Chapter 168: Those Golden Eyes (Otou-samas POV)

Translator: Blushy

Editor: Sam

Both Luke and Lei told me to be wary of the Third Prince, now then.

Dont say that, Dean.

Stan shook his head beside me, but honestly, I couldnt make up my mind. If the Third Prince was the one who kidnapped Lei in Wester, then I cant judge him fairly if I see him as that person from the beginning.

That said, if he really was the person who had kidnapped Lei, then I want to expose his intentions and bring him to judgement. However, I cant speculate why hes the only person who wants to harm the Albans while the diplomacy between Easter and Kingdom has remained the same as it has since the past. I have no other evidence except for Leis testimony and Lukes intuition. It was decided that I would have an audience with the Third Prince while I was still hazy on things.

Well, to tell you the truth, youre not good at judging people. Even if you say youll look at him with unclouded eyes, it cant be helped if you miss what you cant see, Stan said as if he was looking down on me. I can feel that he was saying Im a troublesome guy.

Isnt that a bit of an exaggeration? Im rarely troubled socially or commercially. I dont think Im a good judge of character, but Ive never been troubled because of it either. I counterargued.

If you were a good judge of character, then you wouldnt have gotten divorced in the first place.

It was slightly painful to be told that.

And whether someone is good or bad, you arent interested in them at all and dont even glance at them if they dont affect you or only affect you a little. You reap what you sow.

Stan is very stern today. But its true that Im not interested in others, so I obediently kept my mouth shut.

Listen, Dean. You dont have to have any preconceived notions about the Third Prince. But be interested in him. I dont think well have many opportunities to talk to him, but its important to take advantage of the few opportunities we have and try to read them as much as possible.

Being interested is a little difficult for me, but if the Third Prince is really the person who harmed Lei, then I will have to get to the bottom of it. I prepared myself and headed to the Remington Houses party.

Oh my, Dean, Stan and Julia, Im glad youre here.

Thank you for the invite, Broad, its been a while.

Ange was as beautiful as ever and she greeted us happily. Even if a royal person came here, Kingdom hadnt personally invited them, so they didnt need to be officially welcomed at the castle. Therefore, the Remingtons hosted a party to welcome the Prince.

Ive been busy with work, you know. Im glad you both look well, Dean and Stan, but I also wanted to see Luke and Gill.

Broad loves his daughters, but he didnt have any sons, so he cared about Luke and Gill. Just like how Julia, Stans wife, cares about Lei. But he was devoted to his job, so hes not in the royal capital often, therefore its been a long time since theyve met.

So, howd it go? Stan asked straightforwardly. Ange raised her eyebrows, but he wasnt asking her so Broad smiled wryly.

I knew that it would be difficult to find her a fianc because shes a tomboy, but while I was busy, she had grown up to be a considerate person. She had probably learnt a lot with His Highness Nicholas. Well, it seems like theyre a great match, but its still too early to tell. Its enough if we can get one of the candidates to be her fianc.

Did they come all the way to Kingdom just to find out if they had chemistry? I wasnt really interested since I was focused on keeping Lei away, but this abrupt matchmaking has always made me slightly uncomfortable.

Anyway, I would like to be introduced.

Thats rare, Dean. I thought you wouldnt be interested in him even if hes part of Easters royal family. I even thought you wouldnt come like Molesey.

How uninterested in people does he think I am? And, Molesey didnt come after all?

Royalty aside, Chriss potential partners are probably the same age as Luke, right? It wouldnt hurt to meet them once, I lied so that they wouldnt think that I wanted to meet the Third Prince.

I looked around the wide hall and saw that Remingtons daughter, Felicia, was with a man with golden hair. Chris was bouncing at their feet. Her light milk tea coloured hair stood out more to me than gold. She was probably entertaining him instead of her parents who were greeting people as they came. Shes a diligent child.

You see, youve only just become interested in Felicia, and have no clue about what shes like, Stan whispered, and I couldnt argue back since it was true. Lei and Chris were friends, and because of that, I finally took interest in Felicia.

However, the person who I should be looking at is the Third Prince. Golden hair and a sturdy body which made him look more like a guard than a noble. And

He must have sensed our arrival, since he turned towards us, and his golden eyes were the same as Kingdoms royals.

Oh, theyre the same golden eyes as the royal familys just like the rumours say they are, Stan muttered reflexively. But the look in his eyes bothered me more. You can find golden eyes everywhere if you go to the castle.

He had turned those eyes towards us because he was curious, but I couldnt see any value in them before he turned. Thats certainly because Ive seen them somewhere before.

Theyre eyes that arent interested in others. Theyre eyes that dont even care about themselves. Theyre eyes that always stare back at me in the mirror.

Me?

I looked down spontaneously and smiled wryly. Im sure Ive seen them somewhere before.

Dean?

Huh, nothing. Its nothing.

Now, its time to meet the Third Prince who Lei told me to be careful around even though she doesnt hate people.