Sooo

Her name is elena, cecilia is the name she's using for when she pretends to be the girl with green hair. And Veronica is who she is pretending to be for the public eye

No am I getting the name mixed up... not the elena/*veronica* I meant the girl who was the empress but was killed by the real veronica... the girl that was there with the painter guy... the girl who the prince was just looking for in this chapter

I think Cecilia is the crown prince childhood friend who will be empress right.... elena/fake veronica is pretending to be Lucia (short hair and glasses)

Might be a spoiler



What I've heard is that Cecilia's family is a neutral noble family. That's why CP was choosing Cecilia as the empress. Both of them aren't in love, it's a political agreement benefiting to both. But yes, as you saw, Cecilia became fond of the artist and doesn't really appreciate the pressure of being a crown princess and maybe becoming an empress. That's why the only one trying hard not to lose Cecilia here is the CP because he needs a noble girl who opposes the 4th ducal family (so in other word, count families and all) which Cecilia was a great party for. But since he fell in love with Lucia (without knowing she is Elena/Veronica) who appears to be a neutral count's daughter, he let Cecilia go away.
I've read the novel at this point but it's been a while, that's why I'm saying it "might be" a spoiler and not it "is".

Oh wow it's ok I dont mind spoilers.... so he falls for *Lucia* before he finds out she is *veronica* (*fakes*)