of Kingdom of Krislabet and Emmeline Whittemore would be joining him on the dinner table together, he decided to still join them for the dinner. After all, he needed to see whether these two were really 'in love' or not.
Sure, Emmeline had poured her heart out in front of that crown prince. The sweet strong Emmeline that he knew was not there. This was her other side that he had not got to see. That did not mean that she 'loved' the crown prince. The crown prince could just be one person she found comfort with, just like her sister.