BUT THE GLOW in the men’s eyes whenever they looked at Catherine still puts me off sometimes. Normally, I would not give a damn. But even if I don’t want other men looking at her like that, it was something beyond my control. I decided to change the topic before my mind drift to somewhere else again.
“Speaking of Catherine, her birthday is less than two weeks from now. Her family will only have to wait that long. How was the preparation for the banquet going?”
“Everything is going according to your plan, Your Majesty.”
On the first day of our return to the Castle, Marquis Florant and Ivan sent a visitation request for Catherine. Rescuing Ivan opened many doors for her. It made the Marquis personally sought for her. The father and son met with her the next day. The Marquis even gifted C
