Chapter 207 (2/2)

Although I was annoyed when she pretended to be kind to me, I nodded, swallowing a sigh, because they would look at me strangely if I kept refusing.

But I still felt uncomfortable about going with her. Although she wouldn’t harm me on the way back, as many priests already saw her here, I still felt hesitant.

When I looked back, the High Priest smiled at me faintly with a nod. Only then did I get in the wagon of the Duke Jena’s family, feeling much more relieved.

“Finally, I have a chance to talk with you alone like this. How can I call you, emperor’s concubine or Lady Monique?”

“Just as you like to call me.”

“I heard something ridiculous about you. I hear you are holding your coming-of-age ceremony at your estate. Is that right?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“You once pretended to be so proud, and now you’re running away because you’re just scared to hear rumors about you?” she said, looking at me with a ridicule, “You used to do your job proudly no matter what anyone said, then you can’t even make your own decision now? How ridiculous! I am disappointed in you.”

“… ”

“How come you showed such an attitude last time? Are you still hovering over her because you didn’t know your place yet? Oh my, how wrecked you are! It looks like you’re trying to draw his attention by trying to refuse him, right?”

“… Don’t talk to me recklessly. I am not really interested in the empress.”

“How funny! Do you know you’re talking nonsense now? You clearly eyed me with jealousy then. I would say you were eaten up with jealousy.’

What? Jealousy?

I felt as if I was hit by something because I recalled I really felt down when I saw the emperor walking with her some time ago.

‘Was I really jealous of her then?’

I shook my head. I couldn’t be jealous of her. How can I love him again when I vowed so strongly that I would not love anybody?

However, I still felt bad about her attitude, who acted as if I was a big nuisance.

Watching me biting my lip, she said, “You’re really annoying. With an easy battle like this, I don’t think my return is worth it. I’ve come back to beat you. It’s too boring. It was lame! ”

Suddenly, I came to my senses. What did she come back for?

“… What did you just say? ”

“I said it was boring. Why?”

“Not that.”

“Well, I said my return was not worth it. Why? You always looked down on me, but as you are submissive now…”

“Shut up!” I was just through the roof about it.

What did you say? You came back to beat me?

What and what? You’re back to win?

My clenched fists trembled.

Was there a single occasion when you didn’t beat me? You were not satisfied with ruining my life in the past, and now you have screwed up my plan that I drew up after my return! I think I can live comfortably now, then you have come back for that despicable reason?

My lips trembled with surging anger, but I kept trying to keep my voice low, asking sharply, “So, what do you want from me?”

“What?”

“Why are you doing this to me? I told you I would drop from the competition for the empress. What else can I do?”

“Oh, bring it on!”

I stared fiercely at her sparkling black eyes.

What? Fun? How can you dare talk about fun when you have screwed up my whole life?

“You took away everything from me in the past, and you have chased me up to this point. Why are you going after me? Why are you doing this to me? “