The expression on Ren's face didn't change. He remembered Vega working for RMI after leaving him and even coming with her co-workers to the new year's party held by the palace.
He could imagine that Vega's co-workers might be confused and were all guessing what really happened between Vega and Prince Renald Hanenberg, after all the photos were leaked to the media.
Of course, they would try to guess when exactly Vega and Ren started meeting and get connected. Most likely, they would guess that the meeting of the two took place for the first time at the royal gala, considering that Ren asked Vega to dance and then carried her away when she passed out in the ballroom.
After that, Vega disappeared and never returned to work. She even tendered her resignation to Mischa over the phone. Vega never contacted the office to tell them how she was doing and what had happened to her.
Ahh .. maybe it would be good for Ren to get things straight. He would also be able to use this opportunity to step down from his position as the crown prince.
If he claimed that his wife was a poor girl from the village, and Queen Elena's guess was correct, the people of Moravia would protest and express their disapproval of the marriage. Ren could use it as an excuse to resign his position.
It would be like what happened to King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, where the king must choose between the woman he loved or the throne. Ren now had absolutely no interest in taking the throne of Moravia.
For him, his grudge against the royal family had been avenged. He had killed the legitimate male heir of whom his grandparents were proud of, and proved to himself that, if he wanted, he could take the Moravian throne in his grasp.
He had obtained everything he wanted: acknowledgment, life, and even the throne. Now, he wanted to let it all go.
"I met my wife in the Rhine, a small village by the lake located four hours drive from here. It was love at first sight." Ren started his statement.
For this part, of course, Ren was lying. He didn't have that kind of love for a woman, and when he met Vega at Rhine, it wasn't the first time. He had met the girl when she was a teenager after his men kidnapped her.
But, of course, for the sake of this press conference, he had to put his words in order.
So, it was love at first sight.
Ren believed, if he could ever love a woman, then that woman was Vega, and it would be love at first sight. In fact, if he were to be honest with himself, the feelings he had for his wife would already be very deep.
He was still not interested in doing romantic things together as he read in the description of people in love, how they just wanted to always be together, and do sweet and romantic things together. However, he enjoyed every moment he was with Vega.
He felt calm beside the girl. He also wanted to spend his whole life with Vega and their future children, and he just wanted to see Vega healthy and smiling.
Was this considered love? If so, he wouldn't mind experiencing it.
Everyone present held their breath, waiting for word by word to leave Ren's lips, to explain when he had met Fae for the first time, and what their relationship was like.
Meanwhile, Sam and Sarah exchanged glances. They knew Fae was from Rhine, a small village by the lake. Did that mean, Fae met Prince Renald BEFORE she worked at RMI?
What a surprise!
"I knew right away that this is the woman I wanted to marry," Ren continued. "My wife is an extraordinary woman. She has a very kind heart, she is a hard worker. She loves her family, and she makes me feel calm and happy every time I am with her. Because I am not a stupid man, of course, I will not let such a special woman out of my hands. I immediately asked her to marry me."
Everyone let out an 'aww' in unison. It turned out that the rumors were true! Prince Renald is really married!!
The next question was, when did the marriage take place, and where? Did the royal family know what happened? How did King Gustave and Queen Elena respond to Fae's existence?
"We got married in October 2060, or almost two years ago." Ren's words immediately caused a stir among the visitors.
Two years??? This meant that Prince Renald had been hiding his wife and marriage during that time.
Ren continued his words, not caring about the commotion his words caused. "We got married in Monaco with the witnesses being my good friend, Prince Johann and his partner, Carla".
The atmosphere turned excited again. The journalists immediately made notes and searched for information about Prince Johann mentioned by Ren just now.
Meanwhile, Sarah's face was flushed with embarrassment. She was shocked when she heard that Fae had been married to Ren for a year before she worked for RMI. In fact, it had been more than a year.
While she confidently conjectured to everyone, Fae was Mischa's mistress who was given a job to cover up their affair, and then left Mischa when she managed to seduce Prince Renlad's heart.
Then, why were Fee and Mischa hugging at Mischa's office at that time? Was it just a coincidence?
Sam turned to Sarah and raised an eyebrow. "All your guesses are wrong. Fae didn't meet Prince Renald at the royal gala and then left Mr. Mischa Rhionen to find a more powerful husband. They have been married for a long time."
Sarah felt her face hot, and her ears turn red. She remembered that Sam must have been referring to everything she said in front of Mischa's assistant yesterday.
Sarah fiercely mentioned that Fae was just a young and beautiful golddiger who always moved from one wealthy and powerful man to another, that she would cheat when she found a more promising target.
It was clear that Fee was already married, and in fact, she had married the most eligible bachelor in Moravia.
Mischa turned to the two people and frowned. He had heard Sam's words and wanted to know what they were talking about because Sam had mentioned Fae.
"Are you talking about Fae in the office?" asked Mischa in a huff.
Was this why Alaric told him to bring his staff to Ren's press conference?
Mischa can guess that yesterday, when Alaric visited the RMI office in Almstad, he discovered that his daughter was treated badly while still working at RMI Almstad.
As people from the HR department, Sam and Sarah must be the ones to
rectify all the injustices and restored Vega's reputation in the office.
But what if the HRD assistant manager himself was badmouthing Vega to others in the office? How could other employees trust HRD?
Sarah lowered her head, not daring to look Mischa in the eye. She was now reminded of all her mistreatment of Fae in the past. Now ... she just found out that Vega was Prince Renald's long time wife.
Ouch... what do I do? she thought in frantic. Did she still hold grudges and would teach Sarah a lesson later?
Ugh .... Sarah suddenly got really scared.