Elephant in the Room
At that moment, I told myself that I shouldn't get any greedier than this and I should feel lucky that I could still converse with him casually like this while I could also look forward to our future date. It should be enough for me that I could see him smile.
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**A week later**
A week had passed and I had grown even more anxious because of how naturally our relationship was progressing. It felt like I had been waiting for Prince Leonard to bring up that topic after hearing the verdict from the committee as if I was waiting for lightning to strike. Despite the fact that a week had passed, the prince had not said anything to me regarding that topic. We spent our days exactly as we did before, and if anything, it seems like I had more time now to spend with the prince.