"IN TWO WEEKS!?" The Duke Leandro who has recovered from his fever is shocked by the terrible news. "What about Lianne? Did you not found her yet?!"
"I'm sorry, Father." Leandro apologized and made the Duke extremely anxious once again. The Duke started to talk badly about Lianne, of how much of an ungreatful child she is for causing thr family such big trouble.Leandro couldn't agree more with him, but he had to stop his father from further ranting. "You must refrain from stresssing yourself too much, father. You might get sick again.""I can't rest easy knowing my daughter ran away! The marriage is happening in two weeks, and we still haven't found her!!""Father, please listen—""At the very least, you should have extended the date further! Contact the prince and tell him that the marriage must take place in two—no, three months! Yes, three months!""But father, I think that's impossible. The Prince himself have set up this daWhen Louie arrived at the knights training grounds, a knight approached him. "Greetings, Lady Lianne. Is there anything I can help you with?" He asked."…may I ask for an escort?""Of course, I shall bring you the most sui—""No, I'd like to have this person to escort me." Louie ordered, "I want Edmund Klein."The knight in-charge understood his order and brought him Edmund in a few minutes. When they finally meet, Edmund was too emotional. "Lady Lianne, you've come to see me!"Louie hushed the escort and whispered. "Edmund." He mentioned his name with his normal voice, and that's when Edmund realize that the person infront of him wasn't Lianne."S-Sir Louie!" His eyes widened in surprise. "May I know where's Lady Lianne?""Keep it down, Edmund. Father has strict orders not to let anyone else know about this. But I must let you know, Lianne is missing.""But… does… how come…" Edmund can't put the things he want
Louie had little time to rest while he was taking a lot of etiquette lessons. And he can't help but feel disturbed with the fact that his brother is making him into some back-up plan when Lianne isn't still found at the day of the wedding.Sometimes, the idea of running away like his sister did have crossed his mind for several times. If he did get married to the Prince, then what will happen to him? There's no mistake that the Prince will execute him for deceiving his highness, and the family Ronnenburgh won't be able to get away from this either.Just what the hell is brother Leandro thinking!? He thought."Milady, always keep in mind to never look down on your feet. You are a daughter of the Duke, so you must not lower your gaze at all times and act proud." One of the lady instructor told him. Even these people who knew of his real identity refer to him as a woman. They are literally training him to get accustomed in being a noble lady."…I'm t
Everyone's in awe at the sight of Louie. Their efforts of making him into a mesmerizing beauty is a success. "Ah, the lady is so gorgeous!""It's only natural to have this results. The lady already possess an unmatched beauty.""Like a goddess that descended from the heavens!"Despite all the insulting compliments they were telling him, Louie showed no reaction and only had this cold look in his eyes. "Please do smile, Lady Lianne. Today's your grand day, you will be wedded to the handsome Prince Russel!" One of the maid excitedly mention."Yes, the handsome Prince Russel. Many noble ladies dreams of getting married to such a fine gentleman."He slightly frowned from what the maid told him, 'If that's the case, then they should be the ones getting married to the Prince. Not me.'"But of course, with Lady Lianne's beauty, no other noble lady can beat her. She is truly the one meant to be with the Prince.""How lucky she i
When they arrived at the banquet, Louie felt a little relieved that he's no longer trapped in a claustrophobic place with the Prince. But that didn't stop him from being scared of his highness. They were still together, side by side, and he's very aware of the Prince stealing sharp lances at him.'It's like I'm standing next to a predator who can attack me any minute' he shivered from his thoughts."Their imperial highnesses, Prince Russel Heilsonne and Princess Lianne Ronnenburgh-Heilsonne, has arrived!" Announce the servant to the people at the banquet.The guests from the temple earlier has already been at the after-wedding celebration. It is a tradition for a newly wed imperial couple to take the longer route towards the venue, and all guests must arrive before them in order to acknowledge and give their blessings to them. Though Louie seemed surprise to see these people arrive earlier than them, he's never taught about things like these.He r
As the banquet ended, Louie never had a chance to get in contact with Leandro again. Now he's all on his own, and it's like he's at a minefield where taking the wrong step will kill him.Then he was sent to the Lilac Palace where the third Prince resides. He can feel the wild pounding in his chest and can't stop thinking of the possible scenarios that can occur. "…welcome to the Lilac Palace, Princess Lianne." The maids greeted him as he got inside the palace.Despite the warm greeting he received, entering the Lilac Palace made him feel this undescribable heavy feeling. He shrugged off the feeling when he's escorted to his quarters."Prince Russel have assigned me to be your personal maid from now on, your highness. I am Marielle Wades, you may call me Mary." Said the maid who remained by his side when the other maids left.Louie didn't pay that much attention to her as he got jittery from his nervousness. The maid noticed that he looked troubled
He is now a slave to the Prince.Louie can't believe his own family to sort into this kind of solution. How can they do such a thing? Have I never had any value to them? Am I really just someone disposable? He already had those thoughts before and still had some tiny hope in him believing that they weren't going to abandon him, but now he's just devastated.Prince Russel snatched the receipt that Louie was crying about and kept it in his pocket. And when he couldn't stand Louie's cry, he snapped at the poor boy. "I demand you to stop crying so loudly!!"But Louie who was unable to control his emotions right now can't do as he was ordered to do. His behavior have angered the Prince even more. "When I say 'stop', then you must stop! You pathetic slave!""Ahh!" The Prince suddenly grabbed Louie's hair and threw him on the ground. "I-I apologize, y-your highness! P-Please! D-Don't kill me!" Louie begged, he still can't stop crying over what happened.
He gave Mary a look of disbelief. But since the tea was already served right infront of him, he drinks it anyway."…thanks." He muttered. Louie truly appreciated this small act of kindness since he was suffering alone with his tormenting thoughts for days now."No need to thank me your highness, I am simply doing my job as your servant." Mary got delighted with his gratitude. And when she was about to leave him alone, Louie called her. "H-Hey…" he was hesitating to ask her to stay and keep him company."Yes? Is there something else that you need Princess?""…can you…" before he can ask the words from his mind, something within him is controlling him not to do it. The Prince's words echoed in his mind. 'Keep in mind that your life is no longer yours. And never tell anyone about this… unless you want me to kill you.'Louie has become too afraid of doing something for his own that might anger the Prince and punish him. And he fears most of t
Louie have arrived before the dinner started.As he took a seat next to the other royal family members, his heart pounded like crazy. Especially when he can feel the third Prince simply glaring at him."Lianne Ronnenburgh… you are quite a beautiful young lady." Said the Crown Prince as he finally saw Louie. "I must apologize for not being able to attend your wedding. I was preoccupied with my responsibilities at the time.""I-It is certainly alright, your highness." Louie receives a cold stare from the Crown Prince's wife. He was instantly hated by the Crown Princess for being praised by her husband."Of course, your duties are always top priority, isn't it brother? It's even more important than special occassions such as the wedding of your own sibling." Prince Russel's words hinted sarcasm, but the Crown Prince took it lightly."Yes, yes. Thank you for your understanding, dear brother. If only your marriage wasn't rushed, I might have c