Chapter 232
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Alec continued his little game of cat and mouse with the princess, and he could see that she was growing increasingly infatuated and frustrated with his lack of actions towards her.
Even though the way he treated her didn't have any faults at all, all she could do was bite her lip in anticipation for the day where he'd treat her a bit more differently.
Ophelia felt like she was being driven crazy.
This was the first time she had chased after a man, but the man didn't even seem to treat her like a woman at all.
She was even giving in by chasing him instead since it didn't seem like the hints that she dropped toward him was being picked up at all.
Ophelia sighed.
What else could she do now?
When she was worrying about what to do, her eyes locked onto her ever-present and faithful attendant, and the princess felt like she was enlightened.
This attendant… er, what was her name again? Candy? Jandice? Janice, maybe? That sounded plausible.
She'd been here for a while without pissing her off even once, and she'd lasted a lot longer than the other attendants that served her.
She'd graciously allow her attendant to give her some advice.
Ophelia crossed her arms. "Janice… how should this princess go about getting someone who isn't interested in this princess? Dating wise?"
The attendant twitched briefly when the princess' attention focused on her. Candice's heart palpitated at the princess' unwelcome attention. She'd only been able to survive because she was relatively quiet and silent when she carried out her duties.
Receiving the princess' attention was not a good thing if she wanted to live peacefully.
More than that… her name was Candice, not Janice!
Candice would have cried out in protest, but she didn't dare to in front of this terrifying princess. Those that offended her were never seen again, and Candice still wanted to go home to her family.
The people who dared to enter the palace always knew that there was a possibility of them not returning.
If something happened to them, their family would get a large remuneration, but Candice still wanted to live.
Candice pretended not to know what the princess was talking about. She was sure that if the other knew about the extent of which she was informed of her matters, her life would be in grave danger.
For all that the Rhys Royal Family seemed to be more lenient on the nobles that offended them, that wasn't the case for the maids and commoners that entered the palace to be of service.
Ophelia sighed impatiently when she saw the dumb look of incomprehension on her attendant's face.
Just when she was about to leave, the woman spoke up with a shaky voice.
"Maybe… He just doesn't know that you're pursuing him. Why don't you just confess so that he knows? Maybe he's oblivious?"
Ophelia stopped in her tracks, hesitating.
True. The other really did seem to be completely oblivious to her advances, and even if he wasn't, then she had to at least make herself clear.
What if he'd been politely rejecting her the entire time while pretending to be oblivious?
The princess' brows furrowed at that thought, but for some reason, she just couldn't think of him negatively.
She was more inclined to believe that he was completely clueless.
As genial as Alexander seemed, sometimes he was hard to read. But that just made him more attractive to her as a whole. It was like the more sides of him she saw, the more she felt like there was still more to uncover.
That settled it, then. She, Ophelia Anastasia Rhys, first princess of the Kaoriht continent, was going to confess to a man for the first time in her life.
She let out a laugh, surprised at how bold she was being.
Ophelia felt refreshed as her worries the past couple of days were finally blown away now that she'd decided on her course of action.
For the first time in her life, Ophelia had fallen for a man that wasn't her type.
The way his eyes gentled when he looked at her, and her alone, the way his eyes narrowed when he smiled. The serenity that he seemed to exude so casually, as if he was living life at his own pace without regard for anything else.
Even though he didn't treat her like she was special and treated her like how he would treat everyone else, Ophelia didn't hate that.
At first, it had started as just a game – so that she could bring him around and rub him into the face of the various women who lusted over him, but somewhere along the way, her attention towards him had changed to something genuine.
Ophelia let out a startled laugh when she realized what it was that she was feeling, and why she was feeling so uneasy nowadays.
She didn't know when she'd stopped looking elsewhere whenever they had a conversation, or when they sat together.
When was the last time she had looked around to see the reactions of those around her for her amusement?
She was changing, and it was all because of Alexander.
