CH 141

Chapter 141

Amy and Enoch didn’t get back to the mansion until after lunchtime.

Judging from the various shopping bags in Enoch’s hand, it looked like he had gone to buy a dress for Amy to wear.

Of course, I bet it would be one of the ways to relieve stress, rather than buying it because I didn’t have enough dresses.

Still, Amy’s expression was no different than usual. It was the same thing when he looked at Pilina and nagged her with a disapproving face.

“What’s so busy about you on vacation? At least you should eat and go out.”

“I decided to meet with Miss Cecilia. We’ll eat there, too.”

“I don’t understand why you keep seeing Haley. Even so, I’m going to be upset that the engagement ceremony with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might be brought forward these days.”

Amy’s words made Filina frown.

“What do you mean by that? The engagement ceremony is coming soon.”

At her words, Amy sighed heavily and opened her mouth.

“Rumors of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are spreading badly all over the place these days. On top of that, you said that you came back after losing the Cohen War? So, even if it’s an engagement ceremony, it would be a quick move to put other rumors to rest. Your Highness should no longer be of diminished stature.”

She said so, and then she continued in a deep voice.

“It doesn’t look like you’re going to take Hailey’s place anymore. Your Highness is so good. I should have chosen you because of the affection I’ve had. You have a face to face and to welcome the Countess Young-ae as the Crown Princess.”

Amy raised her eyebrows and turned to Philina.

“Do you want to go see Hailey Young-ae in a country like this? I have been deprived of my position as Crown Princess, and I don’t think I am angry at all.”

Philina replied lightly, as if she didn’t care.

“I don’t really want to be a princess. Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable to have a casual conversation with your mother in such a formal setting?”

She replied with a mischievous smile, and Amy snorted.

“Humph, but are you going to spend all your rest of your vacation at the Countess of Haley?”

Filina pulled her lips apart as she prepared to leave.

“I’ll come home and eat dinner. It’s been a long time since we’ve eaten together. Mother.”

At the sound of Philina’s low voice, Amy nodded.

“Come in early. Today, I’m going to tell you to prepare a delicious whole roast with vegetables for your favorite pork.”

Philina, who was about to turn with Enoch, paused for a moment and looked back at Amy.

She looked at Philina with a puzzled face.

She stared at Amy in silence for a moment, then greeted her with a small smile.

“I’ll be back, mother.”

There was a gentle smile on Philina’s face as she walked away with her back to Amy.

Finally, Amy’s voice sounded sincere.

…… Was it because of what Lee had said?

At any other time, I wouldn’t have been able to open up to her sweet voice.

After all, all of Amy’s attention wasn’t Ariel’s.

The meager attention he gave me right now turned to powder the moment Ariel showed up.

But now I was able to get her sincerity.

The choice of the crown prince as her marriage partner was also motivated by her mother’s desire to instill a good partner.

Of course, it was wrong for her to choose who she didn’t want, but it was just the flow of the original story.

Now I can think more comfortably. That was enough.

In the first place, she didn’t want much from her family.

***

“Why are you staring at me like that? Princess Philina?”

Cecilia asked, tilting her head, not holding up her teacup. Recognizing that he had stared at her intently, Philina smiled awkwardly and shook her head.

“It’s nothing.”

At Philina’s answer, Cecilia looked puzzled and then brought the teacup to her mouth. In front of her, Filina couldn’t relax her stiff expression and had to sigh secretly.

It was a struggle as her crying voice seemed to spread in my ears.

“I think the engagement ceremony with Your Highness will be earlier than planned.”

Cecilia set her teacup down on the table and opened her mouth with a worried face.

What Amy had said was true.

Filina nodded her head slightly and replied in a calm voice.

“There was already a lot of talk going around.”

At her words, Cecilia said with a puzzled expression, as if she wasn’t too surprised.

“Yesterday a member of the imperial palace came to our residence. Perhaps that led to the spread of rumors. As the princess knows, the carriages of the imperial palace are so splendid ……”

Cecilia, who had thus spoken, added with a weeping face.

“I guess the imperial court is going to summon me separately soon.”

At a time when there were many rumors about the prince, the reason for calling Cecilia to the imperial palace was obvious.

It seemed that they were trying to hasten their engagement to evoke the chaotic atmosphere of the Alvar Empire.

Cecilia didn’t know it.

Filina looked silently at Cecilia, who stared at her teacup with a worried face.

“Cecilia’s Flower”

I thought that the title of the flower in the original story naturally meant the men who hooked up with her.

