15 chapter 15.

" Your highness is the villain fiance, right? so, that's mean the villain had been tamed by your highness. I'm curious how did you do that though. huh? your highness really treats people like a tool. " said someone in the current tea party that was being held by the empire's only royal princess, Claire Romanoff.

Claire flinches and quickly her eyes catch the face she really hated the most.

Lady Amber or should I said princess of the neighboring kingdom, first princess of the kingdom of Sia, Amberlynna Allendis de Sia, look at me with her same childish smile, pretending to be innocent but her tongue actually was the most poisoned of the all.

Claire smirk and calmly sipped her tea. ' She started her damn questions to make the ladies here had an interest in her again. sigh. now the situation becomes bland because of her. '

Who didn't know the queen control of the society and had a bad mouth at that. Lady Amber famous for her sloppy mouth but because of her position as the royal princess of Kingdom Sia, many people just shut themselves as a show of respect towards Lady Amber. but for me? I'm the royal princess of the empire, the only at that. I can just shove her out from the empire as I'm pleased but unfortunately it will just start a cold political war with the kingdom of Sia, so I should just not mind that mouth of her for the sake of the Castella Empire. Sigh.. how unfortunate for myself...

" Prin-princess Amber, you shouldn't say those things, it-it's.. no-not good.. it must be because his grace fell in love towards Lady Romanoff, ri-right? " flustered lady Finea, daughter of a count. Well, I really praise you for your courage but it's unnecessary though, Finea.

Hah. If I were my past self, at this time I would get snapped and just slapped that bitch on her fake face without a second thought. Tsk, Tsk, so unladylike of me. Let's calm down first, Claire.

" That's okay, lady Finea. It was obviously true though. " smile Claire calmly.

" Bu-but, lady Romanoff.." worried Finea.

" Hm. Well, lady Finea, Maybe not many know about this especially the princess of the neighboring kingdom but let me tell you all, I, Claire Stella Romanoff, have ditch Prince Noelle who was my future fiance, just so I can get engaged with my beloved villain of the empire. That's all true. "

"....! "

"..what..? "

" How can she bravely.."

" ..Is that true? I didn't know..! "

" Oh my... "

People at the tea party suddenly become chaotic with Claire's sudden statement. Amber smirked when her own plans that success to make Claire look worst in front of the people.

Claire calmly smiles and bends her head a little. I didn't want to do this, but you were the one to make me do this, Amber.

" Oh my..! Poor Prince Noelle! I make him just like a tool, didn't I, lady Amber? what can I do though... I fell in love at the first sight when I first met his grace.. but I'm not supposed to left Prince Noelle, right? even if I'm really deeply in love with his grace, I shouldn't do that, right? " suddenly Claire shed tears in front of the ladies.

" ..Lad-lady Romanoff..you shouldn't cry..! it's okay! "

" yea-yeah! we can't control our feelings.."

" Yes, that's true, lady Romanoff. "

Claire smirk when she takes a glance at Amber.

" Even so..! what should I do to make his highness forgive my insolence? I have committed such a biggest sinned..! should I asked him if lady Amber could take my place instead of me? well because I treat his highness like a tool.." Claire smirk while lifted her chin towards Lady Amber. While pretending to cry, Claire had gathered everyone's trust in this tea party.

Amber would become the candidate of fiance for Noelle since she's qualified to be but she would fail because Maria soon will take that place again. ' Don't make a fool out of yourself and just return to your kingdom, Amber. You just stood in the same stead as my previous life. '

" ..What? lady Amber should take the place? "

" ..can she though..? "

" I don't want an empress like her.. "

" .she doesn't suit at all.. "

" ... better her highness Claire take the place instead of her..! "

Once again, people mumble with their own thoughts.

" Shut your stupid mouth this instant! " shouted Amber in trembled. People instantly turned speechless and rumbled by her fierce voice.

Claire smirk and stare at Amber firmly. ' This is what power can do, you need some more influence within this empire to make people look down at me, understand Amber? '

Amber flushed in embarrassment by the people at the tea party. She gripped her dress until it crumpled and look at Claire in anger.

