I Was Happy to Be Dumped by My Fiancé, But Something Seems Off - Episode 1

Since we were now engaged, I made an effort to get him to like me.

I memorized His Highness’s favorite things, read the books His Highness preferred, and tried to become the kind of girl His Highness would favor. And I endured the strict daily education to become the Crown Princess.

Even if the other party had a first love, an engagement decided by royal decree would not be overturned.

—There was a time when Bertina had thought so.

From the age of eight, when the engagement was decided, Crown Prince Riet, her parents, and her older brother. Everyone without fail praised her cousin Clarissa in front of Bertina, telling her how cute Clarissa was, that Bertina lacked Clarissa’s charm, and that she ought to be more adorable so much that Bertina heard it until her ears grew calluses.

Having already given up on receiving affection from her parents, brother, or Riet, Bertina today, even though it wasn’t a scheduled tea day, had been summoned. She shared her prediction with her attendant, Argent.

“What do you think it is?”

“Lately, Clarissa and the Crown Prince have been meeting frequently, so isn’t it that thing you’ve been hoping for, Bertina?”

“Right? I knew it, right?”

The thing she had been hoping for all along, the annulment of the engagement.

If it could come true, she truly wished it would.

Riet had been cold since their first meeting, but his dislike for her had intensified since she was eleven. Normally, no matter what Bertina said, he was nearly silent, but after she turned eleven, he became almost completely mute, and when he did speak, it was only with sarcasm.

Whether it was her parents, her brother, or Riet, if they were going to insist on how cute Clarissa was, then they should just make Clarissa the adopted daughter or the fiancée instead.

If they made Clarissa the adopted daughter of the Annaloro ducal house, there would be no problem.

After a while, the butler came and announced, “My lady, the carriage is arranged and waiting outside.”

“Understood. Well then, let’s go, Argent!”

“Yep, yep.”

Following behind Bertina, who marched triumphantly into enemy territory, was Argent.

Beyond the Crown Prince’s cold gaze, there was always Argent, standing past Bertina; steeped in intense jealousy, something only Bertina remained unaware of.

Not watching the familiar scenery pass by from the carriage, Bertina, feeling immense joy at the long-awaited annulment of her engagement, puffed out her cheeks at Argent, who was giving a wry smile beside her.

“What’s with that face?”

“It’s not confirmed yet, you know.”

“It is confirmed! Summoning me on a day that isn’t even for tea can only mean the engagement is being annulled! Once it’s annulled, word will surely reach Father’s ears immediately, and then I’ll leave the house right away, Argent!”

“I suppose so.”

“Shall we go to the western continent, the land of sweets? Or to the southern continent where we can see the ocean?”

“You don’t have to cross continents to find towns with ocean views or countries famous for their sweets, you know.”

“But I want to go somewhere completely unrelated to the Annaloro ducal house or His Highness.”

“The countries I mentioned are unrelated too. They’re plenty far from this kingdom.”

When Argent put it that way, Bertina had no choice but to fall silent.

Though still somewhat sulky, she gradually regained her good spirits, and upon arriving at the royal castle, she strode proudly toward the place where her fiancé awaited, with Argent at her side.