To Love The Lawyer {Be My Princess Fanfiction}

Chapter 5

"Good morning, Miss Halle. Did you sleep well?" Jan spoke brightly as warm sunlight filled the room.

The young woman groggily rubbed the sleep from her eyes, not being a morning person at all. She zeroed in on Jan, and when she spotted him, she sighed as she remembered her current situation. "Well..."

"You needn't look like that..." Jan's expression softened as he gave Halle a relaxed look. "If there is anything at all that you need, please let me know, and it shall be arranged."

Halle sat up and swung her legs over the side of her bed, planting her feet on the floor. "Thank you, Jan." She smiled kindly at the butler who took her hands in his, helping her up from her bed.

Now that she was fully awake, that feeling of dread that had taken refuge in Halle's stomach the night before had resurfaced as she recalled what had transpired in the car after Prince Joshua found out she was a commoner...

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Last night...

"Do you not have hotels in Dres Van?" Halle asked quietly as they sat in the car, fiddling with her thumbs nervously in her lap.

"Of course there are, but..." Jan seemed a little hesitant with answering her question, but he didn't drop that calm look on his face for a second.

Halle seemed to have her mind made up already. "Then I don't see why I cannot stay in one..."

Prince Joshua cut her off irritably. "Why do you insist on doing something that will obviously cost money?" He looked so indignant that he forced her to fall silent once more.

Halle just stared out the window angrily. She couldn't exactly say it's because she wanted to get away from him, even though that was the truth...

Jan quickly spoke with a kind smile on his face as Halle continued to scream inwardly. "I shall arrange a room for you at the Manor. How about you come and stay there for the time being?"

"But..." Halle felt a little out of place, and the last thing she wanted to do was be a burden on Jan. Or be near to Prince Joshua any longer.

She sent a glance over towards a rather displeased looking Prince Joshua when Jan smiled kindly at her once more. "I will wait on you myself to make sure you are well cared for."

And at those words, she found all she could do was nod.

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Present day...

So here she was, at the Manor... Stuck here against her will for who knew just how long.

Halle got up and crossed the room, accepting the clothes Jan had brought for her and went to the bathroom to take a shower and change. Now that she had finished drying her hair and applied her makeup, she looked in the mirror to glance at what she was now dressed in. A cute white turtleneck, black leggings, and brown riding boots. She twisted her hair into a haphazard up-do, and she put in the contacts Jan had procured for her earlier this morning. As she motioned to step out of the bathroom and rejoin Jan in her bedroom, she heard a knock at the door.