Be My Princess: Wilfred A. Spencer (COMPLETED)

(Princess Sequel) Chapter 6

One day several days later as I waited for the cabinet meeting.

Maid: "U-Um... e-excuse me, Lady Regina..."

A maid stepped into my room.

Regina: "What is it? What's that matter?"

Maid: "I just accidentally overhead Claude on the phone..."

She spoke hesitantly as watching my reactions closely.

Regina: "On the phone?"

Maid: "Yes, milady. He seemed to be speaking with Sir Adolph..."

Regina: "Minister Adolph?"

(But why would Claude be...?)

Regina: "Are you sure he didn't just call to discuss the cabinet meeting?"

The maid looked at me with upturned eyes.

Maid: "Well... what they were discussing was..."

I couldn't believe my ears when she told me.

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I bolted out of my room and made a beeline for Prince Wilfred's location. I had to tell him what I had just heard. I was sprinting for the office, when... I crashed into someone rounding a corner.

Regina: "Ah... e-excuse me!"

I hastily apologized to the person, and...

???: "Wh-What's the matter?"

I saw Claude looking back at me.

(Ack... it's Claude!?)

Regina: "Oh, um... I just wanted to see Wilfred..."

I downplayed it and Claude looked at me dubiously.

Claude: "Did something happen?"

Regina: "Well..."

(But I can hardly tell the mad involved about it...)

Regina: "Nothing happen, but... is Wilfred in his office?"

Claude: "No... is there something urgent that you need him for?"

He watched me steadily and I fell silent.

(Ugh... maybe I should save it for later... but...)

Claude: "If it's not too urgent..."

Claude: "I can let him know to come find you. Could you tell him then?"

Regina: "...Alright."

I returned to my bedroom as filled with uncertainty.

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That night. I had sent Prince Wilfred a text en route. But otherwise, I simply waited in my room for him as I had been instructed. I couldn't get the words of the maid from this morning out of my mind.

(I'm sure it must be a misunderstanding... but...)

Just as I sighed softly to myself when Prince Wilfred stepped in.

Regina: "Ah...!"

I hurriedly ran to him and Prince Wilfred gently patted my head.

Wilfred: "That's... quite an enthusiastic greeting."

Regina: "Welcome back. But there's something I have to tell you..."

Wilfred: "...What?"

Regina: "It's about Claude..."