CONFIDENCE

With their announced names, she straightened her stance and placed her sincere smile on her face. She stood closer to Adrian and saw the curious, admiring, and jealous gaze that awaited them with silence below. The colorful glittery dresses the women wore glowed even more in the light, and their jewelry could be seen from where she was. She scanned the fairly large ballroom and people once again. She saw that Adrian was quite indifferent and bored as the tension slowly passed. Whispers and laughter became louder as we descended the stairs. Although she knew more or less what they were talking about, she dropped her bad glances back and smiled more.

When they got to the middle of the room, they stopped, and Adrian went in front of her and grabbed her wrist and hand. His hold was possessive, and his seductive gaze was directed at Scarlet. She could barely notice that her body was moving and the waltz music had already begun. By giving herself to the dance, she grabbed Adrian's shoulder tighter and brought her body closer. Their sharp movements were so harmonious that anyone watching could see the attraction and harmony between them.

Adrian pulled the thin waist completely covered by his hand, and his strong hand grabbed the slender hand. He wanted to be able to absorb and imprison her presence while locking his gaze on Scarlet. He was particularly aware of the way the looks focused on them, especially the men's gaze on Scarlet. He felt angry.

With the opening dance over, many gathered around the new couple to congratulate, but of course, the first congratulation came from the crown prince.

"Congratulations to you both." In this powerful voice, Scarlet turned away from Adrian and saw the crown prince Alex. "God bless you the future sun of the empire. I am Scarlet Valiti. Thank you for your compliment, your majesty, "she said and looked at Alex.

Alex's rather strong and confident aura was scattering. Though it was understandable that he showed himself this much. He was immediately distinguished from the rest with his long molded body, immediately attracting attention with his jet-black hair and liquid gold eyes. With his keen attention, Scarlet noticed that many women put the prince under detention. It was an indisputable fact that every young girl who wanted to marry was handsome enough to decorate their dreams.

She was listening to Adrian and the prince's conversation, with her smile that she did not diminish from her face as thoughts were running around in her head. She tried to seem interested, even though she didn't care what they were talking about. However, Whereas, so many looks were bothering her. She put a lot of weight on her shoulders, and she was causing her back to ache. She saw Alex turn to her and throw one of his crooked smiles.

"I would like to accompany you to your next dance, my lady. May I have this dance, please?" He held out his gloved hand and cast one of his bright smiles. Scarlet smiled and grabbed the hand.

"I would be honored, your majesty," she started walking with the prince without looking at Adrian, and when the dance started she realized that he had a dancing partner at least as good as Adrian.

"I never thought Adrian would marry such a beautiful lady." Scarlet looked up at him with the sudden soft voice of the prince.

She simply said, "Thank you, majesty." Alex let out a short laugh.

"It was a shock for me when he said he was going to get engaged. He's always been cold and indifferent, but I see he's already caught up in his heart "they took a quick turn and Scarlet quickly set up. A light flashed in the prince's eyes. Scarlet thought for a moment that the prince might be testing her. He's trying to find out if she will be a suitable wife for his friend. He might be thinking that she was fooling Adrian. Scarlet smiled knowingly.

"You must know that Adrian is also very dear to me, your majesty. His kindness and well-being are the biggest factors in loving him "she smiled and as her eyes sparked, sincere words poured from her lips.

"I can more or less guess the thoughts in your mind. You think I fooled him with my beauty, maybe I cast a spell on him. "She gave a short cheerless laugh. Those who watched them could see that the prince and the most beautiful woman of the balloon got along very well. whereas they were two knights with their mind swords.

"Or none of these that I cast all kinds of tricks like other women trying to get you, your majesty." She hesitated for a short moment. "Love is a very strange thing. You can love or hate everyone for anything, but when your heart beats for him unlike these, your thoughts overflow with him, and over time you become that. Think with him and solve problems with him. " This time she sent a sincere smile at the confused face. "We're more than you think, your majesty," she said, and she left when the music ended. The Prince's raucous and thoughtful gaze was upon Scarlet. Scarlet felt a strong desire to leave as soon as possible.

"Thank you for the dance, your majesty with your permission," she bowed, and after putting on the role smile, she plunged into the crowd to find Adrian. She saw that the glances did not decrease at all, on the contrary, they increased more after the dance with the prince. She felt lonely and nervous. She needed the presence of a familiar face so much that her eyes were constantly scanning people. When Diego and Taylor hit her eye from the special unit, she wanted to go to them, but she stopped, remembering that she had not been introduced to them as such.

The calm voice behind "my lady" forced her to return to the voice's owner with a forced smile.

Marquess Henry Lawrence from the house of Lawrence. He stood before her with his old but vigorous body. She saw that he had already passed the age of 50, but despite his age, that he hadn't lost his stance and strength. He was a friend of Adrian's father, and he often helped and became a father by supporting Adrian when appropriate. Before the engagement, Adrian had informed her to promote the society and his godfather praised the marquis.

The light blue eyes under the white hair were curious but fatherly. Scarlet thought she would be put to the test again, and she appreciated the fact that there were loyal people who thought of Adrian's well-being so much.

The old marquis bowed in greeting before him.

"I'm Henry Lawrence. I am Adrian's godfather. It is an honor to meet you "his voice was loud and sincere. Scarlet smiled sincerely and she bowed too.

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Lowrence. Adrian praised you, it is my honor to meet someone from the family of the real Adrian. " Her sincere sweet and respectful voice made the old marquis smile.

"If your spouse is here, I'd like to meet him too." Scarlet couldn't help wondering if there was a need for this, but the question arose once.

"Oh, I would like to say with regret that he is out of town right now. I had to leave our holidays early because of my work, but when my wife comes, I'll make sure she invites you to tea. "His fatherly and protective smile filled Scarlet's heart with an unknown warmth.

"We'll be honored to welcome you at our home when she comes to town," she said. The marque gave a short warm laugh.

"You can be sure that we will be present at your invitation, my lady." He paused for a short while and bowed again in front of her.

"Unfortunately I have to leave. I congratulate your engagement again. Good night.

"Goodnight my lord." Scarlet bowed and watched the Marquis mingle with people after one last smile.

Finding Adrian was easy this time. He stood out with his stance and height compared to other people standing next to him. His eyes were wary, his eyebrows to show he was listening, but it was obvious that he was bored. Though he wanted to save him from boredom, she changed her mind at the last minute two steps away from her and moved to the very large terrace with the door open. She received congratulations from every person she passed by, and patiently listened to them introducing themselves with great arrogance. She had already promised two people to dance and her feet were killing her.

When she got out into the cool air, she leaned her hands against the stone guard with thick fingers and closed her eyes. Even though the cold weather made her skin cold, it had allowed her mind to relax and get rid of irritating eyes.