Me, a Princess? My Lord! - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79

Heidi briefly told Deshion about the conversation she had with Lawrence. Where these documents were found, and how close the cooperation between Anastasia and Clovis was.

Perhaps because of that content, Deshion seemed somehow dejected.

Lost in thought, he fidgeted with his chin before parting his lips.

“He wouldn’t have provided something like this without wanting anything in return.”

Deshion met Heidi’s eyes. His red pupils glowed like candlelight in the darkness.

“Did he perhaps propose engagement as the price?”

Heidi’s eyes widened.

“No. No, he didn’t.”

Heidi smiled as she added an explanation.

“I thought so too and asked him about it…”

“And?”

“He said this kind of proposal has no style or romance.”

Heidi shrugged her shoulders.

“It was as we expected. He has a second son complex.”

“…Match the Viscount with Anastasia to handle that, and take the head of house position for himself.”

Heidi nodded.

“It doesn’t stray far from the picture we’re drawing, so that’s good. Lawrence will definitely be a great help.”

Deshion gazed intently at Heidi’s face.

“Do you think so?”

“Yes. That’s what I think. But I wanted to hear your opinion too.”

At Heidi’s words, Deshion slowly nodded.

“I agree as well.”

He looked at his pocket watch and said.

“It’s too late to return to the Royal Palace. It would be better to stay here tonight.”

Heidi nodded.

“Yes, I’d like to do that if it’s alright. I already got His Majesty’s permission in advance.”

“You can come and stay anytime. I always keep a room prepared, so please think of it as your own home.”

“I will. Thank you.”

Heidi slightly lifted the corners of her mouth.

“…”

Heidi, who was about to return to the room she had stayed in before, hesitated and stopped walking.

Deshion stood up from his seat and asked.

“Is there something more you want to say?”

Heidi blinked blankly.

“If you’re troubled about not having anyone, how about my brother?”

What Eloise had said earlier floated through her mind like a buoy. Her somehow peculiar expression too.

“…This is the first time in my life I’ve felt sorry for my brother.”

Though she had only overheard it, Eloise’s muttering had also been somehow strange.

‘It could all be my imagination. People always hear what they want to hear.’

But…

Heidi slowly approached Deshion.

One step. Two steps.

As Heidi slowly approached, Deshion tilted his head curiously.

“Why all of a sudden…”

“…”

Heidi didn’t answer and stood in front of Deshion. It was the perfect distance for facing each other and having a conversation. Then Deshion clasped his hands behind his back, ready to listen.

But Heidi took one more step forward. Their toes were so close they seemed about to touch.

“…Heidi?”

Heidi silently lifted her chin to meet Deshion’s eyes.

It was an uncomfortable distance. Close enough to feel each other’s ragged breathing and see clearly dilated pupils.

Heidi stared intently into Deshion’s red eyes. Hoping she could catch even a clue if he was hiding any emotions.

Nothing changes as easily as a person’s heart, but her opponent was Deshion. Deshion Carlos Haizen. He wasn’t someone who would easily change his mind once it was made up.

If he had feelings for someone else, there might have been hope instead. How could she possibly persuade someone who had completely removed love as an option from his life?

‘I don’t know.’

Deshion neither stepped back nor came closer. He clearly seemed flustered, but she couldn’t tell what the glimpses of agitation meant.

Heidi’s eyelashes trembled.

‘I’m no better than a chick when it comes to this sort of thing.’

Heidi, who had been reading Deshion’s face with wide eyes, dropped her shoulders.

“Heidi?”

“No. It’s nothing.”

Heidi grabbed her skirt and quickly offered a greeting.

“Have a comfortable night. I’ll be going then.”

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The night of tossing and turning with complicated thoughts passed. Whether Heidi fell asleep or not, morning came.

After greeting Eloise and Deshion, Heidi immediately boarded the carriage returning to the Royal Palace. Deshion seemed to want to have a conversation, but Heidi deliberately avoided it.

‘I was too impulsive yesterday. What was I even expecting?’

Thinking about it calmly, being alone with him so late at night seemed to have been the problem from the start. They say night clouds one’s judgment, and it was really true.

‘He must think I’m strange.’

Heidi pressed her forehead. She felt so foolish for being swayed by a few words from Eloise.

“Are you alright, Princess? Do you have a headache?”

Mabel, who was sitting in the front seat, asked with a worried voice.

Heidi shook her head.

“No. I’m just feeling stuffy thinking about going back to suffer through lessons and assignments again.”

“If that’s all it is, then I’m relieved.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

Just as she was about to smile out of habit, Mabel’s pale complexion caught Heidi’s eye.

“I don’t think you should be asking me if I’m okay. Are you alright? You don’t look well… Are you sick somewhere?”

Mabel answered immediately.

“I’m not sick at all. I’m as strong as a horse.”

“You’re really not sick?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

Heidi frowned.

Her face was pale as plaster, her lips had no color, and her hands couldn’t stay still on her knees. Mabel looked like she was clearly not okay to anyone who saw her.

Heidi, who had been staring at such a Mabel, asked.

“If you’re not sick, is there something wrong?”

Then Mabel’s shoulders flinched. She bit her lips as if about to cry.

Heidi firmly grasped Mabel’s hand and pressed her.

“Tell me quickly. What’s wrong? Hmm?”

As Heidi kept pestering her, Mabel hesitantly parted her lips.

“I went home briefly yesterday, and they said Mother is very sick. I didn’t know… but her condition isn’t good.”

Heidi’s eyes widened to their limit.

“Mother is? What’s wrong with her?”

“She’s always had some stomach discomfort. She complained every meal that her digestion wasn’t good. Now she can’t eat anything properly and throws everything up.”

Heidi sighed softly. Tears welled up in Mabel’s large eyes.

“Somehow, my sibling kept bringing up money for the past few months. Asking if I could send a little more than now.”

Mabel hung her head low.

“I just got annoyed. I thought they were taking my sacrifice too much for granted. But it turns out it was because of Mother’s medicine costs. Herb prices have risen so much lately that they couldn’t afford it. And I didn’t know anything…”

“We need to turn the carriage around. Should we stop it first?”

Heidi knocked on the carriage window. When she stuck her arm out and waved her handkerchief, the carriage slowly began to slow down.

Mabel’s wet eyes widened in surprise.

“What’s wrong? Did you leave something behind…?”

Heidi shook her head.

“I need to go to your home, Mabel.”

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