Andrea was wearing only a robe and had just finished bathing, applying expensive perfume to his body.
He felt satisfied with the subtle, pleasant scent and even hummed a tune.
He savored the scent, trying to banish any thoughts of the mysterious investor or whatever.
But the thought of that guy popping into his head made him angry.
“Damn it!”
He threw the bottle of perfume he was holding onto the floor.
The porcelain bottle shattered into pieces.
“Why on earth does that guy keep blocking my path!”
Andrea tore at his hair.
“Just try to catch who it is.”
He was determined to bury him and destroy him, and confiscate his property for any reason.
“Originally, all that property was mine!”
Andrea thought that if he hadn't shown up, all the good businesses would have been his, so the fame and capital the mysterious investor had now acquired were originally his.
All the achievements he had built were taken away from him.
“If I were that person, I would have done better than that.”
Andrea believed that he was born with better circumstances than others, and that he had simply gotten to where he was through a series of coincidences.
"You couldn't have gotten to that position on skill alone. It's luck, luck. Let's see how long that luck lasts."
It was while Andrea was gritting his teeth like that.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Your Highness, it's me. I know it's late, but I have something urgent to report."
It was the aide's voice.
Andrea gave his consent indifferently.
“Come in.”
The aide entered the bedroom at a brisk pace.
The moment he entered, a cold wind from the hallway brushed past Andrea.
Andrea was annoyed by the rather biting wind, which was not typical of the southern winds.
“You should close the door and come back! I’m freezing to death because of you.”
But the aide said urgently that now was not the time to worry about such things.
“Your Highness, the identity of the person who took over the Kielce upper class has been revealed!”
“What? Is that true?”
“The person who took over the Terramo Merchant last time and the person who financed the Elford Merchant, which had achieved great success by opening up new trade routes, were both the same people.”
“That unknown investor?”
Andrea's eyes sharpened.
I had expected this, but as expected, I was filled with annoyance and jealousy when I saw that one person was enjoying all the glory.
“So, who is that!”
That was the moment when Andrea screamed.
“It’s me, brother.”
Chloe, who had quietly entered through the door left open by the aide, was smiling at Andrea.
Andrea's eyes were bloodshot.
“What are you!”
It was Chloe again.
Andrea pinched his cheek to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
He was going crazy because Chloe kept appearing and disappearing in front of him.
Andrea, not trusting his own judgment, asked his aide whether Chloe was real or a fantasy.
“You! Do you see the Princess too? Do you see her? I’m not the only one who sees her, right?”
The aide nodded.
“Yes, it looks clear.”
Andrea, finally convinced by his aide's answer, strode towards Chloe as if ready to do something to her at any moment.
Then the aide stopped Andrea.
“You seem excited.”
“What are you doing? Get out of the way!”
Andrea frowned and pushed his aide away.
But the aide was not pushed.
When Andrea glared at the aide as if asking what was going on, Chloe spoke to the aide in a calm voice.
“I’m fine. Just step back for a moment.”
Then the aide meekly stepped back and stood beside Chloe as if to protect her.
Andrea, unaware that his aide was listening to Chloe rather than his own words, grabbed Chloe's shoulders with bloodshot eyes.
"Who are you! Who are you! You've been toying with me all this time, haven't you?"
“Is that all you’re curious about right now?”
Chloe looked up at Andrea.
Andrea flinched for a moment at that calm and resolute gaze.
The Chloe in front of him now had a completely different vibe than the Chloe that had appeared in front of him recently.
Chloe used to be playful and mischievous, but now she was calm, elegant, and somehow felt solid.
The latter felt more like the Chloe he originally knew, but in any case, both were an unfamiliar Chloe to Andrea.
"That big investor you're curious about, brother. That person is me."
Andrea's eyes shook.
“What the hell are you talking about? What did you say?”
Chloe thrust the purchase contract for the upper part of Kielce in front of Andrea's eyes.
“Well, you still don’t believe me?”
He felt satisfied with the subtle, pleasant scent and even hummed a tune.
He savored the scent, trying to banish any thoughts of the mysterious investor or whatever.
But the thought of that guy popping into his head made him angry.
“Damn it!”
He threw the bottle of perfume he was holding onto the floor.
The porcelain bottle shattered into pieces.
“Why on earth does that guy keep blocking my path!”
Andrea tore at his hair.
“Just try to catch who it is.”
He was determined to bury him and destroy him, and confiscate his property for any reason.
“Originally, all that property was mine!”
Andrea thought that if he hadn't shown up, all the good businesses would have been his, so the fame and capital the mysterious investor had now acquired were originally his.
All the achievements he had built were taken away from him.
“If I were that person, I would have done better than that.”
Andrea believed that he was born with better circumstances than others, and that he had simply gotten to where he was through a series of coincidences.
"You couldn't have gotten to that position on skill alone. It's luck, luck. Let's see how long that luck lasts."
