The Prince Who Loved Me - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

Even for Obsidian, murdering Princess Charlotte and then harming the Crown Prince’s fiancée would be going too far.

‘Right. I’ll have Bada act as my fiancée for just one year. After that, I can assign people to protect her under the pretext of guarding my former fiancée.’

It was a somewhat reckless solution.

But right now, he was blinded by desperation.

Keeping her by his side and confirming her safety every day was the best Damien could do in his current state.

‘If I propose properly in this situation, she’ll think I’m crazy. So I have no choice but to bind her to my side through a contract.’

He couldn’t force an unwanted marriage on Bada right away.

At the same time, he felt guilty about dragging her into this unwanted situation.

If he revealed his feelings in this situation, he might ruin everything or she might figure out the real purpose of the contract.

‘The more Bada learns about Obsidian, the more dangerous the situation becomes. It’s better to keep her completely in the dark.’

That’s why he had deliberately acted cold when facing her, suppressing his urge to immediately hold her in his arms.

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Bada was given only two days.

She had to wrap up her life in Korea and move to Bernhardt within two days.

She protested to Damien that the timeframe was too tight, but he coldly cut her off.

‘Everything you need has been prepared in Bernhardt. Pack only the essentials, and if there’s anything to handle, I’ll send people to do it.’

With no time to spare, she had to handle the important matters first.

The first thing Bada did was pay off her debts with the advance money she received.

When meeting with the loan sharks, she was accompanied by Lancaster.

“Morgan… I mean, Lancaster. You need to look really scary. Got it?”

“Don’t worry, Miss Yu. That’s my specialty.”

Lancaster’s words weren’t an exaggeration.

The moment they entered the PL Capital Office with him in tow, everyone in the building visibly tensed up.

Even the large, tattooed gangsters from the underworld.

Lancaster stood beside Bada, staring at the loan sharks with eyes like Liam Neeson from the movie ‘Taken’.

Those eyes seemed to say, ‘I have a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. If you touch this lady, I will find you and I will kill you.’

Under that gaze, even those who were clearly members of the criminal underworld began acting like intimidated children.

Bada made them sign a written agreement as she paid the money.

This stated that all debts were forgiven, and they would accept legal punishment if they approached her in any way in the future.

The man who had tailed Bada before reluctantly signed the agreement, though he looked displeased.

“There, I’ve paid everything including interest and got the receipt. Now we won’t have to see each other again, right?”

The man said while avoiding Lancaster’s sharp gaze.

“…Don’t worry. We’d rather never see you or that person next to you ever again.”

After clearing the debt and leaving the building, she felt like a weight had been lifted from her chest.

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The second place Bada visited was the hospital where her younger brother Kang-san Yu was admitted.

When she burst into his room, her mother happened to be there too.

Blowing on porridge to cool it down before feeding it to her grown son.

Moreover, Kang-san looked quite fine for someone who had been in a traffic accident.

“What exactly happened to you?”

“Well…”

Under questioning, Kang-san confessed that he had staged a traffic accident with a friend to commit insurance fraud.

“Are you really crazy? Don’t you know insurance companies have special investigation teams that will uncover everything if they investigate?”

“Come on, sis, don’t worry so much. It’s just this once, so they probably won’t bother investigating.”

What should she do with this fool?

Bada swallowed the curses rising in her throat and handed him some documents.

“Just sign this agreement.”

This was an agreement stating that Kang-san and their mother would not interfere in her life going forward, and would not mention any information about her to others, including the media.

‘That’s what I’m most worried about when acting as Damien’s fiancée. What if Mom and Kang-san run their mouths and ruin everything?’

She wanted to prevent such a situation from happening by making things clear.

“Don’t just skim through it, read it carefully. If you break the contract, I’ll bill you again for the debt I paid off.”

“Wow, so you really did pay off my debt? Okay!”

At those words, her mother and Kang-san were overjoyed.

“Oh, my daughter! You’re the only one we can count on!”

“Don’t look for me for a while. Since you’ve signed the agreement, don’t mention anything about me anywhere from now on.”

“Yes, I understand. You’re such a smart kid, of course we’ll listen to you.”

Kang-san and their mother exchanged glances as if things had worked out well.

Bada’s eyes narrowed as she watched them.

Their daughter had suddenly appeared to pay off debts worth hundreds of millions and said she’d disappear for a while.

Yet they didn’t seem worried at all, nor did they even think to ask where she got the money.

Bada slowly closed her eyes and opened them again.

She no longer had the energy to be disappointed.

After resolving the urgent matters, Bada returned home and hurriedly packed her suitcase.

But there weren’t really many things worth taking.

The clothes and belongings she wore in Korea weren’t suitable for the Crown Prince of Bernhardt’s fiancée, so she had to leave them all behind.

Due to hacking concerns, she had to replace all electronic devices including her phone with new ones Lancaster provided.

In the end, Bada only packed simple personal items like skincare products she frequently used, medication, and her diary.

Then she took a car to the airport at the appointed time. It was Seoul Airport in Seongnam.

‘So there’s a separate airport for state guests. I never knew that.’

When she arrived at the airport, Damien’s private jet was waiting for her.

She had never even been on a charter flight, let alone business class.

At that moment, Bada felt that her entire life was about to change completely.

When she boarded the private jet, Damien, who had arrived first, was sitting on the sofa.

“Sit down. We’ll be departing soon.”

“Oh, okay…”

Bada sat in the seat across from him and looked around the interior of the private jet.

It seemed to have a separate bedroom and dining area.

Unlike Bada who was looking around curiously, Damien seemed busy catching up on work.

He looked quite impressive wearing black horn-rimmed glasses and an ivory wool sweater, signing documents with a fountain pen.

Bada, who had been glancing at him, randomly flipped through newspapers and magazines.

Soon after the plane took off, she felt deep fatigue washing over her.

‘I guess not sleeping for several days finally caught up with me.’

Blinking her heavy eyelids, she fell asleep using the plane’s engine noise as a lullaby.

Damien finally looked up when he heard her soft snoring.

In fact, he had been pretending to look at documents the whole time, but his attention was entirely focused on her.

Confirming that Bada was asleep, he quietly got up and approached her.

Then he picked up a blanket and carefully covered her body with it.

“…”

Looking down at her face sleeping peacefully with childlike innocence, his mind became dizzy with thoughts.

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