Chapter 77 (1/2)

Translator: HH Editor: HH

“Whoa, look at all this, Princess!”

We were looking at the presents that were all in my room.

At Hannah’s loud exclamation, Lili turned her eyes this way. I was already liking the present that I received before Hannah called my name.

“Oh my. It’s such a pretty bird.”

Under the cloth, there was a white cage. It was made with detailed craftsmanship and looked pretty on its own, but I was captured by the bird with blue feathers inside of it.

The bird fluttered its wings like it felt us looking at it.

B, But is it just me? Or was this bird familiar? With its cute yellow beak, round black eyes, and fancy tail feathers.

It looks really similar to the bird I had seen when I left the palace with Lucas. But it just looks similar, right?

“You’ll be even more surprised when you see who it’s from!”

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Hannah expectantly held out a card. I uncomfortably accepted it from her. And when I opened an expensive looking gold envelope, inside there was…

[Sending you this missing the short meeting we had.

* Ezekiel Alpheus.]

AHHH!

I internally screamed when I read it.

“It’s from the Duke Alpheus! This present is proof that he fell for you when he saw you at the debutante ball!”

Hannah happily blabbered on, not knowing how I felt.

No! That’s not what it means!

It seemed like Ezekiel was sure the person he saw at the market that day was me. How did he know, when he had just seen me from behind? And I was dressed differently than I normally dress too!

Was this bird a ‘I know what you did!’ bird?

“Hannah, watch your words in front of the Princess.”

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“But it’s true. There’s no way Duke Alpheus wouldn’t fall for our pretty and lovable Princess!”

“Well, that’s true.”

Hannah had a proud face at Lili’s agreement. That’s the first time in a while I’m seeing Lili’s proud mom smile! At her expression that was one of a mom looking proudly at their daughter all grown up, I felt guilty about my recent escapade from the palace.

“Ahem. Uh, I’d like it if you keep it a secret that Duke Alpheus sent me a present.”

“If the Princess likes.”

Lili readily responded with a smile, but a worried look flashed by Lili’s face. As Lili and I looked suspiciously at her, she quickly spoke up.

“I never told anyone, Princess. Um, but actually, I accidentally dropped that card when I was moving the bird cage and some passing maids might have seen….”

D, Damn. So that meant the other maids knew Ezekiel had sent me a present.

“Hannah, how could you be so careless with something sent to the Princess!”

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“I’m sorry.”

“I’ll change the person in charge of that now.”

Lili scolded Hannah, but it was too late now. Ugh, it won’t be long before all the maids in the Palace know. Then I guess the other young ladies will know before the next tea party.

But there was someone else that I was worried about hearing this rumor.

“The Alpheus kid sent you a present?”

I almost spit the water I was drinking.

Looking at his face, it was clear he knew the rumors were true.

Claude tipped the tea cup he was drinking and coldly lifted a corner of his mouth.

“That kid still wet behind the ears has no match for his arrogance. Seems like he only learned bad things from Atlanta.”

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Y, You’re definitely smiling, but why is it so scary? I couldn’t tell if we were in a sunny garden or a freezing igloo. Why did he dislike me getting a present from Ezekiel so much?

I awkwardly smiled at Claude.

“Um. But it’s not different from the other presents the other young gentlemen or ladies sent me.”

If he found out I saw him in my library or coincidentally saw him outside the Palace, there was no telling what was gonna happen. I, I’ll take that with me to my grave.

“Like that bastard, he’s not knowing his place.”

But Claude continued to criticize him.

“He’s definitely deluding himself just because you danced with him for one dance at the debutante ball.”

Cough Cough.

What does that have to do with this? Half a year has passed already? And like you say, I only danced with him once!

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Looking back now, he was definitely glaring at Ezekiel during the entire dance. So it’s because you hate that family!

“And after he was found in your personal library he claimed it was a mistake. I think he’s a foolhardy fool.”

“Heuk!”

Surprised, I widened my eyes.

H, How did he know that? I thought the guards had hid that fact because they didn’t want to get in trouble.

So then, the reason why the guards were completely changed were…!

Claude eye’s were so scary that I was frozen to my spot. This situation seems really dangerous, but it’s just in my head, right?

“The Princess looks so similar to Lady Diana so there’s nothing we can do about how her beauty blooms like a flower everyday.”