People Aren't Meant to Be Fixed! (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 146

Doing something for someone without them even asking for it is also impolite.

Even if done with “good intentions,” it can become “malice” depending on how the recipient perceives it.

This applies even to birthday gifts or birthday greetings.

If Freyrie truly enjoyed caring for others and being cared for in return—being the sociable type—wouldn’t she have subtly invited me, the Crown Princess, to her birthday banquet long ago?

After all, she holds the position of daughter to one of the very few ducal houses that are loyal allies, devoted subjects, and meritorious to the Imperial family. Surely, people must line up every commemorative day just to make a good impression, yet she brushes off all those bothersome individuals and quietly spends it with her family alone.

Now, this girl who claims to dislike noise says she quite likes the gift and will gladly accept it.

Moreover, though it’s partly because I never managed to ask in time and years have passed, she’s spent those years tightly keeping her lips sealed and avoiding attention—so suddenly thrusting a gift upon her in the name of care would only burden her.

What if she made a displeased, bored, or unimpressed expression? Neither the giver nor the one forced to refuse wants mutual discomfort.

Clack, clack—.

“At the very least, I thought it would be best if Your Highness gave her something.”

Honestly, why does Ronowe keep provoking me like this? Without pushing away Ronowe, who had hooked her arm through mine, I matched her pace as I spoke. It was fascinating how the sunset in the sky glittered against the marble surfaces with every step we took together.

“Why? If that’s really the case, why don’t you just give her one yourself?”

I shrugged my shoulders, and Ronowe pouted her lips.

“How could I possibly prepare anything when it’s literally tomorrow? I only just found out myself.”

“You’re right.”

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