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?

word, Cha’s cold, unwavering voice cut

“He is right.

trains exceptional princesses,

yourself like a Dixan princess, Bora.” A cold chill ran

Shrew?

Her?

How?

wasn’t being unreasonable,

Defending their family’s honor!

to her father,

what she saw made her heart

Approval.

Pride.

father approved

Her world cracked.

opened, but no words came

This was betrayal.

This was injustice.

A choking sob rose in her throat as she spun on her heels and

No one stopped her.

one called after

her

Not even Cha.

And worst of all?

single soul

turned back to Prince Carl, her expression poised, as if nothing

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

educated her and will continue

inconvenience she may have caused you.”

Elegant.

the

her curtsy flawlessly, her

She was confident.

will get

had barely looked at her

just proven her discipline, her

would But he

even flicker in

thinking about her

on Nnenna, his sharp eyes scanning her

casual, almost

just go back and play some chess.” The words were lighthearted, but the way he said them, gentle,

speaking

To Nnenna.

last saw

need to see if I can finally defeat you, you smart little alien.” Cha “…” Others “…”

for the briefest

The watching nobles froze.

felt

And then Silence.

thick it

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