Chapter 22-24 (2/2)

A woman’s

courage, come to me!

I took a deep

breath said, ‘I do like you I do love you If General Brennan does not mind, I

know I a’ (Zuben:

Everything? What everything?)

At the moment

I touched his hand, he pulled

Ugfu!

I made a

strange sound as he hugged uts!

(Zuben: Go girl) General Brennan; the strongest soldier since the founding of

the country till now Well, I didn’t learn how to give out cute voices in times

of peril from my mother!

‘Lady

Fredericka…Fredericka!’

Hi ~i~iiiiya~a!

My naht in my ear It is

induces such a strong sensation 『fuo~o~o~o~a 』 (Zuben: hmmhm)

I didn’t see

the play after all Well not much of it Because I was on the General’s lap

again, and he was giving me little kisses everywhere

When the play

ended, like a gale; the General carried e On the ride home, I

was on his lap again He would not let et away He whispered how he didn’t

want to letme (Zuben:swoon

I’m dead)

My nasalbirth to a child

with strong nasal mucosa

Somehow, I’m

in love! I was ihts that I should be ashamed of as a

girl (Zuben: What kind of thoughts Fredericka?) I should have more lovely

thoughts (Zuben: Boring) I’m sorry but I don’t feel like that

When the

General dropped s

formally,’ I did not understand

I was in daze,

walking on air, I went to take a bath and went to bed without properly tellingnews

The next day,

it becaht book?!)

24 Jealousy Jealousy

‘What? What

did you say about Brennan?’

I could not believe

my ears

Brennan was

with a young girl on a date at the theatre?! And the girl is that…Lady Castley!

‘It can’t be

true, is it?’ I asked cross exa the Chamberlain

‘Summon that

Castley girl that used her charht now!’

The chamberlain’s

face went blue and he ran to do as I bid

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I overslept

theafter I went to the theatre to see a play I did not watch So I had

a late breakfast with Mother

Father had

left early for Parlias

After I eat

soht’s happenings

‘General

Brennan proposed to you!’

‘I suppose it

was a proposal, he told me he wanted me to be his wife’ I told Mother, shyly

covering my face with my hands

His wife!

That was

indeed a proposal

Oliver smiled

and placed a fruit tart before me

‘It looks that

way, I guess…’

‘Congratulations,

our Lady,’ Oliver said with a smile I felt warmth in my chest as the servants

echoed his sentiment

Everyone is so

kind, I thought, as tears threatened to fall

It had only

been a short tiement with me and the Terror

of the Falling Underwear and now I aed to General Brennan I feel really

lucky, but I a bad

will happen but there didn’t see (Zuben: yet)

While deep in

thought, I sippedfrom down the

corridor

‘Mistress!

Miss! OH!’

I find this

desperate face familiar It was the same as the time General Brennan said he

was co to visit

‘What’s wrong,

Marie?’

It would be

fine if the general wanted to visit, everything was prepared He can come at

anytime!

‘Oh, my

goodness…a letter! A letter came from the Palace! You’ve been summoned by the

Crown Prince!’ She said between puffs of breath

She held out a

cru hands

Oliver quickly

took it froaze to Mother and I,

‘It is

definitely a summons to the Palace by Prince Stefan’

Eh? Why?

Mother and I

quickly changed into suitable Palace visiting attire With Oliver, Marie and

two foot hted froe,

everyone was so impolite We aren’t courtesans!

‘Come now’

‘Hurry along’

They urged us

We were rushed

into a private visitor drawing room,

‘Wait here’

They said rudely and left hastily

‘Is the Palace

also lacking talented people?’ Marie and I asked each other

Unlike Marie

and I ere taken aback, Mother was calm She merely raised an eyebrow and

took herself to very elegantly sit on a settee Oliver began to pour her tea

fros that had been left It looked quite luxurious, there was a

wonderfully mellow aroma from the tea, but I could not enjoy it

What did the

Prince ith me?

Was about

General Brennan…or was it about Eugene? The engagement cancellation has been

approved Or perhaps I had been unknowingly rude to hi of how

I would sincerely apologise when Father entered I went to him

‘Good day,

Father’

It was already

early afternoon, but he returned the greeting Oliver left

Father had a

frown on his face as he held his hand on his forehead Did he have a headache?

‘Fredericka,

tell s early’

‘Yes Is

greeting ?’

Father tilted

his head back and sighed He and Mother share a look

Haha, you two

are funny

‘Not so,

foolish girl I mean about yesterday!’

Oh, about

General Brennan

‘It was late

and I was tired’ And embarrassed above all, so it was hard to say

But, was that

the cause of this summons; yesterday’s incident?

‘I’m sorry’ I

apologised to father

He took

sousted (Zuben:

Despite everything, Daddy hoped the General won’t realise his feelings so

quickly)

‘She can’t be

at hoh behind me

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