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NU won’t list this series


.well, do your best F5 squad.
-Mr.Graverobber
As soon as Olivia Atoir came back from the castle, she immediately lazily collapsed down on her bed.
“I’m so tired

.”
Too many things happened today.
Who could have imagined that immediately after the Crown Prince broke off his engagement with her, his younger brother would propose to her right afterward.
In the first place, an act of annulling the engagement between her and the Crown Prince is nothing short of scandalous. It’s not something that would end peacefully when he declared[This engagement is canceled!!]. Just what was the King thinking? At the very least, it is clear to Olivia that the King is plotting something here.
As far as Olivia knows, the King is not someone that is blind to the big picture of things.
In other words, compared to the scandal of breaking off this engagement that involves his own son, the Crown Prince, the King stands to gain something beneficial from this. But what could that be?”
‘

well, I guess this is not my concern anymore.’
Olivia was surprised by the abruptness of this annulment but she doesn’t feel one bit of anger or regret over the cancellation of this engagement. Thinking about it now, the only thought in her mind was [Ahh, so he really is an idiot] I guess?
Prince Alan doesn’t understand anything.
What kind of effect scandals stemming from how he abandoned his long-time fiancee and switched over to another woman immediately would have on him. He probably has no idea how it would affect his reputation as the Crown Prince.
Even so, this as well has become something that is no longer related to Olivia.
In the first place, the position of Alan’s fiancee brought her nothing but troubles. It was very stressful for her. Even after he told her to pretend to be a fool, she still has a difficult time doing that since Alan always makes a fool out of himself. It was nothing but annoying for her who has to follow up after him while pretending to be a fool to have Alan have all the credit.
Moreover, Alan doesn’t even know that Olivia had been constantly helping him out from behind the scene. What he did instead was call her names like [A Fool], [An Incompetent], or [An Ignorant Girl] in public. To be honest, it was quite irritating for her to act humble and reply with [My apology for my lack of education

] each and every time.
The only fool here is you.
How nice it would have been if she could say this out loud. Knowing that she can’t afford to call the Crown Prince a fool, Olivia could only swallow down her urge to say that.
“Still, that proposal

why.”
In her mind, she couldn’t care less about the matter with Alan anymore. The problem she has to solve right now is Cyrus. He told Olivia that he has always been in love with her but she at least know that he is not so stupid to not realize the consequence of proposing to his elder brother’s fiancee immediately after the engagement was broken.
As far as Olivia knows, Cyrus should be that sensible.
Judging from how the King already gave him permission, this may have been a part of the King’s plan. But what exactly is he planning?
“Olivia-sama, your dress will be wrinkled if you lie down like that.”
Hearing her maid, Taylor, Olivia gets up from her bed.
Having Taylor help her change into more comfortable indoor wear, she untied her glossy platinum blonde hair that was done up and let it flow down her back.
“Nee, Taylor. Cyrus-sama proposed to me.”
“Oh my!”
Taylor seemed to have heard about her engagement cancellation with Alan beforehand. However, Taylor, who doesn’t have a high opinion of Alan in the first place, considers this to be a good fortune since her mistress won’t have to be the wife of the man she doesn’t love.
However, when she heard that Cyrus had proposed to her, her expression immediately turned cheerful.
“This is wonderful news! If it’s His Highness Cyrus then he would have my full approval!”
Cyrus is a serious and diligent man. However, unlike the flashy Crown Prince, he mostly acts modestly in the shadow of his brother.
Then again, anyone who comes into contact with him would realize the fact that he is a gentleman with a kind personality. Olivia came into contact with him when she visited the castle and Taylor who was accompanying her naturally met him as well.
“I have always thought that it would be nice if His Highness Cyrus became the Crown Prince! So, did you accept his proposal, my lady?”
“I still don’t know how to feel about this.”
When Olivia replied so, Taylor looked extremely disappointed.
“Olivia-sama, sometimes it is important to take advantage of the momentum you know.”
‘Why did you not accept his proposal?’ Taylor poutily complained.
Two weeks after Prince Alan broke off the engagement, Cyrus visited the residence of Duke Atoir.
Since she is no longer the Crown Prince’s fiancee, Olivia has no obligation to visit the castle anymore. That’s why she chooses to spend her time on her hobby, reading.
She was reading in her room when Mautens, her butler informed her of Cyrus’s arrival and Olivia’s eyes opened wide in surprise.
After all, he did not give her any advance notice.
When she goes downstairs and enters the salon, she can hear [Oh, Ufufu] from inside.
When she took a look, her mother, the Duchess was chatting with Cyrus with blushed cheeks while happily giggling like a young girl.
When she spotted Olivia, her mother stood up from the couch and approached her with almost skipping strides.
“His Highness Cyrus is here to see you. I will take my leave now

.Also, be sure to get along with His Highness alright.”
With that quiet reminder-like words, her mother leaves the salon in a good mood.
‘

I see, Mother completely took a liking to His Highness Cyrus huh.’
She doesn’t know what Cyrus said to her mother but it was probably enough to put her in a good mood.
When Olivia took her seat, Cyrus handed her a bouquet. Once again, it’s rose. It appears His Highness is quite fond of red roses.
“Good day, Your Highness. What kind of business do you have with me today?”
When the maids left after serving tea to Olivia, her question was to ask for Cyrus’s purpose of visiting.
Hearing such a question, Cyrus’s smile turned a little cloudy.
“You are aware that there is a room at the castle that was prepared for you right? It appears that Tiana has decided to make it her own, I thought that I should let you know. I mean, you must have some personal belongings left in that room right?”
“Ahh, it’s about that.”
Even with no one telling her, Olivia has already anticipated that possibility. Since she’s no longer the Crown Prince’s fiancee, it wouldn’t be weird if she no longer has access to that room. She didn’t put many personal belongings there but she did plan to retrieve them before they announce the broken engagement.
“Your Highness went out of your way to come here just for that

..?”
Something like this doesn’t worth Cyrus himself visiting her. Rather, it would be sufficient if someone from the castle just informs her through a letter.
In response, Cyrus scratched his cheek as though he’s troubled.
“Aah, yeah. Well, that was just an excuse after all.”
“An excuse?”
That means he has other business with her.
Putting his index finger in front of his mouth, Cyrus whispers [Actually, it’s still a secret].
“Next month, Crown Prince Edward from our neighboring country will visit the castle. There will be a dance party to welcome him.”
If it’s a welcome party for the Crown Prince of their neighboring country, invitations would be sent to houses with the rank of Marquis and above. Surely, such invitations would arrive at Duke Atoir’s residence as well.
‘So it’s like that’
Even with her engagement with Prince Alan recently annulled, Olivia is still the daughter of the Duke. She is obliged to attend. However, she would have no escort since Alan will attend it with his new fiancee.
“

.do you want me to accompany you there as your partner?”
“If you don’t mind, of course.”
No nobleman would dare to invite a woman, who their Crown Prince just annulled his engagement with, as their partner. If she refuses Cyrus’s invitation, Olivia will have to attend the party alone. After all, her elder brother already has a fiance, Olivia obviously can not bother him with being her escort.
“Even though it would look bad for Your Highness with me as your partner?”
When Olivia said that with a bitter smile, Cyrus shut one of his eyes and replied.
“Did I not tell you before? I’m in the middle of persuading you.”
Getting caught off guard by that, Olivia’s cheeks dyed bright red while her eyes went round in surprise.