Winston didn't have many illusions about Alice.
After all, he could see at a glance that she was someone beyond his reach.
The gap in power and family background was too great.
Moreover, her personality was too strong; for someone like him who had been a nobody at the academy, he couldn't tolerate a woman being more formidable than himself.
Originally, he didn't want to get involved.
But when he saw that woman chatting so familiarly with the prince, he couldn't help but recall the scene from last night's banquet.
Yes, he had seen Louis before.
At the previous banquet welcoming Beatrice and Louis, standing beside the future Empress of the Ense Empire, someone he dared not even look up at, was Louis, basking in attention no less than that given to her highness.
At that time, he felt a strong jealousy.
Is there really a difference in the favor one receives from others?
