The Prince Who Loved Me - Chapter 90
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Chapter 90
At Bada’s confession, Damien’s eyes softened. He cupped her cheeks with both hands and pressed his lips to hers.
Sweet kisses poured forth between slowly parting lips, like melting cotton candy.
He slightly pulled his lips away and whispered low.
“Actually, I was curious about that. Your choice was more important to me than victory in some mere competition.”
The dawn breeze coming through the open window gently tousled his hair.
He smiled with relief and whispered.
“In the end, I won.”
Because I have you. Because your heart is mine.
Swallowing his last words, Damien pulled her tightly into his embrace.
* * *
The Crown Prince is crazy about his fiancée.
The servants of Windswood House had come to this conclusion.
The couple who had seemed distant before appeared to have grown much closer after that ‘victory kiss’ at the polo match.
They shared every meal together and now even shared a bedroom.
Today too, after dinner ended, the two naturally headed to Damien’s bedroom together.
The passionate kisses they shared while showering together continued on the bed.
After their passionate lovemaking ended, the two couldn’t easily fall asleep and lay embracing each other, chatting quietly.
Bada rested her cheek against Damien’s chest and gazed at him intently.
“Why?”
“Just because. You’re so handsome.”
As Damien smiled faintly and ran his left hand through her silky black hair, the heavy golden ring on his pinky finger glinted in the light.
Bada lifted his hand and fiddled with the ring bearing the crest of a rearing lion.
“Come to think of it, you never take this ring off your hand?”
“It’s a signet ring with the Duke of Wexley’s coat of arms. It used to be used instead of a seal stamp in the old days.”
“Ah.”
“Want it? Sorry, but I can’t give you this one. I can give you anything else though.”
“No, it’s not that. I was just curious. Then it must be a really old ring? Did knights and vassals used to kiss this ring in the past?”
“That’s right. The seal is from medieval times, and the ring was crafted to fit my finger size.”
“Ah.”
Bada lifted his pinky finger and playfully kissed the ring, saying teasingly.
“I shall obey Your Highness’s command!”
At those words, Damien chuckled low and pinched her cheek as if she were adorable.
“Sorry. I was a bit harsh that day, wasn’t I?”
“Well, it was His Royal Highness’s command, so what choice did this humble servant have?”
“Really, such a tease.”
Bada burst into giggles and kissed his nape.
After sex, Damien’s sensitive temperament noticeably diminished like this.
Moreover, Bada had discovered one important fact: if she asked him for something at times like this, he would usually grant it readily.
In fact, after Bada’s fashion at the Sovereign Derby became a hot topic, she had been receiving various interview requests from the media.
‘If I use this well, it could help Damien’s approval ratings too.’
After thinking for a moment, Bada cleared her throat and casually broached the subject.
“The Gary Show is the most famous talk show in Bern, right?”
“Why do you suddenly ask that?”
“Ah, the host of that show invited me to appear on it. Of course I declined, but they say it’s been on air for 20 years as the nation’s talk show, so its influence is quite significant?”
Damien narrowed his eyes, sensing the intent behind her words.
“…It seems like your approval rating goes up depending on how I conduct myself. I thought it might be a good opportunity.”
“…”
“It doesn’t have to be that show specifically, but I was thinking I could participate in a few official activities as your partner. After all, the purpose of this contract engagement was to boost your approval rating, wasn’t it? So I thought I could help during the contract period at least.”
Looking at Bada gazing at him with expectant eyes, Damien ran his hand through his hair as if troubled.
He had been overprotective of her, anxious about exposing Bada to the piranha-like public.
‘But given Bada’s personality, it would be painful for her to do nothing and just stay cooped up at home.’
Moreover, judging from her performance at the Derby, she clearly had quite a natural talent for handling the public.
Most of all, when she pleaded with such doe-like eyes, it wasn’t easy to refuse.
‘Right. Although boosting the royal family’s approval rating isn’t exactly the direction I want to go in. If it makes Bada happy.’
Having finished his thoughts, Damien nodded and said.
“If you really want to, give it a try.”
“…Really?”
Bada’s eyes widened as if she couldn’t believe it.
Damien gently brushed her hair and gave her a serious look.
“But there’s a condition.”
“What condition?”
“Have Lea filter the media monitoring for you. Once you’re in the public eye, no matter how well you do, people who want to criticize will criticize. But there’s no need to listen to such pointless opinions.”
At Damien’s words, Bada smiled brightly. She was grateful for his concern for her.
“I’ll assign you a dedicated communication team, so go ahead and do whatever you want.”
“Alright, I’ll try not to disappoint you.”
“You don’t need to try so hard. Just taking one casual photo would cause a sensation.”
“You think so?”
Damien lightly grasped her chin and narrowed his eyes as if admiring her face.
“Yeah. It’s a bit of a waste to hide this photogenic beauty and keep it to myself.”
“I have similar thoughts about that. When you become king later, Bern’s currency circulation might increase.”
“Why?”
“Because people will be desperate to frame banknotes with your face printed on them.”
“You’re quite the smooth talker.”
Damien lightly bit her cute nose.
“Ouch. It’s true. The currency circulation speed might increase, creating a trickle-down effect. And why stop at banknotes? Sales of souvenirs with your face on them might account for about 0.1% of Bern’s entire GDP.”
“There you go again. Are you treating me like an intangible asset right now?”
“Of course. Your face is an intangible asset with top-tier brand loyalty.”
“Really, you’re impossible.”
But Damien didn’t seem to particularly dislike Bada’s exaggerations. A languid smile spread across his lips.
That smile looked so wonderful tonight that Bada buried her face in his chest.
‘Oh, what should I do. I’m so happy.’
She couldn’t remember how long it had been since she lay side by side feeling each other’s warmth, sharing silly jokes.
How wonderful it would be if it could always be like this.
The overwhelming happiness made her feel as if her entire body was being dyed golden.
Afraid that emotion might be discovered, Bada buried her face even deeper in his chest.
His embrace always carried that wonderful scent.
* * *
The day after Damien gave his permission, Bada’s official activities as the Crown Prince’s fiancée began.
Interviews with public broadcasting stations, Vogue magazine cover shoots, participation in tennis tournament trophy presentations, and even visits to automobile factories.
Her schedule was packed from morning to evening, keeping her incredibly busy.
Her dedicated press team even created social media accounts for the Crown Prince’s fiancée.
In just the first week after account creation, 327,124 people followed, demonstrating the public’s intense interest in Bada.
With the press team’s help, Bada fully displayed the workaholic tendencies from her investment banking days.
“The purpose of my external activities is to build a foundation of public trust to boost His Highness’s undervalued approval ratings.”
“….”
“Let’s all work together to achieve our KPI (Key Performance Indicator).”
“Yes, we will implement it as instructed.”
After finishing the meeting, Bada suddenly recalled what Damien had said during the last Summer Gala.
‘Watch closely, everyone will soon know your true value. My blue chip.’
‘I think the same way. The people will soon know your true value too. And they’ll love you even more. Just like how I love you.’
A few months later, the results appeared faster than expected.
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