Because I'm His Wife, Not His Friend

Jillian's POV.

"And what about you, Crown Princess?" asked Elena as she glanced at me.

Oh? Is it time for me to have my share to dropped by them?

I wonder what they'll say about me.

"We have heard about the rumors that have just spread. Your marriage to the Crown Prince was actually not based on love, but the Emperor pardoning you from your death sentence," she continued.

Where did she know that from? I don't remember there being such a rumor and the events of that day becoming public.

Didn't the Emperor already cover up the real incident, then how could it be...

"What is it, Crown Princess? You can't answer that? Does that mean it's true? Well... It turns out you were just a victim of the Emperor's pardon who took pity on you," the twins chuckled at me.

"She bragged about love, but in reality her own marriage was an arranged marriage because there was a treaty in it, how embarrassing," Anabelle added.