"So, you want to marry him and become the queen?"
"I... I..."
Even someone as articulate as Annie was at a loss for words.
Of course, that's what she thought in her heart, but how could she say such things out loud? She had always been cautious not to appear too eager around Huangfu Jue, for fear that he would be put off. Now being questioned by the child, she simply didn't know how to respond.
To tell the truth, she was not only afraid of offending the Duke but also frightened that the onlookers would mock her.
If she were to tell a lie, to say she had no thoughts about the Duke, and he believed it to be true, wouldn't all her efforts be for naught?
In the music room, as the conductor's baton went down, the first dance began.
The men who had wanted to ask Gan Yuan to dance, seeing Huangfu Jue standing by her side, hesitated and stepped back.
"Daddy, ask Mommy to dance!" Gan Tang cooed, shaking his arm, "Daddy."
