When Louie arrived at the knights training grounds, a knight approached him. "Greetings, Lady Lianne. Is there anything I can help you with?" He asked.
"…may I ask for an escort?""Of course, I shall bring you the most sui—""No, I'd like to have this person to escort me." Louie ordered, "I want Edmund Klein."The knight in-charge understood his order and brought him Edmund in a few minutes. When they finally meet, Edmund was too emotional. "Lady Lianne, you've come to see me!"Louie hushed the escort and whispered. "Edmund." He mentioned his name with his normal voice, and that's when Edmund realize that the person infront of him wasn't Lianne."S-Sir Louie!" His eyes widened in surprise. "May I know where's Lady Lianne?""Keep it down, Edmund. Father has strict orders not to let anyone else know about this. But I must let you know, Lianne is missing.""But… does… how come…" Edmund can't put the things he wantLouie had little time to rest while he was taking a lot of etiquette lessons. And he can't help but feel disturbed with the fact that his brother is making him into some back-up plan when Lianne isn't still found at the day of the wedding.Sometimes, the idea of running away like his sister did have crossed his mind for several times. If he did get married to the Prince, then what will happen to him? There's no mistake that the Prince will execute him for deceiving his highness, and the family Ronnenburgh won't be able to get away from this either.Just what the hell is brother Leandro thinking!? He thought."Milady, always keep in mind to never look down on your feet. You are a daughter of the Duke, so you must not lower your gaze at all times and act proud." One of the lady instructor told him. Even these people who knew of his real identity refer to him as a woman. They are literally training him to get accustomed in being a noble lady."…I'm t
Everyone's in awe at the sight of Louie. Their efforts of making him into a mesmerizing beauty is a success. "Ah, the lady is so gorgeous!""It's only natural to have this results. The lady already possess an unmatched beauty.""Like a goddess that descended from the heavens!"Despite all the insulting compliments they were telling him, Louie showed no reaction and only had this cold look in his eyes. "Please do smile, Lady Lianne. Today's your grand day, you will be wedded to the handsome Prince Russel!" One of the maid excitedly mention."Yes, the handsome Prince Russel. Many noble ladies dreams of getting married to such a fine gentleman."He slightly frowned from what the maid told him, 'If that's the case, then they should be the ones getting married to the Prince. Not me.'"But of course, with Lady Lianne's beauty, no other noble lady can beat her. She is truly the one meant to be with the Prince.""How lucky she i
When they arrived at the banquet, Louie felt a little relieved that he's no longer trapped in a claustrophobic place with the Prince. But that didn't stop him from being scared of his highness. They were still together, side by side, and he's very aware of the Prince stealing sharp lances at him.'It's like I'm standing next to a predator who can attack me any minute' he shivered from his thoughts."Their imperial highnesses, Prince Russel Heilsonne and Princess Lianne Ronnenburgh-Heilsonne, has arrived!" Announce the servant to the people at the banquet.The guests from the temple earlier has already been at the after-wedding celebration. It is a tradition for a newly wed imperial couple to take the longer route towards the venue, and all guests must arrive before them in order to acknowledge and give their blessings to them. Though Louie seemed surprise to see these people arrive earlier than them, he's never taught about things like these.He r
As the banquet ended, Louie never had a chance to get in contact with Leandro again. Now he's all on his own, and it's like he's at a minefield where taking the wrong step will kill him.Then he was sent to the Lilac Palace where the third Prince resides. He can feel the wild pounding in his chest and can't stop thinking of the possible scenarios that can occur. "…welcome to the Lilac Palace, Princess Lianne." The maids greeted him as he got inside the palace.Despite the warm greeting he received, entering the Lilac Palace made him feel this undescribable heavy feeling. He shrugged off the feeling when he's escorted to his quarters."Prince Russel have assigned me to be your personal maid from now on, your highness. I am Marielle Wades, you may call me Mary." Said the maid who remained by his side when the other maids left.Louie didn't pay that much attention to her as he got jittery from his nervousness. The maid noticed that he looked troubled
He is now a slave to the Prince.Louie can't believe his own family to sort into this kind of solution. How can they do such a thing? Have I never had any value to them? Am I really just someone disposable? He already had those thoughts before and still had some tiny hope in him believing that they weren't going to abandon him, but now he's just devastated.Prince Russel snatched the receipt that Louie was crying about and kept it in his pocket. And when he couldn't stand Louie's cry, he snapped at the poor boy. "I demand you to stop crying so loudly!!"But Louie who was unable to control his emotions right now can't do as he was ordered to do. His behavior have angered the Prince even more. "When I say 'stop', then you must stop! You pathetic slave!""Ahh!" The Prince suddenly grabbed Louie's hair and threw him on the ground. "I-I apologize, y-your highness! P-Please! D-Don't kill me!" Louie begged, he still can't stop crying over what happened.
