Stolen Crown Princess (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 61

Ibelia tightly clenched the hands resting on her knees. Her heart, which she had barely calmed, began pounding wildly once more.

The maid’s words—that the Crown Prince had heard—unsettled her far more than the Empress’s strange behavior ever had.

Restless, she moved only her eyes in a dizzying flurry, so much so that she failed to notice the Empress’s persistent, clinging gaze at all.

Just as she struggled to cope with the sudden chaos, the very voice she had hoped not to hear pierced straight through her ears.

“You two were together, I see.”

“I was just about to call for the Crown Princess to share a cup of tea. But Liu, what brings you here so suddenly without a word?”

Eustia’s voice, asking for his reason, sounded endlessly composed. Yet Ibelia couldn’t keep still, as if walking on hot coals. But the moment his gaze landed on her, she froze completely, unable even to breathe.

“…I happened to be passing by and thought of Mother, so I stopped in briefly.”

It was a reply without embellishment. Yet Ibelia felt certain it wasn’t sincere.

Even as he answered Eustia, his eyes never left her—as if his sudden appearance here had everything to do with her.

She wondered how he’d known to come, but then the image of a small hamster flashed in her mind, and understanding dawned instantly.

She didn’t know if Felix truly possessed the ability to see and hear things from afar, but if anyone could, it would be him. After all, he could even transform into a hamster—what wouldn’t be possible for someone like that?

Yet at this moment, Ibelia found Felix unbearably vexing.

“To think you came because you missed me—could there be sweeter words? Come, sit down, Liu.”

Eustia smiled brightly as she offered him a seat. It was just an ordinary remark, yet Ibelia’s shoulders twitched oddly.

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