All Chapters of My Childhood Friend Regrets Not Wanting Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

“Though Justin Yale is a prince of the Western Region, he was sent to Ubury as a hostage, which pretty much means he is being deposed. Are you truly going to choose him, Zenia?”I held the slip of parchment aloft with both hands. “It’s God’s will. Please issue the decree, Your Majesty.”Everyone in the court stood speechless. They were utterly stunned.I walked out of the Halls of Governance while holding the royal decree. Four young men were waiting outside the door. These were the very candidates for Prince Consort to be selected by the court.Zachariah Scott, the son of a military family, was not one to mince words. “Your Highness, which of us is this royal decree intended for?”I instinctively looked toward Henry Lapointe. Not so far away, he was exchanging flirtatious glances with Margot Shea, a maid. His debonair and romantic demeanor far surpassed that of a mere male courtesan.Yohan Walter, the son of the Grand Tutor, was refined and elegant. While fanning himself, he sai

Chapter 2

I was completely stunned.“Henry, where is your respect for the royal family?”Henry’s face went stiff. “Why must you speak so harshly? We’re simply getting what we each want anyway.”“Rest assured, if you don’t want to marry me, I won’t force you. You’re free to go find the woman you love and spend the rest of your life with her.”Henry’s face flushed red, then turned pale. “What do you mean by that?”Just as I was about to explain, a figure suddenly appeared and slapped herself in the face repeatedly till it was swollen.“Your Highness, Lord Lapointe’s innocent. He did not mean to offend you. I beg you, please, do not hold it against him. If you must blame anyone, blame me! It is I, his maid, who failed to watch over my master properly.”Her words were rather cryptic, yet for some reason, Henry suddenly flew into a rage.“Margot, there’s no need to beg for mercy from her! If she hadn’t abused her power to seize your shop, you wouldn’t have been forced to work as a maid in the

Chapter 3

He rolled his eyes and scoffed.“Stop pretending to be so kind! You’re just afraid I’ll go tell the Queen about you!”No matter what I did, he always took it in the most malicious way possible.I felt a sharp, stabbing ache in my heart once again.I gave him a bitter smile. “Lord Lapointe, you’ve seen right through me.”Henry paused for a moment. Then, he pulled Margot to her feet and continued decorating their new bridal chamber.His bustling, joyful demeanor was a far cry from the aloof and indifferent prince consort from my previous timeline.He had once said that if two people were in love, they must personally furnish the small courtyard where they lived to make it feel warm and cozy.That was when he tidied my bedroom every day. I foolishly believed that was what he meant by “furnishing.”Little did I know that he used his visits to the bedroom to study the city’s defense maps, which he then sold to others.I did not understand it till today as I watched the sight of bo

Chapter 4

Just as he finished, he shot a defiant gaze my way.I turned my head and saw a familiar figure standing outside the hall.It was Margot!It dawned on me then that Henry must not have been able to bear seeing her suffer, so he had a doctor heal her and brought her to my coronation ceremony to make a point.For a long time, the hall remained silent.My father shot me a glance.“Zenia, did you not inform these young nobles of your marriage arrangements?”I nodded in acknowledgment of my fault. Then, I turned and gave Henry, who was still bowing, a faint smile.Henry froze. His expression was tense.That look of his was quite to my liking.Smiling politely, I accepted the royal decree from the court lady and announced it loudly.“My Prince Consort is Justin Yale, the prince of the Western Regions.”The hall erupted in an uproar.Zachariah jumped to his feet in shock. “Your Highness, did you make a mistake? Haven’t you always—”“Yes, Your Highness, please reconsider!”Duke La

Chapter 5

It finally dawned on me what he was getting worked up about.“What does it matter? I want a husband, not an ally for the war! What does it matter if your princely status is in name only?”Besides, when it came to power and influence, someone who had only me in their heart would have far greater influence here than anywhere else.Justin raised an eyebrow. His eyes shone. It was like he had not expected me to say that.“Then…”“What?”Justin smiled. He wanted to laugh, but looked down in embarrassment. “When did you… start liking me?”I looked at him intensely. “In a different timeline…”Justin was stunned. From his expression, I could tell that he never thought I would turn out to be kind.He forced out a dry laugh. “Ha… ha… ha, Your Highness, you jest…”I sighed helplessly. He must have thought I was just stringing him along with sweet talk.It did not matter. Given enough time, I would find a way to lay it all out and tell him that I fell for him a very, very long time ago.

Chapter 6

I looked away from him in disgust. “All right, let’s not bring up the past anymore. From now on, Justin is married into the royal family. Please show him some respect when you see him.”Henry seemed to interpret this warning as encouragement.Over the next few days, he frequently visited the palace and brought perfumes or pastries as gifts.He pulled out every trick in the book that spoiled young men used to woo women.I was thoroughly fed up, so I made Justin send him away.But Zachariah came running to me in a panic once and told me that Henry had gotten into a fight.To be precise, Henry had hit someone and got hit back.Aside from the imprint of five fingerprints on his face, Justin stood neatly dressed, arms crossed, calm and composed. On the other hand, Henry was covered head to toe in footprints. His hair was disheveled. He only had one shoe on. Others held him up as he let out a series of agonized screams.My head was spinning. “What on earth is going on here?!”Just

Chapter 7

Henry was so frantic with anxiety that he lunged at me. He was trying to embrace me.I dodged, and he fell to the ground. Ignoring the pain, he grabbed the hem of my robe to stop me from leaving.“Your Highness, Justin has nothing to offer, but the Lapointe Dukedom is the Queen’s maternal family! We hold military power and influence. If you marry me, it’ll surely be to your great advantage!”Military power? Influence? All that came down to a single word from my father.Henry prided himself on having read thousands of volumes of literature, yet he did not even understand such a simple truth.I could not be bothered to waste my words on him, so I ordered my attendants to escort him back to the Duke’s mansion.Afterward, he resorted to his old tricks again and continued to send gifts and stage “chance encounters.”I issued a direct order barring him from entering the palace.A few days later, Zachariah’s father returned from a victorious campaign but had suffered severe injuries.

Chapter 8

Soon, the explosives were destroyed. Margot was captured.I was eager to find Henry. “Who exactly is Margot?”Henry shuddered and lowered his gaze to avoid my eyes.“She’s… a maid at the Duke’s mansion.”My eyes flashed. “You once said she had the grace of a goddess. She knows how to do business but can’t keep up with accounts?! Now, it seems she can even make explosives, too! Tell me the truth! Who is she really?”Henry kept his head down. He was too afraid to speak.I had no patience for small talk and ordered the Royal Guards to surround the Duke’s mansion.Henry panicked.I thought he was going to hold his tongue and be defiant till the end, but he stammered something.I shuddered.Henry trembled as he told me the whole truth.“Margot was originally a maid in the Duke’s mansion. But for some reason, after she was rescued from drowning one day, her personality changed completely.“Not only could she compose poetry, but she also spoke of things I’d never heard before. Con

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