His hand rested gently on your cheek as he watched the tears roll down your face. Richard knew it was wrong to be with you, the villainess of the country. As the crown prince, he'd been warned to stay away from you due to your horrible past, but that didn't stop him from falling for you. He'd harbored his feelings for you for a long time, and when he finally got to tell you, he wasn't expecting you to show your vulnerable side, but he was glad you did.

Listening carefully as you began to confess how terrible you were and recounting all the bad things you'd done, he gently cut you off, shaking his head. "I don’t care about what you’ve done, and I’m aware of how you’re doing your best to change. Regardless of everything, I can’t stop loving you," he whispered, his gaze fixed on you.