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Published at 28th of June 2023 06:46:50 AM


Chapter 8

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(Eve’s POV)

The Grand Duke and his attendees stopped at my call.

“Oh, Princess….!”

The Grand Duke’s men belatedly looked back at me and were terribly surprised. 

They probably didn’t expect that I would appear in a place like this.

But no one looked pleased, even for courtesy.

It wasn’t an expression that fitted the scene of seeing their master’s fiancee, but their expression seeing their master’s obsessed stalker.

‘It’s a natural reaction considering the original Eve’s antics.’

They hesitated a little and eventually bowed their heads to greet me.

“We greet you, Your Highness the Princess.” 

And then at the same time, the black-haired man in the lead slowly turned around.

My favorite novel, , was a novel without illustrations of its characters.

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Only the female lead was seen on the cover page and the appearance of the other characters, including the male lead, would have to be imagined based on the writer’s insufficient description. 

However, words like ‘Handsome’, ‘Really handsome’ and ‘His face looked like a statue’.

It was virtually impossible to imagine an accurate face while reading these kinds of sentences.

Still, the Grand Duke was emphasized as a handsome man countless times in the original story.

‘I already imagine that he must have a great appearance, because he was said to be the most handsome man in the whole world, but…..’

Black hair like the night sky and bright purple eyes.

It was the most perfect face that couldn’t be described in words.

‘He’s ten times, no, twenty times more handsome than I could Imagine.’

In the original story, the writer repeatedly emphasized that he was a very handsome man. Now I can say that there’s really a reason why it was emphasized multiple times.

‘A novel is a novel. But still, how could such a surreal man exist….’

A corridor lined with gray pillars, a snow-covered garden seen through the corridor, and an elegant black-haired handsome man standing against the backdrop of the garden.

It was a picturesque scene.

Since the original version showed him to be so thrifty and handsome, he really looked like could have a nice pictorial by just standing still.

Seeing this up close, I can fully understand why Eve likes this man so much.

‘Actually, it’s not just the appearance that’s great.’

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This man was a competent lord who won numerous wars and ruled the northern part of the empire perfectly.

‘In fact, he has enough power to threaten the Emperor.’

The Emperor has enough reason to rush in and destroy this man without even covering the fire with water.

Even though I am not that familiar with politics, it was clear that this man can never be eliminated, and would bring a great threat to the reigning Emperor.

With that thought in mind, as I looked up, I belatedly noticed that the Grand Duke was slowly approaching me.

I could see the discomfort passing by the delicate corners of his eyes.

He bowed his head lightly, as to show courtesy.

“Princess.”

It was a nice voice with a deep resonance.

“What is your business with me?”

I thought that he would suddenly walk out being irritated, but surprisingly he was very polite.

He asked the question very politely, but his purple eyes staring at me contained a cold gaze as if telling me to quit if I had no official business with him.

I glanced at his face due to amazement, but then shook my head lightly and came to my senses.

“Your grace, The Grand Duke.”

I stepped forward, clutching the bouquet from the garden with my both hands.

“Can I give you the flower of the Holy Tree as a gift?”

Before handing out the bouquet, I slightly touched the tightly bound white buds.

As I carefully put my finger between the delicate petals, I felt the texture of the dry paper inside.

It was a small folded note.

At this moment, there was only one person I could turn to for help.

Because there are only two people who ended up suffering from Eve’s death.

Eve herself and the Grand Duke in front of me.

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In the current state of affairs, the only person who can stand against the Emperor is none other than the Grand Duke.

So, in order for me to survive, I had to explain the situation to the Grand Duke and properly ask for his help.

‘But I can’t divulge those secrets anywhere.’

There are eyes and ears everywhere in this empire.

‘If I do anything strange, a report will be immediately sent to the Emperor.’

However, it was not unusual to beg the Grand Duke to receive flowers from Eve.

Because Eve always tends to cling to the Grand Duke and try to get his utmost attention.

She used to bring all kinds of gifts and beg for his acceptance.

‘Of course Eve was always rejected…….’

Again, the Grand Duke carefully looked at the bouquet of flowers that I was holding with suspicious eyes.

It was like an initial reaction towards a salesman who was offering a suspicious drug in front of him.

“I have no other intentions.”

I spoke quickly before he refused.

“I want to apologize for what I did in the past.”

“What do you mean apologize?”

The Grand Duke asked in a low-pitched voice that was terrifyingly attractive.

