Chapter 9 (1/2)

I started to become anxious. If I didn’t answer properly, I would die here.

He tapped his wrist as if signaling the passing time. And when I spoke, his hand stopped.

“A..Abamama?” [1]

Oh my gosh. I couldn’t believe I said that out loud. Pleasure say goodbye to Lili and the maids for me. I shouldn’t have said that, what was I thinking, calling the psycho Emperor Abamama? I should’ve just asked him to kill me instead!

Did I think I was the real Athanasia because the maids kept on calling me Princess? I should’ve flattered him by my saying something like Your Great Majesty or something like that.

“….”

But shockingly, Claude didn’t kill me.

He stroked his cheek as if telling me to go on. H-hm? I didn’t fail?

But wait….

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Didn’t Claude like Jannette’s style? The bright and beautiful Janette who always surrounded by light.

And she was different from Athanasia, who watched Claude from afar, because Jannette went towards him first.

If….so….I could be like Jannette, although I couldn’t replace her…but if it was just for amusement.

I decided to say some crazy things while I was at it.

“…Papa?”

A deadly atmosphere that gave me goosebumps surrounded me. I was holding my breath while Claude slowly tilted his head. His gold hair shined as he moved. My heart was beating like I ran a marathon.

Why, why wasn’t he having any response?

Let’s just do it. I put on the biggest smile I could and shouted.

“Papa!”

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…..Did I just hold up the death flag? Someone tell me something!

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In conclusion, I survived.

If I explain in detail, I finished all the remaining cakes with Claude watching me, and the knight oppa carried my back to my palace.

While I was fighting for my life, the Ruby Palace was in chaos. I was supposed to be taking a nap, but I had suddenly disappeared, so it was inevitable that everyone would be surprised.

Lili saw me in the arms of the Emperor’s knight and almost fainted. Her face was so pale that I seriously worried about her.

She took me from his arms and moved far away from him like he carried a deadly disease.

I couldn’t tell because my face was buried in her chest, but I could tell what kind of expression she had from her trembling

Lili held me tight with her shaking arms. When I lifted my head, I saw Felix bewildered at being treated like a kidnapper.

But I didn’t want to take his side, since he left me and Claude alone!

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I almost cried tears of blood when I thought back to the time with Claude.

These bastards. How dare you bully a weak child like me. Hope you go to hell.

“The Emperor said that he will come ask for Princess Athanasia soon.”

What did you say?

Not only was it just me, but everyone pulled back in astonishment. But why does everyone have fearful and half happy faces? Were they glad that the outcast princess was getting attention from the Emperor?

I wasn’t some kind of concubine who just waited for the Emperor to call me! But why was he going to ask for me?

Nothing ever went the way I wanted it to.

When Felix dropped that bombshell and left, the palace was once again in chaos but for another reason.

“Keck!”

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I threw up because I was so emotionally tired.

“Princess!”

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