Fiancée No More: The Forsaken Lady, the Prince, and Their Make-Believe Love Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 9] by Mari Morikawa

Author:Mari Morikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 5: New Life in the Libra Palace

I’m so tired... thought Estelle, listlessly plopping down onto a couch in her room in the Libra Palace. She had just gotten back from the dinner party.

The nobles’ piercing gazes and dark mana she had felt the moment she’d entered that hall had been so frightening that she was worried she’d see them in her nightmares.

As Arcrayne had been by her side all along, nobody had directly spoken to her throughout the whole party. But since Estelle could always perceive people’s emotions together with their mana, being there for so long had been akin to torture.

“Lady Estelle, you mustn’t go to sleep right away! Not before a bath!” said Leah, rousing Estelle as she dozed off on the couch.

Estelle’s room had rather luxurious facilities, which was no surprise, as it had been made for a princess. Adjoining it was a private bathroom, complete with a sauna ordered from the northern parts of the Heredian continent.

It had been May attending to Estelle for the duration of the party, who was well familiar with the palace. Leah had stayed here in the meantime, preparing things Estelle would need before going to sleep, such as a bath and nightwear.

With Leah’s help, Estelle finished her bath, attended to her skincare routine, and was about to change into her nightwear when she went wide-eyed at exactly what kind of nightwear Leah gave her. It had a suggestive design—pure white, with a rather open chest.

“Wait, Leah. I can sleep in this room today, right...?”

“No, my lady, His Highness has instructed me to send you to the shared bedroom.”

“What?! But we’re not married yet! We’re only engaged!”

Estelle quickly grew pale. Her wedding was still scheduled for autumn of current year, with no concrete date set as of yet. So much for “sparing me the procreation,” lamented Estelle.

“I’m not going! I’ll sleep right here!”

The idea of being alone with Arcrayne in such obscene nightwear was too humiliating.

“You must not, my lady! Please go to the marital bedroom, for me and May!”

“What does this have to do with you two?!”

“There may be punishment in store for us if we disobey His Highness’s orders.”

Leah was firmly gripping Estelle’s arms, desperate to persuade her.

He’s not despotic enough to punish them for something like that...or is he? I wish I could be sure of that... thought Estelle. As Estelle recalled the ferocious smile he would occasionally reveal, her shoulders drooped.

Snug in a housecoat on top of that nightwear—as it was chilly—Estelle headed to the shared bedroom, and found Arcrayne already inside. He was sitting on a couch, looking through some papers. Once he saw Estelle, he put the papers down, then addressed her.

“There you are. Are you hungry? I’ve had a snack prepared. You barely ate anything at the party, right?”

Laid out on the table were pastries, cut fruits, and other light food.

“I shall help myself just a little,” replied Estelle quietly, distancing herself from Arcrayne and sitting down—which prompted a smile from the prince.

“You don’t need to be on your guard so much.

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