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A self-assured noblewoman, Elizabeth Leiston, is publicly condemned at a royal celebration by her fiancé, Crown Prince Friede. As court music and conversation halt, Elizabeth is accused of harming Sylvia Lockit, the illegitimate daughter recently taken in by Baron Lockit. Although Elizabeth maintains composure and tries to resolve the matter quietly, Friede and his allies escalate to restraint and a demand for her arrest, forcing her to confront scandal, power, and duty.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages185

Reading Time4 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

Prologue

Chapter 1: Escape

Chapter 2: The Traitre Commercial Firm

Chapter 3: To the Imperial Capital

Chapter 4: War Knocks on Lebrick Viscounty’s Door

Afterword

Bonus Short Story

Table of Contents

1. Cover

2. Color Illustrations

3. Prologue

4. Chapter 1: Escape

5. Chapter 2: The Traitre Commercial Firm

6. Chapter 3: To the Imperial Capital

7. Chapter 4: War Knocks on Lebrick Viscounty’s Door

8. Afterword

9. Bonus Short Story

10. About J-Novel Club

11. Copyright

Prologue

I knew I sang high praise of myself, but I had to admit I was outstanding.

As the daughter of a duke, I stood at the top of the nobility. I had long silver hair that glimmered in the sunlight, deep ocean-blue eyes, and unblemished skin as fair as snow. If you asked a hundred people to assess my appearance, they’d all give the same answer: I was beautiful.

I was educated and had always shown great talent in academics, etiquette, martial arts, and magic. Most people would agree that the gods had blessed me.

As far as I could remember, I had been engaged to the crown prince and was to become the future queen.

Never did I have qualms about my situation. Even if I had not chosen this path, I was aware of my duty as a noble lady to dedicate my life to the well-being and happiness of my people.

Or at least, that’s what I thought until that fateful day.

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“Elizabeth, I cannot keep forgiving your wicked deeds!”

A man’s voice suddenly interrupted the refined music played by the orchestra of the royal family and echoed in the dance hall. The music and idle conversations stopped at once. All heads in the formerly perfectly peaceful hall turned to stare at both the speaker and me, Elizabeth Leiston.

Those gazes were unpleasant, but I deliberately did not let my feelings show. I remained calm and addressed the man who had blown up at me out of the blue—my fiancé and the crown prince of the Kingdom of Haldoria, His Highness Prince Friede.

“Prince Friede,” I started.“We’re welcoming important guests to celebrate the founding of our kingdom tonight. I’d appreciate it if you could please leave the jokes for another time.”

Today was the anniversary of the occasion I’d mentioned, and we had invited eminent nobles and officials from neighboring countries.

Under normal circumstances, His Majesty the King should have hosted this event, but he’d left the country to attend a meeting regarding a monster attack that had occurred a couple of months ago.

The crown prince had stepped in as his proxy and, for some reason, deemed tonight to be the perfect moment to condemn me publicly. His behavior was so disgraceful that I couldn’t even begin to describe it as anything but scandalous.

Regardless of what Prince Friede hoped to achieve by airing his dirty laundry aloud, I had to resolve this matter quietly.

“Come now, let’s forget about this,” I said with a smile, hoping to ease the atmosphere. I extended my hand toward the prince.“Would you care to dance—”

But the one who took my hand instead was Robert Arty, the son of the knight commander.

“What are y—”

I tried to complain, but Robert didn’t allow me to finish my sentence. He twisted my arm and brought it behind my back, forcing me to kneel.

Then, I let out a surprised groan. Although I could have resisted, I didn’t want to create a greater commotion. That would be unwise, considering the circumstances.

Prince Friede didn’t seem to agree.

“Elizabeth, I know what you did to Sylvie!” he declared passionately—and loudly—as if he were an actor onstage.“You’ve gone too far this time!”

My eyes instantly went to the young lady standing behind him. A group of young noblemen surrounded her, eager to protect her.

Her name was Sylvia Lockit, and she was Baron Lockit’s illegitimate child that he recently took in.

Sylvia was a year younger than the prince and me. Even though she wasn’t very popular with the ladies, many gentlemen had taken a liking to her outspoken nature. They considered her candid behavior a breath of fresh air in the constraints of high society.

Prince Friede and Robert fell for her charm too.

Who the prince took as his second wife

FAQs

Why does Prince Friede publicly accuse Elizabeth at the royal event?

He declares that Elizabeth has committed wicked deeds and claims she harmed Sylvia, using the evening as the “perfect moment” to condemn her publicly.

Who is Sylvia Lockit in relation to Baron Lockit and the prince?

Sylvia Lockit is Baron Lockit’s illegitimate child, recently taken in. She is about a year younger than both Elizabeth and Prince Friede.

What happens when guards are ordered to arrest Elizabeth?

Guards approach but do not touch her, showing confusion over the situation, even after the prince commands them to take her away.

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