chapter 14

" Em. your grace? " in doubt I slowly get near him.

He was sitting at the branch of the palace for a while now.

" ..... " no response from him. What should I do? he looks so troubled but I shouldn't bother him right?

" Your grace." call my voice again... But still, the same reaction from him. With a sigh, I turn my body when he seems like he doesn't want to respond when I called for him from earlier.

Sigh. ' let just go then. '

When our distance becomes far away, I take a glance of him when walking towards the main palace, it continues until my eyes catch a big figure in front of me, I almost bump into that body but fortunately, my feet stop it walk just in time.

" ....? " speechless, I look at the guy in front of me with a big frown on my face.

" Greeting, lady Romanoff. "

Gosh. Almost made my heart stopped there.

" Greeting.."

I glance at the guy that suddenly pops out from nowhere and stand before me with a big smile while greeting me.

" Sir Kyite. " in a pretended smile, I bow respectfully towards him.

' I would forgive you this time since your face was such a beauty, Mr playboy. '

" .... "

" .....? " awkward silences between us thus make me felt uncomfortable.

" um. Do you have something to say to me, sir Kyite? " with a smile, I asked.

I look at sir Kyite that suddenly become restless after my question there.

" um. Your highness see. it such a bright day today.. " in anxiety, he finally talk with a red face.

' So what?? '

In annoyance, I still maintain my smile.

" Then? " although I knew what he wanted yet let just make him ask for it himself.

Suddenly with a bright face, he takes a step closer towards me, getting his courage to ask me about that.

"..I've been wandering alone in these palace garden for a while..but then I saw your highness standing here by yourself. If it didn't bother your highness, shall we take a stroll together? " he asked me with his face as a direct strike into my heart.

" .... "

" Okay, th..! "

' What the heck?? '

" Who gives you permission to talk with him, my fiance? ".

I look at a person behind me that dared to pull me when I was talking to someone.

Flinch.

Evans looks at me with his piercing gaze while his arm already hugged my waist. In speechless with his actions, my body froze completely in his embraces.

' What this guy.. '

" Gre-greeting, your grace. It-it seems that I was bothering your precious time together, please pardon my rudeness then. " In flustered and trembled by Evans's presences, sir Kyite instantly turn his way towards the main palace in hurried.

' Gosh! Even that Kyite guy didn't dare to fight this villain. "

" ..... "

" .... " awkward. um, he's run away so I think Evans should already let me go by now, right?.

" Greeting, your grace. What made you came here and suddenly tugging my waist like this? "

While saying that, I tried to let myself free from his tough arm. obviously, I'm stuck. I let him hold my body like a doll with her owner.

" You look happy... " mumbled Evans in a low voice but my ear still heard it slightly.

" Pardon? happy about what? "

In clueless, my eyes stared at his beautiful face.

Look at him, his eyelashes are so long than mine, his fair skin, those shining red eyes that glow when he shows any emotion, and those blonde hair flow like honey... What a masterpiece of the god. Such a pretty face for a villain of the empire.. these things make me jealous of him every time I'm seeing him.

" Your grace.. can you stop being so pretty than your own fiance? " my mouth slip unintentionally.

" Pard.. what? " ask him in dumbfounded. his face looks so clueless. Even that face looks so handsome. This is not fair, god!

" ... "

"... it's nothing, can you let me go now, your grace? I'm a little bit uncomfortable in this position. "

Suddenly Evans tighten his tough arm around my waist. Our distance becomes closer. My face blush in embarrassment when my eyes only can see his face as my own view.

" Your-your grace... I said to let me go.. " in flustered, I quickly turn my face from him.

" You didn't come and greet me today, Claire.. do you wanted to avoid me after what I said to you before? "

I'm frown. ' Claire? since when..? '

" Your grace, I already greet you earlier but you were spacing at the garden, so since I don't want to bother you, I left you there and that's how I met with sir Kyite on my way to the main palace. Isn't that enough as my reason so you would let me go now? "

" Then why didn't you wake me up from my spacing position? " Evans flustered with his word.

" Your grace, I... "

" I-I'm sorry your highness the princess and Lord Allard for disturbing your time, but the emperor was asking for Lord Allard's presence at his chamber this instant. "

Gulp.

" .... " freeze in front of the guard of the palace. Evans slowly loosen his arm and cough a little.

" Remember that you said I need to look at you with love in my eyes, so do you my fiance. " whispers Evan in my ear.

Flushed. quickly cover her ear, she stood speechless.

Claire trembles in embarrassment while looking at Evans who smirked at her.

" Well then, we will talk about this matter later, lady Romanoff. Let's go now. "

The guard looks at Evans in fear and slowly nodded to his command, they walk away from Claire without turning back.

"...what? "

" What's wrong with that guy actually..? "

Claire in her deep thoughts just stares at Evans's figure that slowly becomes so far away from herself.

" That guy really thinks so big of himself. Really. He always does as he pleases. "