Chapter 28 The Ball Ends on a Sour Note

[Aimee] I suddenly understood why Ares was certain that Mars would attend the royal ball. After Ares announced that he wanted to marry me, the king glanced at me before he passed out. The ball immediately plunged into chaos, but Ares was unusually composed. He calmly ordered his men to bring Mars in. Yes, Mars was already outside the hall. As soon as he gave the order, Mars came in with his doctor’s briefcase. I panicked. Ares didn’t inform me that announcing our wedding would be such a shock to the king that he would pass out. “Aimee! Look at what you did!” Someone darted out from the crowd. It was my father. His lips were twitching while the finger he pointed at me was shaking. He was fuming like an erupting volcano. “Father, what did I do?” I questioned him back. It was only when the question escaped my mouth that I realized what had happened. I tried my best to calm myself down and hold back my tears. My father pointed at me but didn’t say a word. It was my