He gave Mary a look of disbelief. But since the tea was already served right infront of him, he drinks it anyway."…thanks." He muttered. Louie truly appreciated this small act of kindness since he was suffering alone with his tormenting thoughts for days now."No need to thank me your highness, I am simply doing my job as your servant." Mary got delighted with his gratitude. And when she was about to leave him alone, Louie called her. "H-Hey…" he was hesitating to ask her to stay and keep him company."Yes? Is there something else that you need Princess?""…can you…" before he can ask the words from his mind, something within him is controlling him not to do it. The Prince's words echoed in his mind. 'Keep in mind that your life is no longer yours. And never tell anyone about this… unless you want me to kill you.'Louie has become too afraid of doing something for his own that might anger the Prince and punish him. And he fears most of t
Louie have arrived before the dinner started.As he took a seat next to the other royal family members, his heart pounded like crazy. Especially when he can feel the third Prince simply glaring at him."Lianne Ronnenburgh… you are quite a beautiful young lady." Said the Crown Prince as he finally saw Louie. "I must apologize for not being able to attend your wedding. I was preoccupied with my responsibilities at the time.""I-It is certainly alright, your highness." Louie receives a cold stare from the Crown Prince's wife. He was instantly hated by the Crown Princess for being praised by her husband."Of course, your duties are always top priority, isn't it brother? It's even more important than special occassions such as the wedding of your own sibling." Prince Russel's words hinted sarcasm, but the Crown Prince took it lightly."Yes, yes. Thank you for your understanding, dear brother. If only your marriage wasn't rushed, I might have c
Kneeling with his head down infront of the Prince, Louie can't stop himself shaking. The Prince kept tapping the silver rod on the floor as he look down on Louie."…take everything off. Now." Prince Russel ordered.Louie was still frozen by fear until he got hit on the arm. "Don't make me repeat myself!""Y-Yes, your highness!" He then began to take everything off from the top to the bottom. When he stripped himself off of everything he had on his body, he became nothing more than just a pitiful boy. Prince Russel scoffs as he sees him bare naked. "Look at you. You hold no value. You're worth nothing at all, that's why your family sold you to become my slave."Louie bit his lip, refraining from crying again infront of the Prince. "If I were you, I would kill myself. But I won't allow that to happen. Your life is mine, and you have no right to take it from me. Understand?"He nods as response to the Prince."Now let's get to the p
"So, have you come to a real decision now?" Harrold wanted to make sure that Louie agrees to this, it would be much more easier for a plan to be executed with a cooperative person involved."I'm... still not completely sure about it. I'm owned by Prince Russel and to do be a part of this plan can cost me my life, sir Harrold." Louie was too afraid to do something against the third Prince. He may hate him, but all he can ever do is to fear that monstrous man."Then do you insist living a pitiful life under that bastard?" Harrold no longer hold himself back from talking awfully about the Prince, and Louie panicked. "S-Sir Harrold! People might hear and report about you talking like that." He warned."You think people would actually report something like this to that bastard? Everyone here practically hates him. So your worries are insignificant.""Still... what if his highness were to pass and hear you?—""Don't change the subject, sir Loui
It hasn't been long since the Crown Prince visited the Lilac Palace, and again, he stands infront of Louie again saying it's a fated coincidence to encounter him again. "To keep running to you within this palace, feels like we're quite fated to often see each other.""Greetings, Crown Prince Roderick." Louie quickly greeted. He then again felt the uneasiness with the Crown Prince around. He just came from the dining room to eat lunch and he was unfortunate to suddenly meet the Crown Prince."May I know where you're headed? I'll escort the Princess since I have the time." He offered."T-There's no need for that, your highness. You came here for Prince Russel, right? You should prioritize way more important matters right now.""Hm? I believe that the Princess is more important than anything else." The Crown Prince smiles and holds Louie's hands, "So tell me, where are you going?" He suddenly dropped the formality."E-Erm, I-I was just going
Rosalia still had a lot to pull under her sleeves, and Louie who doesn't have any clue stayed quiet and kept avoiding the gaze of Prince Russel."So Princess Lianne, how were you able to meet with his highness? I am quite curious." She began to talk to Louie in a friendly manner."O-Oh that…" he became nervouse because he doesn't know what to answer. He only met the Prince during the engagement ceremony, and the real Lianne doesn't really talk to him about the Prince that much.When the Prince noticed Louie's behavior, he was the one to answer Lady Rosalia. "I guess she was too shy to answer, but I remember the day I first saw her. It was love at first sight. Lady Lianne have such beauty to behold so I knew that I must have her before anyone else can interfere."Lady Rosalia's plan backfired when the Prince answered that way. It's as if his answer stabbed her heart multiple times. "…t-then your highness, what about me?" She asked without thinking.
