Chapter 19
Annette wondered what Ludwig was apologizing for. To Ludwig, it was only a few weeks ago, but to Annette, who had returned, it was a story from five years ago. Perhaps because of this, Annette was able to look at him with an Objective attitude as if it were someone else's business.
“I am Annette…… So, I'm sorry I couldn't send you your wedding present.”
“It's okay, Your Highness.”
Not empty words, it was really good. Rather, it was a disaster on its own when Ludwig, his old fiancé his, sent him a wedding present. By the way, in this situation, all I can say is, “I'm Sorry I couldn't send you a wedding present.” Unlike before, Annette felt that Ludwig's weakness was pathetic.
Sensing the childish reproach in her pink eyes Her, Ludwig bit his lip. With a personality as delicate as his face, he hesitated for a while, unable to speak. Eventually, Ludwig, who buried his face in his hands his, confessed as if pouring out his heart his.
“No, I'm not really sorry. I didn't want to send any congratulations on your wedding day. So I didn't send it on purpose, but in this case, it would be correct to say I'm sorry. But to be honest, I'm not sorry. So i… I've been sorry for that all along, Annette.”
Ludwig, muttering incoherently, buried his face in his palms even more deeply. At this point, I was confused about whether I was sorry or not.
The only thing Ludwig could see now was the pinna of his ear protruding through his long silver hair.At some point, the lobe of the ear he seemed to turn red, and he whispered sadly.
“What should I do? To me, the Crown Princess is only Annette, you alone.”
“Majesty…”
Upon hearing Ludwig's confession, Annette lowered her eyes in silence.It felt like something hot was rising up in my throat.Of course, it was absolutely not because I was moved by Ludwig's words his her.Annette was actually trying to get a little ang
'I didn't do anything when I was framed.'
Thanks to this, Annette was removed from the crown princess candidate, and Celestine became his new fiancée. Of course, in the process, Ludwig was restless, and he appealed that the one he loved was Annette. But that was all of Ludwig's 'effort '.
Ludwig has always been weak to his viceroy his, Celgratis. Ludwig, stung by his father's harsh command his at once, eventually stepped back and watched Annette from a distance until she married Rapel. But now, when you pretend to be in a good mood , you say, 'My only crown princess is you'?
Annette was dumbfounded. If it hadn't been five years ago, he might have grabbed Ludwig by the collar by now, blinded by rage. Of course, if he did that, he would be taken to room 503 of the royal palace dungeon as a red-handed criminal for touching the body of the royal family.
Annette swallowed the rising anger and captured it well.And with a smile on his face her, he stabbed Ludwig in the sore spot.
“Your Highness, don't talk like that. Now, Your Highness has Miss Celestine Keers, right? How sad she must be when she hears it. How she likes Her Highness her.”
It was. Celestine wanted to be crown princess so much that she liked Ludwig enough to throw herself into her own mud. Well, it was still just a home, though. In any case, Annette's barbed amiable tone had the effect of turning Ludwig's ears red. He could n't even raise his head and buried his face her between his palms her. Painful apologies flowed through the cracks.
“Sorry, I'm really sorry. Annette. But I can never love Lady Keers.”
“Still, I am now Your Highness' fiancée. Please try to get along well.”
“But Lady Keirs…… So different from you She's overly nervous and sensitive. I can't even imagine a future with Lady Keers. Just being with you makes me tired.”
After hearing what Ludwig said, Annette was puzzled. Was Celestine Keers really that sensitive? It seems that she was relatively calm when she often faced her face as a candidate for the crown princess. Be nervous about him.
But again, she didn't know. Celestine may have been the one who made up her own play to drive Annette away and take her place her as crown princess. It was no wonder, then, that her true nature would creep out after she was victorious. If she was to the extent of framing Annette like that, she wouldn't be quite the vicious woman.
Whatever she was, now was not the time for her to act hastily.As Annette fell silent, Ludwig's head lowered lower and lower.Now the words coming out of his mouth his resemble his gasps his.
“I'm sorry, Annette. Because I'm this kind of guy…… I, I just feel sorry for you.”
With his face out of sight, all that could be heard in the silent backing was Ludwig's breathing his. His breathing, which had been quickening before, began to grow more and more rough. Ludwig seemed to be weeping, and he seemed to be panting. He, who is weak under stress, fell into a mild panic.
