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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