The Realization
The Royal MaidI barely slept at all that night a couple weeks ago, realizing I developed feelings for a prince who I was supposed to serve under. I swept my feelings under the rug as best as I could, but it was hard to ignore how my heart would race every time he looked at me. Thankfully, Prince Youngjae had a lot of people to meet with, so every time he ordered me to do something, he would leave me to work.
YOUNGJAE'S POV
The more I got to know her, the more I realized she was definitely my ideal type. I could hardly believe it, my ideal type is a chamber maid?! I was in denial about it for a while, not because of her status, but because of the judgement from the wealthy people. Many of the fathers begged and bribed me to court and marry their daughters. But I was never really interested in them. It only took a few dates to realize they were all shallow and obsessed with their status and their wealth. Anything else was simply unimportant to them.
But then I met Gabrielle at the ball. I remember thinking she was beautiful when I met her. Then she tripped and I had a feeling she wasn't like the others. And when I saw her alone in the garden on the bench, I was hoping it would become an opportunity for me to get to know her.
But her walls were up that night, and I realize why. Nearly all the people who attended the ball last night, if they knew her true identity, would have completely disregarded her. I know if my brother were in my
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