Back inside the ballroom, Charles noticed that Benjamin was missing. He quietly summoned his guards, demanding to know where he went, but they confessed they had lost sight of him in the dense crowd.
Unable to sit still, Charles slipped out of the hall and searched, but Benjamin was nowhere to be found. He wasn't the only one looking. The princesses were also scanning the crowd for the handsome doctor.
Defeated, Charles returned to his seat next to the other princes. Almost immediately, Liv and Ara approached him.
"Charles," Liv began. "Congratulations on your betrothal!"
Charles politely thanked her.
Then, a bright blush began spreading across Liv's cheeks. "Oh, and your friend, Benjamin. Could you tell me more about him? Do you by chance have the number for his clinic? And—"
"And what business do you have with him?" Charles didn't hide his annoyance.
Liv blinked, undeterred. "I'm interested in him. I've never met someone quite like him."
