Lately, it felt like unexpected visitors were showing up at my house far too often.

Why in the world was Princess Teresa visiting not just once, but twice?

Was my house some kind of secret gourmet spot that only the emperor and the imperial family knew about?

"Your Highness, what brings you to my residence today?"

If she said it was for personal reasons, I would signal the butler outside to suddenly announce an urgent matter that required my immediate departure.

Leaving abruptly due to an "emergency" in front of royalty was indeed a breach of etiquette.

But if rumors spread about me and an unmarried imperial princess, that would be a far bigger problem.