Daisy’s plan was as follows.

“Act as if the sky is falling in front of you.”

“…….”

“There’s nothing more infuriating than seeing the person who broke up with me having a great time with someone else. It’s not just me; everyone feels that way. So, I was with someone, ah, I mean. Oops.”

Daisy covered her mouth and looked around. Too late to take it back, Yurisien gestured for her to continue. Benjamin’s smile deepened at the sight. She really is adorable.

“I had a boyfriend who would fight, make up, break up, and repeat. In the end, when he cheated, I seduced his friend.”

“Very impressive.”

“What can’t you do when you’re blinded by revenge? And I showed off all kinds of displays with that friend in public. Turns out, he had issues with my ex-boyfriend too. I heard later on that my ex saw us and got so angry that he drank and made a scene before getting arrested.”

Daisy giggled, covering her mouth.

“So, both of you have negative feelings towards Prince Hiscliffe, so this plan is perfect!”

Daisy smirked, acting as if she had given me priceless information.

“But there’s a saying, right? An alliance for revenge ends there.”

An out-of-nowhere comment. Yurisien looked at Benjamin.

“What about you?”

“Me? What about me?”

“After taking revenge on your ex-boyfriend, did you break up with that man?”

He asked very seriously. Yurisien wore a complex expression, already burdened with other thoughts. She even tugged slightly at Benjamin’s sleeve, but he didn’t flinch.

Looking at Benjamin’s unusually serious face, Daisy realized something.

‘Aha!’

She felt like a light bulb had just flashed on in her head. Daisy grinned and said,

“No, we’re engaged.”

Love, engagement!

Benjamin’s somber face suddenly brightened up. Daisy had confirmed her hypothesis. In that moment of shared clarity, Yurisien looked strangely at the two.

Finally, Benjamin turned to Yurisien and said,

“Alright.”

“……Yes?”

“I like this plan.”

“Yes?”

“I’m very pleased.”

Benjamin stroked his smooth chin and spoke contentedly. His upturned lips looked wonderful, but Yurisien found it somewhat ominous.

However, there was one major issue all three had overlooked. Yurisien pointed it out.

“What about my reputation? I don’t want to be someone who switches lovers overnight.”

It took Daisy a month to seduce her ex-boyfriend’s friend. A month wasn’t that long, but it was longer than a day. And Yurisien was, after all, a Windsor princess, and her counterpart was a prince. They weren’t ordinary lovers.

“Um, what should we do…….,”

“Um, what should we do…….,”

Both Benjamin and Daisy racked their brains. They liked the plan, but didn’t want to tarnish Yurisien’s reputation.

Watching the two, Yurisien felt her heart race. It was inappropriate and laughable, yet exciting.

Being a Windsor was indeed great, but unavoidably lonely.

She had more acquaintances than friends, and even more strangers than acquaintances. Still, Yurisien took pride in having many friends—those who invited her, waited for her, spent time with her, and helped her.

However, during the time Wergen went missing, Yurisien realized that she had no true friends as people slowly turned their backs on her. If they had truly been her friends, they would have put their heads together at least once.
Daring to conspire against the Emperor, the Crown Prince and the maidservant acted as if status didn’t matter, solely for the sake of Yurisien.

‘I always seemed to be the one worrying.’

They always acted so nonchalantly.

[“It’s Windsor. They’ll take care of it.”] [“Even if it’s Windsor? You’re expecting too much, princess.”] [“Because it’s Windsor, isn’t it okay?”]

They weren’t wrong. No matter what Yurisien thought or worried about, it always led to a beneficial outcome for Yurisien. After all, she was a Windsor.

‘But even so, making that decision wasn’t easy.’

Yurisien, who had been quietly observing the two, let out a light sigh.

“A letter has arrived.”

“A letter?”

Benjamin, who had been weighing multiple options for various reasons, asked.

“Yes. Emperor Hiscliffe has sent me… a farewell notice.”

Why does my chest hurt saying this? I was fine, even laughing because I thought I was okay, but it seems not everything has healed.

“In my opinion, I am not exactly virtuous.”

Yurisien took the letter out of her personal bag and handed it to Benjamin and Daisy.

“This letter is clearly in Emperor Hiscliffe’s handwriting, but almost no one knows when it arrived at the Windsor estate. Especially here in the palace, only the sender and I know.”

The eyes of the two examining the letter sparkled. Seeing this, Yurisien shrugged and smiled.

“Romance will have to wait a bit.”

Let’s strategically utilize this letter.

“You, you’ve become…”

Hiscliffe, mumbling as he approached, looked like a grim reaper. Not only was he wearing just a bathrobe, but the smeared blood on his face was nothing short of chilling. Moreover, his steps left red footprints on the green grass.

Finally, standing in front of the two, Hiscliffe glared and spat out,

“I never knew you were such a dirty and horrible woman!”

Hiscliffe, who had shouted Yurisien’s name loud enough for the entire palace to hear, had arrived here in an instant. He did so surrounded by nobles, like a folding screen.

“How dare a woman who already has a lover, roll on the floor with another man in broad daylight? Is this all that the great Windsor lineage amounts to? Moreover!”

Hiscliffe’s fists trembled.

“Moreover, the partner is…”

The look in his eyes was dangerous. But Benjamin stood up first, leisurely extending his hand to Yurisien. Yurisien held his hand with a smirk, as the surrounding nobles looked on.

At that moment, flames shot out from Hiscliffe’s eyes.

“Yurisien, how dare you! How dare you have relations with my brother!”

He charged like a mad bull. Reaching out as if to grab Yurisien’s hair. His hand reaching out had lost all reason. Before Yurisien could step back, Benjamin caught Hiscliffe’s arm and twisted it.

“How insane. Daring to lay a hand on a princess.”

In that icy voice filled with disdain, animal-like groans escaped from Hiscliffe. Even then, his bloodshot eyes were only focused on Yurisien.

Betraying eyes, as if looking at a cheating lover. It was also a gaze that was convinced Yurisien knew nothing.

[“When did you find out! That I… I didn’t save the Windsor princess who fell into the lake 15 years ago!”] [“Don’t even dream of telling Yurisien!”] [“She won’t believe a thing you say. Yurisien thinks of me as her savior. Always has since childhood!”]

Yesterday’s words swirled in her head. He was still deceiving Yurisien. Even unable to utter empty words of love, he felt betrayed by her. How absurd!
Heathcliff took a step towards Yurisien without caring about my dislocated shoulder.

“You’re my lover. How could you betray me, Yurisien!”

He seemed insane, yet desperate. The nobles sighed in pity. Yurisien felt the nobles’ scrutinizing gaze on her and asked Heathcliff,

“Was I, ever your lover?”

“……What?”

At that moment, a sheet of paper fluttered down in front of him. Heathcliff looked down at the paper that landed on his foot, speechless.

It just caught his eye. Soon after, dozens of sheets of paper fluttered down from the peaceful sky, as if snow from fluffy clouds. It seemed that reading the fallen papers would help understand the current situation.

The nobles thought the same. They grabbed the fluttering papers and read them.

“My God… this handwriting, it’s His Highness’s, right?”

“Look, look, there’s a seal too.”

As they were shocked, Yurisien spoke.

“You informed me of our breakup. And then you immediately proceeded with our marriage to the Grand Duke of Hopgrand.”

“No, no… this is…”

“You’ve already abandoned me.”

Yurisien’s words were like thorns, piercing deeply into the heart. Heathcliff, who had been shaking his head as if paralyzed by fear, screamed.

“No, it’s not. I… it’s not like that, I mean… I had to do it this way to get married. My mother…!”