The rest of the day did not sit well for me, but not because I was not enjoying the festivities that we were attending. It was more personal, as the idea that the Crown Prince was going to have a woman pretend to be his girlfriend just struck me hard.
If I could just sulk all day in the guest room, I would have done it already. We were now in the town proper to celebrate the harvest festivals and the Crown Prince was already mingling with the townspeople while drinking their booze. Lots of seafood were on the tables and everyone was having the time of their lives.
But I was beside the Crown Prince forcing myself to smile at anyone who meets me eye to eye while maintaining my distance with Prince Kao so that I could do my job well. Despite the literal heartbreak that I was feeling right
