EARRING ON THE PALM

The reason why Bianca had meticulously helped him prepare for tonight was that there would be a banquet in the Palace Hall after the feast during the day was over.

As King Gerold said today, the entire Grinia will celebrate the Crown Princess's inauguration until midnight, and that was why the palace refused to silence itself even after a long and tiring day.

Crown Princess Elennora was the star of the night, so naturally, he had to look perfect to please the King and Queen of Grinia. Especially the Queen.

Before Elennora headed to the Palace Hall for the banquet, Queen Richenza visited his palace to check on the preparations. The pink-haired Queen examined every inch of her son's face and body before finally nodding her head in acknowledgment.

Having the Queen's approval, Elennora then headed to the Palace Hall with Bianca walking behind him. He walked in a relaxed but elegant manner, and he didn't expect to meet Crown Prince Levan in the hallway.

He was slightly dumbfounded when he saw the appearance of the Crown Prince. Dressed in a set of red and black clothes, the Crown Prince's appearance exuded elegance. He even stopped blinking for a moment when he saw the taller man standing before him.

"I was just about to head to your palace, Your Highness," Crown Prince Levan broke the silence as he smiled at the pink-haired Crown Princess.

They were standing opposite each other in the hallway, but they weren't alone because Bianca was standing behind the Crown Princess. And it seemed that the Crown Prince had noticed the maid's presence.

"This is the first time I've seen you walk with a maid, Your Highness," the brown-haired Crown Prince spoke again.

Glancing at the black-haired maid, Elennora answered the Crown Prince, "She is Bianca, and she is the closest palace maid to me."

Elennora didn't even know why he had to introduce Bianca in detail. He just felt that Levan should know the people who were close to him even though he didn't know the reason.

"Ah, nice to meet you, Bianca. I'm Levan from Wrelloven," the brown-haired man introduced himself to the maid, and Elennora frowned at the way the golden-eyed man introduced himself.

'He didn't even say that he was the Crown Prince of Wrelloven? Is he trying to be humble in front of the maid who is close to me?' Elennora couldn't help but wonder as he peeked at the taller man.

"I've often heard of Crown Prince Levan, but this is the first time I've met you in person, Your Highness. You're even more handsome than the rumors say," Bianca replied.

It was a shame that Bianca managed to find out Levan's real identity even though the man purposely didn't introduce himself as the Crown Prince of Wrelloven.

"Huh? Is there any rumor about me?" Levan asked the maid curiously.

Hearing the curious tone, Bianca burst out laughing. "It's not a bad rumor, Your Highness. It's just a rumor about how handsome you are, and the servants in the palace keep talking about you lately."

Levan and Bianca were suddenly busy chatting with each other, and Elennora felt like he was left behind. However, he had to admit that the appearance of the Crown Prince was indeed above average.

If someone saw him on the street, they would definitely stare at the man for more than five seconds even though they didn't know each other. The five seconds number was the average, and he concluded the number from the experience when he went out with the Crown Prince earlier today.

"You said that you were heading to my palace, right, Your Highness? Do you need anything from me?" Elennora questioned the man before his mind began to wander to the time he spent with Levan today.

The taller man finally turned his head towards him before voicing a long 'Ah.' His hands then reached into his trouser pockets and seemed to be looking for something there. After finding it, he extended his hand toward the Crown Princess.

"This is yours, Your Highness," he spoke as he opened his palm in front of the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess widened his eyes when he saw the small earring on the open palm that belonged to the Crown Prince. It was just a small earring made of sapphire, and he remembered that he wore it today.

Carefully taking the earring from the Crown Prince's palm, he then looked up and asked, "Where did you find it, Your Highness? I didn't even notice that I dropped it."

Elennora wasn't going to lie that the earring was very precious to him. It was very valuable because it was a gift from his late grandmother.

"You returned my coat today, didn't you? The earring was stuck to my coat," Crown Prince Levan replied.

This time, it was Elennora who let out an 'Ah' from his thin lips. "I didn't even realize I missed one of my earrings when I took off the coat earlier today," he replied.

Hearing the innocent answer, Crown Prince Levan chuckled. "What were you thinking that you didn't notice that one of your earrings was missing, Your Highness?"

It was just a simple question from the Crown Prince, but Elennora blushed when he heard it. Only he knew what he was thinking earlier.

Not receiving a verbal response from the Crown Princess, Crown Prince Levan smiled before speaking again, "Then, I will excuse myself, Your Highness. My father asked me to go to the banquet with him."

Turning his gaze towards the taller man, Crown Princess Elennora tried not to have a look of reluctance on his face. Successfully maintaining his expression, he then nodded his head.

After obtaining the approval of the Crown Princess, Crown Prince Levan smiled once more before turning around and starting to walk away from the Crown Princess.

Elennora continued to stare at the retreating back until it disappeared into the darkness.

Bianca seemed to notice his expression, and she suddenly looked at the Crown Princess with concern. "I heard the rumor about Crown Prince Levan's marriage, Your Highness. I heard that he told his father that he wanted to marry someone. Do you know about that, Your Highness?"