Chapter 73

"Prince Ragnar, king father has instructed us sisters to tour you around the palace." Helena said with much enthusiasm. "If you just please follow me and..."

Helena’s sentence was interrupted by prince Ragnar.

"Thank you for the offer." Prince Ragnar replied. "But princess Isabella had offered to show me around first."

"I did?!" I was taken by surprise with Ragnar’s words. I looked at him curiously and he blinked rapidly before anyone could notice.

"Oh yes!" I said, going with Ragnar’s words. "I mean yes I did."

Helena was shooting me daggers with her stare.

’It looks like I foiled one of her plans. Well actually it was prince Ragnar that foiled her plans.’ I thought within me.

Ragnar noticed how my step sister Helena was looking at me.

"It would be best not to be late the next time if you had plans." Ragnar said with a regal and cold voice.

Helena was startled with Ragnar’s words that she cringed with fright. His words were polite but it was a scolding to her for being late.

"I-I’m