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Chapter 28 – Spring Is Busy (3)

Her heart was heavy.

It was painful to be suspicious of the person she met face to face every day.

Emmett looked at the frozen princess and slowly got off the carriage. Raising the glasses that didn’t even come down, he greeted her.

“It’s been a long time indeed.”

“Long time no see, Lord Ludwig.”

“You’ve become more beautiful since the last time I saw you.”

He glanced down at Sienna and furrowed his eyebrows in concern.

“But, why is the Princess walking down the street without a proper escort? What’s with that plain outfit?”

“I think it’d be better not to stand out. Besides, my escort knight is very competent.”

They also exchanged greetings, so she hoped he would leave in moderation, though Emmett continued the conversation with a smile.

“I am always grateful to the Princess. What a joy it is to have such a lovely little sister to His Highness.”

Lovely little sister…

She didn’t even have the motivation to respond, so she just smiled.

However, what followed was even more speculative.

“I heard that the Pomelo family sent an invitation to a tea party.”

“…The rumors have already spread.”

Sienna’s lips trembled slightly as she smiled.

‘So openly.’

Is this a warning?

It had only been a few hours since she received the invitation.

Meaning, it was a story that cannot be known unless he is in the Princess Palace. There was no way that Duke Pomelo and Duke Ludwig, who were on bad terms, would have exchanged such a story either.

Emmett did not conspire against her.

He didn’t even need to do that.

Because he used to hide in the corner like this, knowing that he only needed to scare her slightly. The deep blue eyes, whose depth was unknown, were staring at her as if searching for her.

The moment she turns her head, he’ll rush at any moment, yes… like a snake.

Sienna swallowed a gulp.

‘I will be eaten.’

She couldn’t say anything, only her shoulders shrugged. Nevertheless, something stabbed her in the back, which was shrinking over and over again.

‘Ah…?’

Her mind was awakened by the touch.

Sienna inhaled her breath slowly and straightened her back.

“Please drop by my house, too. This old man is disappointed because you didn’t come.”

“Yes.”

Siena replied briefly.

She didn’t want to prolong the conversation with him. Just being with him made her feel her energy depleted.

How can she finish this conversation quickly?

After pondering for a moment, she smiled brightly, revealing her teeth.

“I will, grandfather.”

And then, as he wished, she mimicked the lovely granddaughter.

Sienna saw Emmett’s bewildered face for the first time in her twenty-year-old life. It was a major event that could not be found even after searching through all her memories.

“…Then, I will be waiting for you.”

Emmett said only so, and hurriedly got into the carriage.

He seemed to be quite shocked by the word ‘grandfather’ he had heard of for the first time in his life. Since Sienna always trembled and politely called him ‘Lord Ludwig.’

The splendid carriage, led by two horses, soon swept through the streets, raising dust.

“Let’s go.”

Sienna patted Arthur on the shoulder, waving her hand behind the moving carriage.

Arthur, who was following her silently, asked.

“Aren’t you suspicious of me?”

Even to him, Emmett’s words were clearly intimidating.

‘I’m watching you. So, don’t do anything.’

But, she said nothing about it.

Arthur didn’t understand that. When he heard that, he wonders why she is still smiling. At Arthur’s question, Sienna nodded her head lightly.

“Yes. It’s definitely not Arthur at all.”

“Why?”

“Um, you poked me?”

She grinned as she glanced at Arthur’s sword.

“Thank you so much. By the way, I wasted my time. Let’s go. It’ll end this way.”

A note from Madame Lang said that it was an alley behind the clock tower in the square.

“Wait, if it’s near the clock tower, let’s stop by Floheta.”

“Floheta? Really?”

“Don’t you know? It’s the hottest patisserie these days.”

“There are many famous pastry chefs in the castle,” Arthur said, showed a blunt reaction, seemingly displeased, but Sienna lightly ignored it.

“Hurry up! If you go late, you won’t be able to buy it!”

She walked towards the square with a cheerful gait.

“Wow…!”

As she walked straight through the narrow alley, a circular square appeared immediately. There was a huge clock tower in the center and a fountain next to it.

Various shops surrounded the huge square.

An old gentleman was enjoying a hot coffee in an outdoor cafe, and the children were running around blowing bubbles. In addition, there was also a couple who seemed to have gone out on a picnic in a small park on one side.

Looking at the scene in front of her, Sienna stared at the hustle and bustle for a moment before starting to look for Floheta.

“I was told it was the store opposite the clock tower.”

“Is it over there?”

Where Arthur was pointing, there was a sign with the words ‘Floheta’ written in elegant handwriting. Even though she was a sign, it was only affixed with a small nameplate.

Like Lang’s boutique, perhaps small signs seem to be the trend these days.

“Come on!”

Sienna grabbed Arthur’s arm and entered the crowd.

The plaza on weekends was popular as a meeting place. Especially when passing in front of the clock tower, she bumped her shoulder with a passerby.

“Careful. Prin, no, miss.”

Some children were running around dizzily.

Sienna was walking right in front when one of the children bumped into her.

She stumbled for a moment, but she did not fall, and the child ran away as if nothing had happened.

