Chapter 151 - Test The Waters (1) (1/2)

Elena’s mind managed to recover as she made her way out of the training hall, but her racing heart wouldn’t calm.

Carlisle’s words still burned in her ears.

— I’ll teach you how to kiss and breathe.

Wasn’t it said that the first time trying something was difficult, and the second time was easier? She wanted to question why Carlisle was doing this all of a sudden, but she remembered she had allowed it to happen.

‘…I can’t act shy like this.’

They were not married long, but already intimacy was creeping into their relationship. Although they didn’t sleep together because of the contract, they had already had two passionate kisses like an ordinary couple. The heat of them still tingled on her lips. Elena shook her head to dispel her imagination.

‘I need to pull myself together.’

At this rate, she would be swept away by him, but she couldn’t allow herself to. She still had so much to do to make Carlisle emperor.

Elena rested a hand on her pounding heart.

‘…Calm down.’

It was not a bad way to keep people from trespassing Carlisle’s private training hall. However, no matter how much Elena repeated to herself “It was just a kiss,” her mind didn’t seem immune to this kind of touch.

Elena gave a defeated sigh. She walked towards the direction of her room, when the maid from earlier this morning hurried up to her and bowed.

“Your Highness, you have a visitor in the palace.”

“Visitor?”

Elena had invited many people from the reception to come by, and she wondered who among them it would be. The maid was quick to notice Elena’s thoughts.

“She says she’s Your Highness’ nanny…”

“What?”

Elena’s scarlet eyes widened at the unexpected guest.

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Ttogagttogag!

Elena’s footsteps raced as quickly as her mind.

‘The nanny is here!’

Elena had sent a letter to the nanny asking her whether she was well, but made no mention about the wedding or Carlisle. She didn’t expect the nanny to come in person, but her heart was glad. The nanny had filled the hole in the family after the Countess died, and raised the young Elena and Mirabelle since they were children.

Elena finally arrived at the parlor room.

Tak!

Just as she took hold of the doorknob, she suddenly remembered she had a breakfast appointment with Carlisle. She had run away because of the sudden kiss, and had probably left him waiting without a message. Elena turned back towards the maid who had been following her right behind.

“Please tell the Crown Prince I have a sudden visitor and I cannot join him for breakfast. We can dine together next time.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The maid hurried away to deliver the message. Elena braced herself, then opened the door to the parlor room.

Kkiiig—

In the lavishly decorated space was the nanny sitting primly in her chair. She still had the same white hair pulled back in a tight hairstyle, just like the nanny Elena had missed since her last life.

“Nanny!”

Elena abandoned her usual manners and rushed towards the nanny. Upon seeing her former charge, the nanny gave a warm smile and spoke in a kindly voice.

“Now a crown princess doesn’t run this way.”

But the nanny’s words passed through Elena’s ears. If one included the memories of the past life, it had been about twenty years since Elena looked at her nanny’s grave and laid white chrysanthemum flowers on them. The excitement of seeing her alive almost brought Elena to tears. She ran to her nanny and hugged her like she did as a child.