Me, a Princess? My Lord! - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37

 

“…That doesn’t mean we came away empty-handed.”

 

At Noah’s words, the King’s eyes flashed. He held his breath and leaned forward over the desk.

 

“What? You found out something? Speak quickly.”

 

“The thing is…”

 

After a brief hesitation, Noah lowered his voice and whispered.

 

“I heard that Miss Heidi was born in winter. On a very cold day, she was abandoned on the street.”

 

The King’s breathing stopped for a moment.

 

“Another winter birth…”

 

The King closed his eyes and muttered. Old memories suddenly surged up, causing a headache.

 

Anastasia was also born on a bitterly cold winter day. When the war situation had reached its worst.

 

Those were chaotic days when he couldn’t even stay by the Queen’s side as she gave birth to their first child. She delivered her daughter in a birthing room that wasn’t even properly prepared, and after wandering between life and death for several days, she closed her eyes.

 

‘It wasn’t a situation where I could pay attention to the child. We had to move to a safe place immediately because of the plague spreading in the area.’

 

In such chaos, wouldn’t it be strange if someone made a mistake and the children were switched?

 

The King, who had been lost in this suddenly emerging possibility, snapped his eyes open.

 

‘I’m not in my right mind. When Anastasia exists, how can I suspect another child of being my daughter?’

 

Noah, who had been quietly watching the King from beside him, spoke softly.

 

“It’s not unreasonable for Your Majesty to have such thoughts.”

 

“Such thoughts? How do you know what I’m thinking?”

 

The King glared at Noah with flashing eyes. However, Noah continued speaking quietly.

 

“Miss Heidi weighs on your mind, doesn’t she?”

 

“…”

 

“My aunt also said after seeing her at the banquet. That she was the spitting image of the late Queen in her youth. She said it was amazing how someone with not a drop of shared blood could resemble her more than the Princess who shares her blood.”

 

“Noah!”

 

The King’s hand struck the documents on the desk forcefully.

 

“Stop! Never speak such words again. Don’t dig any deeper. Forget everything we’ve discussed so far.”

 

The King’s Adam’s apple moved slowly up and down. His voice was firm, but his violet eyes flickered restlessly like a candle in the wind.

 

Contrary to his desire to deny it, Noah’s words kept echoing endlessly in his ears.

 

‘Even the Queen’s family thinks so…’

 

The King gritted his teeth and tried to empty his mind. However, the suspicion didn’t disappear easily. Rather, deep inside, an indelible uneasiness was secretly taking root.

 

‘But I’ll find out soon enough. If Anastasia wears the Queen’s crown at her coming-of-age ceremony, everything will become clear.’

 

The tiara shining brightly above her head.

 

That would reveal all truth and drive away the clouds of doubt to the very end. Surely.

 

* * *

 

The Downtaus owned by Count Haizen’s family in the capital.

 

“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’m dining with Miss Heidi. It was quite hectic when we met before.”

 

Heidi nodded as she took Noah’s outstretched hand.

 

“I’ve heard a lot about you from my teacher.”

 

“From Deshion? Then it surely wasn’t anything good.”

 

Then Deshion said while pulling out Heidi’s chair.

 

“If you know that, then stop and sit down.”

 

“How stiff. I’m a properly invited guest, you know.”

 

Noah laughed casually and took his seat. Then Deshion immediately got to the point.

 

“So. Let’s continue our conversation. His Majesty stopped the investigation into Heidi?”

 

“Yes. I have no idea why. I can clearly feel that he’s still concerned about her.”

 

The King had ordered him to stop the investigation into her.

 

It was news that sounded bad to Heidi’s ears, but strangely, Deshion seemed calm. After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

 

“I think it’s a natural reaction.”

 

Heidi and Noah’s gazes fixed on Deshion’s face.

 

“Don’t you know how much His Majesty has cherished Anastasia his whole life? Feeling like Heidi is his daughter also means suspecting that Anastasia might not be his real daughter. It’s natural for him to feel uncomfortable.”

 

“Ah…”

 

“His Majesty needs time to think. This isn’t a matter he can consider without emotions.”

 

I see. Heidi slowly nodded at Deshion’s words.

 

But Noah frowned slightly, looking somewhat displeased.

 

“So we just have to keep waiting quietly? What if the current Princess inherits the throne?”

 

This also seemed like a valid point.

 

Heidi perked up her ears.

 

“We can’t wait that long. And we probably won’t need to.”

 

“Do you have something to rely on?”

 

“Well.”

 

Deshion drew out his words mysteriously.

 

“Anastasia’s coming-of-age ceremony is coming up soon, I believe.”

 

“It’s scheduled for two weeks from now, but why?”

 

Deshion nodded.

 

“His Majesty will probably remember too. That there’s a way to reveal the truth without going through such difficulties.”

 

“A way to reveal the truth?”

 

“Yes. That is…”

 

Just then, Deshion’s gaze, who was about to say something, fell on Heidi. She had put down her fork and was listening intently to their conversation.

 

“Please eat. Your food is getting cold.”

 

Deshion picked up the butter that was placed far from Heidi and handed it to her.

 

“This. You seemed to always spread this on your bread.”

 

“Ah, thank you.”

 

Deshion watched intently as the piece of bread entered Heidi’s mouth.

 

Munch munch.

 

Only after confirming that Heidi had swallowed the food did his expression relax slowly. He skillfully refilled Heidi’s water glass.

 

“Please eat slowly.”

 

“Yes. You should eat too, teacher.”

 

“The soup might have gotten cold. Should I have them reheat it?”

 

Noah, who had been watching this scene intently, tilted his head and muttered.

 

“What a rare sight indeed.”

 

Hearing that voice, Heidi made eye contact with Noah. Then Noah made a mischievous expression and said.

 

“This is the first time I’ve seen that guy take care of someone like that. Even if I were starving to death right in front of him, he probably wouldn’t care one way or another. I guess he’s different with beauties.”

 

Deshion’s eyes sharpened as he set down his knife with a sharp sound.

 

“Are you saying you’ll start starving from today?”

 

“I’m just saying.”

 

“Stop talking nonsense.”

 

Noah casually brushed off the sharp atmosphere and looked back and forth between the two people sitting across from him.

 

“But you two… There’s nothing going on, right?”

 

Heidi’s face turned bright red as she caught Noah’s meaning. Just as she was about to open her mouth to deny it.

 

“I told you to stop talking nonsense.”

 

The ice-cold voice froze the air above the table. Noah shrugged and said.

 

“I hope it was just my mistake. But be careful. The palace is a place where even small breezes become typhoons, so it’s better not to create unnecessary gossip.”

 

“…”

 

“I’ve bet a lot on this game too. I’m saying this as a reminder.”

 

Noah and Deshion’s gazes clashed. After a moment of silence, Deshion opened his mouth with a stiff expression.

 

“Don’t worry. Nothing like what you’re thinking will happen.”

 

* * *

 

Moo.

 

After Noah left, Heidi returned to her room and was lost in deep thought.

 

The words Deshion had spoken earlier stuck tenaciously in Heidi’s mind and wouldn’t come off easily.

 

‘Such a thing would never happen.’

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