Chapter 9

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Lumina, with a beautiful yet cold smile, said,

"Your Highness, I am sure that your destined maiden will appear someday. Please, wait until you are 18 to decide on a fiancée."

Stefan, who seemed to be rejecting her, frowned and said,

"Destined maiden? What do you mean? ... I just asked you to be my fiancée, didn't I?"

"That's why I am not your destined partner, Your Highness."

"What? Are you saying that the royal family should act based on romantic feelings?"

In the next moment, Lumina slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her anger causing Stefan and Sharon to widen their eyes.

"Your Highness... please close your mouth."

Lumina was inwardly cursing.

Who said that?

Who said that the royal family acts based on romantic feelings as if it were a matter of course?

Ha ha ha!

It's you!

You, who abandoned your fiancée out of romantic feelings, and now, while embracing a maiden you claim is your destiny, you tell me to break the engagement.

Close the engagement!

As she felt her tone of voice in her head getting worse, Sharon hurriedly came to Lumina's side and gently patted her back, which had turned red with anger.

"Are you okay? Your face is turning red. Take it slowly, just breathe in and out, don't push yourself."

With Sharon's calm voice, she could feel herself gradually calming down.

Sharon, relieved that Lumina had calmed down, offered her a cup of tea.

"Have a sip. Ah, I also prepared some sweets for you, Miss Lumina."

Sharon ordered a maid to prepare the sweets and smiled.

"You like sweets, right? Here, take a break and relax a bit."

Hearing the gentle voice, Lumina held back the tears that were welling up.

I can't cry.

I absolutely can't cry in front of Stefan.

Lumina bit her lip and held back, then took the offered cookie and slowly chewed it, savoring the taste.

The sweetness spread in her mouth, gradually calming her heart.

"How is it? It's delicious, right? I really like the sweets here."

"Yes, they are very delicious."

Sharon smiled happily and ate the sweets with her, looking very much like he was enjoying them.

"Hehe... I didn't know you had a sweet tooth, Lord Sharon."

"Ah... I'd appreciate it if you could keep it a secret. My father says, 'Since you're going to be the next prime minister, you need to have a poker face!'"

"Ah, I see. I understand."

Lumina smiled, feeling relieved that Sharon was there, and then turned to Stefan and said,

"I must have shown you an embarrassing side. I apologize."

"…No, it's fine."

From Lumina's demeanor, it seemed he found it difficult to bring up the topic of the engagement again. The subject was not brought up again after that.

"Miss Lumina."

"What is it?"

Stefan called out to Lumina as if to hold her back, then looked down and shook his head.

"No, never mind."

After some casual conversation, the meeting ended. Lumina returned home in a carriage, fell onto her bed, and let out a deep breath before falling into a deep sleep.

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