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18 - UNINVITED GUEST

Hold up...

The engagement will be a year from now.

The time when Freschia becomes 7 years old, her official debut.

I don't understand though why Freschia becomes so obsessed with the crown prince (first of the twins) after she meet him.

That guy is two-faced.

I stop on thinking when the door abruptly open, revealing a heaving Anna.

"My lady."

"Why are you still awake? You should be asleep by now."

"Same to you, my lady. But never mind that. There's an even more pressing matter right now."

My forehead knotted with a frown, waiting her next words.

"The crown prince's fraternal twin brother...

is here to see you."

🌺🌺🌺

I walk slowly, my breath hitches from time to time and a lump was forming in my throat.

Why do I feel so tense? And why is he here visiting and most of all in the night?

There's no event like this being mention in the game.

What is going on? Did my reincarnation brought this anomaly to the game?

As I approached, my father and a certain young child with purple hair came into view.

What a unique and beautiful hair color.

"Pleasant evening to you father and to the royal highnes."

I felt their eyes into me. I prepared a smile before lifting up my face only to froze.

Then I felt a drip of something wet in my nose.

"FRESCHIA! MY BELOVED DAUGHTER YOU'RE BLEEDING."

Father hastily approached me and give me his handkerchief.

I accepted it and wipe my nose. Father just look at me worriedly.

I glance at the young boy and he seems worried too just like father.

H-He is very dangerous. He's still a child, but he already triggered my sickness of good looking men.

For a child and a villain, his appearance was already too much.

How about when he grow up?

Maybe, I would really die from excessive blood loss.

"Are you okay now, my sweet pea?"

I only nod still staring at him.

Father must misunderstood me because he starts to introduce the young child.

"Freschia, this is the royal highness, Prince Lucian Von Flaurence Castillian.

Your highness, this is my beloved daughter, Freya Christiya Evangeline Golldaway. All of us called her by the name, Freschia."

"Pleasant to finally meet you, Lady Freschia."

Finally?

"I feel more honored, your highness."

I smiled, trying to hide my anxiety.

"Be at ease with me, you can call me Lucian. In return, I will also do the same."

"If you say so, your highne--I mean, Lucian."

He smiled hearing his name to my mouth, before he averted his eyes back to my father.

"Your grace, can I talk to your daughter for a bit?"

Father glance at him and look at me.

I stared back at him with begging eyes but my message hadn't reach him.

"Sure, your highness."

FATHER DON'T LEAVE ME WITH THIS WALKING DANGER OF CHARM!!!

I casted a longing glance to his back but stopped when I heard a chuckle.

I glance back to this young child probably my age or older.

"You must really loved your father, don't you?"

I didn't replied right away and he stare at me like a microbe in a stethoscope.

Wait... I can't compare myself with a microbe, can I?

I'm too beautiful to be one.

"Yes, your highns--Lucian. He's the only one left for me."

"Hmm..."

Hmm? Is that supposed to be a reply?

"Care to take a walk?"

He seems harmless.

"I don't mind, your royal highne-- I mean Lucian."

Tsk. The name sounds very odd in my tongue.

With that we started to walk silently towards the garden. Knight guards only glance at us briefly before continuing their chores.

"Freschia, do you like playing games?"

Eh? Why is that question so out of the blue?

We finally stopped, and I come to late to realize we already reach my mother's green house.

"Why the sudden question, your highness?"

I asked. My voice echoed in the whole green house.

"Why do I asked?"

He halt, his back facing me.

He give off a sinister laugh that somehow give shivers in my spine.

"Because you Lady Freschia..."

He turn to me.

Black-inked pair of eyes held a murderous glint.

"Are having fun messing up with me."

I only stare at him, unmoving as the cold wind breeze sounded outside and somehow crept my heart.

This time, I know...

That this person is a high level definition of danger.

I already know it by now but...

The current situation doesn't give me an opportunity to run.

(A/N: If you encounter some chapter gaps, you can load your library or remove this story then add it again.)