"No, I don't think he would be that ruthless to me!" Lilian was quick to defend her proposal.
Looking mercifully at the girl who was now trapped in the dead end, Harper shook her head and said, "He never has feelings for you! Did you hear me? Rolando doesn't love you. Are you sure about doing this?"
"I strongly believe that my sincere love will move him eventually," Lilian said confidently.
Harper understood that she wouldn't be able to persuade Lilian, who had been infatuated with Rolando even when he was still Chodak. She used to chase him everywhere all over the world, regardless of others' opinions. Now that Chodak had regained his identity and became the new emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom, she would never stop loving him.
"Well, if you really want to do that, just ask Francis. I believe he will help you." Now that Harper couldn't dissuade Lilian, it was her duty as her aunt to give her some advice. Francis didn't want to have a conflict with the Great Jade Kingdom. Since Lilian was willing to marry the emperor, Francis would be most happy to see that.
"Thank you very much, Aunt."
"I hope you get what you want."
Looking at Lilian, who left in a hurry, Harper shook her head. Rolando was known to have a temperament very similar to Matthew. As long as he didn't care about someone, he would remain unmoved even if that person were to die in front of him. Obviously, Rolando didn't care about Lilian.
"Your Highness, Princess Lilian is really going to have a marriage alliance?" asked Nina confusedly. It made little sense to her why a princess was voluntarily willing to accept a political marriage. In history, all the princesses in the imperial household had cried out to refuse the political marriage, but Lilian cried out that she wanted to marry a man through the marriage alliance.
"If she is going to plead with Francis, he will agree," Harper said slowly. "Nina, I think it's time to put your marriage with Barry on the agenda."
"Your Highness, I... I…" Nina failed to find the right words to express her surprise.
"I'll soon discuss this with Matthew and decide your wedding date." After she heard that, Nina's face flushed red with shyness. Harper couldn't help but want to tease her. "Every day, when Barry sees me, he behaves as if he wants to ask when I will allow you to marry him. It seems as if he believes I have stolen his wife, and I dare not to keep you with me anymore."
"Your Highness!" Nina was anxious. "I do not wish to leave you."
"So, does it mean that you don't wish to marry Barry? Well, if that's the case, I'll send someone at once to reject him, saying that you already have someone you like and you're not willing to be his wife." Harper was about to tell someone to send a message to Barry, but Nina held her back in a hurry.
"Your Highness!"
"Hahaha, Nina, Her Highness was just kidding with you." Forsythia burst into laughter, and Nina immediately rushed into the room with a blush, so she could hide herself.
"She even feels shy." Harper shook her head with a smile. "Barry is dull, clumsy in speech and a little stupid as well, but he is fine."
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