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He must be crazy, my brother. I couldn’t say anything as I stood there dumbfounded in front of the locked door.
“Theo, Theo!”
No matter how many times I knocked on the door, there was no news. I was so frustrated that I was hitting my chest when I heard someone coming up the stairs.
“Ciel!”
“Your Highness!”
Alex came as promised. My story didn’t seem to be working, so I asked him to try to convince Brother Theo instead.
“Your Highness, please stop him. Theo is strange.”
I didn’t know that it would encourage my sister’s marriage at a time when it would not be easy to stop her. But Alex shook his head and took me downstairs.
“He seems to want to be alone now, so leave him be.”
Alex said he had more to say than that and told me about the situation inside the palace. Some people said that this marriage talk was very unpleasant, but as expected, Princess Lotte was behind this incident.
“It seems that the princess introduced your sister to Prince George.”
“Your Highness the Princess?”
Political considerations led the princess and the nobles to publicly declare their support for the marriage. It was speculated that if Valentine’s daughter were to become the princess of Saturion, it would be beneficial to the empire as a whole, which is why the emperor didn’t seem to mind too much.
Clara may or may not be happy there, no matter how good the conditions are. However, Theo, who was born as a sub male lead, is preparing to step down in return for Clara, so she feels like she is going to explode inside and die.
Even if he did that, no one would notice, and the thought of Theo bawling like an idiot all by himself made me feel sick to my stomach. Alex asked as he looked at me, fuming and unable to calm down.
“What do you plan to do next?”
“What should I do? The only one who can make my sister happy is Theo!”
I suddenly realised something while I was getting angry. Oh, I thought this was a secret! But Alex agreed with what I said by nodding his head.
“That’s what I thought.”
You’ve caught it already. You can probably tell right away just by looking at the way Theo looks at Clara, but I don’t understand why he is so hesitant.
“So, are you against it because you don’t want your sister to go far away?”
“Of course.”
Of course, it’s not just the reason, but let’s just say it’s the situation. Alex nodded and messed up my bangs for no reason.
“You have a lot of care for your sister.”
“Of course. My sister is the source of my pride.”
“I guess so. I’m sure you’ll marry my sister when you grow up…….”
“Your Highness!”
When we were talking about the old days, Louise came looking for me from the other side of the stairs as he rushed to Alex, who mentioned the dark past.
“Ciel. Mom is calling you.”
“Yes.”
It seems like a rough conclusion has been reached over there as well. When I returned to the living room, the first thing I saw was Clara, who looked like she was about to cry.
“I think I’ll accept the marriage proposal.”
“What?”
What are you talking about. What’s wrong with Theo and Clara. My dad approached my sister and talked to her affectionately while my mom noticed me.
“Clara. May I ask why you made that decision?”
“It’s too much of a position for me. Furthermore… ”
My sister looked at Alex as she said that. Seeing that there was a piece of paper with the imperial seal on the table, it seemed like there had been another correspondence from the higher-ups.
But my dad patted the head of my older sister once and shook his head.
“We will not force anything on you. This is an important issue that depends on your future.”
“Give it a little bit more thought. I’ll hold off on answering for now.”
Dad wrote a reply to the imperial family in front of Clara’s sister. Alex, who saw the scene, said this to Clara.
“Duke Valentine is right. No matter what the imperial family says, I don’t think Prince George will agree right away.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, I will buy time even if the imperial family talks about it.”
After saying that, Alex looked at me. You’re so nice to me that I really want to give you a kiss. It was only after the prince said so to her that my sister nodded and was lost in thought.
“Your Highness, you don’t want to lose a good pharmacist, do you?”
“Of course, and I don’t want a good friend to move far away.”
“Your Highness.”
I don’t want to send my sister to that faraway place. When we both said that in unison, Dad concluded.
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince. With all due respect, I would like you to pass this letter on to His Majesty.”
“I’m glad. It’s getting late, so I’m leaving now.”
“I will see you off!”
Alex decided to deliver my father’s letter asking for time. My dad took my sad mother to her room, and it was up to me to say goodbye to Alex.
Still, things became easier thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince, and I was so grateful that I really wanted to give him a kiss on the cheek.
“Your Highness. I’m really grateful for today.”
“I’ll try to find a way to put off talking about the wedding, so you should go to bed quickly.”
Alex gently kissed the end of my flowing hair. It felt like he was hoping for a compliment, so I willingly kissed Alex’s cheek.
“I will repay you somehow for today’s work. Just tell me whatever you want.”
“Are you serious?”
“Of course. Sure.”
Alex gave a deep smile as he got ready for a day of shouting. What in the world do you want? He seemed to be having a good time and waved his hand to tell me to go inside.
I watched Alex’s back as he walked away.
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The adults went to sleep, and there was a meeting between us. He told me that Regina, who had come back late at night, was going back while I was holding Louise, who was trying to run away.
“I guess they’re serious over there. They said they’ve already contacted their kingdom.”
“Then if Clara is marrying a prince, what will happen to Theo?”
Louise, who didn’t know anything about Isaac’s question, asked.
“What’s wrong with Theo?”
I never thought there would still be someone among us who didn’t know that Theo liked Clara. Our idiot didn’t understand the truth until Isaac told him, and his mouth was wide open.
“Uh, uh. Then think of all the nice things Theo has done for Clara…!”
I knew everything, but you didn’t. I left the weak-kneed idiot alone and told Alex what I had found out.
My sister, who was used to my attacks, opened the door for me. My sister was the first to lie down on her comfy bed. I rolled over next to her. It had been a long time since we had slept together in the same room at the palace of the crown prince.
“Sister, are you sleeping?”
“No. Not yet.”
Clear starlight fell beyond the curtained terrace. The rain that had been falling earlier had ceased, and the sky cleared up.
After a moment of silence, my sister opened her mouth.
“When did you know that I was an adopted child?”
“On the day I turned eight.”
I was honest with my sister about everything. Of course, I didn’t mean to say that Louise told me.
“It happened like that.”
And for a while, my sister didn’t say anything. My sister asked me after a moment of silence.
“I thought you would definitely hate me if Ciel found out.”
Indeed, you are her older sister. Ciel in the original was really like that. But I’m not. I leaned in close and gave my older sister a hug.
“Why?”
“Because I’m not the real sister of Ciel.”
What makes you think that? Even though they said we were not biologically related, it was you who pulled out my front teeth and kept them beside my bed when I had an upset stomach. My sister has never kicked me out, even if I came to her room in the middle of the night on my own.
“Who said that? Regardless of what anyone may say, you will always be my sister.”
My sister burst into laughter as she playfully tapped me on the back with all her strength. Her mouth was smiling, yet tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Ciel too.”
My sister must have been thinking a lot on her own. After a while of crying like that, my sister wiped her eyes and turned to give me a tight hug.
“Haven’t I said that before? Do you remember that I told you I liked someone?”
“Yes. I remember.”
At that time, I was very worried because I misunderstood that you liked Heinz. Since he told me she wasn’t my sister, I had forgotten all about it.
“There is someone I like, but that’s because I’m not allowed to like him.”
After saying that, Clara closed her eyes as if in pain. It was startling to learn that she had a crush on someone, but it was even more astonishing to learn that the person in question was someone she couldn’t even confess her feelings to.