CH 15

“You two looked like you were having fun.”

“…Her Highness the Princess.”

Cayden and Diana flinched side by side, then bent down.

A slight contempt was revealed in the golden eyes above the fan.

“The lady is now a family member, but it looks like you won’t be able to even say hello until the reception is over, so I walked here on my own.”

Her words were calm, but her content was extremely aggressive.

Diana rolled her eyes indistinctly.

When she looked around with a squinting glance, she saw the first princess from afar, pretending to be talking to the emperor, watching them.

She wanted to do something, but first of all, she seemed to be breaking her spirit and giving a warning.

‘I have to look like a harmless person who knows nothing but love…’

Diana took her breath in lightly and straightened her body.

Raising her eyebrows, she lowered her gaze and apologized.

“I’m sorry, second princess. I forgot the example because I was too immersed with His Majesty Cayden. Please forgive me.”

“Cough.”

Cayden, who was watching the second princess with alert eyes, coughed at the unexpected words.

Diana asked, looking at him worriedly.

“Oh. Are you okay, Cayden?”

“Just… Coughl!”

Cayden shook his head and tried to say something, but was unable to speak because of the constant coughing.

The second princess fluttered her fan and clicked her tongue as if she didn’t like Diana’s response to her words so casually.

“It’s frivolous.”

“I apologize for being frivolous.”

“What kind of answer are you being so reckless…”

“If you feel that way, I am very, very sorry.”

“Hah.”

At the successive apologies, the 2nd princess finally burst into laughter as if embarrassed.

Either way, Diana still had an innocent expression on her face.

She was offended and she just apologized, what’s the matter?

Is it wrong to love a husband so much?

Covering her mouth with her one hand, her eyes seemed to say just that.

“Look over there.”

“The second princess…”

“Anyway, she’s a bride who just got married today…”

People clamored to see if the 2nd princess was persecuting Diana, who had just entered the imperial house today.

Politically, the 2nd princess should be wary of Diana, but she is not sure what she should do to the new bride who has just got married today and has not even finished the reception. There were many.

‘Are you doing this on purpose? Or is it because you really don’t know anything?’

The 2nd princess, who squinted her eyes at Diana, tried to open her mouth, until a horribly soft voice stopped her.

“Second princess. You were here?”

“…Sister.”

Cayden blocked Diana’s front with sharp eyes.

Thanks to that, Diana was able to straighten her face, which had hardened for a moment due to Rebecca’s appearance.

The 2nd princess welcomed Rebecca with a dignified attitude, unlike a while ago.

“First princess.”

“Everyone seemed very happy, so I risked being rude to intervene. If it’s okay with you, I want to join the conversation.”

Rebecca smiled softly, as if trying to soften the tense mood.

Of course, everyone in the room knew that the smile was rather stressful, but no one said anything.

Eventually, the 2nd princess turned her body around, clicking her tongue as if she couldn’t help it.

Rebecca greeted her perfectly politely.

The sight that looked like a scene from her well-crafted play made Diana correct her thoughts in her mind.

‘Was it Rebecca’s orders?’

After all, the 2nd princess is just like the 1st princess, and her 1st princess has her eyes wide open.

The 2nd princess just obeyed Rebecca’s orders.

Rebecca turned her gaze to Diana after the 2nd princess disappeared.

“Finally meeting you.”

She said meaningfully and smiled.

Her eyes were curved and the corners of her mouth were raised, but it was a smile without a hint of warmth.

“Did you enjoy your outing with my brother, Miss Susfield? Ah, should I call you the 3rd Crown Princess now?”

She sounded sarcastic at first glance, but her outward demeanor wasn’t that.

Diana took a small deep breath and moved one step closer to Cayden.

She then stretches her right foot behind her, clasping the hem of her skirt with both her hands, bent and straightening her knee only briefly enough to show movement.

Pls read only at pink muffin tl.

It was the perfect etiquette, as Rebecca herself had taught before her return.

Her blue-purple eyes that fell obliquely were dull.

“…This is Diana Bluebell, the First Princess. I also feel sorry for not being able to attend the luncheon that you invited me the other day.”

After her greeting, Diana raised her head and smiled softly as if she had never looked at her with cold eyes.

Rebecca’s eyes shone with suspicion for a moment at her calm demeanor.

But she soon erased that sign.

“It would be nice if you had a good relationship with the third prince. Next time, I hope the invitation arrives on time.”

“It is an honor to know and attend.”

Diana responded by bowing her head politely.

Rebecca, who stared at Diana for a moment, turned her head.

She moved to face Cayden, and she tapped him on the shoulder encouragingly.

“Dear brother.”

She looked like a very sweet sister.

A gentle whisper permeated Cayden’s ear.

“Congratulations on your marriage. I sent a present to the palace as a commemoration, so please go back and open it.”

At the word ‘present’, Cayden’s eyes widened slightly.

He managed to answer, clenching his fists so hard that the veins stood out.

“…Thank you.”

“Have a peaceful night. You too, the third princess.”

Rebecca left those words and disappeared.

As soon as she walked away, Cayden said, turning to Diana with a look of urgency somewhere.

“I’m going to the palace. You’d better get out of here and rest for a while, wherever there is a break room.”

“What are you doing?”

“It’s no big deal. Just in case.”

Diana looked up anxiously at Cayden’s pale white face for a moment.

On her face, which could not hide her concern, Cayden shed a smirk in the midst of nervousness.

“More than that, Diana.”

“Please speak.”

“Sorry.”

“…What?”

Diana’s eyes widened at his unexpected word.

Cayden walked over to her without a word. He lowered her head and pressed his forehead to hers.

“I have no power right now.”

A little while ago, when the 2nd princess was openly trying to persecute Diana, he couldn’t even get the word out that it was unfair.

He knew that people spoke of her as a fallen kite.

He knew that he had no power at all, and that what people said was not wrong.

[…Tsk. Seeing the first princess, this is it for today]

But there has never been a moment when he felt that fact so deeply.

Diana decided to get married and gave herself up from a great heart.

“I will try not to cause you to bow your head unreasonably any more. So…”

Cayden took a deep breath, placing his forehead against Diana.

He whispered as he met the blue purple eyes that looked at him.

“In the future, when something like that happens, don’t put up with it. Even if you put me forward, I will protect you.”

“…”

“Please.”

The slightly contorted eyebrows made her heart flutter.

Diana smiled as she struggled to ignore the fact that mixing his breath with hers felt like a kiss.

“…Yes, please go.”

Cayden smiled as if relieved at the answer. He lightly patted Diana’s head and left her, saying that he would be back soon.

Diana, who was left alone, went out into the hallway to find a break room, avoiding the gazes on her.

‘It’s a surprise.’

Diana wandered aimlessly down the desolate hallway, trying to calm her heart.

‘Anyway, he’s a really good person, so it’s too much…’

She shook her head flutteringly, trying to shake the face of Cayden that kept flashing in her mind.

The same goes for sending flowers to Susfield’s mansion the other day.

He cares so much about her, who is just his contract partner for at most one year.

Cayden was truly a kind person, as if drawn.

If she had been ignorant, she would have fallen in love carelessly.

‘What… I’m glad I’m not that careless.’

A self-helpful laugh leaked from Diana’s lips.

As she struggled to shake off her thoughts, a crying voice was heard from across the hallway.

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