Chapter 16: CH 14

“Your Highness.”

Around the end of the party, Olivia called out to Prince Edward who went to cool himself off at the balcony.

Princess Elizabeth seems to be chatting with Tiana and her friends at the moment at the royal family reserved seat.

Cyrus was also called away by Alan earlier so he’s not with Olivia for the time being.

This is Olivia’s only chance to talk alone with Edward.

When Olivia approached him, Edward looked back as if he was waiting for her to call him out.

[[I thought that you would come to talk to me when I’m alone.]]

Edward replies in Philarush’s language. Perhaps thinking that it would be better to discuss this topic discreetly, Olivia also switched to his language.

[[Regarding the problem Your Highness mentioned earlier, could Your Highness tell me where this town is specifically?]]

There are several towns that dot around the border between Brior and Philarush. For her to look into this problem, she needs to know specifically where it is.

[[It’s Winbal.]]

[[Winbal……]]

Hearing that, Olivia drew up a map in her mind.

However, when she was doing that, Edward suddenly changed the topic.

[[So, why was your engagement with Prince Alan got annulled?]]

She thought that Edward was being considerate since he didn’t mention it earlier but with no other choice, Olivia looked up and answered.

[[I believe that it would be better if Your Highness asks His Highness Alan himself about this.]]

[[What. I thought that you finally dumped him but judging from your reply, it seems like I got it wrong huh.]]

[[Yes, well.]]

[[I see……..does Prince Alan want to ruin himself I wonder.]]

Edward muttered in a small voice but Olivia decided to not linger on the topic.

After all, rather than small talk, she has a more important matter to discuss with the prince.

[[Your Highness Edward. I understand that this is a selfish request but could you please leave this Winbal matter to me?]]

[[Oh, and why should I leave my nation’s problem in the hand of the former fiancee of another country’s crown prince?]]

Olivia was immediately flustered by Edward’s malicious question.

[[I’m kidding. Personally, I don’t want this problem to be blown out of proportion. It wouldn’t benefit my country and will only add more to the hassle after all. If you can take care of it for me then it would be helpful.]]

Edward said so and tried to leave but he turned around as though he just remembered something.

[[Ah, that’s right. I don’t really get it but when I approached His Highness Alan about this problem and his new fiancee, Miss Tiana, said that you might be able to come up with a good solution, I don’t think she said that out of good faith you know. It seems like you already have it hard as it is now but you should probably be more careful about people’s malicious intent. You seem like a smart person but you are slightly dense after all.]]

After Edward walked away, Cyrus returned to Olivia’s side as though he was switching places with him.

“What did you two talk about?”

Cyrus asked worriedly with a slightly cloudy expression but Olivia only slowly shook her head sideways as a reply.

“Olivia.”

When she was on her way to the library.

Olivia who was walking down the stairs was stopped by Alan’s voice coming from behind her and she had to look back with a slightly surprised expression.

Since he broke off their engagement, Alan did not speak to Olivia even once outside the party.

While she was wondering what he wanted, Alan walked down the stairs to Olivia and asks her a question.

“Uhh, well. Are you done with the documents?”

The documents in question are probably the portion of Alan’s work that he assigned to Tiana which subsequently became her responsibility.

“Yes, earlier.”

“I, I see……”

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Alan seemed a little flustered at her reply.

Did he come all the way here to ask her about that? Or perhaps he called her out to see if she is skipping work? Olivia thought so but since she has already finished it he shouldn’t have any more business with her.

However, for some reason, Alan followed her down the stairs, through the garden, and to the library.

“Your Highness, do you still have some kind of business with me? I am heading to the library so it might be boring for you there.”

“N, No. Can I go to the library with you?”

“To the library?”

When Olivia’s eyes went round in surprise, Alan nodded in reply as his eyes kept wandering around suspiciously.

“The library is not my private property so I believe that Your Highness should be free to visit it though.”

Hearing that, Alan smiled in relief.

He then walks next to Olivia and fidgety opens his mouth.

“Uhh, Olivia, you speak Philarush huh.”

“Yes.”

“W, When did you learn it?”

“I don’t remember exactly when but……I believe it was around when I was 10 years old? I don’t use it much and I often forget some of it so I still have a tutor coming to visit me once in a while.”

“Is, is that so……..”

“Yes.”

“I see……….well, Olivia sure likes the library huh.”

Alan suddenly changed the topic again.

Olivia was suspicious because she can’t tell what he wanted but she decided to reply to his question for the time being.

“I like books. Besides, in three days, I won’t be able to easily visit the castle library anymore after all.”

“Why?”

“I can freely use the library only when I am taking care of the documents on Miss Lemone’s behalf. After three days, I will not have any reason to come to the castle anymore.”

“………..”

Olivia opened the library’s heavy door and headed for the book she was looking for.

After taking the book to her window seat, Alan nervously followed her there with a book of his own. Even though there were many seats available, he still came to the same table as Olivia.

“N, Nice weather today isn’t it!”

“Eh?……yes, I think so.”

Olivia raised her face to look at the sunshine that shone through the window and replied. It’s not like the sky is totally cloudless but it’s still nice weather nonetheless.

Olivia turns her gaze back to the book but Alan continues to bring up new topics to talk to her. The fact that he didn’t turn a single page of his book so far made her doubt his intention to read it in the first place.

Annoyed, Olivia set down her book and looked Alan in the eyes.

“Your Highness, you have been looking like you are hesitating to say something for a while now. If you want to say something then please say it.”

Flustered by her words, Alan immediately says what he’s thinking.

“If, If you don’t come to the castle anymore….well, I just thought that it would be lonely.”

“Yes?”

Olivia thought that her ears have somehow malfunctioned but after seeing Alan’s bright red face, she immediately nodded in understanding.

“Your Highness you must have a fever. It’s better to take a rest when you are sick you know.”

As his words were thought of as some silly words from a feverish man, Alan sulkily turned away from Olivia.

“Hey, has someone ever told you that you can be so dense sometimes?”

Even so, Olivia still couldn’t quite understand what Alan wanted to say.

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