Esme knew that this lie won't last that long. But it will last long enough for her to take her trunk and jump back into the portal to save her dear life.
It was her first day here and she already offended the most powerful entity in this place. Her doom was inevitable.
''Oh? My son?"
Esme ran her mind through everything she heard, eventually remembering the name of the Prince who was involved with Luciana at the moment, ''Prince Cardan is my one true love,'' Hoping that the man was buying her words and he was clueless about Luciana's appearance, Esme calmed her trembling heart by placing her palm on her chest as she glanced at the walls like a forlorn river, ''You must have heard about what happened today, My Lord. The people here think I am his mistress but I am his lover. We both love each other so much—''