WAYSOWRA

Chapter 59

“I greet the Little Ruler of the Empire. This humble one is called Lucy, a headmaid from the White Rose Mansion.…… I’ve brought the tea, young lady.”

“This one is Franc, the maid who will help you.”

Franc and Lucy rushed into the sunroom just on time pushing a trolley with a tea set. I was worried because we didn’t have enough time, but they managed to bring some snacks, cake, fruit jam, and scones.

‘You did well,’ I said to Franc with a slight smile through my eyes.

“…… You really don’t have any intention to go back to the Imperial Palace voluntarily?”

Following the entrance of Lucy and Franc, Lucas, who was drinking tea quietly, asked me.

He’s really persistent.

I nodded and said, “I’m a young child so I don’t have any business with the Imperial Family.”

“I wanted you to come voluntarily…….”

Lucas muttered with a slightly depressed tone as he pulled out a pink card from his pocket. Maybe it was sprinkled with some glitter or something because it was shining under the sun.

“This is……?”

He handed me the card and shook his head when I tried to give it to Wyndert.

“It’s yours.”

“It’s mine?”

As Lucas said, the recipient was indeed me and the sender is… Azuela, the Imperial Princess?

‘Azuela actually sent me a card?’

My body that had slightly relaxed due to the sunlight suddenly froze, and the weakened barriers that were shaken by Lucas’ appearance became reinforced once again.

‘How could you give me a card from Azuela?’

Lucas of course knows nothing – how Azuela harassed Shuelina, and how she (Azuela) framed her (Shuelina) in the original. But still, I felt betrayed.

I thought I didn’t expect anything from Lucas, but it seems like I was more shaken by his appearance than I thought – after witnessing his lips that spoke the magic words ‘my little sister’, and his sad eyes that were trying to appeal to me I let my guard down.

“Meoow?”

Miya cried out and squirmed in my arms as if listening to the erratic beating of my heart. I read the contents of the card as I petted Miya’s head.

{We are inviting you to attend the New Year’s Imperial Ball.}

The golden phrases written on the smooth pink stationery looked gorgeous; it seemed very elegant and cute carrying the scent of flowers, but the positive impression all faded away with the sender’s name.

“Is something wrong Shushu? Your face is pale.”

My complexion turned pale when I looked at the card so Deleign tugged at my sleeve, wondering why.

“Inviting us to the New Year’s Ball…… was the Imperial Princess.”

Wyndert’s face quickly went blank at my words. Both my brothers knew that Azuela was the one who was depriving me of my own power, and they looked at the card as if they would pierce it with their glares.

“It’s not actually an invitation from that kid; I didn’t come here just to do her a favor.”

Lucas unexpectedly doesn’t have any good feelings for Azuela. I’m sure that in the original novel, he definitely loved Azuela blindly.