The next day, I checked my business as usual until I encountered Lady Margaret with Keith and Prince John trailing behind her.
I have no idea if I'm exaggerating or not, but their eyes seemed different than their original ones.
I wish Asborn was here right now. I feel safer if he's around, but he's been gone since a month ago. Where could he be? Rather than my situation right now, I'm more worried about him.
"What a coincidence Lady Vanilla," she smiles naturally while I returned that smile. Ever since the party where I met Leone, I no longer hide my beauty anymore. Thanks to that, my reputation as Jeannette increased. Just like in the book, I was recognized as the beauty of this kingdom.
"It's good to see you Lady Margaret," I say while extending the ends of my light pink dress. It was simple as usual, but the fabric of the dress isn't something a noble to look down on.
"It seems like you're shopping alone. Would you like me to bring you along? Sir Keith and Prince John could entertain you, if I tell them," she sends me a smile of arrogance while crossing her milky arms.
[*what she means: You look so pitiful shopping alone. Should I drag your pitiful presence with me? Maybe they could entertain you too... If I tell them.]
Well well, would you look at that. She's not even trying to hide her attitude around me anymore, so I guess I shouldn't either.
"My~ how thoughtful of you Lady Margaret. However, I'll have to decline your offer. I prefer to be conservative and appropriate, so I will be meeting only ONE man today. Please do have fun in... whatever activity you're engaging in.
[*what I really mean: Go with you? Hah, as if. Hanging around with two guys... That's inappropriate for a lady, you slut. Unlike you, I'm educated and is only meeting one man. Have fun in whatever shameful act you're doing with those two.]
After saying that, she gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. She literally looks nothing like the beautiful and pure heroine as described in the story. In fact, she's a damn psycho.
"Is that so? It's unfortunate you're unable to come along, but well it's not as if you would fit in with us anyways. Until next time Lady Vanilla," she smirks while I raise a brow. You think you won?
Don't even dare try getting away bitch.
"Oh no!" I purposely tripped on nothing while ripping a part of her dress, "I deeply apologize Lady Margaret. It seems like I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. I will make sure to pay for your dress, so please have your MEN help you somewhere," I faked a smile as a crowd began to form around us.
So typical. Just like in novels, whenever a scene would happen, a crowd would gather around because these people are so nosy. Seriously, mind your own business people.
"T-that's fine Lady Vanilla. Don't be too sad about it. If you're going to keep on apologizing, I might start to think it's on purpose you know?" She began her counter attack with fake tears.
Damn. I guess she can act too.
"How dare you attempt to harm the lady!" The crown prince suddenly moves from his spot, pointing his sword at me.
That's weird. It's been bothering me for quite sometime now, but is the crown prince being influenced? Not just him but even Keith too.
"Undo," I whispered, snapping my fingers as both Prince John and Sir Keith came back to their senses. They finally seem to be freed from the chains that locked them away, "Prince John? Have I done something wrong to Lady Margaret?" I said.
"Why am I here? What the hell is going on?" Keith interrupted, causing the crowd to be more curious as to why the two most influential people in town was acting this way.
At the same time, Margaret was panicking, letting out a light aura that surrounded her body.
Ahh. How could I have forgotten? She controls light magic, which means she's capable of controlling the dark too. And dark magic has a seduction ability and she probably used that on them. Oh my, oh my. Now I understand how she can control these men, "Did you really think your weak magic can win against mine?" I smirked at her.
It was clearly my win today, so she hurriedly excused herself.
"Lady Vanilla!" The prince stopped me from my tracks as I raised a brow and spun around to face him.
This rude ass love candidate is talking to me? Why the fuck is such a guy planning on talking to me? Did he also eat something bad?
"Do you know what happened? The last thing I remember was talking to Lady Margaret then next thing I know, I'm in the middle of the town," he tells me as I shrugged my shoulders while brushing a strand of my hair behind my ears.
"No idea," I replied.
"Wait, don't go yet. I have a few more questions to ask. Do you mind coming with me to my palace?" He questions as my eyes widened in suspicion.
Okay, this prince definitely ate something bad.
What the fuck?
"Uh. I'm sorry Prince John, but I already planned on meeting someone else. I deeply regret not being able to speak to you," I bow to him before hurrying to leave.
Leone and I planned on meeting up at a cafe somewhere here, but he seriously have to appear now!
Come on Leone, why! Why did you have to pop out of nowhere!!
"W-Why are the main characters with you..?" Leone whispered to me after seeing my presence with the male lead.
"I don't know. These people are always popping up in front of me even if I don't want to!" I whispered back.
Suddenly, the prince's face brightened up as he let out a blinding smile, "Cousin Leone! You were the one Lady Vanilla planned on seeing? Are you guys perhaps..." he trailed off as both Leone and I rejected that idea, "No, no. We are just close friends," we replied in synchronization.
"Is that so? Well, this is perfect. Let us all come and visit my palace together. How does that sound?" Prince John ask while Leone and I glanced at each other.
"What the fuck?" Was what his eyes said while I returned the same question through my eyes. Just from our facial expression, we could already understand each other and it's quite amazing if you ask me, "U-uhm, I'm sorry Prince John, but Lady Jeannette and I have somewhere to be," he scratches the back of his head.
Leone is surprisingly easy to fluster, isn't he?
"How about visiting for a few minutes and greeting my father? It shouldn't be a problem," he kept up his bright smile as my eye twitches.
Ahh fuck it.
"Prince John, if I may be blunt, we have serious matters to attend to. As much as we wish to join you, we are also in a hurry. If you'd like, we can come and visit next time. Just send us a formal letter. Now, please excuse us," I bow to him as Leone followed.
What's up with that dude? I don't exactly know how the story went in the later chapters, but I didn't think the prince and his cousin were supposed to be this close.
Weird. Kian is beginning to act different, Leone is also from my world, Margaret is actually a bitch, the real villainess in this story has yet to appear when her appearance should've been way back then, and now the Prince is talking to a mere character like me?
I'm sure of it this time. The plot of this story has changed.