Chapter 174

After Rafael left, Frederick and two senior maids entered the room.

Carissa didn't hide anything from them. She told them Rafael had come to propose, and that she had accepted.

Frederick and the two senior maids were taken aback. They were silent for a moment, then their expressions turned grave.

“This is the best outcome,” Carissa said with a light smile. “Though His Highness and I do not share romantic feelings, we have a bond as comrades. Marrying him is certainly preferable to having to accept a random suitor into our family.”

Words hung on the tip of Lily and Holly’s tongue, but the two chose to swallow them. They could only manage a forced smile, and said, “My lady, you must be prepared. With a royal prince, there is no avoiding concubines and secondary wives.”

Previously, Rafael had also sought to marry her. However, Melanie had brushed him off. She didn't want to marry her daughter into the royal family. She argued that with so many primary and secondary wives and concubin