Lanse was mid-sentence when his father, Heinrich, cut him off with a raised hand and a furious rebuke. "Lanse! Stand down!"
Everyone in the hall stared, dumbfounded. A wave of murmurs broke out.
"Father, I will not." The handsome and elegant young noble proudly straightened his back. He cast a loving glance at Jiang Xinli, who stood by the entrance, before pulling his gaze back. His blue eyes turned cold as he looked toward the lofty Mermaid Prince on the throne.
"Prince Yun Bo, your words just now were disrespectful to my fiancée. I must ask you to apologize to her!"
"What!" The crowd stared in utter disbelief.
The hall fell silent enough to hear a pin drop.
They had heard rumors that Lanse had asked the Mermaid Prince for the Rabbit Clan female's hand in marriage, incurring his royal wrath.
But those were just rumors.
Now, Lanse was doing this despite knowing full well that the Mermaid Prince had taken a liking to that little Rabbit Clan female.
