Chapter 1606 Shocking Discovery
Vivian agreed to it in the end.
She had always been striving to come up with better designs, so she did not want to miss out on such a great opportunity.
When she was brought before the king, she was surprised to see the handsome blond young man standing beside him.
Other than his hair color, his facial features were the same as the man in her memories.
How is this possible?
Vivian was overwhelmed with shock.
“Vivian?” Not wanting her to come off as rude in front of the royal family, Adalyn called out to her when she noticed her spacing out.
That snapped Vivian out of her train of thoughts, and she quickly regained her composure.
“Are you all right? This young man here is Prince Jason. Be sure to mind your manners.”
“Got it, Lady Adalyn,” Vivian said as she lowered her gaze and quickly curtsied to the prince and the king.
Unbeknownst to them, the king had already heard about her from the old duke, so he did not mind her earlier discourtesy. Besides, Vivian’s graceful movements and beautiful appearance reflected her great upbringing, even though she was dressed in very plain clothes.
Flashing her a smile, he asked, “So, this is the daughter of the Jadesons?”
“Yes, Your Majesty,” the old duke quickly replied and nodded.
The king stepped forward and eyed Vivian from head to toe as he said, “Young lady, did you know that your father, Mr. Jadeson, is an acquaintance of mine?”
“Huh? My daddy?” Vivian was astonished.
“That’s right. When your father was in charge of your country’s economy, he wanted to collaborate with us in certain financial industries. He came to me with his business proposal, and we had a pleasant partnership.”
The king seemed to be in a good mood when he brought that up.
The crowd was astounded by Vivian’s identity. The fact that this girl’s father was able to discuss business with His Majesty means he must be of a fairly high status! Moreover, His Majesty even said that her father was in charge of the country’s economy!
With that in mind, they finally came to believe that Vivian was an actual princess.
Even Vivian was a little surprised to hear that her father had once collaborated with the king.
“Um… Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way, Mr. King!”
“Hahahaha!”
The king burst out laughing in amusement.
This young lady sure is adorable! She even called me “Mr. King”!
He then turned toward his son, who was standing behind him, and said, “Jason, why don’t you show her around the place? Your task for tonight is to take good care of her.”
Vivian felt her heart skip a beat when she heard his words.
Coincidentally, she was hoping to ask the prince some questions in order to get things straight.
Soon, the old duke and his wife led the other royal family members to the main hall, leaving Vivian alone with Jason.
A moment later, she watched blankly as the prince approached. Those rosy lips and gemstone-like eyes… My goodness, he really does look the same as Brother Cal!
“Come on,” he said in a neutral tone as he stood before her.
His indifferent expression brought up her old memories of Calvin, and she found herself spacing out even more.
Brother Cal’s personality, too, was always a little cold. I had to pester him a long time before he would carry me and sing me songs…
Her eyes reddened slightly at the thought of that.
“W-What’s wrong? We don’t have to go on this tour if you don’t feel like it.”
Flustered, Jason quickly pulled out a white handkerchief from his coat pocket and handed it to her.
Vivian’s mind was all over the place at that point.
I must be seeing things! How is this possible? Brother Cal has been dead for so many years! How could he possibly be standing before me now?
By the time she snapped out of her trance, she had been led to another hall where plenty of young aristocrats was mingling in.
A commotion broke out among the crowd when they saw the prince with an Astorian woman.
“Who is she, Prince Jason?”
“Yeah, we’ve never seen her before! Is she a new friend of yours?”
“No, she isn’t.” Jason denied it immediately.
Due to his royal lineage and status, most of the men were dying to lick his boots, while women wished to go to bed with him.
As such, they were relieved to hear that he did not even see Vivian as a friend.
Vivian, on the other hand, did not mind it at all.
All she wanted to know was why he looked so similar to Calvin.
Ignoring the looks of contempt from those around her, she followed closely behind Jason as she asked, “May I ask you a question, Prince Jason?”
