Who Made Me a Princess Chapter 10

Chapter 10

“From today on, Athanasia will exercise her rights as princess.”

But you don’t acknowledge as your daughter. The Claude in the novel had said he never once considered Athanasia his daughter.

I didn’t know if he was joking or not. Just what in the world was he thinking?

And Lili seed to be thinking the sa thing as . Even after leaving the throne room, her face was still deathly pale.

“It’s ok, princess.”

I heard her quiet whispering voice and I hoped so too.

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“You’ve gained weight since the last ti I saw you.”

And after so more ti had passed, Claude and I were the sa.

It had only been five days since he saw , there was no way I had gained that much weight.

“Hehe, Papa is pretty too!”

Claude and I t two more tis, and during these tis, I realized he wouldn’t kill just because I asked sassy and confident.

On the contrary, the more I appeared scared, the more emotionless his face beca.

It was the scariest when Claude looked at with a bored expression. It could’ve been in my head, but I thought Claude was just keeping alive for amusent.

And right now, I felt scared to death. I could see Lili be surprised from the side of my eyes after what I said.

But as expected, Claude didn’t kill after what I said!

“Co follow .”

He narrowed his eyes at and turned around. Then Lili and Felix let out the breaths they had been holding. I felt that the string that was holding onto my life was growing thinner by the second.

“I was just about to go boating, so get ready.”

What did you an, get ready? Also, ‘just about’ my ass. He called here at this ti, I can’t believe he was pretending it was a coincidence that I arrived at this ti. If I needed to get sothing ready beforehand, he would’ve asked , so what he really ant was probably to shut up and follow him.

“Your Majesty, I apologize but the princess and water….”

“She’ll be with , so what’s the problem?”

That was the problem!

Lili, who had courageously spoken up to Claude looked at with anxious eyes. It was clear she was worrying about because she couldn’t co along.

Don’t do that, unnie. What is he does sothing to you for speaking up?

To be honest, I didn’t want to go with him either. What if he suddenly decided he was bored and threw overboard?

But that damned bastard stopped in place and asked .

“Do you not want to co with ?”

“Nonono, Ati wants to go with Papa.”

I once again smiled brightly to show that I ant no harm. Lili’s face paled again at my words, but there wasn’t anything I could do. So I ended up feeling like I was being pulled to my execution and followed Claude to the lake.

I floated on a boat in the lake in the middle of the Imperial Palace with Claude, an exhausted expression on my face.

But this boat, it was really quite nice! It was smooth, and it didn’t bump around.

Wait, but neither of us were rowing. How was the boat moving? Was there a motor? Or maybe there were slaves rowing for us sowhere under .

“What are you thinking about?”

Don’t talk to . Don’t look at .

I was going to say ‘The weather’s nice!’ or ‘The lake is pretty!’ but I decided to flatter him instead.

“Papa’s hair is twinkle twinkle! Pretty!”

It was true that his hair was pretty. I liked my light blonde hair, but Claude’s dirty blonde hair was more my style.

“I like twinkle twinkle! Hehe.”

Claude lightly smiled upon hearing my words. No wait…when he laughed like that it was foreboding of sothing.

“You had that jewel pouch with you that day.”

Hole in one! Player Athanasia isn’t able to properly function!

“I’m taking good care of your treasure so co to take it yourself next ti.”

Ack, this was bad. I was already devastated from leaving it behind but to think that Claude had it.

As I remained silent, Claude looked like he was getting bored again. He turned his eyes away from to look at the far side of the lake. I was able to observe him easier than I was before.

Where did his clothes co from? Egypt? Greece?

I don’t know. But his clothes looked good on him.

Last ti I thought he was like a lion, but sitting here in the Sun, he looked like a sunbathing puma. Of course, whatever he looked like, it always resembled a carnivorous animal.

When I first saw him, I was so surprised that I didn’t know what to do, but he really was handso.

He had so kind of manly look, and with the gown type clothes he was wearing I could see his collarbones down to the top of his abs….

I rembered seeing that Diana had sincerely loved Claude in a side story on .

I could see why won were attracted to him like a moth to a fla.

Claude’s eyes really were beautiful too. His eyes seed like actual jewels because there wasn’t any warmth in them. His eyes seed slightly green, reflecting the lake. Were my eyes like that too?

I was too scared to stare at him any longer and looked away. Hm? There was an interesting flower.

I thought I was seeing things, but as we got closer to it, I could see it from up close.

Whoa? What is this? It’s a blue lotus! Oh wait, no it wasn’t. It only seed blue because it was reflecting the lake. It was actually almost transparent. But did lotus flowers grow in lakes too?

I wanted it.

I stretched my hand out so I could have it. I was aware Claude was watching , but I didn’t care.

It wasn’t even that pretty a flower, but I had to have it.

Just a little bit more. Just a little bit.

And when my hands almost reached the petal…

*Splash*

I fell out of the boat.

“Cough cough!”

Water entered my mouth and nose as I frantically splashed around.

How did that happen? The dress I had worn today was a layered lace dress, and it felt heavy. I couldn’t think because I couldn’t breathe.

I can’t swim. I can’t.

“S-save …..”

No matter how hard I tried to touch the ground with my feet, there was nothing there. I wasn’t able to pull myself out of the water.

Claude silently watched fumbling in the water. I could tell the mont I saw his pitiless eyes.

He’s not going to save . Even if I drown like this, he’ll just watch .

The mont I realized that, the strength left my body. Sothing wrapped around my ankle and pulled down. The feeling of water pouring into my lungs was horrifying.

Death by drowning. The thoughts I had before I got on the boat were happening.

“Cough!”

You son of a bitch!

At that mont, a strong force pulled out of the water.

I endlessly coughed up water. The world was spinning and I couldn’t tell where I was.

“My goodness, princess!”

I didn’t even know how much ti had passed. I heard soone running over and Lili’s shocked voice entered my ears.

I realized that Claude had pulled out of the water from the safety of the boat and put by the lakeside.

“Felix.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Teach Athanasia how to swim starting from tomorrow.”

He shook his hands to get rid of the water.

“Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if my only daughter died from drowning.”

That wasn’t so he should say to soone who almost died. But there was no one here to point that out to him.

Lili hugged after wrapping in a large towel and looked like she wasn’t in a right state of mind. Felix made an agitated expression at the Emperor’s back and quickly followed him, who had turned away to walk towards his palace.

“Princess. Princess……it’s ok. It’s ok now, Princess.”