But according to Huey, Cecilia seemed to accept her fate and to end her life as comfortably as possible when the moment came for her death.

So, the word “flower of the story” might actually mean her comfortable death.

If there is a bad ending in a story that only the author knows, it probably means this.

Philina spoke in a low voice.

“Miss Cecilia.”

“Yes, Princess Philina.”

Cecilia replied, smiling brightly, as if she was glad that she had called her name affectionately.

Philina, who had been staring at her intently, slowly pulled her lips apart.

“Can you tell me the story of Miss Cecilia in detail?”

At Philina’s words, Cecilia looked puzzled.

“My story?”

“We’ve been friends for a while, but we haven’t talked much about each other.”

Philina continued, smiling gracefully.

“You said the other day that you wanted to be closer to me, right? If you don’t mind Miss Cecilia, why don’t you spend some time like that today?”

“…… So, will Princess Philina tell me things that she has not told me to anyone else?”

At her cautious question, Filina nodded as if she didn’t care.

“There’s nothing better than building friendships and sharing each other’s secrets.”

Philina’s eyes stared straight at Cecilia.

In order to return to his original world, he needed Cecilia’s help.

When Philina is imprisoned, Cecilia will persuade Ian to get the keys to the prison and come to heal her.

However, there was one thing I had overlooked.

Filina’s ankles are shackled to hard iron.

The prison was a place where all forces were controlled by a solid bond, and the power of its shackles played a particularly big role. Perhaps Cecilia has the key to unlocking it.

It was a very brief scene in the original story, but there was a scene where Filina pounces on Cecilia and takes her keys. I failed in the story, but in this life, I had to succeed somehow.

That’s how you can escape through the cracks in the prison Cecilia opened and entered.

Perhaps the best picture would be of her letting the keys slip away as I intended.

“In fact, I experience various futures through dreams.”

I already knew that. It was also the reason why she was celebrated as a saint in the Alvar Empire.

“People sometimes envy me. Simply because you can know the future. But I’ve been scared of this ability since I was a kid.”

“Scared?”

“Sometimes, when I see the misfortunes of people around me, it really makes my blood dry.”

Cecilia’s beautiful green eyes shone bitterly.

Is it sadder to see the misfortune of those around you than to see your own death?

…… It couldn’t be.

If I hadn’t been scared of my death, I wouldn’t have asked Huey for the flowers of the Holy Spirit.

“Miss Cecilia.”

Filina called to her in a calm voice. Cecilia’s clear eyes stared silently at Philina’s red irises.

“I don’t know how that sounds , but…”

After making eye contact with Cecilia for a moment, Philina spoke in a clear voice.

“I, like Miss Cecilia, can know the future.”

At Philina’s words, Cecilia’s pupils widened. She blinked a couple of times in surprise, and then asked in a tone of voice.

“…… Are you saying that you see the future with dreams like I do?”

“It’s not a dream, but it’s similar.”

I hesitated to say that this world was in a novel.

But Cecilia said with a twinkle in her eye, as if it didn’t really matter how she saw the future.

“Wow, really? The princess can see the future. You’re saying that no one knows about it?”

There was no one in the parlor now, for Cecilia had sent the maids away, saying that she would spend time alone with Philina.

In fact, it was hard to understand why Cecilia was so thrilled.

I thought all she had to do was look at me in amazement, but somehow she seemed more impressed that she had made it known to me than that she saw the future.

“It’s so exciting. Like me, the princess can see the future……. Maybe we didn’t have a great relationship in a previous life? Maybe they were inseparable twin sisters.”

Cecilia clasped her hands together and muttered in a phantom voice. Her exaggerated reaction made Filina frown.

Twin sister……?

That’s a step ahead.

However, Cecilia’s expression was embarrassingly sincere, and she couldn’t deny it.

Filina replied, smiling forcefully.

“…… Maybe.”

“After all, it’s not just me, but the princess thinks that too, right? I wonder if there is another relationship like this. I think it was destined that brought us close.”

Filina let out a small sigh inwardly.

I haven’t even gotten to the point yet, but I’m already exhausted.

“Actually, the reason I told this story to Miss Cecilia was because I had something to ask her.”

Cecilia, who had been looking excited at the sound of Philina’s voice, tilted her head.

“What do you want?”

Philina, who had been staring at her intently, pulled her lips apart again.

“I’m from another world. That’s why we can see the future. I’m not from this side of the world.”

I slowly continued to say unfinished things to Cecilia, who was still looking at me in wonder.

“I need to go back to where I came from. To do that, I desperately need Miss Cecilia’s help.”