“Yes, I was very rude towards the Grand Duke last time. I know that it’s late, but still I want to apologize……”

“Excuse me, but what are you talking about?”

The Grand Duke suddenly interrupted me and asked a question.

“Are you talking about throwing a glass sculpture to the person next to me at a soiree in the Savilen family mansion? Or are you talking about mistaking my officer for a woman and plucking his hair and assaulting him?”

“…….”

What appeared in the original was just the (*)blood of a new foot.

(T/N: is a metaphor meaning, a very small amount of information.)

Eve’s deeds that were mentioned by the Grand Duke were worse than what was in the original.

Even the incidents in the original book seemed serious enough already.

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“…… Everything.”

I made the most of my acting skills and looked as apologetic as possible, but the Grand Duke didn’t seem to believe it.

The mysterious purple eyes that resembled the dawn sky contained indifferent contempt.

I bowed my head again with sincerity.

“I’m really sorry. I promise that I won’t bother you anymore in the future.”

“All right.”

When I apologized again, an impassive reply came back.

“You said that a month ago and you came to my training ground after three days, but I will believe you again this time.”

I couldn’t trust those words that he spit out, but I would roughly believe it, but I wouldn’t hold back myself as well.

I didn’t want to miss this opportunity, that’s why I immediately said. 

“I wanted to give it to His Grace, so I donated something to the temple and received this flower. It is a flower that wishes for good luck and blessings. And after a while….”

“I don’t need these flowers.”

I was about to give the explanation that I had prepared, but the Grand Duke cut off my words adamantly.

“I will accept the apology, but please give these flowers to those who need it more than me.”

The Grand Duke spoke very politely and courteously, but his gaze contained a cruel refusal that left no room for me to retort.

The flower of holy water was a flower to wish for good luck and blessings.

It was a gift that deserved to be received pleasantly, even by the Imperial family and the Emperor himself.

However, the young Grand Duke in front of me, refused me at once without even hearing my reasons.

‘Wow, you really hate me that much…’

Even though we had only exchanged a few words, there was a clear sense of rejection.

It was clear that he hated Eve enough to not even try to hide it.

Indeed, it was comprehensible.

Since, he was forced to accept the stupid and selfish Princess as his bride.

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Even from before, Princess Eve was a selfish person who always chased right after the Grand Duke for a long time and even waged hunger strike so that a marriage would take place.

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In addition to that, from the Grand Duke’s point of view, Eve was the daughter of his nemesis.

The Emperor has always been wary of him and puts him in danger in every way possible, so there’s no way that he would allow one of his daughters to be married to him?

Even for Eve, who had was stupid and had a bad personality. 

‘It’s a relationship that won’t work.’

At this point, it was really strange that I even liked him.

When I was embarrassed and unable to speak, the Grand Duke bowed his head slightly and turned around.

“Then I’ll see you on the wedding day then.”

The Grand Duke walked towards the door again, not bothering to be mixed up with me any more.

‘No!’

I chewed my dry lips nervously and immediately followed the Grand Duke as he left.

‘I need to give this flower to that man no matter what.’

Without a second thought, my body moved in instinct.

I hurriedly passed the Grand Duke and stood right in front of him without hesitation.

I saw the Grand Duke’s attendants stopped in bewilderment.

The Grand Duke looked at me with a surprised expression as well.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

“The conversation isn’t over yet.”

I thought it was a good thing that Eve was a usual stalker.

Because if an innocent Princess did this, rumors would definitely spread that I’d become a bit crazy.

“Please wait, and listen to me first, even just for a second.”

The Grand Duke’s patience seemed to have reached the limit due to my absurd behavior.

A look of annoyance and absurdity crossed his handsome face.

“Ha!”

The Grand Duke let out a laugh as he walked to where I was.

The distance between the two of us has narrowed inevitably.

The Grand Duke stopped at such a close distance that he could already hear me breathing.

As soon as he approached, the scent of a mature man like musk came over me like a sweet temptation.

“Princess.”

But there was no warmth in the eyes of the Grand Duke who was looking down at me.

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The purple eyes with a sharp glare were like those of a beast biting its prey.

It felt as if the piercing eyes were piercing me from the front.

I instinctively tried to step back, but the Grand Duke immediately grabbed my arm and tilted his head over my shoulder.

A voice, that is colder than ice, reached my ears.

“I would have said that if you bother me one more time, I will cut off that pretty neck of yours.”

“…… !”

Without me realizing it, my hands began to tremble.




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