Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 389: Duke Of Lamberkin

"Hm... so it is like that."

Ronan didn’t want to fuel Arielle’s jealousy any more. Knowing that the girl was jealous made Ronan happy, but behind her jealousy, Arielle must have felt anxious. Ronan didn’t want to make Arielle think too much about unnecessary things.

Ronan had to admit, Aimee had a better family than Arielle’s. Aimee’s parents chose a man who had the same background as her family, not a creepy old man her father choose like Duke Pellington.

Aimee’s parents pampered their daughter and gave her a proper education. Meanwhile, the Niervedell royal family ignored Arielle’s existence.

"Hm... a whole family doesn’t guarantee someone happiness, Arielle. Aimee does have a more caring family, but that doesn’t mean she’s happy. Both of Aimee’s parents are strict, and that often makes Aimee feel uncomfortable. What you see on the outside is not always beautiful."

Arielle nodded. She understood what Ronan meant. It was the same as how people saw her. Some Nieverdell people saw her as a princess, the youngest daughter of King Hugo, who never appeared in public. That’s it. They didn’t see what was going on behind the palace walls. They didn’t know how her family treated her.

Arielle should be able to think more maturely, yet she recklessly concluded it without knowing the truth behind it. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Besides, Aimee has two older brothers, but they don’t really care about their younger siblings, including Kael. Even though the man looks like a family man, what could be expected from someone as cold as Kael? He didn’t even know the man who would marry his sister was. Her second brother was the same. He is so ambitious to prove himself that he forgot about his little sisterr’s existence."

"Lord Kael doesn’t love Aimee, even though Aimee is his sister?"

Hm... how should Ronan say it without offending Arielle? Not that Kael didn’t love Aimee. Kael loved Aimee. It was just that Kael was a quiet guy who found it difficult to express his feelings.

Kael was the awkward type who wasn’t used to being close to women. While Ronan, William, and Lazarus enjoyed their teenage years for fun, Kael preferred to take care of the three of them.

Maybe if Ronan didn’t have a past with women, he would become a clumsy guy like Kael.

Unlike Alexis or Archie, who used their siblings for their own needs, Kael took care of Aimee from afar. He would only help if Aimee was in trouble. Like when Aimee ran away from home, Kael came to pick up the girl.

However, he didn’t want to interfere in Aimee’s affairs, such as asking for her wellbeing or the man the girl would marry.

"Kael certainly loves Aimee, but he doesn’t really care about things like that."

Arielle nodded again. She could imagine how Kael treated Aimee. Contrary to William or Lazarus, who were more honest about their feelings, Kael preferred to keep his feelings to himself, as Arielle often did. So, she quite understood it.

"And one more..."

"Yes?"

"Having memories with me in the past doesn’t mean she is close to me, Arielle. I’d rather not talk about my past. I like myself better now."

Ronan and Arielle thought about different things. The past Ronan said was about him having many women, while Ronan’s past in Arielle’s mind was about the man’s family who had inflicted a trauma that would never heal completely.

Arielle nodded again, feeling that she had nothing more to worry about. It included the talk of being jealous of other women.

"But honestly, I’m glad you’re jealous."

Ariel took a deep breath. "But I’m not jealous..."

"Okay."

Ronan shrugged his shoulders, then put his hands under Arielle’s knees.

"It’s late. You should rest. You’re busy tomorrow, aren’t you?"

Ronan carried Arielle back to her room. The girl needed enough rest because tomorrow she had to study some important things. He didn’t want Arielle to think of unnecessary things that would disturb Arielle’s quality of sleep.

***

The next day Arielle met with Priest Elis to learn some important things about the Cathedral. Arielle was invited to get acquainted with several high priests besides Priest Jill. Priest Elis also told her about important annual agendas of the Cathedral.

Arielle already knew quite a bit because she had visited the Cathedral many times during her stay in the North. Priest Elis taught her how to evaluate the achievement of the priest apprentices. Arielle knew Namina. She had met him before. Namina was quite active on all occasions. He also had high scores compared to his peers.

"About the daily needs of the Priests, do I also need to receive the financial report?" Arielle asked.

"That’s right, Your Highness. The Queen has the responsibility to inspect and handle the cathedral’s finances."

"In that case, may I have a look at the history of the past financial reports? I want to study it..."

"I’m sorry if I offend you, Your Highness, but isn’t it too fast? We can start with the basics. I would be happy to teach you about many things in the Cathedral."

"I will accept whatever you will teach me. I will study the reports at night because I have a lot of free time," Arielle replied.

"Well, then I will prepare the latest reports and deliver them to your room tonight."

"Thank you, Priest Elis."

After conveying what Arielle needed to know, Priest Elis took the princess back to the Whitethorn Palace for an afternoon break. With Tania and Aimee, Arielle spent her lunch in her room.

"After this you will meet Lord Gipp, Duke of Lamberkin," Aimee said, making Arielle stop sipping her tea.

"Lord Gipp?" Arielle asked. That name sounded unfamiliar to her.

"Lord Gipp is Lazarus’ father, Your Highness." Aimee took out a letter with the Duke of Lamberkin’s symbol on it. It said that Lord Gipp wanted to meet Arielle.

For what purpose did Lazarus’ father want to meet her? Arielle didn’t know if Ronan knew about this or not, but she agreed to meet Lord Gipp after lunch.