Thirty minutes earlier...
Max was in his office room just staring blankly at the documents in front of him while his secretary, Damian was looking at him anxiously. Damian knew that his young duke's mind was not on his work because for the entire day he never touch the documents on his table. Their young duke's mind kept on wandering to their young ladyship's room. Damian knew that their young duke was worried about their young ladyship's first ball in society. But their young duke needs to finish the pile of documents on his table because they will be needed by tomorrow.
"Your grace, those documents are needed by tomorrow so please I beg you to finish your work by today," Damian said while sobbing internally. But Max didn't hear him at all, his mind was full of Erella who will go to the ball. He was still against the idea of Erella going to the ball because he knew what will happen to her if she will attend the ball.
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"Who's that young beautiful lady together with the young duke and the marchioness?" The servants kept on murmuring when they saw Erella together with the young duke and the marchioness going down the stairs. Supposedly, they need to bow their heads to greet them but they forgot to do it because they were mesmerized by the beauty they saw. Erella's matured appearance was blinding to their eyes. They even didn't notice the little fairy beside Erella. "She is really blindingly beautiful!" "Is she a fairy?!" "No, you are wrong. She is more like an angel!" They kept on praising Erella's matured beauty. Erella who heard all their comments shyly covered her face. She loved it when people praise her, but praising her too much, she felt a little embarrassed. And because of that, she momentarily forgot about Max and Aunt Camille who were beside her. All she wanted to do was to get out from those
The carriage was already far from the Von Heinlein. The happy and teasing atmosphere earlier became quiet. Max who was bashful became more bashful. He looked like a stiff robot sitting across Erella. Every time Erella move, he flinched and hurriedly stare at his feet on the ground as if he didn't take a look at her. But even though he was too shy to steal a glance at her, he still couldn't help his self to do it. On the other hand, Erella who was thrilled about his first-time different reaction towards her earlier became quietly shy in front of him. Her boldness and braveness in teasing him were gone in the wind because it just sank in her mind that her crush finally thought of her differently. So her heart kept on pounding hard as if it wants to come out from her rib cage. Her face too became as red as a tomato. She could not stare at him as she normally does when her appearance was still like a ten-year-old kid. All she could do was steal a glance at him too
Erella became excited when she saw the royal guards guarding the gate of the palace because she was a fan of a handsome young man in a uniform when she was Sandy. She narrowed her eyes while walking towards them just to see them. But still, she could not see them clearly because they were against the light of the light post. When she was already near them, she saw how macho they were, so she was expecting them to be handsome young men with their cool uniforms, just like in the anime she watched when she was Sandy. But her expectations were far from reality. And she was really disappointed because the guards were not handsome or even young. They were middle-aged men with big muscles and mustaches. And worst of all, their uniforms were too simple! Their uniforms are red long sleeves with a white belt on the waist paired with black pants and black shoes. Also, they were wearing long furry black hats on their head. 'Oh, my veggie! Is this what they are saying, exp
The young noble ladies in the ball who were dazzled by her beauty woke up from their dazed. Then they looked at her with confusion on their faces. They were wondering who Erella was because it was the first time they saw her, especially those noble ladies who had already gone to Baron Astley's estate to visit Graciella and Audrey. "Is she really from the Baron Astley estate? Why I never heard her from Graciella and Audrey?" Lady Dawn Bailey asked the ladies surrounding her while covering her face half with a fan. Dawn Bailey was the daughter of Viscount Bailey. She was really baffled about who was the beautiful young lady just entered the ball. Because when she visited the Astley estate, she never had seen Erella there. All she saw was the little kid who was working as a maid and a few servants that Paisley hired just for that day because a viscount daughter visit their estate. Dawn looked at her carefully once again. A face wanted to ap
"Oh em gee! How long do we need to wait for the princes? I am bored. I want to go home with Max." Erella murmured feeling bored. She was already standing for fifteen minutes near the banquet table alone. Earlier, she wanted to relax outside the balcony but all the balconies in the hall were occupied by the young ladies so she ended up standing near the banquet table. She tried to look for someone to talk to while waiting for the two princes but the noble young ladies were avoiding her and the commoners were too scared to approach her because she's a noble. "Dang! If I know this is what happens to me, I should pretend I am sick and just stay with Max in the estate." Erella murmured again. Then she looked at the table full of delicious snacks. She didn't plan to eat at the ball because she was afraid she couldn't control herself to eat more and her dress will burst out, just like what she was doing in the Von Heinlein estate. But because o
The chirping of the birds woke Erella up. She stretched her arms while yawning. Then she rubbed her eyes gently. After that, she got up from her bed and went to the window. She looked outside and she saw the golden rays of the sun that gave a bright color to the clouds and the grounds of the Von Heinlein estate. She felt refreshed just looking at the sunrise outside her window. Erella wanted to stare at its beauty more but a sudden knock startled her. "Milady?" Merry called her name which means she was asking permission to enter her bedroom. "Come in, Merry," Erella said. After she gave her approval, Merry came into her room with a group of maids with her. Erella looked at them in confusion. She was wondering why Merry brought several maids with her. "Merry, what's going on?" Erella asked her but Merry didn't answer her. Instead, Merry hurriedly gave orders to
His majesty and her majesty walked towards their royal seat first before the two princes followed them to their royal seats too. Upon sitting on their royal seat, Prince Maverick checked the young ladies in the hall right away, especially the ten-year-old young ladies with blonde hair. His eyes were busy looking for the little angel he saw in the forest but he couldn't find her. He also told the attendant to look for the girl he described. But even the attendant couldn't find the girl he was looking for.'Maybe she didn't go because she has no finances to buy for her dress and to pay for her carriage to come here.' Maverick thought-feeling disappointed. All of a sudden, he lost interest in the ball so when the steward of the palace announces the names of the ladies in front of them, his mind was somewhere off thinking how on Earth he will find the little girl in the forest. He just came to his senses when his father the majesty called his attention in a soft voi
Erella felt uncomfortable sitting inside the carriage because Max was beside her with his gaze glued to her and at the same time patting her head. It seemed like it was forever that he didn't see her. If it was just fine with her, Max also wanted her to sit on his lap. But she just rejected him because her heart couldn't take it if she will sit on his lap. 'Geez!?' His attitude change a hundred degrees from earlier!' Erella thought unhappily. "You are really adorable with your dress." Max complimented happily then patted her head again. Erella rolled her eyes and shook her head. 'It was just minutes ago when you flinched and pushed me when I hugged you. Then now, you want to stick at me like glue.' She murmured and thought about earlier before she got in the carriage. Fifteen minutes ago... Max was anxiou