Chapter 4
Seeing that the wagon stopped, it seemed we arrived.
Fortunately, my face didn’t feel too hot now so it shouldn’t look red.
As I was getting off, I hurriedly covered my neck with my hair and pulled the sleeves of my dress to hide my wrists.
Without an escort, I ran right inside regardless of dignity.
As soon as I entered, Nanny entered my eyesight.
“Princess, why did you come so late?”
“……Whoo! Nanny!” (Crying sound)
“Princess why are you crying all of a sudden now! What’s wrong?”
I was finally relieved.
I started crying in Nanny’s embrace because I was finally physically free from the villain.
Emotions that I had been holding back burst out like huge waves.
“Who dares do this to the Princess’s body.”
“Nanny, I want to wash up first.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll warm up the water first though.”
Since my mother died, the person I relied on the most after my father and brother was my nanny.
My mother had a chronic illness before my brother was born, so my nanny was in charge of my parenting ever since I was little.
Therefore, after my mother passed away, my nanny was my psychological support.
“Princess, the bath water is ready.”
“Yes…..”
I felt better after soaking in the bathtub.
I could have washed in the villain’s mansion but I felt uncomfortable and reluctant because it was a strange place.
“My Princess.”
“……”
“Tell me who made our precious Princess’s body like this.”
If I spoke about him I would then have to explain everything. This was a secret I intended to carry to the grave.
“Keep it a secret from Father and Brother, I’m sure they’ll be worried.”
“Who cares about that? Why did you come back like this? Do you know how much I was worried about you when you came in late?”
“…..I’m sorry.”
“I’m glad you’re back though. I was very worried because the Princess, who had never had an accident, was late and stayed overnight.”
“Did Father and Brother visit while I was away?”
What excuse should I stew? I couldn’t say that I slept at a friend’s house, I was too drunk for my mind to operate.
But I couldn’t honestly say that I slept with Duke of Siegbert!
I think I can see my dad and brother collapsing from shock if I said that.
“Don’t worry. I said that the princess drank too much and went to sleep.”
Oh, as expected, nanny’s improvisation! Sometimes I thought I should learn something like that.
Thank God. I felt relieved knowing Nanny solved my problem.
My Father and Brother raised me preciously after my mother passed away.
It’s not easy to say such a thing to someone who raised you with their heart and soul.
“A certain child likes our princess.”
“……”
“Is he handsome?”
“Handsome and good-looking.”
To be honest, he was really handsome.
His face was the reason he received a lot of support from the readers plus he was the closest to my taste.
If the male lead had a face that reminded people of an angel as warm as the sun, the villain had a face that reminded people of a cold-hearted devil.
It was described as a scary but handsome face.
“Handsome guys are worthy of their face!”
It’s not good to be ugly.
“……if His Majesty knew about this, the Princess would be banned from going out now.”
“Are you going to help me out?”
“Who is it? Tell me who it is and I’ll help you.”
“…..It won’t work, nanny.”
Surely there was nothing good about hanging with the villain.
My whole body still ached and his traces remained intact all over my body.
Why didn’t I refuse in the morning even though I could.
I think it was because of that face and the craziness that didn’t come out in the original.
Perhaps it was because of that face and absurdity that did not appear in the original.
“If he’s a decent person……”
“Nanny knows, I don’t want to get married.”
“……His Majesty and the Crown Prince are the only ones who welcome the idea of the Princess not marrying.”
“Because I want to live with my dad, my brother, and my nanny. The nanny doesn’t think the same?”
The nanny smiled helplessly at what I said.
And another reason why I don’t want to get married is because I had no intention of destroying the original more than this.
The goal of my life was to live happily while being loved by my father and brother.
And I thought it would be nice if the boy I saw when I was young came back.
The boy who didn’t appear in the original story, who I saw when I was very young, looked like my age, and I didn’t even remember his face.
“Princess… you’re not waiting for the boy you don’t even know the name of?”
“That’s just an excuse. I want to live with my dad and brother for a long time.”
I meant it, I loved the affection my family gave me.
Is it because I grew up receiving love from my family in my previous life?
Whether the feelings lingered lingering in this life, I felt that the relationship between my family and me was important.
It seemed regrettable that I couldn’t even say goodbye.
“And you know I didn’t mean to get married in the first place, nanny.”
“That’s right, normally, if it were a princess, the debut would have been very glamorous.”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
I’m sure my father had given me his full support to make my debut in the most superfluous way.
But I wanted to live quietly.
It was better to live quietly like a sheep than to live in a complicated head fight because you were noticed by other people.
And you can often meet and have friends…..
“But my nanny knows best that I’m satisfied with this life.”
“……It’s a shame.”
I felt a little guilty.
I started getting drowsy, and felt sleepy. Even though I slept before, I didn’t sleep well and I was stressed, so I deserved this nap.
After bathing, I changed into my pajamas. What’s different from my usual, was that this nightgown completely covers from the neck to the wrists and ankles.
It was a little frustrating, but I couldn’t do anything. His traces remained intact like a stigma all over my body.
“Princess…..”
“I’m tired, so I’ll sleep a little, nanny. Wake me up if Father and Brother come.”
“……yes.”
Her eyes showed that Nanny was deeply worried about me.
I really felt like I shouldn’t be entwined with the villain anymore, whether it’s for me or my family.
My whole body ached.
It seemed that the only muscles that were strong were my facial muscles. The muscles of my body groaned in pain.
Oh, well, that’s my fate.
It was only when I heard Nanny going out that I could fall asleep.
Why does the room feel so cold? I pulled more blankets over.
How long did I fall asleep for?
“Ugh…..!”
My body was too hot. No, it seemed right to say it was burning rather than hot. It was so hot that I was frustrated.
At that moment, I felt someone’s hand was stroking my face.
It felt cool, so I grabbed the hand and rubbed it on my cheeks.
I feel a little alive now.
I felt the calluses on the hand, so could it be Older brother? Or was it Father? It felt like the hand of someone who wields and uses the sword.
I couldn’t see well because my vision was blurry.
I didn’t have the power to raise my eyelids to satisfy my curiosity.
“Are you… Father?”
“……”
There was no answer when asked if it was Father. Then is my brother here? I seemed to have caused some concern.
It was fortunate that he did not know I had returned in the afternoon.
“It’s you brother. …….I’m fine.”
“……”
“I should have listened to Father. Cough Cough Cough Cough!”
I coughed out loud.
Do I have a cold? What did I even do to catch a cold?
Oh, I can only guess what it was.
I felt sorry for my father because my body became weak.
I wouldn’t have gone out if it was another party, but it was hosted by Marquis Chloe.
Even though I hadn’t made my debut, I had a friend who I was able to communicate with thanks to the title of the beloved princess.
That friend was the female lead in the novel.
It was the female protagonist that caused the villain and the male protagonist to confront each other. Of course, the villain is defeated by the male protagonist and flows into love between him and the heroine,
Cecil Chloe, the original heroine, was my only friend.
It was a birthday party for the friend who had become an adult, and I, the best friend, couldn’t help but attend.
And since my dad and brother knew about it, they couldn’t stop me.
“…sometimes it’s better to not listen.”
It was obviously a gentle voice like my brother, but it felt a little different from my brother’s.
But I liked this cool touch on my cheek.
The hand that was on my cheek covered my eyes.
“Sleep.”
I thought that it was not my brother, but at that moment, I had an illusion that my face, which was hot, was cooling down.
And the strangest thing was I didn’t hear the door open.
It may have been a while since he came in, so I may not have heard the door open, but it was still strange.
I fell asleep again before I could question anything.