It was while Andrea was gritting his teeth like that.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Your Highness, it's me. I know it's late, but I have something urgent to report."
It was the aide's voice.
Andrea gave his consent indifferently.
“Come in.”
The aide entered the bedroom at a brisk pace.
The moment he entered, a cold wind from the hallway brushed past Andrea.
Andrea was annoyed by the rather biting wind, which was not typical of the southern winds.
“You should close the door and come back! I’m freezing to death because of you.”
But the aide said urgently that now was not the time to worry about such things.
“Your Highness, the identity of the person who took over the Kielce upper class has been revealed!”
“What? Is that true?”
“The person who took over the Terramo Merchant last time and the person who financed the Elford Merchant, which had achieved great success by opening up new trade routes, were both the same people.”
“That unknown investor?”
Andrea's eyes sharpened.
I had expected this, but as expected, I was filled with annoyance and jealousy when I saw that one person was enjoying all the glory.
“So, who is that!”
That was the moment when Andrea screamed.
“It’s me, brother.”
Chloe, who had quietly entered through the door left open by the aide, was smiling at Andrea.
Andrea's eyes were bloodshot.
“What are you!”
It was Chloe again.
Andrea pinched his cheek to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
He was going crazy because Chloe kept appearing and disappearing in front of him.
Andrea, not trusting his own judgment, asked his aide whether Chloe was real or a fantasy.
“You! Do you see the Princess too? Do you see her? I’m not the only one who sees her, right?”
The aide nodded.
“Yes, it looks clear.”
Andrea, finally convinced by his aide's answer, strode towards Chloe as if ready to do something to her at any moment.
Then the aide stopped Andrea.
“You seem excited.”
“What are you doing? Get out of the way!”
Andrea frowned and pushed his aide away.
But the aide was not pushed.
When Andrea glared at the aide as if asking what was going on, Chloe spoke to the aide in a calm voice.
“I’m fine. Just step back for a moment.”
Then the aide meekly stepped back and stood beside Chloe as if to protect her.
Andrea, unaware that his aide was listening to Chloe rather than his own words, grabbed Chloe's shoulders with bloodshot eyes.
"Who are you! Who are you! You've been toying with me all this time, haven't you?"
“Is that all you’re curious about right now?”
Chloe looked up at Andrea.
Andrea flinched for a moment at that calm and resolute gaze.
The Chloe in front of him now had a completely different vibe than the Chloe that had appeared in front of him recently.
Chloe used to be playful and mischievous, but now she was calm, elegant, and somehow felt solid.
The latter felt more like the Chloe he originally knew, but in any case, both were an unfamiliar Chloe to Andrea.
"That big investor you're curious about, brother. That person is me."
Andrea's eyes shook.
“What the hell are you talking about? What did you say?”
Chloe thrust the purchase contract for the upper part of Kielce in front of Andrea's eyes.
“Well, you still don’t believe me?”
Andrea accepted the contract and left Chloe behind.
Chloe's name was definitely written on the contract.
Andrea's hands were trembling.
“Shall we sit down?”
Leaving Andrea alone, Chloe found a chair and sat down, even offering Andrea the seat opposite her.
“Brother, sit down too.”
"What the heck? Are you really that big investor? How could you...!"
“It wasn’t that difficult.”
Chloe shrugged.
Andrea crumpled up the contract and threw it on the floor in anger.
"Don't lie! How could you? How could you...! How dare you tell me such a boring lie and play with me? What are you planning to do with me?"
As he was about to grab Chloe by the collar, the aide next to him tied Andrea's arms.
"What the hell are you doing! Won't you let this go? Do you want to die?"
As Andrea floundered in confusion, Chloe sighed and got up.
“I can’t communicate with my brother after all.”
She glared at Andrea fiercely.
"You're the one who wants to die, Andrea. And you're the one who's lying."
“What? You rude girl...!”
At that moment, Chloe hit Andrea's cheek sharply.
"Ugh!"
Andrea's head turned.
Before he could even glare at Chloe, who was overcome with emotion, Chloe whispered to Andrea.
“How shameless. The Empress’s illegitimate child dares to stand in front of me, a member of the royal family.”
“...!”
Andrea's body trembled.
“What did you just say...?”
Chloe saw the fear in Andrea's eyes.
She smiled as if she was satisfied.
“What, what does that mean!”
“See you later, Andrea. We’ll see each other again soon.”
Chloe left as quietly as she had appeared.
“Get that bitch! What are you doing!”
Andrea was still yelling at the aide who was holding him back.
The aide waited until Chloe disappeared, then roughly pushed Andrea away.
“Ah!”
Andrea screamed and rolled on the floor.
“You, you little punk...!”
The aide shook his hand and hesitated for a moment, then kicked Andrea, who was staggering to get up, and stomped on his chest.