Or, more like, her attention was just wholly captured when she was with him. So much so that she didn't even have the luxury of thinking about anything else.
She gave a sigh just thinking about him.
Ophelia was truly smitten, and she wanted to keep him around.
In fact, she even wanted to marry him so that she could keep him around forever.
By hook or by crook, she'd ask her royal father to bestow a marriage upon them so that Alexander couldn't run away. But first, she wanted to reel him in by herself.
At the thought, her heart felt like it'd grown wings and taken off. She didn't even want to let him out of her sight.
What if he fell for someone else, when he hadn't even fallen for her yet? At least, she didn't think he'd fallen for her yet.
No, she couldn't allow that to happen.
At that thought, she abruptly stood up, startling Candice, who had been nervously waiting for the princess' reaction.
"Good job, Janice," Ophelia praised. "This princess will reward you handsomely later! Call the carriage for this princess. This princess has a man to catch."
The princess hurriedly left the room, and Candice almost cried in relief.
Never mind the reward, she was just thankful that her blunt words hadn't incurred the princess' wrath.
Candice hurriedly chased after the princess.
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Ophelia's heart was thundering, and there were butterflies in her stomach.
When was the last time that she'd felt so nervous about doing something?
That word wasn't even in her vocabulary!
The doors of the bookstore that she'd become increasingly familiar with over the month had never looked intimidating to her, except for now.
The best-case scenario was that Alexander would accept her feelings and hopefully fall in love with her as well, in which they would have a happy ending. Maybe he was hiding his feelings better than she thought?
On the other hand, he could end up rejecting her feelings. If that happened, Ophelia didn't know what she was going to do.
Ophelia uncharacteristically hesitated in front of the doors, before she swallowed and resolutely stepped inside the place.
"Lady Ophelia," Alexander greeted her, and Ophelia felt herself smile at the sound of his gentle voice.
She pouted. "Didn't I tell you to just call me Ophelia?"
Alexander smiled at her, and the princess felt as if she was going through all sorts of emotions today. Her heart was doing funny things that she had problems explaining with mere words alone.
"I can't do that, Lady Ophelia," Alexander said.
Ophelia felt both frustrated and endeared at the gentlemanly qualities that he possessed.
Calling her 'Lady Ophelia' just sounded so distant, and the other man didn't know that she was a princess! He was treating her like a normal noble, but she felt anxious without knowing the reason why.
For some reason, she didn't really want him to treat her differently.
Still, nothing would change now if she didn't make her stance clear. If she wasn't going to do it now, then when was she ever going to do it?
Ophelia hesitated before she decided to just go for it.
"Alexander, I like you!"
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Alec continued his little game of cat and mouse with the princess, and he could see that she was growing increasingly infatuated and frustrated with his lack of actions towards her.
Even though the way he treated her didn't have any faults at all, all she could do was bite her lip in anticipation for the day where he'd treat her a bit more differently.
Ophelia felt like she was being driven crazy.
This was the first time she had chased after a man, but the man didn't even seem to treat her like a woman at all.
She was even giving in by chasing him instead since it didn't seem like the hints that she dropped toward him was being picked up at all.
Ophelia sighed.
What else could she do now?
When she was worrying about what to do, her eyes locked onto her ever-present and faithful attendant, and the princess felt like she was enlightened.
This attendant… er, what was her name again? Candy? Jandice? Janice, maybe? That sounded plausible.
She'd been here for a while without pissing her off even once, and she'd lasted a lot longer than the other attendants that served her.
She'd graciously allow her attendant to give her some advice.
Ophelia crossed her arms. "Janice… how should this princess go about getting someone who isn't interested in this princess? Dating wise?"
The attendant twitched briefly when the princess' attention focused on her. Candice's heart palpitated at the princess' unwelcome attention. She'd only been able to survive because she was relatively quiet and silent when she carried out her duties.
