li

uck, let's

y no matter what I do. I've had enough! Let me talk to your superior so

inium foil waved his hand in front of my face to bring me back to earth. Even though I was super reluc

jerks are gathered up in the same place tod

how it only took one action to start a ripple effect. My desire to

ening." I mutte

he is also rude I see." The fraud mummy k

ot wanting to marry her, you ended up t

o do, send her off to that dominatrix and get myself exposed?

How can we trust such a disloyal servant?" The mummy guy, whose name I discovered to be Prince Alexteris Regalious, the younger broth

onales His Highness would've done it a long time ago. It's because it's hard to get rid of the

stabs us in the back like she did to her mast

ut rest assured. I might be a person who has been sleep-deprived and duped, sold and been attempted to be murdered twice, but I had endured much tougher ordeals than this little event. Basically I was just scr

glared. With every ounce of my body, I glared holes into that

such a manner!?" Alexteris roared like a goaded beast bu

ng emotional was not the cue here. So I put on a flowery fake smile and muttered quite intimidate

ben for his consent and I shuddered in consequence. I know we had a deal but that couldn't stop a king from beheading a mere nobody if he

ad played most of my cards and now it remained

suspense or was just lazy to speak but yeah, I think it took him more than a minute to speak out his dec

He spoke in a clear voice and I let out a relieved

derstand she is much of a liability than

ther's pleas and looked at me, "My la

be killed or let off. If not a psychopath who else even cares to ask suc

not." He spoke in a solemn voice, as if he was tal

of you Your Majesty. Please do as yo

r. I want to know of your thoughts, I want to hear if you want to be spared and if you do, why? O

red. So I went with the next best thing I could come with. My wild card. "Freditch Roff. The key is a guy called Freditch Roff." And all of

You find him, you find all the dirt you need to frame the great Ronales family. This was one of the vital pieces of info I had painstakingly

d this man called Freditch Roff?" The mumm

ht as well lay all my cards bare. I won't have any leverage to save my neck then, isn't t

Then he looked at the mummy brat and said, "Lexter, now do you see why

ve the nobles and when the time is ripe, we can strike the prey and be done with all the farce." Lord Gilbert reasoned. Which was quite reaso

ust uttere

not thinking with your right mind.

st you shall hold up to your end of the bargain but there is more I want from yo

ike to request something off you too. I mean it's only right as you went against yo

What is it that you want?" He so

o speak my mind. Like if I find you stupid I get to tel

trigued and with a soft chuckled he said, "Alright. I agree to your request of freedom of speech. It is o

oth

ir

t yapped out in refute but Reuben shut

t like vegetables. As if it's the best thing in the world, as if there's nothing above it you could ask of a person but did you know that you have to be worthy of loyalty for someone to be loyal to you? And for the record, do you even know what makes people loyal to you? It's respect and trust, not someone like the duke who only knows to make use of people like they are pawn pieces and throw them away after they have served their purpose. Isn't that why you guys are trying to get rid of him in the first place? How could you judge me for not being loyal to a douche-bag like him? The man

?" I said in a flat voice. And I heard a laughter that was not built softly; rather it exploded like TNT resonating the whole room. I turned around to see Reuben crea

"If you bang that thing anymore I'm afraid it'll get pregnant." And a

I deadpanned and Reuben was on again wi

ng. Never knew there existed a being enabling of

y for the time being. Once my job here is done I get a free pass out of this palace since I'm pretty sure the plans you have for me are nothing sort

o your full advantage." He smiled, but there was something wrong with tha

Honestly, I was not big on the idea of saying out loud what I thought about the king and his ridiculousness. Considering the fact that he killed a man in cold blood

me. I shall try not to be so discourteous in the future." He smiled like an angel at me but

e.?Yeah. I know I was being childish

your King! Kneel down and beg for forgiveness this i

I myself shall be acting like the Lady Elizabeth of the Ronales household of dukes. Furthermore His Majesty obviously can't call me by any other name but Elizabeth. So I don't see a need for His Majesty to

y dearest consort greatly by addressing her as Fake Lizzy. I apologize fo

ordeal to be completely business, if you

thing to fret about." He smiled back with

business. What do I have to help you with oth

e of her underhanded tricks. Oh! And make sure to reject future marriage proposals as they can only go forward with the approval

ger try to foil our plans?" I p

mother and she is not very fond of us in case you are wondering." His smile was easy but stiff, if that even made sense. "My s

to pity for these two royal brats but I wasn't about to let them know that

ded once again that these guys had close to zero idea about the things I tal

nd humble girl called Cinderella who was harassed by her stepmother and stepsisters for

Intel that she is allied with duke Ronales and the rebellion against the royal house of Regalious. The fact is, she is too cunning for us to cease her in the act. Hence, you who she be

lways gets killed in the movies. Gre

d, quite curious. But I was in no mood

sk my neck for you guys. So I better get a reasonable compensation

emphasize the word 'First Consort' as he spoke with that smile never leaving his face, flawless soft lips over perfect

t fail to remind him of our arrangemen

ight. How about we discuss your duties as a 'Temporary?Fi

?" I scowled, dreading another bizar

with eminent responsibilities." His smile as of n

nswer but I had to know what I was gett

n normal. It was his real smile, one that cued he was enjoying this parody way too much. He

eyes to the point where it seemed as if my eyes might pop out of m

farts in, don't you?" I couldn

he couldn't even begin to

ideas. Since your farts can't find an outlet, they must travel up your sp