Did I reincarnate as a villainess in an otome game?

Chapter 35

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I apologize for the delay in uploading. If Wattpad hadn't informed me of my 1500 word monthly limit, I would have put off updating much longer.

We had a lot of assessments and projects due over the holiday break, and our second semester had already begun, so I had little to no time for updating and revising.

Holiday break? You hear that? Pfft. More like Holiday projects and crams.

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A boy with blonde hair who we knew slowly came toward us.

He inquired, "May I speak privately with Lady Graciella?"

Lady Graciella was startled by the sudden approach and questioned, "Me?"

Prince Louis had never communicated or connected with anyone.

He enjoys isolating himself and being by himself.

It is typically very unusual to see him speak and engage in a conversation. Who knew, Prince Louis had this side of him.

The prince reopened his mouth and said, "Do you mind?" as he appeared to observe Rachel's unwillingness to leave. "It's about the affairs of the La Roche family," he continued.

The Lady hesitated before giving a short glance to the lady next to her and then nodding.

If it's concerning the La Roche Family then there's no place for Rachel to butt in. She needs some time off anyway,

"Lady Rachel, wait for me here okay," she said. The lady smiled sweetly as she went away with the prince, and before they disappeared on the crowd, prince Louis took a brief peek behind him and nodded.

Huh?

What was that for?

Oblivious, The boys followed the signal and approached the girl with silver hair who was standing by herself. They caught her attention, and she tried to get away from them after deciding to ignore them.

The boy with dark hair yelled, "Lady Rachel."

She carried on going without turning around to look behind.

"Rachel!" exclaimed James as he ran after her.

Nonetheless, she did not glance back.

"S-sister!" She came to a halt this time, not because she wished to gaze at the person who had called her that. Her wrist was tightly gripped by the blue-haired man, who was making sure she wouldn't escape.

With their lengthy legs, the others caught up. Sebastian was the first to do so and promptly questioned Rachel about why she was ignoring them.

Rachel remained motionless and silent.

"Are you upset?"

"..."

Why are you upset with us?

"..."

The girl remained mute despite their repeated questions.

"Let's do this then, if you remain silent the answer would be yes, and if you talk or shake your head it would be no," the crown prince said, opening his mouth and grinning at her with a silly grin.

For sure, he had thought of a stupid plan to annoy the hell out of Rachel.

The others cast perplexed glances towards the crown prince.
"..."
"Rachel, you really do love me, right?"
Despite this, the girl remained silent. The crown prince was expecting a straightforward denial, but the girl kept mum, staring down at the floor.