Chapter 205: That Look In His Eyes Chapter 205: That Look In His Eyes Panic clawed at her chest.
She had to fix this.
Now.
“I—I am not a maid!” she shouted, her voice rising shrilly.
“I am not a maid!
I am a princess!” A sharp scoff cut through the air.
“Then conduct yourself like one,” one of Carl’s guards spat, his voice dripping with disgust.
The humiliation doubled, suffocating her.
Her nails dug into her palms as her eyes darted around, looking for someone, anyone, to blame.
She couldn’t blame Carl.
That would be suicide.
She couldn’t blame the laughing crowd.
That would only make things worse.
So her eyes locked onto the one person standing silently beside Carl.
Nnenna.
Her rage boiled over.
“You!” Bora shrieked, pointing at her with trembling hands.
“It’s you!
You’re the one who made him say this!
You really are an adopted daughter, acting like some common gossip, whispering lies about people like a filthy street girl!” Gasps filled the air.
Bora didn’t care.
She had already lost everything, so she might as well drag Nnenna down with her.
Slap!
The sharp crack echoed through the silent courtyard.
Bora staggered, her cheek burning, eyes wide with shock.
The person who had struck her?
Her own elder sister.
Cha, the very one she had been trying to defend.
Bora’s mind reeled.
This had to be a mistake.
Why?
could form a word, Cha’s cold,
“He is right.
trains exceptional
like a Dixan princess, Bora.” A
Shrew?
Her?
How?
being unreasonable, she was
Defending their family’s honor!
turned desperately to her father, hoping, praying,
what she saw
Approval.
Pride.
father approved
Her world cracked.
mouth opened, but no words
This was betrayal.
This was injustice.
her throat as she spun on her heels and
No one stopped her.
one called after
her own
Not even Cha.
And worst of all?
a single soul
and composed, turned back to Prince Carl, her expression poised, as
Carl, I assure you, this is not how we train our princesses,” she said smoothly, dipping into a graceful
her and will continue to do
any inconvenience she may have caused you.” Her voice was
Elegant.
bit the perfect
her curtsy flawlessly, her posture straight, her expression
She was confident.
will get his
at
discipline, her grace, her
he would But
gaze didn’t even
about
focus remained on Nnenna, his sharp eyes scanning her face as if checking for any lingering
same casual,
not up for this, we can always just go back and play some chess.” The words were lighthearted, but the way he said them, gentle,
was speaking to
To Nnenna.
been a while since I last saw your
defeat you, you smart little
curtsy wavered for the
The watching nobles froze.
felt their hearts
And then Silence.
thick it could
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