Prince

During her childhood, Noelle fills her time with training, though she also socializes with other girls and manages to make friendships. However, she knows that these girls won't remain close friends in the future as they will likely be the first ones to turn their backs on her when the time comes. Similar to her, Odette also has her own group of girls who always look at Noelle with disdain, for some reason.

"What's wrong with those girls?" she asks.

"They are probably jealous of Miss Noelle's beauty," says someone.

"I don't blame them. They can only be friends with the adopted one," another responds.

The girls burst into laughter. Noelle remains silent. These girls have always been cruel since they were little, though she has no interest in defending Odette, whose attitude is annoying, always crying and complaining about everything. To think she is the center of attention, how ridiculous. Noelle wonders what kind of terrible taste the prince must have, who, by the way, should be at this party. Soon enough, she hears the girls getting excited. As she predicted, it is the prince who has approached them to say hello. After greeting everyone, he approaches Noelle, demanding that she rise and make a curtsy.

"Miss Noelle, a pleasure to meet you. Your father informed me that you were at the party, so I thought it proper to come and greet you."

"Thank you, Your Highness. It is a pleasure for me to greet you as well."

"I heard that you have a sister, I would like to meet her."

"Oh! Of course, she is right over there."

Noelle points to Odette, who stood beside the other girls. When Odette notices Noelle pointing at her, she approaches and curtsies. However, due to wearing high heels, her foot bends causing her to fall at the prince's feet. He offers his hand to help her up, while the sound of giggles can be heard.

"Are you alright?"

"I-I'm sorry, Your Highness..."

Tears were already welling up in Odette's eyes. Noelle merely grimaces, finding the girl quite annoying.

"I told you to wear low-heeled shoes, but because of your stubbornness, you just made a fool of yourself."

"I-I'm... so... sorr...y..."

Odette was already sobbing from the scolding. The prince looks at Noelle with some annoyance.

"I don't think it is right to correct her in front of everyone, Miss Noelle."

"I do it because maybe it will embarrass her a bit and make her stop behaving like a spoiled child. She's eleven, not five."

"I'm sorry, sister. I didn't mean to do this... but... those are the shoes you gave me..."

Noelle looks at Odette in surprise. As far as she remembers, it was the girl who chose those shoes. Even their mother warned her that they were too high for her, but she threw a tantrum and they ended up buying them for her.

"Miss Noelle, it shouldn't be like this."

"Yes, I knew that Miss Odette couldn't handle high heels, yet she made her wear them."

The girls who always accompany Odette were already gossiping. Noelle pouts, realizing that Odette is not the "innocent white dove" described in the novel. She can even see a mocking smile on her face, and the prince continues holding her hand.

"And why would I want her to wear those heels? If you want, we can go to my mother and ask about the shoes Odette is wearing..."

Odette pouts, but she lifts her eyes and smiles.

"D-Don't worry, girls. Your Highness, thank you for your help. I will go change my shoes."

"I'll accompany you. Miss Noelle, I didn't think you could be so malicious."

Noelle just clicks her tongue and returns to her seat. She doesn't care about what the prince thinks of her because, unlike the real Noelle, she is interested in another man: the Grand Duke Raizel Ivanov. That man is a thousand times better than the prince. According to the novel, he is described as a hot man with black hair and sharp scarlet eyes. He is tall, with broad shoulders, a perfect Adonis, and since the novel is for adults over 19, it describes scenes where he sleeps with different women. Those scenes are steamier than the ones described between the prince and Odette. Odette is a boring and timid girl who lets the prince do everything, although the prince is also very sweet when it comes to intimacy, his sweetness is almost too much, causing diabetes even in a bedroom scene.

"Grand Duke, it will still be years until we meet... but... I already want to taste you."

Noelle licks her lips and smiles with excitement. It is frustrating to have to wait so long.

"Are you alright, Miss Noelle?"

The girls heard her mutter something, but luckily for Noelle, no one heard it. In the carriage, Odette cried in front of the prince as she told him how Noelle is always mean to her, always correcting her during their classes and treating her like an incapable person. It was annoying for Francis to know that the girl they have arranged for him to marry is a malicious girl.

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