Chapter 169

"H-He did?"

Maxi blinked, hardly believing her ears.

Princess Agnes looked equally as uneasy. She irritably swept up the golden locks that had come loose and dangled on her forehead. As she anxiously studied Maxi's face, her scrutiny reminded Maxi of a knight gauging the strength of a weapon.

As if to confirm Maxi's resolve, the princess squeezed her hands and said, "The knights managed to calm him down, but… he is not in good humor. Do you think you'll be all right?"

Maxi's expression grew troubled. Just what had her father done for the princess to have such a reaction? She knew that he was not the kind of man who would ever lose his composure in front of the nobles. After all, he had perfectly played the part of a benevolent and indulgent father.

Though he flogged her in front of the servants, he would press his cold lips to her cheek like a doting parent in public. That was the kind of man he was. She wondered what had gotten him so agitated.