It Seemed My Fiancé Hated Me, So I Distanced Myself—But for Some Reason, He Complained - Chapter 9

“P-Prince Lucas? Why does Prince Lucas know my name.?”

“That’s harsh. Even though we just met the other day, have you already forgotten about me? You were the one who took care of me when I was feeling unwell and couldn’t stand.”

“Huh…? Ah…!”

When I looked closely at Prince Lucas’s face, his features overlapped with those of the young man I had met at the party the other day.

No wonder he looked familiar. The person crouching down back then was our kingdom’s prince with his hair color changed.

No matter how different his hair color was, failing to recognize my own country’s prince was beyond disrespectful.

“I-I’m so sorry…! I didn’t realize it was Your Highness…!”

“No need to apologize. I figured you wouldn’t recognize me. I’m actually relieved my disguise wasn’t completely useless. Still, you helped me even without knowing who I was.”

The young man… no, Prince Lucas tightly grasped my hand with both of his and smiled happily. I felt overwhelmed with embarrassment.

“I was worried you wouldn’t come. That day, you left as if you were running away. No, it was my fault back then. I’m sorry for making careless comments about a woman’s appearance.”

Prince Lucas spoke apologetically. I bowed my head, completely flustered.

“…I apologize for my rude departure the other day. I didn’t realize it was Prince Lucas… no, regardless of who it was, leaving like I was running away was improper.”

As I desperately bowed my head, the prince’s voice came down accompanied by laughter.

“Really, don’t worry about it. I was the one who said something confusing first. To make excuses, I was also disoriented at that time. That day, someone who likely wanted me gone had drugged me, and I had just managed to escape to somewhere less conspicuous.”

“Drugged? There are people who would try to harm Your Highness?”

“Yes. Even though I’m the first prince, my position is unstable, so I have quite a few enemies.”

“My… I don’t know what to say.”

“When I couldn’t call for help from anyone, I was truly glad you reached out to me. Thank you, Miss Clarissa.”

Prince Lucas smiled with narrowed eyes.

How many years had it been since someone thanked me? It had been so long since anyone had directed such a genuine smile at me.