Chapter 0044

“I should have the girl forcibly removed for ruining Prince Nicholas’s date,” Lena said, voice sharp. “I’m

sure Prince Nicholas himself is furious.”

“Nick–lass is mad at me?” Elva sniffed.

“No,” I said at once.

“He should be, if he isn’t,” Lena snapped. “You are a very nasty little girl, who

That’s enough.”

“-shouldn’t even be here.”

“I said, that’s enough!” I stepped forward, approaching Lena. “You will not talk to my daughter like that.”

“Fine,” Lena said, shifting her rage–filled gaze onto me. “Then why don’t we talk about you instead, Piper. You know you and your daughter don’t belong her but you insist on wasting everyone’s time and efforts by continuing to stay.”

defend Elva until my dying breath. It

wasting everyone’s time. But, while I was

the healthiest she had ever been, and that was only thanks to the care and attention of Nicholas’s

base–level care, and only then

amount of

a favor by leaving, especially Prince Nicholas,” Lena said. “He deserves better than to have his every moment intruded

where she was coming from. Nicholas and the princes had much to lose or gain with this competition,

Elva and I to purposefully put ourselves in the way of him finding

more careful in the future,” I conceded. “We’ll make sure not to bother Prince Nicholas while

I’m glad you can see how bothersome you are. Hopefully soon, none of

the first round, but I felt nothing but distain for her pointing

leave when either the rules of the game dictate it,

you enjoy your last few days in the palace, then.” Without another

and marched out

presence quietly returned to work. A subtle look of

In Lena’s absence, she

hadn’t just tore

cry in earnest.

her, I dropped to my knees and pulled her into my

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