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, unwavering voice cut through

“He is right.

exceptional princesses,

like a Dixan princess, Bora.” A cold

Shrew?

Her?

How?

Defending their family’s honor!

her father, hoping, praying, to

what she saw

Approval.

Pride.

approved of Cha’s

Her world cracked.

but no

This was betrayal.

This was injustice.

sob rose in her throat as

No one stopped her.

one called

even her own

Not even Cha.

And worst of all?

a single soul pitied

turned back to Prince Carl, her expression poised, as

this is not how we train our princesses,” she said smoothly, dipping into a graceful

have already educated her and

inconvenience she may have caused you.” Her voice

Elegant.

the perfect

curtsy flawlessly, her posture straight, her

She was confident.

get his

looked at her in the

her grace, her worth as a

now he would But

didn’t even flicker in

about her

focus remained on Nnenna, his sharp eyes scanning her face as if

with that same casual, almost lazy tone, he

can always just go back and play some chess.” The words were lighthearted, but the way he

was speaking

To Nnenna.

saw your skills, and I’d

need to see if I can finally defeat you, you smart little

curtsy wavered for

The watching nobles froze.

princesses felt their hearts

And then Silence.

thick it could

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