Me, a Princess? My Lord! - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113

Heidi slowly looked around the room. It was a neat and pretty room that a young woman would have used.

“Let me see…”

First, opening the drawers would be the standard approach.

Heidi approached the desk. She sat in the chair and examined the contents of the desk drawers. She wasn’t sure if these belonged to the former Queen, but cute stationery items were neatly organized inside. Though they showed signs of age, they weren’t in bad condition.

Heidi pulled out several notebooks from among them. She had hoped to find a diary, but nothing like that was visible.

There was a notebook with only the first few pages torn out, and another with just a few short lines scribbled in it.

‘Well, something like the Queen’s diary would have been stored away separately long ago.’

Just then, Heidi’s hand paused as she was flipping through a notebook. She had discovered a familiar name.

“To my beloved Alessandro”

Alessandro.

That was The King’s name.

‘This really was written by my mother.’

Heidi traced the elegant yet rounded handwriting with her fingertips. Somehow it felt strange.

Seeing the phrase “To my beloved Alessandro” written six times, it seemed like traces of handwriting practice to write even a little more beautifully before writing a letter.

“What I said that day wasn’t sincere. But I really do hate it when you drink too much.”

This time the sentence didn’t seem to please her much. Lines were drawn through it here and there.

“I was sincere when I said I dislike your excessive drinking.”

Traces of intense contemplation were visible, and a circle was drawn above the sentence that had been refined to be much gentler.

“Every time that happens, I worry about your health. I want to love you for a very, very long time.”

This was all of the memo written in the notebook. Heidi read the last sentence aloud several times.

“I want to love you for a very, very long time…”

Unfortunately, that time of love wasn’t very long. Knowing this better than anyone, seeing this sentence made a corner of her heart ache.

At the same time, she felt warm and fuzzy inside. She could glimpse how sincerely her birth parents had loved each other.

“Father would be happy if I showed this to him. I should take it with me when I return.”

Heidi smiled brightly.

Heidi wanted to share this discovery with Deshion as well. Hastily putting her arms through the sleeves of her large coat, Heidi left the room.

‘He said he was going to have a conversation with Norbert, right?’

As far as Heidi knew, Norbert’s lodging was next to the stables. Though it was her first time visiting this place, Heidi was able to find the stables without much difficulty.

‘Ugh, horse manure smell.’

Heidi wrinkled her nose. She quickened her pace to hurry into the cabin.

Just as she grabbed the door handle, a wailing voice flowed out from inside. As if there was no soundproofing at all, even rough breathing could be heard clearly.

“I found out about the baby switch too late. When I demanded to know what had happened, they said the princess was already dead… They said if I confessed the truth now, we would all just end up dead.”

“…”

“I, I was too scared… I committed a mortal sin. I truly lived my entire life with a heart of repentance. I’m truly sorry.”

“Then speak. If your words are sincere, tell the truth even now.”

Heidi held her breath. She pressed her ear to the door and waited for the words that would follow.

“I can’t, I can’t remember well…”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Heidi flinched at Deshion’s icy voice. It was a cold and sharp tone she had never heard from him before.

“…la Albett.”

“Albett? Is that your wife? Don’t mumble, speak loudly.”

After hesitating for a long time under Deshion’s pressure, Norbert opened his lips.

“Sheila Albett.”

…Sheila?

Thud.

Heidi collapsed right there. The moment she heard the familiar name flow from Norbert’s mouth, her legs gave out.

Perhaps sensing the presence, the door opened and a surprised Deshion came out.

“Heidi!”

Deshion, so flustered he forgot to address her as princess, knelt on one knee in front of her.

“Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere…”

Heidi shook her head.

“No. I’m fine. I just…”

Heidi whispered while looking at Norbert’s pale face visible through the open doorway.

“I was just… surprised.”

When she had properly seen Norbert’s face, she had thought it looked familiar somehow. Strangely, his face had felt familiar…

‘He resembled Anastasia.’

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Since Heidi kept staggering from the shock, Deshion carried her on his back.

After instructing guards to watch Norbert so he couldn’t escape, he slowly began walking. He asked in a worried voice.

“Should I take you straight to your room?”

Leaning against Deshion’s back, Heidi shook her head.

“Then I’ll walk a bit more. If you get some fresh air for a moment, you’ll calm down.”

“Yes…”

Heidi put a little more strength into the arm resting on Alessandro’s shoulder. Alessandro walked away from the main building. He began slowly climbing the hill.

‘This must be tiring for him.’

Heidi craned her neck to check Alessandro’s complexion. But contrary to Heidi’s worries, Deshion carrying her up the steep hill didn’t even have his breathing disturbed.

Heidi quietly closed her eyes while leaning against Deshion’s back. Thump, thump. Listening to the steady sound of his heartbeat, she felt her startled heart gradually calming down.

Heidi carefully opened her mouth.

“That person called Sheila Albett, could it be the Sheila I know? What are the chances it’s someone with the same name? The surname is different, and Sheila isn’t that uncommon a name.”

“Given the circumstances, I consider that probability low. Considering how she devoted herself by Anastasia’s side for all that time…”

“I suppose that’s right.”

Heidi let out a deep sigh.

To think the truth she had been searching for so desperately was in such a close place.

Now that she knew the truth, she should feel happy. Or at least be angry and vow revenge.

But the emotion that filled Heidi at this moment was emptiness. She felt deflated and hollow. She also felt dazed and bewildered, as if she were dreaming.

Perhaps reading Heidi’s heart, Deshion spoke in a calm voice.

“Sometimes it takes time to process information. Especially if that information is sudden or shocking, it needs even more time to be digested.”

“…”

“For now, you don’t need to think about anything. Instead…”

Reaching the top of the hill, Deshion carefully set Heidi down. He pointed to the sky with his finger and said.

“Look at the sky. It will be on a different level from the night sky you see in the capital city.”

The sky?

Following Deshion, Heidi tilted her head back and her eyes gradually widened. Her mouth slowly fell open.

“I’ve truly never seen so many stars before.”

“…”

“Everton’s night sky was beautiful too, but it didn’t feel this close.”

The wondrous scenery filled Heidi’s vision completely. The universe was pouring down above the two of them.

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