At Hye Jin's words, Alessandra was greatly taken back; Her eyes widened as they filled with tears. Why did she dislike her so much? Just for being a handmaiden, or rather Adrian's handmaiden. Their kiss flashed through her head as her cheeks warmed up. It must have been a mistake. Adrian must have just needed a different kind of care that neither could Alessandra offer to him nor she would. Her eyes widened even more as Adrian actually came to her defense, never in a million years would she have imagined he would do so. She felt slightly relieved as he embarrassed Hye Jin. Hadn't he noticed she was almost all the time like that?

She took the box and watched him in disbelief as he simply closed the door.

''[color=97228f]You shouldn't have done so--She is your future Queen. I am just your handmaiden. I can handle a word or two.[/color]'' She said, in a way she was thanking him, while just telling him that it was not his responsibility to stand up for her, especially not in front of his future wife. It would only cause trouble.