People Aren't Meant to Be Fixed! (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 137

“…….”

And Jeff looked back and forth between Tommy and me. His face was as gentle as ever, yet I could sense a trace of puzzlement. From his calm, wave-like eyes, curiosity surged intensely.

Of course, he was now a full-grown adult and an emperor, so he wouldn’t openly show his confusion—but I knew.

Perhaps it was just his keen intuition.

Moreover, Jeff had personally trained me from childhood—from my days as a potato thief during the late emperor’s reign—shaping me into a grand general and eventually entrusting me with the throne. Having lived side by side for so long, I could tell.

“Darling, how did you know that horse’s name was Tommy?”

A mistake. The moment I saw Tommy again, I got overly excited and acted without thinking. I should’ve been more restrained in front of Jeff. After all, in a past life, I’d been accused of witchcraft and unjustly burned at the stake simply for seeming too knowledgeable at a young age—so I’d sworn never to appear overly clever again!

‘Oops!’

Since turning ten, I’d let my guard down compared to when I was three, unconsciously relaxing—and now I’d gone and done something foolish. Blaming it all on having regained my “conscience” sounded like an excuse, and feeling cornered like a trapped mouse, I stuttered.

“I, I heard the servants say it was the late emperor’s beloved horse.”

Surely he hadn’t overheard everything I whispered to Tommy? Desperately fabricating an excuse, I added an awkward smile for good measure.

‘Come to think of it, Tommy was indeed my cherished steed in my previous life.’

Now, as Jeff’s daughter and successor to the late emperor, seeing me handle the late emperor’s favorite horse so familiarly must seem suspicious. Still, it shouldn’t be enough for him to deduce I was the late emperor reborn. Hopefully, he’d just assume a daughter grew interested in riding, couldn’t resist her curiosity, and tried mimicking a scene she’d read about in a book—as usual.

“W-Wasn’t he called a count?”

“I see.”

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