"Your highness, here's the tea that you ordered us to prepare"I am currently having a small talk with Calix at my room after he suddenly offered to be my partner for the incoming debutante' ball.I feel like I acted quite rude a while ago regardless of my mood so I couldn't just send him off specially when he volunteered to be my partner.And I'm also curious why he suddenly offered to be my escort and considering the timing, I feel like this is not a coincidence"Why are you looking at me like that?"'Because you're freaking suspicious'I'd like to say that out loud but he's too scary and I don't wanna risk my survival rate just to be honest with him"What do you mean by that? I am looking at you normally" I lied at him while smiling so that my words could be a little more believable"Lalaine, be honest. Am I that stupid for you to think that I can't see through your actions" I looked at him shocked.I thought I've bec

Your highness can you relax your legs for a bit, we have to make it look thinner"Today is finally the day of the debutante' ball and I can't help but feel anxious because I'm about to face every nobles today. And I know how sly they are so I wouldn't be able to relax even for a second'Ah just thinking about it is exhausting'And I am also a bit nervous because even though princess Lalaine's face is gorgeous,It still looked haggardIt's unfortunate that concealer is still not made in this era so I have to bear with this and trust my maidsI just hope that they won't try to humiliate me by pointing out my eye bag.And the reason is because I never had a peaceful sleep.Thanks to Calix for making me confuse.If I knew that this will happen, I shouldn't have invited him to talk to me after he offered to be my partnerIt just pisses me off, how come that this has to happen three days before my debutante'!I a

"Did, did you wait long?" I awkwardly asked Calix as soon as I saw him walking through the door to reach the place where I was at.He didn't bothered to ask me for a permission but yea, it's alright.After all, I was the one who invited him to meet here so it's fine for him to just directly went inside my roomAnyway, I already finished changing into my gown for today's grand event 'Debutante' ball'.Pink gown with different laces and diamond designs, that's the gown I chose at Madam Cecilia's designs and it really looks good on meI'm actually quite thankful because finally, after a long time of sitting and preparing for the debutante' ball, I manage to finish all the preparation and escape from the hands of those persistent maids'It's exhausting but yeah, I'm relieved to know that I'm finally done preparing'But I shouldn't lower my guard because the real battles are yet to come.Well, real battle is an exaggeration and yeah

"Don't. Don't go" He said pulling me and whispered to my ears.His breathe,I can feel his breathe touching my earlobes.My body trembled due to the ticklish sensation that his breathe gave me'W-what is with him?'The nobles are watching me and we probably looked like we're kissing right now, Calix bending his head to level of mine while dancing and me who is almost touching his skinI want to pull myself from him right now but, I--I don't know I just can't."Are you feeling uncomfortable?" He asked still not having any distance between us"U - uh, w - well n - not really b-but --"He cut off my words and whispered to my my ears.Again, I felt the warm air from his mouth touched my nape and earlobe"Then it's good" without saying anything, I followed his lead and continued dancing'My plan of not being entangled with him with any rumors is now ruined'It is partly my fault for not liv

"As expected, I'm annoyed just by seeing this guy" Calix just stood beside me as my father told sh*ts about him"Daddy, don't you think these nobles are pale?" I aaid changing the subject into those nobles who are looking at my father with a pale skin.They probably hoped that father won't attend my debutante' so that they could try whether I am a sharp princess or just an idiot one who grew up as a loved princess.Their plans, I can see it allIf I am a wise princess, they would either decide to follow me and stab me soon or they'll try to ruin me before I even founded my force.  And if I am an idiot princess, they would try to control me to monopoly everything that I have and the things that I'll have soon like 'the throne', 'imperial family's wealth and 'imperial's property'.Too bad though, because I am a cunning princess.And I don't plan on being a someone who could be stabbed in the back and a someone who's too idiot to understan