You Think I Won't Talk?-Chapter 562

’What is with him...’ — I thought slightly feverish as the interruption allowed, looking down as I tensed up hoping to reign my heart. — ’If he is like this from the get-go it is difficult for myself to remain calm...! Fuh... it is alright, he has always been attractive. I am simply having more trouble since I acknowledge how much I like him again, that is all... there are things you need to address, Marianne. Don’t forget it! You are an evolved red panda! One who can control her wishful mind from foolishly melting for this hunk!!’

"Do not pour the tea."

"!?..." — I heard while preparing myself. Seeing how after this order, the women obeyed his hand and left our presence. Leaving us alone again... with our chaperons of course.

"I would like to pour this tea for you myself, my lady."

"... You are very kind... However, there is no need for his highness to do these tasks..."

"I want to... I’d like to, for it is the lady."

’... Again... he’s making my heart skip some beats again!!’ — With all I could master of my being I tried to not be swayed as I would love to by his handsomeness. Waiting for him to serve the alluded tea which turned out to be the blueberry taste I so liked since young.

"Oh... blueberry..." — I said, a bit impressed since they didn’t usually serve it at the palace unless I requested it.

"I told the lady’s maid to instruct the servants so they would serve your favourite tea. Blueberry it is..."

"That is very thoughtful. I find relaxation in its taste."

"I was under the impression it would be honeyed lemon... the lady surprises me once more."

"Is it to the prince’s liking?" — Giving it another sip as I relished in its scent, I laughed. Getting curious as he grew quiet solely to answer once my eyes came to meet his.

"Very much."

A tender smile that appeared to like something more than a simple taste made my heart tighten with the instinct about these hidden meanings I could have crafted... Nonetheless, as I lowered my gaze, charmed by his... It was then that I could not shake the feeling... that it was now time to address what was needed to blissfully enjoy every second of this meeting, so as to not lose myself in his natural way of flirting with me, without assessing what had myself troubled yesterday.

"... Your Highness, there is something I would like for us to address before we can enjoy plenty of this morning together." — Truthful to my beliefs I told them directly to him, looking at him so he could see I wanted a serious discussion about it. — "Are you perhaps aware of what it is that I want us to talk about?"

"... Is it about yesterday’s incident?" — He said, resting his teacup on the plate while understanding my need for rigour.

"Yes... that is exactly it."

"Sigh... I knew we would need to. Truthfully, it is part of the reason I doubted when considering whether to come to you this morning or not, my lady..." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Well... even as I wanted not to pay it any mind... How things occurred, the attitude of the involved... they make it so I cannot feign ignorance." — With a bit of struggle, I ended up confessing. For there was a second, even if brief, that I contemplated on leaving this uncomfort apart so our peaceful days could continue seemingly unharmed. Unable to know that he had other thoughts in mind.

"Even if you paid no mind to it... I would still have had the need to address it, my lady Mariane. For I am sickened and want to inform you beforehand that if there is a third encounter like this with that woman..."

"..."

"I apologise, lady Marianne. Yet what the rumours said about me will be proved correctly." — Frowning as he avoided my attentive eyes, he said with an almost ominous sound.

"... What does the crown prince mean by that...?" — I asked, scared of the answer as he wore such demeanour. Seeing how his eyes appeared hardened when telling the answer.

"I will take her life."

"..."

"I will not allow for her to strut around another time"

There were many aspects that left me speechless from surprise. At first, the bitterness he expressed in his gaze while telling these contemplations, then, the mistaken belief I had crafted about him saying he would go to her, and lastly... what I did not imagine he would so bluntly confess.

For him to say this confidently how he would take a woman’s life... How he came forward to say this to me looking right into my eyes... How this made me recall the rumours and the knowledge I initially had and how it made me fearful for a moment because it was honest cruelty...

Seeing that certainty in his gaze that wanted her dead without a hint of guilt or remorse to have it decided as if nothing...

Hence I could not meet his eye as these many thoughts ran through my mind.

Perhaps... making it obvious in my being. For that would explain why he continued in my silence.

"If you can no longer look me in the eye, I would understand... It is not something I am proud to inform you, who might see me differently."

"..."

"As much as I would like for you to only see any good you find within me. For that is what I... for that is what only you managed to conceive in myself who is comfortable in the madness of war... I cannot hide all of it in the end, my lady."

"... It is not like I assumed you were a Saint, your highness..." — After listening to this, as his voice softened to tell this gently, I ultimately mumbled. Still not meeting his eye as the matter was hard.

"Certainly, I am the opposite of what a saint would be. Our every meeting at the beginning was sly. Even forceful on my behalf."