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their age gap is 6 years...Grooming is more like an adult ( 18 and above ) or a person with huge age gap (7-10) tricking younger into sexual acts and love manipulation. But,mc does not love the king and no sexual acts. Still not right, saying holding hands and kissing on the cheeks is custom.i mean kissing on the cheeks might be a way of greeting but not biting the cheeks. The king should just confess clearly.
This is manipulation thats is very close to to grooming. since now mc is adult,he should have realised something is off.