Chapter 98 (2/2)

“It's not as if I don't want to go back”

She had a lot of unfinished business in the capital She no longer wanted to use Alois as a tool to sneer down at those who had scorned her, but she still couldn't forget what Liselotte and the other nobles had done to her She wanted to give her answer to Therese's letters in person, and Camilla also had a few choice words for her parents What's more, she needed to find out the truth about whether they really had adopted Therese She also wanted to see Diana, her maid, as well as the children she once cooked for at the city's orphanage

As for Prince Julian… she wanted to see hirets

But, that was it

“Things are different froh”

“I see So, you want to return Of course, you would, right? I understand”

Alois didn't listen for the nuance in her words Taking Camilla's words purely at face value, he nodded as if he truly understood everything

“Go back home, Camilla It's possible for you to return to the royal capital now”

“Huh?”

“I received a letter from the royal court Due to the occasion of Prince Julian's e, your exile from the capital has been rescinded”

“Wha…”

“For His Highness' wedding, I'll arrange for a carriage you can take back to the royal capital From there, you are free to do as you want You don't need to return to Mohnton You don't need to respond to my proposal, either”

―――――― Wha…?

“WHAT DID YOU SAAAAY!?”

Ca from her lips before she could even think

– Back to the capital? My exile is over? He's withdrawing his proposal? No, no, that's not ihts straight as they raged in her h she stood up in a rage, she couldn't find the words

In front of her, Alois' cales of an i to the royal capital, despite telling her that he would withdraw his proposal, despite Cae, his expression reure out what he was thinking at all

Camilla, on the other hand, could barely keep up as happening

“B-but, what about our engagement? You told me to promise you an answer before you were twenty-four!”

“You don't have to anymore”

“And that's fine with you? You don't want to h that was the reason you started to exercise!? To lose weight!?”

“I'm fine with it”

Alois answered her bluntly Just what about any of this was fine? Camilla didn't know at all

“Didn't you lovethat up!? Was that really all you thought about ed But, this is all for your sake”

“For rily, Alois remained calm Camilla couldn't understand just how Alois could stay so cold, whilst also not knowing just where all this burning rage she was feeling was cory with Alois, whose expression never cracked

“I am a criminal To be the wife of a criminal, in a land built for criminals, that's not the sort of like you should lead”

Trying to persuade her, Alois talked slowly

“My power is dangerous, and it's not soht up in it”

“And so, why should that change anything!?”

“I' that I don't want to hurt you I don't ever want to see you get hurt either Even if you aren't hurt by e of people in this land that seek to do you har!?”

She didn't care about anything like that There were plenty of people anted to hurt her back in the royal capital as well And even in Mohnton, there wereto like Ca like that, it was as if he were treating her like so weak

In the first place, Ca with Alois' ic was impossible, wasn't it?

“This isn't just about me! Lord Alois, what is it that you truly want!? Is it that you just don't want me around anymore!?”

“If you could live soh for me”

That's why he wanted her to return to the royal capital

The sad sered Ca anyone past his defenses, once again he decided to sacrifice his own desires for the sake of soed, but the true essence of this otten through to hie so easily At first glance, he seemed truly sincere But in reality, it was just a front, like a mask of papier-mâché

Caer stir within her quite like this before Although the blood in her head boiled, all she could feel in her chest was a cold e a deep breath, her passion gave birth to her true thoughts

“Don't play around with me! You… pathetic coward!!”

But, Camilla's scream didn't reach Alois, the way he was now

Feels bad, man