Published at 6th of February 2021 03:50:06 PM
Chapter 189: 189
Chapter 189 . It Was Still Awkward (2)
Translator: Aura / Editor: Vy
“Why are you two together…?”
“We just happened to meet at the door . ”
After a brief explanation, Heinley quickly grasped the situation, “Ahh!”
Christa was quiet, but as soon as Heinley stepped out from behind his desk, she spoke her mind .
“Your Highness, I hear you plan to prepare the wedding yourself, is that true?”
Heinley stopped beside his desk and looked at her with a serious face .
“Yes . So you’ve heard, sister-in-law . ”
I looked at Christa too .
‘She came here for the same reason I did . ’
Christa looked a little tense .
When she caught Heinley’s gaze and mine, she looked even more tense . She smiled awkwardly and spoke cautiously,
“Your Highness, if I may . I would like you to leave the wedding preparations to me . ”
Heinley’s eyebrows rose .
“To Sister-in-law?”
“It is rare for you to prepare your own wedding . As your sister-in-law and former queen, I am best suited to prepare the wedding on behalf of you two . That would be best . ”
Heinley smiled awkwardly and opened his mouth .
He seemed to want to say no… .
I said it first, before Heinley could speak .
“It’s a marriage that started differently than others, it’s also best to make the preparations differently . Do what you decided in the beginning, Heinley . ”
Had I not intervened, Heinley would also have refused, but to him, Christa was the wife of his brother who died early .
It would be awkward for him to confront Christa directly . I thought it would be better if I did it .
Christa looked at me with a raised eyebrow, not imagining that I would object .
She didn’t look angry, but she did look a little surprised .
Instead of arguing, she lowered her gaze and muttered, “I see…” Then she apologized .
“I came here because it seemed right to take care of it as your sister-in-law and former queen . Apparently, I didn’t read the atmosphere properly . I’m sorry . ”
She looked helpless and disappointed .
Her complexion was already pale .
When she apologized quietly, it felt strange .
Instead of speaking further, she left the office in silence .
I frowned as I stared at the door .
I felt as if I had intimidated her . As if I had pushed a weak animal that bared its teeth helplessly .
It was strange .
I never felt this way about Rashta, who was in a more pitiful position than Christa .
In a way, I felt particularly bad after confronting Christa, so I frowned .
On second thought, it seemed to me that it was due to a difference in etiquette .
Rashta often made remarks beyond my common sense .
She wanted to go places she shouldn’t, touch my things, and have me treat her like my sister .
There were even times when she imitated me so blatantly that I got goose bumps .
But Christa’s weak side was within my common sense .
Maybe that’s why I felt so bad .
Of course, the human mind is complex, so it’s hard to know clearly… .
“Queen?”
I guess I was too deep in my thoughts . When Heinley approached and called out to me, I quickly looked at him in surprise .
Heinley looked at me with a worried expression .
“You have a grim expression, are you alright?”
“I’m alright . ”
Heinley frowned at my words, as if I didn’t seem alright at all .
“You asked me to stay out of it… but in my opinion, Queen . I think I should tell my sister-in-law to refrain from coming to my office . Don’t you agree?”
Heinley asked me the question carefully .
“Don’t worry about it . ”
I shook my head .
It wasn’t good for him to get involved in this matter in any way .
Instead of talking about Christa, I moved onto the subject I had come for .
“Ah . I came here for something too . ”
“Queen, did you want to prepare for your own wedding?”
“Not exactly . I came to see if there was anything I could do to help . ”
“Well, it’s for Queen, so I’d like to take care of it myself . ”
“I understand…”
“Of course you’ll have to help me with your wedding dress . It can’t be done with my measurements . ”
Heinley added playfully and smiled sweetly .
But the moment he mentioned ‘measurements,’ I remembered his naked body in the fountain, which I had forgotten for a moment when I saw Christa, and my face heated up .
I hurried to lower my head, but the angle was even worse . Finally, I lifted my head and turned to the side .
“Queen, are you angry?”
I just needed to stay this way for a moment .
Heinley walked over to the side I was facing, bending his knees .
He then looked me closely in the eyes .
As I looked directly into his purple eyes, my face heated up even more .
When I bit my lower lip and turned to the side again, Heinley was confused and moved to face me again .
“Queen? Are you really angry?”
“Queen?”
After circling around, I thought about how this wouldn’t solve anything .
That’s right . It’s not something to be ashamed of forever . I had decided to give him a chance to be honest .
I was ashamed, but I couldn’t let him keep deceiving me . To keep it up would be annoying and awkward for Heinley himself .
I finally decided to speak up,
“Heinley . By any chance-”
I was about to ask him if he was deceiving me on something .
But the moment I saw his expression full of concern . What came out of my mouth was completely different .
“Invite Grand Duke Kapmen . ”
Heinley’s expression turned rigid .
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“What?”
The Grand Duke’s name, coming out of nowhere, seemed to have puzzled him . I was puzzled, too .
I had intended to talk about Grand Duke Kapmen only after the wedding .
Why did I mention him all of a sudden?
I inwardly reproached myself, but I had already done it .
I appeared calm as if I had intended from the beginning to bring up this topic, and merely said what I had planned to say in a few weeks’ time .
“Do you remember the Grand Duke Kapmen? I’m sure you met during the New Year’s celebrations . ”
“How could I not remember him?”
Heinley muttered with a strange smile . Maybe it’s because Heinley almost had a fight with him .
Although Heinley couldn’t get angry because he was in front of me, he couldn’t help his expression from distorting .
“Queen, do you want to invite him?”
“When I was in the Eastern Empire, we worked together to establish intercontinental trade between the two countries . ”
“Intercontinental… trade?”
However, his distorted expression quickly turned serious when I mentioned trade .
“I hear you . ”
I continued speaking .
“But it was ruined when he and His Majesty got into a fight . ”
“Ah, I heard about that . Besides…”
Heinley’s eyes flickered to my fist .
“Is that true?”
Then, he touched a finger to his cheek .
He seemed to refer to the blow Grand Duke Kapmen gave Sovieshu .
“Yes . ”
“Although I can understand him, that was too reckless . ”
Grand Duke Kapmen, at the time, was under the effects of the love potion .
Come to think of it, has he been able to get rid of the effects?
As I reflected, Heinley took my hand .
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“Sit down . Don’t stand . ”
He then led me over to his desk and asked me to sit in the chair, leaning back against the edge of the desk as I sat down .
It may not have been intentional, but naturally Heinley’s lower body was lined up at my eye level .
I clenched my fists and turned the chair toward the window . Again, the angle had been the problem .
I asked, pretending to be looking out the window through a gap between the curtains .
” I want to finalize the trade . If you invite him, I’ll try to make the trade between Rift and the Western Kingdom successful . ”
Heinley murmured in a slightly muffled voice .
“If Queen has worked on it, of course there will be a high probability of success…”
“This is the first state-led trade with this continent . Although direct trade will be beneficial in itself, if trade with this continent becomes popular, we will make Rift and the Western Kingdom trade intermediary countries . ”
“Even merchants who have had difficulty getting involved in trade will feel more at ease getting involved in a state-led business, so it will be even better to get investments . ”
I spoke with determination towards the window . The business viability had been thoroughly examined in the Eastern Empire .
At that point, Heinley murmured in a muffled voice .
“But Queen, do you have to look over there to speak?”
“Please look at me when you speak . ”
“If you’re really not angry with me, it’s strange that you keep avoiding my gaze . ”
“I… I’m not avoiding your gaze . ”
“Really?”
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