Receiving the princess' attention was not a good thing if she wanted to live peacefully.
More than that… her name was Candice, not Janice!
Candice would have cried out in protest, but she didn't dare to in front of this terrifying princess. Those that offended her were never seen again, and Candice still wanted to go home to her family.
The people who dared to enter the palace always knew that there was a possibility of them not returning.
If something happened to them, their family would get a large remuneration, but Candice still wanted to live.
Candice pretended not to know what the princess was talking about. She was sure that if the other knew about the extent of which she was informed of her matters, her life would be in grave danger.
For all that the Rhys Royal Family seemed to be more lenient on the nobles that offended them, that wasn't the case for the maids and commoners that entered the palace to be of service.
Ophelia sighed impatiently when she saw the dumb look of incomprehension on her attendant's face.
Just when she was about to leave, the woman spoke up with a shaky voice.
"Maybe… He just doesn't know that you're pursuing him. Why don't you just confess so that he knows? Maybe he's oblivious?"
Ophelia stopped in her tracks, hesitating.
True. The other really did seem to be completely oblivious to her advances, and even if he wasn't, then she had to at least make herself clear.
What if he'd been politely rejecting her the entire time while pretending to be oblivious?
The princess' brows furrowed at that thought, but for some reason, she just couldn't think of him negatively.
She was more inclined to believe that he was completely clueless.
As genial as Alexander seemed, sometimes he was hard to read. But that just made him more attractive to her as a whole. It was like the more sides of him she saw, the more she felt like there was still more to uncover.
That settled it, then. She, Ophelia Anastasia Rhys, first princess of the Kaoriht continent, was going to confess to a man for the first time in her life.
She let out a laugh, surprised at how bold she was being.
Ophelia felt refreshed as her worries the past couple of days were finally blown away now that she'd decided on her course of action.
For the first time in her life, Ophelia had fallen for a man that wasn't her type.
The way his eyes gentled when he looked at her, and her alone, the way his eyes narrowed when he smiled. The serenity that he seemed to exude so casually, as if he was living life at his own pace without regard for anything else.
Even though he didn't treat her like she was special and treated her like how he would treat everyone else, Ophelia didn't hate that.
At first, it had started as just a game – so that she could bring him around and rub him into the face of the various women who lusted over him, but somewhere along the way, her attention towards him had changed to something genuine.
Ophelia let out a startled laugh when she realized what it was that she was feeling, and why she was feeling so uneasy nowadays.
She didn't know when she'd stopped looking elsewhere whenever they had a conversation, or when they sat together.
When was the last time she had looked around to see the reactions of those around her for her amusement?
She was changing, and it was all because of Alexander.
Or, more like, her attention was just wholly captured when she was with him. So much so that she didn't even have the luxury of thinking about anything else.
She gave a sigh just thinking about him.
Ophelia was truly smitten, and she wanted to keep him around.
In fact, she even wanted to marry him so that she could keep him around forever.
By hook or by crook, she'd ask her royal father to bestow a marriage upon them so that Alexander couldn't run away. But first, she wanted to reel him in by herself.
At the thought, her heart felt like it'd grown wings and taken off. She didn't even want to let him out of her sight.
What if he fell for someone else, when he hadn't even fallen for her yet? At least, she didn't think he'd fallen for her yet.
No, she couldn't allow that to happen.
At that thought, she abruptly stood up, startling Candice, who had been nervously waiting for the princess' reaction.
"Good job, Janice," Ophelia praised. "This princess will reward you handsomely later! Call the carriage for this princess. This princess has a man to catch."
The princess hurriedly left the room, and Candice almost cried in relief.
Never mind the reward, she was just thankful that her blunt words hadn't incurred the princess' wrath.
Candice hurriedly chased after the princess.
-Author only posted this on w.e.b.n.o.v.e.l.-
Ophelia's heart was thundering, and there were butterflies in her stomach.
When was the last time that she'd felt so nervous about doing something?
