Chapter 139. Wrong

"William isn't coming back for me. He made it clear that if I stayed he wouldn't turn back." Doris blurted before he even had a chance to speak.

Mr. Hugh laughed a little. "Do all the maids refer to their princes by their first name? I heard Prince William was the one that never allowed that."

Doris inwardly cringed at her mistake. She'd been calling him William so frequently, she forgot that it wasn't proper for a maid to say. Her mind refused to see him as the same prince she left the palace with, but in the end she shouldn't have been such a fool. Look where that led her.

"He requested for me to call him by his first name while we were here. He didn't want to draw attention to his title." Doris said smoothly. She brushed a bit of dirt off her pants. "My statement still stands. He would never risk himself for a maid, no matter how noble he may be."

"I wouldn't think he would. But you're not any maid to the prince. I have several witnesses telling me how fe