Chapter 83: Corrupted, Introduction to Terror
It had been about ten days since Princess Chai bared her fangs at me, and the situation had completely turned in her favor.
“I knew it. She’s just the type to do something like this.”
“She looked down on her, and did whatever she wanted.”
“She’s no match for the fairy-like Princess Slophon. I heard that even His Highness Stratis is completely smitten with her.”
Aliseteen Quatra is evil, while Chai Slophone is righteous.
Thanks to her machinations, that’s the established situation. Even though I had always been feared from a distance, now that fear had turned into hostility and disdain towards me.
No matter how much I was a Duke’s daughter, I couldn’t compare to a princess of a country. Behind Princess Chai’s backing, the number of people who blatantly looked down on me had increased.
“Aliseteen-sama is not that kind of person! She’s just clumsy and shy!”
“She doesn’t do underhanded things behind people’s backs!”
“That’s right! Aliseteen-sama is always so elegant and composed!”
Sanna and the other young ladies standing by my side raised their voices in protest. Then, Princess Chai’s followers, who were under her influence, began to harm those girls.
Despite seeing their unwavering support for me, I quietly shed tears.
It’s so heartwarming to have someone believe in me.
It made me feel like I already had the strongest weapon in hand.
“Please, cease defending me. Not only will you cause trouble for yourselves, but also for your families.”
“Aliseteen-sama…”
“If you really care about me, please listen to what I say.”
I gently wiped away the tears on Sanna’s cheeks with a handkerchief.
“This is wrong. Alise is the victim here, but why do you have to be treated like the perpetrator?”
Julian-sama was outraged and furious like I’d never seen him before. I gazed at him calmly.
“What you need to pay attention to the most right now is not me, but yourself. The current Princess Chai is unpredictable. Julian-sama, please prioritize protecting yourself. Try not to go against her.”
Julian-sama squeezed my hand tightly and shook his head repeatedly.
“It’s too late for that. I already pointed my blade at her. And you’ll probably pay the price for my reckless actions, by being put in danger because of me.”
From Princess Chai’s previous remarks, it was clear that he was being threatened. If Julian-sama didn’t comply, she would harm me.
Without me knowing, Julian-sama had been protecting me all along. Yet, I was only thinking about myself. I realized I was a selfish woman.
“I love you, Aliseteen. I can’t bear to lose you.”
“I feel the same way, Julian-sama. Right now, I only wish for your happiness.”
Even though he knew the truth about my regression, he told me that he still loved me.
Just hearing that was enough for me, I didn’t care if I died at any moment.
But not Julian.
I will never let him be taken away from me.
I gently kissed his cheek as he held my hand tightly and trembled with pain.
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