NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14
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Watching the lonely figure of the little princess, Lisa also felt a pang of sorrow.
To fall in love with a man of her choosing is nothing more than a common wish for a girl.
But for the royal family, this is impossible.
To wear the crown is to bear its weight, and the same applies to the royal offspring.
As Charlotte enjoys the glory and wealth, she must also shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the royal family.
Ordinary women can be capricious, unmarried, marry late, regret marriage, divorce, and can always wait for the charming prince of their heart to appear.
But Charlotte cannot.
The royal princess must marry soon to ensure the future political stability of the country. Otherwise, countless people would vie for the position of the princess’s suitor, leading to strife. Not to mention, in this extraordinary world, once war breaks out, if the royal family has no heir, the kingdom is not far from extinction.
Pursuing one’s happiness is a matter of course for every girl.
But the princess of the Lionheart Kingdom is destined to be without all this.
Charlotte has never complained about this fate.
Among the noblewomen, there are not a few who abandon their families in pursuit of self. Regretting marriage, withdrawing from marriage, infidelity after marriage, running away from home—such women are countless.
Since the world is inherently unfair, why shouldn’t they indulge in decadence?
As a woman, Lisa even understands their choices.
But Charlotte did not choose this path.
From the beginning, she had decided to sacrifice her own happiness to fulfill the duties of the royal family. So even knowing Raymond’s baseness, she tried to go on a matchmaking date.
Charlotte’s noble awareness earns Lisa’s admiration. But witnessing such a young girl’s concerned and lonely figure breaks Lisa’s heart.
“Your Highness, if you truly do not wish it, you could ask His Majesty to delay it a bit longer.”
Charlotte’s silhouette trembled slightly, but then came a calm sigh, as placid as water.
“Let it be, what good would delaying it do?”
“I have my responsibilities to bear.”
Charlotte also turned back, giving off a faint smile.
But Lisa, looking at the gloom in the other’s eyes, couldn’t bring herself to smile.
She took out the list of marriage candidates and began to go through it again.
Even if she couldn’t fulfill Charlotte’s wishes, Lisa wanted to find the best man possible for her.
“Let’s look again, there are still a few families we haven’t visited yet.”
“Mhm,” Charlotte responded absentmindedly, continuing to gaze at the men and women on the street.
“If the remaining conditions are good… the son of Earl Carter, the second son of Marquis Roderick…”
Charlotte herself understood that the kind of character in knight novels does not exist.
She said self-deprecatingly, “If all else fails, marrying any handsome man wouldn’t be a loss, right?”
“Handsome guy…”
Lisa casually flipped through the pages, then her gaze suddenly sharpened, and she stopped.
Wow.
Isn’t he too handsome?!
Rare black hair and pupils, features so exquisite that not a single flaw could be picked out, and yet his physique was not lacking either—moderately built while still outlining a robust and powerful male silhouette!
“Your Highness! What do you think of Ainsworth? Super handsome, right?” Lisa exclaimed excitedly.
“What?” Charlotte was taken aback.
“What strange language are you speaking? The Iron-Blooded Marquis is old enough to be my father!”
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“It’s not the Iron-Blooded Marquis, it’s his son!”
Lisa brought the portrait registry to Charlotte’s view: “This one, Roy Ainsworth!”
Charlotte’s eyes lit up at first, thinking this guy indeed looked quite handsome.
However, when she recalled this familiar name, she exploded on the spot, baring her teeth and grimacing, with flames seemingly bursting from her head!
“Are you joking?!”
“Huh?”
“Haven’t you heard? Roy Ainsworth is nothing but a pure waste and a scoundrel!!!”
Bullying the servants, oppressing the commoners, harassing women, lazy and gluttonous, ignorant and uneducated, his character is despicable to the extreme, with nothing to his name but a handsome face!
To say he’s despised by people and dogs alike would be an understatement!
In a sense, this guy is even more worthless than Raymond! At least Raymond is a superhuman!
Yet Lisa chuckled, “Your Highness, what are you talking about?”
“How could such a handsome kid be a bad guy, huh?”
“…You’re hopeless when it comes to looks.” Charlotte was speechless.
Lisa got serious: “But honestly, when was the last time you saw Roy?”
“Four years, no, five years ago.”
“People change, maybe he’s improved now?”
Charlotte’s mouth twitched, highly doubtful of that.
She couldn’t forget the last time she saw Roy, drooling over the debutantes at the ball.
Just the thought gave her the chills.
And she had heard that Roy had recently splurged on a blonde girl at an auction.
Isn’t that just a girl complex?!
“Who else is left besides him?”
Lisa’s reply was succinct: “A sixty-year-old uncle and a seven-year-old brat.”
Charlotte’s vision darkened.
“Your Highness, it’s just a matchmaking session, not an engagement. At least you can feast your eyes!”
Charlotte looked at the portrait in the album, and under Lisa’s persuasion, she fell into deep conflict.
To be fair, the face was truly handsome.
“…Fine, let’s meet him.”
Even if love doesn’t blossom, it’s worth it to sneak a peek at a handsome guy.
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Under the afternoon sun, Roy lay on the library’s lounge chair like a salted fish, his face the epitome of despair.
It was all over.
In his wildest dreams, he didn’t expect that with Targets One and Two progressing smoothly, he would be backstabbed by Target Three!
It wasn’t paranoia on Roy’s part, for the panel had indeed given a warning!
【Lionheart · Fate Reversal Progress】: 0%
【Current Fate Reversal Node: Lionheart】
【Charlotte · Reinhardt】: Current affection level -19 (Disdain)
Roy prioritized nurturing Alice to reverse his image, not only because these two matters were important, but also because he thought it wasn’t time to interact with the celestial beauties from “Angel’s Waltz.”
“Angel’s Waltz” spanned a significant amount of time.
By the timeline, the game’s prologue had just passed, far from the time for Alice’s harem to make an appearance.
Who would have thought that his father would suddenly call him to a matchmaking session!
And with none other than Charlotte · Reinhardt, the Lionheart Princess!
Among the celestial beauties, she harbored the greatest animosity towards ‘the villainous Roy’!
Charlotte, who had been educated in the royal ways since childhood, had an excessively high sense of justice. How could she tolerate ‘the villainous Roy’s’ various atrocities against Alice?
Upon learning that Alice was bullied to the point of starvation and destitution, the princess was enraged on the spot, forcibly took Alice away, and from then on, set her sights on ‘the villainous Roy,’ eventually joining hands with Alice to put an end to his wicked life.
Congratulations are in order… Not!
I am Roy now!
Faced with the most beloved princess of the Lionheart Kingdom, the strong female protagonist of the original work, what could I possibly do to compete?!
Just thinking about it gave Roy a headache.
In any case, he must not become enemies with the Lionheart Princess.
But what exactly should he do?