Chapter 23 Palace (Part 2)
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She went back to the palace earlier than the agreed time and the maids who followed her from a distance served her snacks and refreshments.
It was such a peaceful place.
It is so large and filled with beautiful buildings. The air is fresh compared to the first world she lived in.
Too bad, there are no cameras to capture the scenic beauty of the palace.
The dessert is delicious and the tea smells good.
'What things would I want to ask for? Of course, freedom. Even if I am given the position of being empress and see this scenery every time, I won't still like it.'
'I am also worried about the antique shop. What would have happened to that place after I left, then?'
Amidst her reverie, there is a sudden noise.
There is a young man almost similar of age to Derrick, who strode and stopped in front of her. She belatedly gave her greetings.
It is the crowned prince.
His Highness, Crown Prince Phillipsburg Roequel Thymis.
The man who is one of the handsome men in the empire. He had a shiny blonde hair and strikingly beautiful scarlet eyes a special trait of royals. He looked so handsome and cool. Her heart thumped hard as if breaking her ribcage.
Many ladies flock just to talk about his greatness and follow wherever he went just to see his face. He is so handsome that Aillenne coveted and been blinded by love.
However, with my eyes I think he's handsome but not on par to my beauty.
Knowing his attitude on the original, however you serve his face, I'll just look but not do what Aillenne did in the original.
To the original Aillenne, I'm sorry...I won't love him like you do and be crazy enough to be executed.
The man standing in front of her with dazzling appearance and soft smile is the original fiance of Aillenne from the [The Darling Worshipping a Flower] and the one who ordered Aillenne's death.
The original never mentioned them meeting earlier than the time for her coming of age.
'What could be the change I brought to make this happen?'
It is so absurd. The prince smiled sweetly and exchanged words of pleasantries.
Over a cup of tea and sweets, they talked as if they have a close relationship.
Weird. That's weird. All throughout the time spent with him, everything became weird.
I cannot think good and just nodded absentmindedly with what the prince is talking about.
Is the world I'm based in, not in the novel of [The Darling Worshipping a Flower]? The prince was never been like this!
"I never thought that the young lady from the Winston household bear this kind of beauty. I am embarrassed that my beauty could not be in par with yours."
"That's not true, Your Highness. You were handsome enough to dazzle the eyes of many young women."
"Are you one of those young women then?"
She was caught off guard.
The prince smiled with eyes filled with expectations.
She was forced to nod since it would be rude to say, "I'm sorry, I won't ever like someone who have a trashy attitude. You were the one who destroyed Aillenne in the original. You may be young by now and also quite...just quite handsome, but the original says your a shit."
"I'm glad if that's the case then. I was worried that I will fall short in the eyes of the most beautiful lady in the empire."
Aillenne could not help but blush.
Well it's true that Aillenne is one of the three beauties in the empire when she was announced during the coming of age banquet. Of course, she reigned the top.
After some time...
"I really have a great time with the young lady. I wish we will have a lot more time to spend in the future. I have to bid farewell for now."
He said then took her hand and kissed the back of it.
Aillenne saw for a moment the glint in the prince's eyes when he touched her skin.
However, all it gave her is goosebumps. It's so creepy.
They exchanged a few more words and the prince finally went away.
"Young lady, I think the prince became interested with you..."
"Nanny, that's not it. It is just a few words, we can't rule it that way. It may even be a courtesy to a guest in the palace."
Aillenne tried to deny her nanny's words, but she even think otherwise.
The manner of his speech and the way he acts never pointed out the way he was described in the novel. He also never give his smile and a kiss on the hand. The FL was given a kiss on her hand only when he introduced that she was his lover, but that would happen three months before the original Aillenne was ordered with execution.
Also, that glint in his eye made her feel unsettled.
Am I forgetting something?
I really wished that I finished reading the book.