Chapter 262: The Princess Consort

As soon as Charlotte said this, soon-to-be-married Diana Smith immediately understood, her face instantly turning red.

Feeling shy, she hid herself in the blankets to avoid the topic.

"Charlotte Thompson, you're too much, making fun of me like this," Diana's slightly annoyed voice chimed in Charlotte's ear, sending her into fits of laughter.

Charlotte and Diana had met at a high-society aristocratic ball in Ashton. Her seven brothers had taken Charlotte along to introduce her to Ashton's high society.

Diana, born into Ashton's aristocracy, was from a wealthy family no less affluent than Charlotte's, and she had numerous suitors at the time.

But Diana was a woman of ambition and dreams who didn't indulge in romantic obsessions. No matter who approached, she always held a standoffish attitude.

Upon first meeting Diana, Charlotte had assumed that as an aristocratic lady, she would be haughty, so she had no plans to befriend her.