Published at 29th of October 2020 11:10:09 AM
Chapter 9
As soon as I finished my sentence, the room was filled with deafening silence . Both the butler and the knight, who had been listening to the conversation from the sidelines, had also stilled the sound of their breathing .
The Grand Duke glared ferociously and narrowed his eyes at me . There was a complicated knot of emotions that passed over his face that could not be expressed accurately with words .
“You… Do you think I would give you permission to leave?”
“You will have to . ”
I said .
“The person who allowed the wound to become so infected was no one else but your Royal Highness, the Grand Duke . ”
“……!”
The Grand Duke’s eyes trembled .
He pressed his lips together and was unable to let even a word pass through .
‘Tsk . ’
I clicked my tongue inwardly to myself .
Though I wasn’t sure of his personal feelings, as a father, the Grand Duke didn’t have any rights to do anything other than sincerely apologize to Rubia .
Of course, the Grand Duke would not apologize .
“Then I shall understand that you’ve given me permission, and withdraw . I shall promptly leave the premises by today . ”
After finishing my sentence, I turned around . Just like that, I walked towards the door .
One step, two steps… .
As I purposely stepped slowly towards the door, I muttered to myself .
‘Will he grasp hold of me?’
I shook my head inside myself . I didn’t believe he would do so . As expected, the Grand Duke did not even open his mouth as I arrived at the door .
Relief and pity swept over me at the same time .
Relief that I would finally step away from such a broken family, pity for this body’s original owner, Rubia .
‘You truly were a pitiful child . ’
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The tip of my tongue tasted bitter without reason .
As a result, I politely greeted him with an even more relieved expression . This life, I resolved to live happily for myself and for Rubia .
“Thank you for your care until now . I bid your Royal Highness farewell for the last time . Please be healthy and happy . ”
The Grand Duke’s lips trembled at his daughter’s last farewell . But, in the end, he was unable to say anything in response .
After Princess Rubia had left, a heavy silence fell upon the Grand Duke’s study .
With his chin propped up, the Grand Duke had on a stony expression . Out of all the times the butler had seen him, he appeared to be at the worst, so he carefully opened his mouth .
“Will you be okay without catching her?”
After a long silence, the Grand Duke opened his mouth .
“She’ll return soon enough anyways . ”
The butler nodded his head at the Grand Duke’s words .
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There was no way an aristocratic lady with no wealth could live outside of the castle . It was fairly likely that Princess Rubia would be unable to last even a day .
‘But will it really be like that?’
The butler recalled the figure of Princess Rubia he had just seen .
She was different from before . It wasn’t Princess Rubia whose shoulders slouched, head lowered, and eyes filled with fear .
In fact, what he saw was confidence and freedom, unlike all others . Though she was a princess with a small figure, she appeared stronger than anyone else .
‘And… she was beautiful . ’
Unbeknownst to him, the butler shook his head .
It wasn’t something that a commoner could ever judge, but her figure filled with confidence was so beautiful that one couldn’t take their eyes off her . Though such reckless confidence often appeared arrogant, for her, it made her beauty shine even more brightly .
If the princess of before had been like a porcelain doll bathed in light, then the princess of today was like a divine fairy .
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Just then, the Grand Duke spoke .
“Sir Olivier . ”
“Yes, your Royal Highness . ”
The guard knight bowed his head .
“Watch over Rubia till she returns . It should not take too long . ”
“Yes, your Royal Highness . ”
As “to watch over” was equivalent “to guard against harm”, the butler let out a sigh of relief .
Sir Olivier asked .
“What should I do if the Princess really decides to leave the Grand Duchy?”
“At that time, bring her back to the castle . ”
“I shall obey . ”
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