The startled Arthur watched her and immediately supported her.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine… Huh?”

As she clasped her bumped arm, she rummaged through her bag with a somewhat ominous feeling.

“Why?”

“My wallet! My wallet is gone!”

“What? What do you mean…”

“Just… that kid!”

Sienna looked at the child running away.

“I got hit.”

“I’ve heard that pickpockets are on the rise these days…”

In fact, the fact that the money disappeared was not a big problem. Nevertheless, there was another problem.

“My bread…”

She thought she finally got to eat.

“Don’t worry. My wallet is…”

Arthur’s face turned white as he hurriedly searched for his wallet.

“Arthur’s wallet is gone.”

“I’ll go and get it right away.”

“It’s okay.”

She replied that way, but it was difficult to hide her disappointment. She met people she doesn’t want to meet, and even lost bread in front of her eyes…

“Ha.”

A sigh escaped.

“Why are we doing this today?”

It was an outing that has been long awaited.

Sienna turned her back as she watched the last loaf of bread sold through the window.

“Can we come out again?”

“Are you going to come out again?”

“Once is difficult, twice will be well.”

Could it be easier?

Thinking as positively as she could, she went deep into the alley next to Floheta.

Arthur, who raised his vigilance in a slightly gloomy atmosphere, different from the alleyway before, moved slowly, staring around her excessively to the point that it looked suspicious.

But, among the old brick buildings, a purple tent stood out.

“Let’s stop over there for a moment.”

“Are you going to look for a fortune today?”

“I think it’s because today’s bully is so fierce today. I have a lot of questions.”

“Though you don’t have any money!”

“I’ll replace it with this one, okay?”

Sienna pointed to the shiny earrings at her ear. She didn’t know if they would accept it as it would never be a small amount.

“What if the Princess believes in such a thing?”“It’s just for fun. Isn’t Arthur curious? Like love, luck.”

“That, that…!”

‘He’s ashamed.’

Eventually, she dragged Arthur, who was ripe red, into the tent.

“Welcome.”

A fortune-teller, wearing a generous purple cloak, greeted the two of them. The dark gray eyes staring piercingly at herself were strangely mysterious, and Siena shone with anticipation.

Although as soon as her buttocks touched the floor, the fortune teller uttered shocking words.

“Oh my gosh. You’re short-lived.”

“….”

He smiled sweetly as if it was sad but interesting.

“You dare!”

Before Sienna could say anything, Arthur grabbed the fortune teller by the collar.

“What are you talking about now…!”

“I just said what I saw!”

“I mean, spit out another fortune right now!”

The fortune teller fluttered and shouted like a paper doll.

“Ugh! Kuhk! Aack! G, go!”

“Arthur, stop for a second.”

When Sienna stopped him, Arthur released the fortune teller by the collar. The fortune-teller was lying on his stomach, exhaling harshly, and continued to speak with difficulty.

“Cough, kuhk! Go, go to the east! There you will meet a nobleman.”

“East?”

The fortune-teller, who glanced at Siena asking and Arthur staring at her side, pouted his mouth timidly.

He was a little embarrassed.

You have to listen to what people have to say.

Sienna, who was still, called the fortune teller with a calm face.

“Tell me where in detail.”

“Yes?”

“Am I short-lived?”

“Yes, well, for now, that’s how it looks like. Something is constantly threatening you. Don’t you have bad luck? Things seem to be going well, but then things get messed up soon after, and there is no middle ground in life.”

“Wow…”

Grab.

Sienna was in pure admiration and grabbed the hem of his cloak.

“How far do you think my life will last? Can I pass this year?”

Her reaction stunned the fortune teller.

‘What…?’

He had never had such a guest before.

Of course, it was rare for a person to have such an extreme fate, but she was so calm that she might die soon. It was common to grab hold of the neck even if they heard that their fortune was going to fall.

“Your life is at stake. Now, it will depend on how much luck you have left.”

“You mean that if I meet a nobleman in the East, my chances of survival increase?”

“Yes, that’s right. The young lady is compatible with the East. There is also a nobleman in the East to help you.”

“Somewhere in the east? Male or female? In this square, or in Stern?”

“What? That’s…”

When asked specifically, the fortune teller was embarrassed and could not speak for a while. Sienna pressed him again.

“How do you know if it’s just East?”

He clearly had a gentle smile, but his voice was cold.

“Hmmm. It’s not that far away, but it’s not even close…”

He thought it was only a precious lady of a house, but she was not that easy.

“Prin, no, miss. You don’t even need to listen to what these scammers are saying. Let’s go.”

As Arthur growled, the fortune teller flinched and shouted.

“Fa, fate!”

“….”

“Fate keeps moving.”

“Hmm. So, can my fate change, too?”

“Of course!”

Seeing him nodding his head and responding enthusiastically, Sienna grinned.

“I like that answer.”

At that smile, the fortune teller was relieved and opened his shrunken chest. Still, he continued to examine Sienna’s face.

It was truly a strange sight.

A woman with a fate that he saw for the first time in twenty years of his life as a fortune teller…

‘Hmm. How far should I tell you?’

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