chapter 34

" She doesn't like it.. "

With a big frown on his face, Adam leans his body to a couch and begins to mumble in disappointment. Lenny with a teacup in her hand slowly bow and place the cup on Adam's desk with her calm expression as usual.

Bang.

' Oh my..! ' immediately bowed towards the person in front of her that barge into the office without permission, Lenny quickly made her way to leave them alone in hesitation with a sudden presence of the head of the Allard at the Allardis Palace.

" You should reflect on yourself. No one in their right mind would give something like that to their fiancée except for those insane people. " with a smile, he boldly steps into Adam's office and walk towards him with a faking ignorance face even when Adam's red eyes have glared at him menacingly.

" Ha. what are you doing here, father? " with an annoying sighed, Adam looked at Felixis while gazing at him in annoyance with his father's smiley face.

" I'm here to congratulate you on your recovery, but I heard an interesting rumor within your servants that you gave the head of a dead person as a present to apologize towards the princess.. " shrug his shoulder in excitement, Felixis take a seat on a couch before Adam and lean on it without any permission from Adam.

" So? " frown his eyebrows in anger, his red, menacing eyes keep on glared on the grand duke while his fingertips tapping on his laps in patience with Felixis attitude.

" Haha. Take it easy, my son. I'm coming here all the way from the capital not to mock on you like usual but it's actually to give you some... "

Lean his body forward while suddenly his eyes keep on looking straight into Adam's eyes, he clasps his hand under his chin and slowly his expression began to change into colds like the one Adam always had.

" ..warning. "

Look at his father who suddenly becomes serious like that not like his usual attitude, Adam rise his head with a smile on his face and suddenly begins to get interested in Felixis's words.

" What is it. "

" Ha. It's about the crown prince. "

" ... " begin to lean his body more towards Adam while his eyes busily glancing around the office, Felixis slowly whisper to Adam as a precaution as to avoid people heard their secret talk.

" His highness has started his first move behind our back. We don't have much time yet, son."

" ... "

" Ha. How amusing. " Slowly nodding his head understood with his father's words, his eyes gradually get interested. Quickly Adam leans back again and chuckles a little in a calm composition while slowly lean his chin on the back of his palm with a little smirk on his lip.

" Look like we should begin our move too, father. I'll need to deal with him sooner than expected."

" Hm. I know you would say that, son. you better prepare yourself and make sure Claire should too. "

Heard his fiancée's name get mentioned by his father unexpectedly, he frowns in wonder with his father's word, continue to tapping his fingertips on the table again, he looks straight to the grand duke ominously.

" Why her too? "

" Ha. There I thought you would know why." lean backward arrogantly from Adam who was looking at him dumbfounded, his lips begin to smirk in excitement.

" The crown prince has announced his crown princess so suddenly and I assumed that Claire has already known by now since the invitation letter would come to her chamber today. "

" ?.. crown princess..? "

" Yes. He was trying to strengthen his influence within the empire with this engagement since Claire has begun to get attention with you as his fiance. "

" Hm-mm.. "

Suddenly the grand duke gets up from his couch while his hand reaches his coat lightly. His eyes glanced at Adam before he walks towards the door with a smirk on his face and slowly he opens the door in silence.

" Although you keep her on your side right now, doesn't mean you can believe her blatantly, Adam. "

" ....? " his eyes that were following the grand duke action from earlier in silence, suddenly stunned in dumbfounded. why again she gets brought up in our conversation?

" Why? "

Smirks in a suspicious way, Felixis eyes stayed on Adam for a while in silence before he left the dumbfounded Adam then suddenly head towards his carriage with a big step.

" ....what's wrong with that old man? "

****

" Here. "

" Hm? what is this? "

My hand automatically grabbed the letter that was handed by Edith who was standing beside me with his usual smile.

