Hannah''s face was suddenly filled with horror when she heard Valentino''s words. She immediately got out of bed by wrapping the blanket around her body.

    "I don''t want to marry you, Bastard!!" Hannah screamed hysterically.

    Valentino grabbed the girl''s arm and looked at her with a furious expression. Their faces were only inches from each other.

    "We''ve been betrothed since childhood. You wouldn''t dare to oppose your family and cancel the marriage. That''s why you deliberately whore yourself out everywhere, right? Guess what?! I won''t let you get what you want. It''s not that easy."

    "Let go of me!! Let go!!" Hannah screamed repeatedly, but Valentino mercilessly dragged the girl out of the room.

    SLAP!

    Suddenly, a very violent fist hit Valentino''s cheek and knocked him to the floor.

    Friedrich, who was stunned for a few moments when the scene unfolding before his eyes, finally made the decision to help Hannah. He immediately put on his robe which had been scattered on the floor and hit Valentino with all his might.

    Valentino was very surprised because he did not think that the handsome young man sleeping beside Hannah could beat him viciously. He immediately got up and was about to hit back, but Friedrich was faster.

    He had kicked Valentino''s body countless times mercilessly.

    "You piece of shit, the lowliest scum on earth! How dare you hit a woman! You are a coward! You give men a bad name! This is for Hannah! Take this!"

    Hannah was stunned to see Friedrich beat up Valentino so mercilessly. He didn''t even give the man a chance to get up and return his punches and kicks.

    Unknowingly, tears flowed profusely from both corners of Hannah''s eyes.

    All her life, no one had ever defended her. Everyone is afraid of Valentino because of his high position.

    And even Hannah''s own parents didn''t want to listen to her as she begged them time and time again to break off her engagement with Valentino. They didn''t care about her feelings at all.

    This was the first time ... she felt that someone would stand up and defy others for her sake.

    Hannah was deeply moved.

    "Aahhhh ..." Valentino groaned many times in pain. He really didn''t think that the man who was with Hannah would dare to attack him. He clutched his aching chest and coughed, still trying to threaten Friedrich with his position. "You ... you don''t know who I am ..."

    "All I know is that you are a coward who oppresses women. You should just die!" said Friedrich, throwing a final punch, which made Valentino''s body fall hard to the floor.

    "You .. How dare you... Watch out.. you will pay for this," Valentino growled. "I am a prince. My family will find you and make you... pay..."

    A prince? Friedrich was stunned by Valentino''s words. He turned to Hannah for an explanation, but the girl only bit her lip and shook her head with tears in her eyes.

    Friedrich knew Hannah was upset and couldn''t say much. He spontaneously hugged the girl and calmed her down.

    "Don''t be scared, I am here. I''ll protect you from this bastard," he said in a gentle voice.

    It was then that all the sadness and fear that Hannah had been keeping to herself flooded out. She hugged Friedrich tightly and buried her head in the young man''s chest.

    This man, who was still a stranger to her last night, had turned into her savior this morning—her knight in shining armor.

    "Why did your parents arrange you to marry this jerk?" Friedrich asked quietly. He really couldn''t understand why some parents could do such a thing in modern times like this. Arranged marriage? Gosh... This is the 21st century!

    Hannah shook her head. "I don''t know. We have been betrothed since childhood .. My father said it''s a long-kept tradition between our two kingdoms."

    "Kingdoms?" Friedrich frowned. He had heard from Valentino earlier that he was a prince.

    Was... Hannah, also a princess?

    "I am the King of Moravia''s youngest child. My birth was unplanned. So, I am not loved by my parents. Since I was little, they have arranged for me ... to marry this bastard ..." Hannah cried despondently. "He ... he knew that he could do anything to me and no one would care. And... because of that... he..."

    Friedrich could already guess what happened. Last night, Hannah had a recurring nightmare about Valentino. Today, he could see how badly this guy was treating Hannah.

    He didn''t want Hannah to be reminded of her trauma by telling him what happened. So, he immediately tightened his hug on Hannah and whispered. "I know. You don''t have to tell me."

    He could suspect that Valentino had raped Hannah and traumatized her.

    "He''s a scum..." Hannah cried again with great pain.

    Friedrich turned his head towards Valentino, who was still crouched on the floor, groaning in pain. He let go of Hannah and again showered Valentino with kick after kick until finally, the man lay unconscious.

    Hannah looked awestruck to see Friedrich swiftly took his clothes that were scattered on the floor and go into the bathroom. He came out soon after, looking tidy.

    "Let''s get out of here," Friedrich whispered to Hannah.

    "I''ll change my clothes and come with you," said the girl. She hurriedly took a set of clothes from the suitcase and took them to the bathroom.

    Five minutes later, Hannah was out dressed and hair tied to make it look practical.

    Even though her face looked swollen from crying, she still looked very beautiful. For a moment, Friedrich was fascinated.

    "Where are we going?" Hannah asked as they walked out of the room. Friedrich took her hand and led her down to the first floor.

    "We''re going to a safe place."

    Hannah had never felt so moved that tears flowed down her cheeks without realizing it.

    This stranger was now her knight who had just saved her ...

    Friedrich was surprised to see the girl standing still in place, crying. He walked over to the girl and touched her chin gently.

    "Why are you crying?" he asked earnestly.

    Hannah stared at Friedrich for a long time and was speechless. She was deeply moved for being defended by him, but she didn''t know how to convey it.

    Finally, the girl just shook her head.