That word wasn't even in her vocabulary!
The doors of the bookstore that she'd become increasingly familiar with over the month had never looked intimidating to her, except for now.
The best-case scenario was that Alexander would accept her feelings and hopefully fall in love with her as well, in which they would have a happy ending. Maybe he was hiding his feelings better than she thought?
On the other hand, he could end up rejecting her feelings. If that happened, Ophelia didn't know what she was going to do.
Ophelia uncharacteristically hesitated in front of the doors, before she swallowed and resolutely stepped inside the place.
"Lady Ophelia," Alexander greeted her, and Ophelia felt herself smile at the sound of his gentle voice.
She pouted. "Didn't I tell you to just call me Ophelia?"
Alexander smiled at her, and the princess felt as if she was going through all sorts of emotions today. Her heart was doing funny things that she had problems explaining with mere words alone.
"I can't do that, Lady Ophelia," Alexander said.
Ophelia felt both frustrated and endeared at the gentlemanly qualities that he possessed.
Calling her 'Lady Ophelia' just sounded so distant, and the other man didn't know that she was a princess! He was treating her like a normal noble, but she felt anxious without knowing the reason why.
For some reason, she didn't really want him to treat her differently.
Still, nothing would change now if she didn't make her stance clear. If she wasn't going to do it now, then when was she ever going to do it?
Ophelia hesitated before she decided to just go for it.
"Alexander, I like you!"
Alec continued his little game of cat and mouse with the princess, and he could see that she was growing increasingly infatuated and frustrated with his lack of actions towards her.Even though the way he treated her didn't have any faults at all, all she could do was bite her lip in anticipation for the day where he'd treat her a bit more differently.Ophelia felt like she was being driven crazy.This was the first time she had chased after a man, but the man didn't even seem to treat her like a woman at all.She was even giving in by chasing him instead since it didn't seem like the hints that she dropped toward him was being picked up at all.Ophelia sighed.What else could she do now?When she was worrying about what to do, her eyes locked onto her ever-present and faithful attendant, and the princess felt like she was enlightened.This attendant er, what was her name again? Candy? Jandice? Janice, maybe? That sounded plausible.She'd been here for a while without pissing her off even once, and she'd lasted a lot longer than the other attendants that served her.She'd graciously allow her attendant to give her some advice.Ophelia crossed her arms. "Janice how should this princess go about getting someone who isn't interested in this princess? Dating wise?"The attendant twitched briefly when the princess' attention focused on her. Candice's heart palpitated at the princess' unwelcome attention. She'd only been able to survive because she was relatively quiet and silent when she carried out her duties.Receiving the princess' attention was not a good thing if she wanted to live peacefully.More than that her name was Candice, not Janice!Candice would have cried out in protest, but she didn't dare to in front of this terrifying princess. Those that offended her were never seen again, and Candice still wanted to go home to her family.The people who dared to enter the palace always knew that there was a possibility of them not returning.If something happened to them, their family would get a large remuneration, but Candice still wanted to live.Candice pretended not to know what the princess was talking about. She was sure that if the other knew about the extent of which she was informed of her matters, her life would be in grave danger.For all that the Rhys Royal Family seemed to be more lenient on the nobles that offended them, that wasn't the case for the maids and commoners that entered the palace to be of service.Ophelia sighed impatiently when she saw the dumb look of incomprehension on her attendant's face.Just when she was about to leave, the woman spoke up with a shaky voice."Maybe He just doesn't know that you're pursuing him. Why don't you just confess so that he knows? Maybe he's oblivious?"Ophelia stopped in her tracks, hesitating.True. The other really did seem to be completely oblivious to her advances, and even if he wasn't, then she had to at least make herself clear.What if he'd been politely rejecting her the entire time while pretending to be oblivious?The princess' brows furrowed at that thought, but for some reason, she just couldn't think of him negatively.She was more