The aide looked down at Andrea, who was struggling at his feet, and mocked him.
"You're so clueless. Don't you understand the situation yet? All you know how to do is yell? My ears are burning with pain."
“Ugh...”
“Our Princess is too kind. A guy like this is beyond words.”
Then he kicked Andrea's side mercilessly with his shoe.
“Ugh!”
Andrea groaned, curling into a ball.
Lamia, disguised as an aide, no, an aide, was about to leave, but then returned and kicked Andrea once more, and only then followed Chloe with a somewhat relieved expression on her face.
Andrea, who was rolling around on the floor in pain, gasped for breath, naked, his bathrobe ripped open by the wind.
His face was pale with fear and pain.
“What was Andrea doing naked?”
Kavala could not believe her ears when he heard the servant's report.
The servant trembled at the sharpened expression of Kavala and repeated the same words.
"Huh, they say His Highness the Crown Prince has been causing a ruckus in the palace, naked and screaming. He says Princess Chloe conspired with His Highness the Crown Prince's aide to kill him, and he says we must find the Princess, who is hiding in the palace, immediately..."
"Oh my god."
Kavala touched her forehead as if her head hurt.
The attendant continued his report while observing Kavala's expression.
“It was a shame that the Count of Chervus and his men happened to see that.”
The Count of Chervus and his group were fond of spreading rumors.
The fact that they knew this meant that she couldn't stop the rumors that would arise about Andrea.
Kavala closed her eyes tightly.
Chloe's name was definitely written on the contract.
Andrea's hands were trembling.
“Shall we sit down?”
Leaving Andrea alone, Chloe found a chair and sat down, even offering Andrea the seat opposite her.
“Brother, sit down too.”
"What the heck? Are you really that big investor? How could you...!"
“It wasn’t that difficult.”
Chloe shrugged.
Andrea crumpled up the contract and threw it on the floor in anger.
"Don't lie! How could you? How could you...! How dare you tell me such a boring lie and play with me? What are you planning to do with me?"
As he was about to grab Chloe by the collar, the aide next to him tied Andrea's arms.
"What the hell are you doing! Won't you let this go? Do you want to die?"
As Andrea floundered in confusion, Chloe sighed and got up.
“I can’t communicate with my brother after all.”
She glared at Andrea fiercely.
"You're the one who wants to die, Andrea. And you're the one who's lying."
“What? You rude girl...!”
At that moment, Chloe hit Andrea's cheek sharply.
"Ugh!"
Andrea's head turned.
Before he could even glare at Chloe, who was overcome with emotion, Chloe whispered to Andrea.
“How shameless. The Empress’s illegitimate child dares to stand in front of me, a member of the royal family.”
“...!”
Andrea's body trembled.
“What did you just say...?”
Chloe saw the fear in Andrea's eyes.
She smiled as if she was satisfied.
"That expression suits you well. Keep wearing that face from now on. I don't know how much longer you'll live, but..."
“See you later, Andrea. We’ll see each other again soon.”
Chloe left as quietly as she had appeared.
“Get that bitch! What are you doing!”
Andrea was still yelling at the aide who was holding him back.
The aide waited until Chloe disappeared, then roughly pushed Andrea away.
“Ah!”
Andrea screamed and rolled on the floor.
“You, you little punk...!”
The aide shook his hand and hesitated for a moment, then kicked Andrea, who was staggering to get up, and stomped on his chest.
The aide looked down at Andrea, who was struggling at his feet, and mocked him.
"You're so clueless. Don't you understand the situation yet? All you know how to do is yell? My ears are burning with pain."
“Ugh...”
“Our Princess is too kind. A guy like this is beyond words.”
Then he kicked Andrea's side mercilessly with his shoe.
“Ugh!”
Andrea groaned, curling into a ball.
Lamia, disguised as an aide, no, an aide, was about to leave, but then returned and kicked Andrea once more, and only then followed Chloe with a somewhat relieved expression on her face.
Andrea, who was rolling around on the floor in pain, gasped for breath, naked, his bathrobe ripped open by the wind.
His face was pale with fear and pain.
***
“What was Andrea doing naked?”
Kavala could not believe her ears when he heard the servant's report.
The servant trembled at the sharpened expression of Kavala and repeated the same words.
"Huh, they say His Highness the Crown Prince has been causing a ruckus in the palace, naked and screaming. He says Princess Chloe conspired with His Highness the Crown Prince's aide to kill him, and he says we must find the Princess, who is hiding in the palace, immediately..."
"Oh my god."
Kavala touched her forehead as if her head hurt.
The attendant continued his report while observing Kavala's expression.
“It was a shame that the Count of Chervus and his men happened to see that.”
The Count of Chervus and his group were fond of spreading rumors.
The fact that they knew this meant that she couldn't stop the rumors that would arise about Andrea.
Kavala closed her eyes tightly.
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