An eye for an eye & Revenge for Revenge(2)

On my way back... I stare at the window of my carriage, blankly. I recall the events that folded today. It was quite unusual... I didn't expect the Crown Prince to be inspecting the scenes of what was happening today. Does that mean... he knows how much I disrespected him?

Whatever... I was still interested in how he is going to use it against me. That Cheating Bastard. And that homewrecker.

The homewrecker hadn't arrived yet. So I did not have to worry at all. So it's time to break that Bastard and tear him limb for limb.

So... Crown Prince Ares... what is your next move? How will you use my disrespect in public? And how will those people who turn my backs on me- use it against me?

How can you challenge the Second Most powerful, yet influential family into ruins?

I smirked... how will those petty girls sitting at the Tea Party use my disrespect for the Crown Prince against me?

This game... was a little scary. But also very interesting.

If it weren't for the Revenge of my father... I wouldn't have gotten this far as to insult him today. But who bothers... I have my other weapons on plan.

I was a warrior. I will fight alone on this battle-field.

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"My Rose? How did today's Tea Party go?" my father asks. I smiled at his weary eyes when I saw his posture was a little crouched. He seemed tired...

"It was boring... no one was really having much fun." I say. My father frowned when I said that.

"Oh... it wasn't fun at all?"

"Nope," I say as I go upstairs. "And don't worry. Your daughter is very capable..."

"..." my father said nothing when he saw this behavior.

"Oh... father~ Are you going to the Banquet tomorrow?" I ask. My father looked up at me surprised. Tomorrow was a Political Banquet where higher Noblemen were attending. It seems quite lucky that the Crown Prince was attending as well.

That cheating bastard... let's see his next move.

He might be cold as an Ice-cube... but I won't let my guard down.

"..Yes... I will be attending..."

"Can I join?" I ask with a million-dollar smile on my face.

"But this isn't for girls-"

"Oh father... can't a girl succeed her father?" I ask him pouting my face.

"You... you want to succeed me??" my father asks me with a questioning look. I understood why this was happening... the previous me hated politics. All I cared about was a piece of junk who would be the cause of my regret.

I was chasing the wrong person the entire previous lifetime!

"Father... of course I do!" I say with a bright smile.

Too bad... I hated studying. I need to improve on literature and law to succeed my father. But first... I needed to carry out my revenge. Second... I needed to keep my high status as the Duke's heir before we fell into ruins.

The aftermath would cause rebellion on our faction. I could not let this get out of hand. Why did I only realize this game was harder than making them pay?

I needed to study this...

My father looked at me as if he wanted to break into tears of joy. He smiled back when he noticed his spoiled daughter finally maturing.

A flower only blooms when spring comes after winter.

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