“Uhmm… I’m sorry, Rose. I only wanted to pull you back. I didn’t know I was going to fall on you,” Dylan said apologetically as he quickly climbed off her.
His handsome face flushed red with embarrassment as he avoided meeting her eyes.
“Can you leave now, then?” Rose asked as got off bed and adjusted the towel wrapped around her chest, making sure it was properly secured, her face also flushed red with embarrassment.
“We’re only matched, not married officially. A man and a woman shouldn’t be in the same room overnight.”
“Just let me stay here tonight, Rose. I promise I won’t disturb you and we’re married. Even though not officially but we’re still married,” Dylan replied.
Instead of getting off the bed, he shamelessly grabbed Rose’s duvet, wrapped himself in it, and made himself comfortable as though it were his own room.
“I’ll call the Empress,” Rose said firmly, her tone leaving no room for argument.
“I somehow have her contact. Remember, I was once the Hart family’s heiress. I’m sure Her Majesty won’t agree with you spending the night in my room.”
“Really?” Dylan raised an eyebrow with a scoff.
Before he could react, Rose swiftly grabbed Dylan phone lying on the bedside table.
Fortunately for her, it was already unlocked.
She already discovered that Dylan phone had no password anyways.
You only need to swipe the screen up and you’re good to go.
“You want to use my phone to call her?” Dylan asked in amusement.
“I thought you said you already had her contact on your. You’re lying.”
He sat up slightly, narrowing his eyes at her.
“Well if you truly had her contact all this while, then you and I would’ve been in touch long before now afterall.”
Instead of answering him, Rose have a silent scoff all while she scrolled through his contact list.
Her eyes suddenly landed on a contact saved as ‘My Heart.’
Without wasting another second, she tapped on the contact and raised the phone to her ear.
Ping…
Ping…
The call connected after only two rings.
“Dylan! Where are you, darling?” Empress Drakon’s warm voice echoed from the other end of the line.
“Don’t you want to come home and see your mother tonight again?”
Rose instinctively straightened her posture, even though the Empress couldn’t see her.
“G….Greetings, Your Majesty,” she stammered respectfully.
“This isn’t Prince Dylan. My name is Rose.”
There was a brief silence.
“Rose?” the Empress repeated, confusion evident in her voice.
“Where’s the prince? Is he in danger? Why are you answering his phone, young lady?”
Rose swallowed nervously before replying.
“Prince Dylan came to my place tonight and… he insists on spending the night here. I’ve tried explaining to him that it isn’t appropriate, but he refuses to leave. Could you please send someone to take him back to the palace? I really can’t allow him to stay here overnight. And besides he’s acting this way because of his heat.”
“You said your name is Rose?” the Empress asked again, though this time her voice had become noticeably calmer. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“You’re the Rose who was matched with my son, aren’t you?”
“Uhm… yes, Your Majesty,” Rose answered softly as she swallowed hard.
“I…”
“Tell me something first,” Empress Drakon interrupted gently.
“Do you like my son?”
The unexpected question sent waves of shock through Rose’s entire body.
“You don’t have to lie to your Empress,” the older woman continued kindly.
“Just tell me the truth. Do you like Dylan? Is he someone you can see yourself being with in the future? Someone you could accept as your boyfriend… or perhaps even your husband one day?”
“I… uhm…”
Unable to answer immediately, Rose slowly turned her head toward Dylan.
The prince had his back facing her as he appeared to be asleep, his breathing calm and steady or maybe he’s only pretending to be asleep…Rose couldn’t tell which was true.
After gathering enough courage, she finally answered in a quiet voice.
“Yes… I do like Prince Dylan. He’s kind, considerate, and a really good person, but…”
“That’s the answer I needed,” Empress Drakon said with obvious satisfaction, cutting Rose off before she could continue.
“The rest of your explanation doesn’t matter.”
Rose blinked in surprise.
“It’ll be less than two days before Dylan enters his heat period,” the Empress continued calmly.
“During that time, he’s usually impossible to reason with. He becomes much wilder than usual.”
She let out a helpless sigh before continuing.
“I’m relieved that he found someone whose compatibility with him is one hundred percent.”