Adrian looked at Alessandra, his heart accelerating as he remembered the kiss he had shared with her only a few minutes ago. He cleared his throat and shook the memory out of his head. [color=00aeef]"Then why do you look close to tears?[/color] he asked in a lazy tone he almost always used with her. And then he did something completely surprising. He sighed. It was the first time he did it in Alessandra's presence. [color=00aeef]"There is no need to worry about me. Being Crown Prince lets me get away with a lot of things. And that includes speaking the way I did. I assume Hye Jin will let that pass because of her great desire to become queen,"[/color] he further surpised her by speaking his honest thoughts out loud.