The Prince Who Loved Me - Chapter 52

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Chapter 52

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A few days later, on a sunny afternoon.

Bada was strolling through the garden of Windswood House, chatting with the gardener.

‘Finally the rain has stopped. Rather than being cooped up gloomily inside the house, it’s better to at least walk around the garden.’

Bada helped the busy gardener with his work, harvesting beets, tomatoes, and rosemary leaves from the small vegetable garden.

“Wow, look at these baby carrots! They’re so tiny and cute.”

“Right? You can’t imagine how proud I feel watching these vegetables and herbs grow so well.”

“This work really seems like a calling for you, gardener.”

“Haha, I suppose it is. Even though it’s physically demanding, there’s so much joy in it.”

“Still, it seems like too much work for you to handle alone. So please use me as your assistant.”

“Having such a precious person as my assistant. Is that really okay?”

“We’re the ones honored to have you at Windswood House, gardener.”

The gardener’s eyes softened, seemingly moved by Bada’s words of recognition.

“Actually, there were times when the work felt overwhelming, but your words give me strength. Haha!”

Bada smiled warmly at him.

‘I know because I’ve worked at a company too. What employees really want isn’t anything special. They just want someone to recognize the value of their work and acknowledge them.’

“Haha, this is making my nose tingle for no reason. Before I embarrass myself in front of the Lady, I should take these tomatoes from the basket to the kitchen.”

“Give it here, I’ll do it.”

“Oh no, it’s fine, Lady. It would be too heavy for you.”

“Hey, I’m your assistant, remember? Did you forget already?”

Winning the argument, Bada picked up the basket full of fresh tomatoes and headed to the kitchen.

Just as she was about to enter the kitchen through the door at the back of the house, the door opened and a servant appeared, holding large black bags in both hands.

For some reason, she was startled when she encountered Bada.

“…Oh, hello!”

“Hello. Those bags are huge. What’s in them?”

The hesitating servant answered hurriedly to Bada’s question.

“Oh, it’s garbage from the kitchen. It smells, so I’ll dispose of it quickly.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her hurried steps as if fleeing looked somehow suspicious.

Bada frowned and stared intently at the servant’s retreating figure.

‘Why is she acting like that.’

Just as she was thinking about following the servant.

Her phone rang at that moment. Looking at the screen, she saw a video call coming from her friend Caroline.

When she pressed the call button, Caroline’s welcome face appeared on the screen.

-Hello there, Your Royal Highness?

“Caroline! What are you up to?”

-What am I up to? Working day and night, losing track of time, and just before collapsing, I thought of you and called.

“Oh no, still like that these days? No matter what, you need to get proper sleep. How’s the business?”

After graduating from college, Caroline moved to California and started a sugar-free organic candy business.

After struggling for several years, she said she was finally starting to see some light recently.

-Orders are coming in from everywhere, so I’m incredibly busy. Recently, an influencer who was advertising our products caused a social controversy, and I broke out in a cold sweat trying to resolve that.

“…Oh my, what a hassle. You’re working so hard.”

-Sigh. I should have just gone on that Bali trip with you instead. Does the prince have any decent friends?

The two friends chatted about various things after a long time.

According to Caroline, there was chaos among the Agatha Hall alumni as soon as news of Bada spread.

-You’re the greatest output among our classmates. The kids are seriously debating hanging a banner at school. At this rate, they’ll erect a statue of you next to the school founder’s statue.

“…Please stop them from doing that. And I’m not even married yet, but everyone’s making such a fuss.”

-The marriage will happen soon anyway. Ah, by the way, how amazing will the royal wedding be? Like a live-action Netflix Bridgerton, right? Oh, have you thought about the dress and tiara you’ll wear for the wedding? They say the Bernhardt Royal Family has so many beautiful tiaras. Which one will Queen Beatrice pass down to you?

“…I’m still thinking about that. I want to consider it slowly.”

-I think the emerald tiara that Queen Beatrice has, which weighs over 2kg, would suit you well. How about casually mentioning it?

“Hey, it’s not like I can borrow anything just because I want it.”

-I’m so tired of business these days that I’m living off imagining your royal wedding, you know? Play along a bit. By the way, the wedding venue will definitely be Cavendish Cathedral, right?

Bada smiled bitterly.

‘Sorry, Caroline. The royal wedding you’re dreaming of will never happen.’

-Oh, and Bada, did you tell Jacob about your engagement?

Bada’s eyes widened at Caroline’s sudden question.

Jacob was Caroline’s older brother.

During her school days, Bada used to go down to Kentucky, Caroline’s hometown, every summer for two-week vacations.

Jacob was always there with them during those times.

He was like a first love to Bada. Though they had lost contact long ago.

So Caroline’s question felt out of the blue.

“To Jacob? No? Come to think of it, I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to contact him.”

-Ah, then he must have seen it on the news. He suddenly called me after hearing about your engagement and asked so aggressively that I was completely flustered.

“Asked aggressively?”

-Yeah. He looked up the prince you’re marrying and asked if I knew anything about him seeming like a dangerous guy, where you are now, stuff like that. So I thought you two had talked or something.

“…Really? But we haven’t.”

-That’s why I was surprised too. He did ask about you occasionally though. Jacob usually doesn’t care much about other people’s business.

“Hmm…”

-Don’t be surprised if Jacob shows up at your front door tomorrow. I saw him searching for flight tickets to Bernhardt during our video call.

Jacob was a serious-minded man. It was hard to imagine him suddenly calling Caroline and babbling out questions like that.

Then, noisy voices started coming through the phone.

Caroline closed her eyes tightly and sighed.

-Damn, another pointless meeting is starting. Would it kill them to do this over email? Anyway, I have to go now.

“Oh, okay. Sure. I’ll call you again.”

-Alright, got it. Talk to you later.

When the call ended, silence settled over the garden.

Bada admired the fresh summer flowers blooming in the garden while lost in thought.

‘When the contract ends, I should go to Cali to see Caroline. But why did Jacob say those things?’

While she was deep in thought, she saw Lea running across the garden, panting heavily.

“Lady! Lady!”

Lea was breathing heavily with her upper body bent over, having run so urgently.

“Huff… huff… You need to move to the reception room right away.”

“Are you okay? What’s wrong?”

“Well, your etiquette teacher has just arrived, and that person is… huff… huff…”

“Etiquette teacher?”

Come to think of it, Damien had said that an etiquette teacher he personally selected would be visiting Windswood House soon.

But who could this teacher be to make her act like this?

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