Louie can't sleep the entire night. The horrific scenario of Mary being beaten to death have gotten deeply engraved within his mind. He began to regret the idea of using Mary to avoid his punishment, however it is already too late for that.Since he no longer has any personal servant, the Prince himself assigned Harrold to serve Louie because the Prince believes that Harrold knows what best to do. And that gave both Harrold and Louie the chance to discuss their plans against the Prince, but Louie was still not in a good condition to talk."Would you like some tea, sir Louie?" Harrold asks while Louie was staring outside the window with a blank look on his face."Hmm, you must still be in shock to witness the death of your servant. But you musn't let it affect you like this, sir Louie. That servant was the one who put you in trouble, so she deserves the punishment bestowed by the Prince on her." Every word Harrold have told him did not help at all, it's lik
"You can never escape, Princess. Though I think there's something we can do with the Prince…" Harrold grins."Do something to the P-Prince?… what are we going to do with him?""I'll only tell you when you agree to work with me… sir Louie."From his desperate feeling, he instantly agreed. "Of course! Anything, please! I'll do anything! Please, please just help me!"Seeing how Louie answered, Harrold was very satisfied. "I see. Though I can't promise that I'll be able to help you avoid the Prince tonight. You know that I've come here to immediately escort you to his highness.""W-What? Then I-I'm gonna… get punished…" his hopes were easily shattered when he knows that he can't avoid the punishment. Louie really didn't want to let it happen all over again."Hmm. But I'll see what I can do.""Y-You will?" Harrold offered his hand to Louie and helped him stand up. "We must hurry now, the longer we make him wait, the heavier t
"Greetings to the wife of the third Prince, Princess Lianne Ronnenburgh-Heilsonne." A beautiful woman with hazel eyes and curly dark brown hair appeared infront of them. The woman smiles at Louie, looking at him from head to toe.Mary who knew this woman suddenly held onto Louie as if she was going to protect him. "Who are you?" Louie asked since he doesn't have a clue to who this woman is."I am Rosalia Adelle, Princess. I am here as a special guest of his highness, the third Prince."He immediately realized that this woman must he the third Prince's mistress. "I see." He wanted to go back inside as soon as he can. Seeing the mistress here must mean that the Prince might be somewhere near. Louie doesn't want to see him at all.Though it seem like the lady doesn't plan to let her go just yet. "Hmm, judging by your appearance, you still seem to be a young girl Princess. I guess the rumors are true...""W-What rumors?""That Prince Russel married you only for you
Kneeling with his head down infront of the Prince, Louie can't stop himself shaking. The Prince kept tapping the silver rod on the floor as he look down on Louie."…take everything off. Now." Prince Russel ordered.Louie was still frozen by fear until he got hit on the arm. "Don't make me repeat myself!""Y-Yes, your highness!" He then began to take everything off from the top to the bottom. When he stripped himself off of everything he had on his body, he became nothing more than just a pitiful boy. Prince Russel scoffs as he sees him bare naked. "Look at you. You hold no value. You're worth nothing at all, that's why your family sold you to become my slave."Louie bit his lip, refraining from crying again infront of the Prince. "If I were you, I would kill myself. But I won't allow that to happen. Your life is mine, and you have no right to take it from me. Understand?"He nods as response to the Prince."Now let's get to the p
Louie have arrived before the dinner started.As he took a seat next to the other royal family members, his heart pounded like crazy. Especially when he can feel the third Prince simply glaring at him."Lianne Ronnenburgh… you are quite a beautiful young lady." Said the Crown Prince as he finally saw Louie. "I must apologize for not being able to attend your wedding. I was preoccupied with my responsibilities at the time.""I-It is certainly alright, your highness." Louie receives a cold stare from the Crown Prince's wife. He was instantly hated by the Crown Princess for being praised by her husband."Of course, your duties are always top priority, isn't it brother? It's even more important than special occassions such as the wedding of your own sibling." Prince Russel's words hinted sarcasm, but the Crown Prince took it lightly."Yes, yes. Thank you for your understanding, dear brother. If only your marriage wasn't rushed, I might have c
He gave Mary a look of disbelief. But since the tea was already served right infront of him, he drinks it anyway."…thanks." He muttered. Louie truly appreciated this small act of kindness since he was suffering alone with his tormenting thoughts for days now."No need to thank me your highness, I am simply doing my job as your servant." Mary got delighted with his gratitude. And when she was about to leave him alone, Louie called her. "H-Hey…" he was hesitating to ask her to stay and keep him company."Yes? Is there something else that you need Princess?""…can you…" before he can ask the words from his mind, something within him is controlling him not to do it. The Prince's words echoed in his mind. 'Keep in mind that your life is no longer yours. And never tell anyone about this… unless you want me to kill you.'Louie has become too afraid of doing something for his own that might anger the Prince and punish him. And he fears most of t