" My lady, since my actual master has turned into a man again, may I ask when you'll hand me to him? "

"? "

" Edith.. you wanted to get back with him that much? you actually don't like to serve me as your temporary master, huh? " while trying to test his loyalty, my face begins to act disappointed while turned my gaze away from him like sulking. I should gain his trust first before I lean him to Adam. He is my golden opportunity that I should keep first by my side since Adam may kill me if he knew that I keep the treasure of the Allardis without his permission. I might end up like Baron Hargrad if I get exposed one day.

" Oh no-no..! my lady, I'll serve you wholeheartedly since we agree that until you agree to give me back to my actual master on your own. "

" Then, would you vow your loyalty to me until I let you go by myself? "

" Yes. I, Edith spirit of grimfrost, vow my loyalty to princess Claire Stella Romanoff. A spirit of a mighty sword would never lie to their owner forever. "

" Hm-mm. I hope you will never forget that vow. "

While maintaining my smile, my hand lightly take the cup in front of me and sip the tea in silence. Felt assured from the fragrance of the tea chamomile, my hand consciously slipped the cup from my held and before the cup meets the ground, a big hand immediately jumped into the action and catch the cup in reflexes with my sudden attitude.

" ...my lady, you should be more careful.. "

While he was trying to get up back from his posture from catching my cup with his mouth that begins to nagged with my carelessly, Edith's body immediately stiffened in stunned when my hand suddenly touch his head and put my palm on it gently. I know how to get your attention, my grimfrost. Since in the past, you used to fall in love easily with a woman that boldly approach you like this despite your position as the sword of the villain. I'm sorry but I'll use your weakness to my advantage, Edith.

" I wanted to keep you much longer by my side, Edith. can I? "

" .... " Blushed by my tender voice that came into his ear that twitch in embarrassment, his head quickly bends before me in silence before he slowly he kneels in front of me and meets my gaze gentleness.

" I'll swear to remain loyal to you, my lady until you let go of me by yourself. "

" Yes, thank you, Edith. "

Continue to sip my tea gracefully after Edith quickly brought another cup and immediately poured the tea into that cup with his face continue to get flushed. My face kept on a pretended smile since my heart feels a little guilty to use him like this.

I'm sorry, Edith. but I should keep you hidden much longer before Adam sense my intention. Since Adam has recovered from his illness miraculously, I know that the grand duke will approach me with an attention to keep me by his side much longer and might force me to get married to Adam eventually to strengthen his influence more.

Now, I get my father's enemy's attention that was supposed to be avoided before. Since it's can't be helped anymore. I should change my strategy and slowly turned the table on my side.

The grand duke was once the mastermind of my family downfall back then since he has brainwashed Noelle and make that bastard killed my family for the grand duke to gain my father's position and made me as a mere concubine. We were nothing more than a piece of chess on the board, he was played with.

Than getting near Adam's side even more... I need to run from him before he comes to his sense and killed me under his father's command. Before that happens, I need to find that person first as my second plan.

" Oh. I forgot about the letter Edith gave to me earlier, Daisy. can you give it to me? " while stretching in exhausted by my acting after Edith left my room in flushed. Quickly lean in relaxing, my hand slowly take the letter Daisy give to me and while opening the letter with wonder with the content inside, my face begins to frown in stunned.

" Oh my. "

" .... "

Dumbfounded by my reaction towards the letter, Daisy gradually gets close to me and stood beside me to read the letter along with me in wonder.

" ...a ball..? "

When our eyes met in goosebumps, my hand quickly crumpled the letter and burned it into the flare in annoyance. With a deep breath and anxiety in my heart, my body began to get up from my seat and slowly I turned my face to look at Daisy in the same way she looks at me right now. Full with hesitation, she slowly bends her head and bowed politely to me.

" I understand. I'll get the preparation ready as soon as possible, my lady. "

" Yes. Since it's the precious crown prince banquet, it will be such a magnificent night. We need to prepare for it sooner than expected, Daisy. "

" As you wish, princess. "