Adelaide's face turned ugly while her eyes turned cold when duke William called her stranger. The whole palace knew that she was the chosen wife of the crown prince. She was the daughter of the palace. Yet the man defined that they had a closer relationship than her! It was like a lump formed in her throat which she could not accept.
But she knew that saying anything would go against her personality. She was a sweet and kind girl after all. She could not be cold and blunt like Eli who was not liked by anyone in the palace.
She closed her eyes and when she opened them, her eyes had already turned wet and her face turned embarrassed. She looked down apologetically as her words came out flustered,