Fortunately, Annette was familiar with his seizures.When Ludwig had a seizure, if the person next to him panicked, it was just like pouring oil on a fire.So Annette responded softly, in a tone that sounded like a low humming song .
“Your Highness, it's okay. It's already past. I never resent you. Both me and Your Highness have done all the hard work, so the only thing left to do is to get better. So please don't mind.”
Annette's answer sounded monotonous at first glance.But it was one of the ways to calm Ludwig's nervous seizures.Fortunately, Ludwig's breathing calmed down a little when he heard Annette's loud words from her.Head of her.
“Shall we think of something else? Well…… In the Chapelle Empire, there is a vast wheat field with no end in sight. In summer, when the wind blows, the whole area is covered with green waves. Rub against each other, and the smell of fresh grass will waft through the air. I want to lie there someday and take a nap listening to the lark's chirping. Perhaps that cheerful song is as beautiful as the melody of your lute?”
Annette's voice was sweet and had a calm tone that she was very pleasant to listen to.Ludwig, who buried his face in her hands her her and listened to her soft words her calmed down before he knew it.Just like it used to be in the past.
Annette waited patiently for him to calm down. Although Ludwig was the only crown prince of Deltium, his disposition was frankly closer to that of an artist than a ruler. N't suit his aptitude his, he has no choice but to suffer. This was the main pain that caused Ludwig's occasional seizures.
'Well, he's a pitiful person.'
Ludwig was especially fond of playing the lute.He can play very beautifully, but unfortunately not very often.This is because his father his, King Selgratis, disapproved of Ludwig's hobby his.
King Celgratis wanted Ludwig, the one and only crown prince, to have a more lust for power. For example…… Yes, like Lapel. King Celgratis was a harsh father who pushed Ludwig to the limit for this point. Thanks to that, Ludwig trembled when it came to rappelling.
Annette, who knew this well, looked at Ludwig with a slightly sorrowful look. Just in time, Ludwig raised his face and licked his lips with slightly reddened eyes.
“Who else understands me, Annette? Now that he has to enter into a new marriage relationship with his other woman, not you…… I do not want to. I don't think I can stand it at all.”
Ludwig spat out his words nervously, and his eyes her stared at Annette's her head on her.Being tall, he could easily look down at Annette's small head for her.
“I always thought that a crowned princess would look good on your blonde hair. The coffin has a very beautiful red rubyin it. Your crowned blonde hair will shine brighter, and your pink eyes will stand out more and liven up like flower petals So someday… I have been waiting for the day when I will put the crown directly on your head her.”
Ludwig finished speaking and smiled with a faint look. His fingertips circled the air, as if wanting to touch Annette's blonde hair her, but he couldn't reach her. Because now Annette was the wife of another man. Half-brother her Lapel's her.
Annette looked at Ludwig without saying anything. As long as it wasn't a bad breakup, Annette felt sorry for him too. Ludwig was safe because he was the crown prince, but on the contrary, he was unhappy because he was the crown prince He was a man who would have been much happier if he had been born as the 4th or 5th prince and lived a leisurely life after being pushed from the throne.
“Annette.”
At that moment, Ludwig got up from her seat her her and kneet in front of her Then she lowered her head and kissed the hem of Annette's skirt her her affectionately her Moist water gathered and flowed down his silver eyelashes her.
“Sorry. Even though I believed in your innocence, I couldn't resist my father's strong will. I know I was cowardly. But I also…… I can't possibly do it without you Only Annette Bayern, it has to be you.”
Ludwig, who lifted his head and looked up at Annette, whispered as if pleading.Annette, devastated by the unexpected words her, jumped up from her seat, her involuntarily in surprise.
There was only one reason why she accepted Ludwig's request to talk in the first place. She said that since Annette's false accusation of her she had n't been able to say goodbye and she had broken up with her her, it was her last time to say goodbye to him.
“Your Highness, don't do this. I'm already married to Rafel…….”
Annette, who was about to speak hastily, suddenly froze stiffly in place.Her eyes her landed on the gift box lying next to Ludwig.The light box must have been accidentally pushed away when Annette woke up in surprise earlier.
It was okay until the box fell to the floor. Because Claire dropped it once before. However, the box that fell to the ground twice in a row slammed the contents inside as if in protest!
And the identity of that terrifying gift that makes even a sodomy singer go into heat…… It was a leather choker and a whip.
