Princess Hours | SUKHOON | [✓]

Shinheng

At the Horse riding club, Jihoon went straight to the task and ran five exhausting laps. What awaited him in the leisure room were his friends, including Chaein whom he had brought into the club last year.

"Do you think that ugly duckling Hyunsuk will ever be able to become a swan?" Asahi let out a chuckle.

"I guess maybe but the only answer to that is reincarnation." Haruto added and they erupted into a good laughter.

Jihoon had walked in already but they didn't seem to stop with their insults targeting Hyunsuk, so he slumped into a chair and spoke up,

"You know what is the key to not remaining a commoner and be the crown prince, reincarnation it is."

Jihoon's cold reply shut everyone up and it became awkward, he walked out and was followed by Chaein who stationed herself beside him on the balcony.

"You didn't like that they were mocking him? Are you even protecting him now, in front of me?"

Jihoon had no reply for Chaein's questions, he wasn't sure what the right choice of words would have been so he stayed quite.

"I thought I would be okay to see him by your side, but I'm not Jihoon. He's stupid, he poses weird hand signs to reporters, doesn't know how to talk properly, doesn't even behave elegantly and it infuriates me. It makes me angry to see such an incompetent person stand next to you. It's not about how I would have been, but how inept he is. I can't stand it Jihoon..."

A silence feel in the air and since Jihoon didn't respond for a good two minutes Chaein went back inside, sighing for the umpteeth time, obviously upset.

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Yoshi's mother Sera had returned to Korea except she did not tell anyone about it in advance and even opened up a yoga center in Gangnam. She bought herself a group of paparazzi that created articles about her, right from the plain absence of hospitality from the royals upon her arrival at the airport to the most sympathy extracting news which said that she was secluded by the Royal family all these years.

The trick seemed to have worked since the news reached the Queen's ears and she was pissed. She had known that Sera was upto something but had never imagined her pulling such tricks. And to make matters worse, Sera decided to show up at the palace that day to offer her 'apologies' and greetings to the Queen mother.

"Halma mama, I apologize for not informing you beforehand about my arrival but I was so engrossed with opening of the yoga center that it slipped from my mind."

"It's okay Sera, I'm happy to see that you are doing good after so many years. Yoshi has also become so charming, you've raised him well."

"You are being humble mama, I just did my part. Also I pay my sincere greetings to his majesty and queen."

The King responded with a soft warm smile, whereas the queen was barely holding her urge to frown. What a show Sera was putting.

After their dismissal from the chamber, the queen spoke to the King,

"Coming back after fifteen years, projecting the royals as villians, surrounded by hundred articles a day, she's trying to steal attention, can't you see it Pyeha?" Queen's concerns were most likely valid but apparently no one thought like her.

"You're thinking too much. She's returned after such a long time, it's our duty to welcome them back."

The queen couldn't argue, she slumped her head down in defeat and took her leave.

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"Unnie, this is my favourite student, Han Chaein, she won the grand prix ballet this year. She reminds me so much of how you were in your age. She has been wanting to learn yoga lately, I came to personally enroll her with you."