People Aren't Meant to Be Fixed! (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 150

Next, she smiled and said that a gift should be appreciated for itself—why view it negatively? Just look at it positively. Freyrie fell silent for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders. She added that she didn’t know why Lady Fleur had done that, but next time, she hoped for a more ordinary gift.

After the first surprise, the second one didn’t faze her at all—but she said it felt like she’d keep receiving nothing but jack-in-the-boxes.

So I suggested she just tell the person directly, but Freyrie sighed and said she didn’t want to sow unnecessary seeds of discord between noble houses. She also asked me not to mention it to Lady Fleur on her behalf, since His Highness didn’t want to meddle unnecessarily—and I agreed.

“Oh! I’ve got a great idea!”

“?”

A short while later.

Amused by the mischievous thought that had just crossed my mind, I chuckled softly and gestured to Freyrie to focus, signaling her to listen carefully.

“How about showing it to Sasha too, since you’ve already gotten the gift anyway?”

I then spread one hand flat and held it horizontally against my lips, as if sharing a secret just between us. Freyrie’s eyes widened slightly before she fell quiet, seemingly visualizing Sasha’s reaction to opening a box only for a clown to pop out—but her expression showed no sign of anticipation.

Perhaps it was because her personality, unlike mine, wasn’t particularly fond of pranks; she remained calm.

“He’d probably be the happiest of anyone if he knew you’d received a gift.”

I spoke with certainty, dredging up old memories.

Sasha cared deeply for Freyrie—he’d even secretly formed a temporary alliance with me to prevent her disappearance, and once humbled his pride to beg me for help when Freyrie planned a massive incident centered on the western border region.

Given how much Sasha valued her, it was only natural he’d show interest upon hearing she’d received a gift, and his startled reaction upon opening the jack-in-the-box would simply be an added bonus.

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

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