inclined to believe that he was completely clueless.As genial as Alexander seemed, sometimes he was hard to read. But that just made him more attractive to her as a whole. It was like the more sides of him she saw, the more she felt like there was still more to uncover.That settled it, then. She, Ophelia Anastasia Rhys, first princess of the Kaoriht continent, was going to confess to a man for the first time in her life.She let out a laugh, surprised at how bold she was being.Ophelia felt refreshed as her worries the past couple of days were finally blown away now that she'd decided on her course of action.For the first time in her life, Ophelia had fallen for a man that wasn't her type.The way his eyes gentled when he looked at her, and her alone, the way his eyes narrowed when he smiled. The serenity that he seemed to exude so casually, as if he was living life at his own pace without regard for anything else.Even though he didn't treat her like she was special and treated her like how he would treat everyone else, Ophelia didn't hate that.At first, it had started as just a game so that she could bring him around and rub him into the face of the various women who lusted over him, but somewhere along the way, her attention towards him had changed to something genuine.Ophelia let out a startled laugh when she realized what it was that she was feeling, and why she was feeling so uneasy nowadays.She didn't know when she'd stopped looking elsewhere whenever they had a conversation, or when they sat together.When was the last time she had looked around to see the reactions of those around her for her amusement?She was changing, and it was all because of Alexander.Or, more like, her attention was just wholly captured when she was with him. So much so that she didn't even have the luxury of thinking about anything else.She gave a sigh just thinking about him.Ophelia was truly smitten, and she wanted to keep him around.In fact, she even wanted to marry him so that she could keep him around forever.By hook or by crook, she'd ask her royal father to bestow a marriage upon them so that Alexander couldn't run away. But first, she wanted to reel him in by herself.At the thought, her heart felt like it'd grown wings and taken off. She didn't even want to let him out of her sight.What if he fell for someone else, when he hadn't even fallen for her yet? At least, she didn't think he'd fallen for her yet.No, she couldn't allow that to happen.At that thought, she abruptly stood up, startling Candice, who had been nervously waiting for the princess' reaction."Good job, Janice," Ophelia praised. "This princess will reward you handsomely later! Call the carriage for this princess. This princess has a man to catch."The princess hurriedly left the room, and Candice almost cried in relief.Never mind the reward, she was just thankful that her blunt words hadn't incurred the princess' wrath.Candice hurriedly chased after the princess.-Author only posted this on w.e.b.n.o.v.e.l.-Ophelia's heart was thundering, and there were butterflies in her stomach.When was the last time that she'd felt so nervous about doing something?That word wasn't even in her vocabulary!The doors of the bookstore that she'd become increasingly familiar with over the month had never looked intimidating to her, except for now.The best-case scenario was that Alexander would accept her feelings and hopefully fall in love with her as well, in which they would have a happy ending. Maybe he was hiding his feelings better than she thought?On the other hand, he could end up rejecting her feelings. If that happened, Ophelia didn't know what she was going to do.Ophelia uncharacteristically hesitated in front of the doors, before she swallowed and resolutely stepped inside the place."Lady Ophelia," Alexander greeted her, and Ophelia felt herself smile at the sound of his gentle voice.She pouted. "Didn't I tell you to just call me Ophelia?"Alexander smiled at her, and the princess felt as if she was going through all sorts of emotions today. Her heart was doing funny things that she had problems explaining with mere words alone."I can't do that, Lady Ophelia," Alexander said.Ophelia felt both frustrated and endeared at the gentlemanly qualities that he possessed.Calling her 'Lady Ophelia' just sounded so distant, and the other man didn't know that she was a princess! He was treating her like a normal noble, but she felt anxious without knowing the reason why.For some reason, she didn't really want him to treat her differently.Still, nothing would change now if she didn't make her stance clear. If she wasn't going to do it now, then when was she ever going to do it?Ophelia hesitated before she decided to just go for it."Alexander, I like you!"
