The engagement happens later in the story. Currently they are friends since childhood.
Not engaged or in romantic relationship yet, the first chapter showed the future where they get married. She’s trying to manipulate her future marriage by separating her from Perez and maybe take her as her daughter in law because she would inherit her father business and the first prince takes over that business. When Galahan got sick and Angenas thought he was dying , they asked the king to give them his business because it was successful. This empress is trash and it is commonly known in nobility, when the king or queen asks you to find a spouse for you , you can’t say no easily. Well, unless you are a Lombardi
Ok im confused. Isn't Tia already engaged to perez? Or is the empress trying to plant a step mom with Gallahan? Yeah as if granpops or anyone for that matter will let anything happen.