You Think I Won't Talk?-Chapter 493

We were talking about us being together... about us telling our families that being together was our wish...

Another kind of bashfulness and tension... one timid yet expectant of this unsettling thrill we did not know well how to surpass... yet we enjoyed in the ignorance we had as it was our first time...

*Knock knock* — "My Lady, I have brought the tea."

Paige’s assistance came sooner than I thought, and she served us honeyed tea like she had started to do after the prince had told his like for it.

"If there is anything else, do let myself serve you, my Lady. I will be outside if anything is needed." — She said after serving our teacups, bowing elegantly happily before leaving as announced.

We saw her walk out and remained in the silence we already had settled before she entered... until I decided to ask what I already had in mind before she arrived.

"Excuse me, your highness..." — I began while curiosity made me nervous to know the answer. — "I was wondering if maybe... you could share with me what you initially had thought to tell my father... Perhaps that way I could advise you better..."

"... Well... My Lady, there is something I should tell you before I share it with you." — Seemingly pained to say it, the Crown Prince said as if that something was bad news. Sighing before proceeding with his words. — "First of all... Your Father is already aware of the intentions I have when it comes to you."

"Huh? H-how did he learn about it, your Highness?? He has never mentioned it to myself."

"... I told him myself."

"..."

"And that being the case... I need to say it was not in an amiable ambience, my Lady."

"W-why do you say that? Was he mad? Or was it your words..."

"... Both..."

"Oh goodness..."

"It was the day the Lady returned to the Duchy and I escorted yourself back... right after the incident with your youngest sibling occurred before your chambers at the Duchy..." — He continued to add after I sighed concerned about how it transpired. — "At his bureau, I was to be reprimanded about my aura reacting to the actions of your sister and... I told him the lady owns my affection..."

"..."

"He disliked it. He suddenly requested wine to lose sobriety after hearing me and said he would not allow it."

"... Father did that?"

"Yes."

"H-He said that?? My Father, your Highness???"

"Yes..."

"Gosh... now I understand why he was so alert whenever his highness was near myself..."

"I cannot say I was not disrespectful... Your Father and I tend to collide at times, my Lady. For he does not approve of myself, probably because of the same beliefs rumours provide about me."

"Um... wait, I am sorry about this, yet... did the prince say that you disrespected my father?" — At what he had said, dislike settled on the fact he acknowledged being disrespectful, and even as I wished to aid this situation to be better, I could not allow for this matter to go unnoticed. — "Why? How...? I... your Highness..."

"? My Lady?" — He asked, standing right after I did for this troubled me further than telling about this courting.

"Your Highness... although I am ecstatic to have established this relationship... You being disrespectful towards my family... No, towards my Father... I will not allow that to happen. From nobody."

"! My Lady, I would not insult the duke."

"Then how did you disrespect him?... I... Your Highness, my father is the most important to myself. He is the one that without my knowledge studied and worked until exhaustion to help my health... It would sadden me if you insult him or disrespect him..."

"My Lady I do respect your Father... I meant I was disrespectful when taunting him while enraged."

"?? What? Taunting him??"

"... When he requested wine while obviously furious after I told my interest... I asked out of spite if we were going to celebrate it..."

"..."

"He then sent your butler away asking for cold tea to be served to me."

"..."

"And started openly calling me a brat from then on."

"... oh."

"?"

"Pff... Haha..." — Stunned by imagining the scene I started to laugh, relieved to know that was the disrespect he meant to tell. I peeked at him being confused while I contained my laughter, going to him, forgetting the concern this had instilled within myself as I was certain that I was to be on my Father’s side was that the case. — "So that is what you meant~ haha~! Truly? You said that to my Father, Your Highness? You said you were disrespectful yet that is simply mischievous, hahaha~"

"My Lady you scared me with your severity..."

"I apologise... Yet it is true I would not allow it, my prince... My Father is very important to me."

"I am aware... That is why I had thought of offering a dote so he could see how much I truly am compromised and-"

"Oh, yet father would not like that... he would probably think badly of it."

"... Then how about preparing a festive dinner?"

"Solely for the two of you?"

"... Perhaps it is best I simply say it in a visit to his study here in the Palace..." — He lastly said, resigned to get more elaborated plans since Father appeared to be difficult to please suddenly.

The prince’s demeanour softened my heart, and an instinct took my hand to caress his cheek also resigned to the hazard this appeared to be. Moving so my touch would be on him better, opening his lids to let his beautiful eyes stare at me, finally telling what I initially asked. — "I will tell how much I cherish the lady... how... I aim for your days to only know peace and happiness... and blessed by your acceptance your grace will also warm the coldness of my days so no rain will ever fall from your lids again, lady Marianne..."

"Um... f-father should not be against that..."

"How about the Lady?"

"...huh?"

"Does the lady... like these wishes I have?" — Provoking a shiver to travel myself, he said coming closer as if the words would be heard better the less distance we had between each other.