“Wait a minute!” Alexander said. After a closer look, he added, unsure of his answer, “He’s…a prince from Yudonia?”
Anastasia nodded. “That’s right. He’s Prince Ross of Yudonia. The queen’s eldest son.”
“Your dad sent you here?” Alexander caught on.
Anastasia replied, “He’s tied up at work and can’t let others see him frequenting your place. So he asked me to visit you and tell you that Prince Ross would visit Hyderland in two days.”
“I think I’ve heard about it.” Alexander did not pay much attention to the news since he was preoccupied with saving Lily.
Moreover, the prince was nearly forty, but the queen had no intention of abdicating. Like her many other sons and grandchildren, Prince Ross had no absolute authority and would only occasionally pay courtesy visits to other countries.
“My dad says it’s an opportunity.” Anastasia was just repeating what her father said. She did not fully understand what it meant or why the visit was an opportunity for Alexander.
When she asked her father about it, he only told her she did not need to know and that Alexander would understand when she passed the message. Still, she could not help but ask, “Alex, do you get the message?”
After some thought, Alexander slowly nodded. “I think I do.”
Although their two visits to the embassy yielded nothing, Fred was so alarmed that he had not made any significant moves for now. Fred was wary that Alexander would return on other pretexts and would not postpone his experiment forever.
Moreover, he could not risk them rescuing Lily. Therefore, both sides were simply biding their time.
“So, we can rescue Lily once the prince arrives? That’s great news!” Anastasia chuckled happily. “How about I ask my father to tell the prince to come sooner?”
“It’s not necessary.” Alexander was amused but dissuaded her. He knew it would not work because the prince would not bother. Also, it was not Cameron’s place to do so.
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