' Poor thing, you shouldn't mess with me if you know you would just embarrass yourself, now what should I do with the situation here. '

" Now lady, what if we try the new dessert.. "

" What if it's turn out, his not like what you thought he would be..? "

Claire frowns and looks at Amber who bends her face after those embarrassing things she had suffered.

"...Pardon? who are you talking about? "

Suddenly Claire feels chills throughout her body, Amber was staring at her with her fierce eyes and smirked a little.

" What are you trying to say here, lady Amber? " Claire looks at her in a big frown yet calm.

" Well, that fiance of yours. Don't you know about his secret, princess? " smile Amber.

' What secret? and how does she know though? Evans doesn't say anything to me. ' lost in her thoughts, Claire shut herself for a second.

" Even those secrets are true, do you think I would believe in you, huh? "

" Heh. as I thought, you didn't know.. " proud lady Amber so suddenly.

Frown.

" What are you trying to say here, lady Amber..? " in tremble to control my boiling anger, my voice shaking while talking to her. Firm my eyes stared at her trembling eyes.

Flinched.

" Wel-well, Ehem. Since you didn't know, I would tell you then, your highness. Ahaha " fear Amber while covering her mouth with her little fan in her hand.

" That villain of yours, don't you know he would shut himself for two months in that residence of him every once the full moon appears? " smile lady Amber.

Claire was stunned and lean her body on the chair.

" What? you think I would believe that nonsense, lady Amber? not a chance. Let's just call it a day. I want to get some rest now. " Claire instantly get up from her seat while the people there silence in a speechless.

" Wait. why don't your highness check it yourself? today is the day of the full moon. or may it be because you scared he would not become as you aspect he would be, princess Claire? " laugh lady Amber while getting up from her seat.

Every lady there just silently heard their argument and slowly get up from their seat to leave the worst tea party they had attended in their life.

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"That bit*h..! who she thinks she is? Ugh. such an annoying person. Evans wouldn't hide anything from me! " ' ...right..? '

" ..... "

if I thought it out now, we have never talked about ourselves that much, so it can be.. true...

"... or would he not though..? "

" My lady, you should have just trusted his grace. he might have his reason as to why he hides it from you, right? " smile Daisy while combing Claire's hair in front of the mirror.

" What do you mean, Daisy? you know these nonsense things too? "

Daisy smile and just gently caress Claire's pink hair.

" Well, there's a rumor within the maid of the palace and it's quite famous though in our empire. Don't you have heard about it before, my lady? "

' Rumors? about Evans? of course I don't! my stupid past self always busy chasing after that bastard Noelle so why do I need to hear about other people besides Noelle, right? I just know that Evans was the villain and not much of that though! ugh. my stupid past self.. why don't you ever care what has happened within the empire, now maybe I had entangled myself with something I didn't even don't know how worst it is...! '

" I don't know. tell me, Daisy. " beg Claire.

Daisy just smiles and slowly caresses Claire's hair again.

" I didn't know if it true or not but it's up to my lady if you want to believe in him. "

Claire nodded understand while Daisy sigh in reluctance to talk about it.

" There once rumors said that his grace would shut himself for two months in his residence every once the full moon appears. They said it had something to do with his body, he would become a creature that nobody has been seen yet and it will happen every year though, he will not attend any social gathering and distance himself from the world for two months. People also start to become curious when he was gone for two months and at the same time, many people died in those periods of his absence and that make every people within the empire gradually become scared towards the grand duke family and started to call him the villain of the emperor since the emperor was the one who permits his absence for two months. "

" So, the emperor knew the reason for his absence? " Claire frown while looking at Daisy.

Daisy quickly smiles and shrugs her shoulder. " who knows? let's stop here, shall we? my Lord will come home early tonight so I need to help those in the kitchen, my lady should get ready for your lesson now. Then, please excuse me, my lady. " Daisy slowly bow at Claire and head out of Claire's room in hurry.

" Why don't your highness check it yourself? today is the day of the full moon. or may it be because you scared he would not become as you aspect he would be, princess Claire? "

Stunned.

Claire stood before her window and look at the outside in deep thought, she sighed.

" Today is the full moon.. " mumble her alone.