Vicente had mentioned more than once that they should marry as soon as possible. At first, she didn't dare voice her thoughts out loud. Now that Nina knew her biggest secret, Vicente became bold and went directly to the point.
"I'm serious. Will you marry me as long as I help you get back your ring?"
"You are in such a rush. I'm beginning to think that you really like me." Nina's eyes were cold, and her tone was serious. It seemed like she was stating a fact instead of delivering a joke.
Vicente shook her head. "You really don't know how to joke.
Just wait for me. I'll get the ring back for you soon. On our next date, I will give you the ring." she was very confident.
"Date?" The corners of Nina's mouth twitched. "How dare you say that? It's weird for me to date another woman."
"Nobody knows that I'm a woman. Don't let it slip, or no one will be willing to marry you and take care of your child," Vicente reminded Nina again.
"Do you really care about me, or are you just worried that your real identity will get exposed one day?" Nina saw through Vicente.
Vicente forced a smile. "I know that you know it, but you don't have to say it out. It hurts our relationship, Nina."
She spoke in a sarcastic tone.
A chuckle escaped Nina. Finally, she no longer felt lonely on C Island without her brother. With Vicente around, waiting for John to get her wasn't so difficult.
"What relationship?" The smile on Nina's face disappeared, and she looked up at her with an innocent look.
Vicente was pissed off. "Leave. Go back to the Scher Mountain."
She stood up with one hand on her waist and pushed Nina away with the other.
Nina had already achieved her goal and even got something unexpected. Now, it was almost time to go back to the castle.
"Your waist is injured. You don't need to walk me out. I can go back by myself." Nina was worried about Vicente's waist. After all, John had lain in a hospital bed for half a month because of his injured waist.
"Okay." Vicente nodded repeatedly. "Let me walk you downstairs, and then you can go back. You're an adult—I'm sure you can find your way back."
"Oh, really? You just told me to wait for you so you could walk me out yourself." Nina mocked.
Vicente held her waist and said in a pained voice, "Your Highness, can you let me go? I'm injured. Do you still want to exploit me?"
Nina smiled and didn't say anything.
Vicente pushed Nina with one hand.
As they descended from the second floor, Vicente switched back to her male voice and morphed into the gentleman everybody thought she was.
"Nina, be careful." Enduring the pain in her waist, Vicente straightened her back with a polite smile.
Seeing the speed and ease with which Vicente could switch roles, Nina turned around and stared at her admiringly. Vicente winked playfully in return.
Nina was unnerved by the wink for a moment, and then she leaned close to whisper in Vicente's ear, "Do you know how handsome you are? You'll break many girls' hearts."
"They should thank you because after marring you, I won't have the chance to break their hearts," Vicente whispered back.
The conversation between them was no louder than their footsteps. In the eyes of the servants downstairs, the two of them were flirting with each other.
A maid stole a glance at Nina and whispered, "This is the first time that I've seen Princess Nina in the flesh. She's so beautiful."
Another maid said, "Our count is handsome, and the princess is beautiful. They're an ideal couple!"
"They look like they like each other so much! I think that they will get married soon."
"That's a good thing. Our count has been waiting for the princess for many years."
When Nina passed by the three maids who were whispering just now, they lowered their heads and stopped speaking. However, Nina had heard every word they said.
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