I Beg Your Forgiveness (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 55

Nadia approached them and offered a greeting. She smiled warmly as she looked at her younger brother.

“If I’d known you were coming, I should’ve come down with you. That long journey must have been boring.”

“Ah. So it’s Her Royal Highness Princess Nadia, the pride of the royal family, gracing us with her presence.”

Leonhard sneered, lifting only one corner of his mouth. For a moment, Nadia’s sea-green eyes turned cold. But she skillfully concealed her true feelings and stared straight at Leonhard.

“What kind of way is that to speak to your older sister after so long? You’d better be careful—there are many ears listening.”

“Then I suppose the royal troublemaker should take his leave before his sister’s nagging grows too much. After all, it’s obvious I’ll pale in comparison to the pride of the royal family, the magnificent princess herself. With wine and night at hand, surely I can find somewhere else to go.”

With those words, Leonhard turned his back. Nadia watched his retreating figure with a look of regret.

Only after Leonhard had vanished from sight did she whisper in a firm voice.

“You’d better be careful, Christoph. Lately, Leonhard’s movements have been suspicious. He’s definitely plotting something.”

“……”

Christoph frowned slightly as he watched the siblings—so alike yet so different.

Suddenly, a bad premonition struck him. It was an ominous feeling that, regardless of his will, he would soon be swept into the royal family’s storm.

Instinctively, his eyes scanned the banquet hall. He saw no familiar faces. His heart fluttered anxiously. Christoph hurriedly set off.

Marien, who had been searching for Marquis Schneider with her eyes, slowly began walking when she spotted him speaking with Count Wolfgang. Just then—

“……”

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