Chapter 74

William’s POV

“My God, why is it dark in here?” Alicia said as she walked into my apartment.

She moved to the switch and put the lights on.

“Look at you! Just why aren’t you out there?” she asked when she saw me sitting on the floor with a bottle of drink.

“Have you been drinking? What happened? You only drink when you are worried about something. What happened?” she asked as she came to stand in front of me.

“Why aren’t you at the palace?” I asked.

“I asked a question first, so answer,” she replied.

“I am not worried about anything. I just felt tired, and I needed something to drink,” I said.

“Poor you. Are you thinking about her? You are like this because you want her, right?” she asked.

“So finally you have guessed,” I replied.

“It took me a while, right? I knew there must have been a reason you would be interested in helping me, so she was the reason?”

“I made my reason clear to you, Alicia. I have to settle an ol