The Returned Empress Tames The Hunting Dog

Khalid was looking forward to what she would say with those tiny lips.

Was that why?

Uncharacteristically, she waited in silence until she spoke.

She was giving up control of the conversation, but somehow she liked every word she said.

Maybe it’s because of her words against Raoul.

or.

“Please give Prince Raul an excuse to reject my marriage proposal.”

Maybe it’s because of the purple eyes that sparkle while saying those words.

“So you really chose me?”

You would need a good reason to reject the prince’s marriage proposal.

Let’s really assume she knows the location of her gold mine.

The reason she didn’t reveal that useful information until now was probably to prevent Raul from paying more attention to her than she already does.

furthermore.

Her sending of the anonymous letter must have been a trick to test whether the much-rumored Second Prince could help her.

How dare you dare to think of the emperor of an empire.

‘Ha, is this ridiculous or funny…? … .’

It would be normal to be angry about that fact.

Strangely, I just laugh.

Khalid sat down casually on her sofa with a vain smile on his face. Then she saw Velia sitting across from her and staring at him.

“You’re quick-witted, aren’t you?”

Velia also liked him.

In fact, 2nd Prince Khalid, whom she spoke with, was a person who would be much more helpful than she thought.

She became increasingly convinced that she must get him on her side.

“Of course, I’m not just asking for help. “As I wrote in her letter, the exact location of the gold mine is unknown.”

So, let’s make a deal, so to speak.

Velia smiled brightly as she said that.

“Tsk… … .”

He was very confident about a topic without any evidence to show.

When she says something so shameless, even if it’s nonsense, doesn’t it make you want to check what she says in response to this ridiculous deal?

At that thought, Khalid burst into laughter without realizing it.

Velia asked, a little offended by his sudden laughter.

“Why are you smiling?”

“iced coffee. Because it’s unexpected. “Raul must be quite proud.”

Velia once again expressed her opinion in a firm voice.

“I never want to marry Prince Raul.”

Khalid asked in response to her firm will.

“Do you have a method in mind?”

“Do you want to date me?”

The answer came back as if I had been waiting for it.

Khalid did not hide her absurdity at that absurd answer.

“under. Are you saying it’s okay for me but not for Raul? You have strange tastes. Normally you would choose Raul, right?”

The emperor’s favorite son.

He is the closest person to the next emperor.

No matter what qualifiers I used for her, it was not easy to understand her rejection of Raul.

“I’m not saying we should really date. “I just want to pretend to be in a relationship with her and make him give up on his proposal to me.”

But both Velia and Khalid knew that that was not all.

She also wonders how difficult it is to just ‘pretend’ to be in a relationship.

“under. So you bet on the location of the gold mine. “It’s not just a scandal, it’ll probably get your nose pierced.”

Khalid laughed and muttered.

These were not statuses that could be passed off as secret relationships between nobles.

A prince of an empire and a princess of a kingdom break up after just dating? It was obvious that he would be embroiled in all sorts of scandals.

“furthermore… … .”

The scandal between the 2nd prince and the woman the 1st prince proposed to.

For Khalid, who is full of all kinds of rumors about her, they may follow him like gossip, but for Velia, who receives all the attention of the public, these scandals are fatal.

Because those who are obviously jealous of her will spread rumors about her by adding all kinds of dirty talk about her.

“It will be harder for you to handle it than for me. “The price of not marrying Raul is quite high.”

The beautiful Princess Velia of the Kingdom of Ronica, of which there were many rumors.

When I actually saw Velia in person, she had a more outstanding appearance than she was rumored to have.

She has light bluish silver hair and purple eyes.

A neat and delicate body shape and a faint atmosphere that you want to protect.

Khalid was not interested in beauty at all, but as soon as she met Velia for the first time, she thought that she was worthy of being talked about.

How could such a famous person turn down her first prince, Raul, and fall in love with the infamous Prince Anhamuin?

“If you’re fussy, you might not just pretend to be in a relationship, but you might just marry me.”

Khalid issued a warning.

As if to remind us what a ridiculous choice this is.

But Velia didn’t care, she said through gritted teeth.

“Rather than marrying Prince Raul, it is better to marry you.”

Khalid, who was looking at her with a strange look as she was shaking as if she was in awe, closed her mouth for a moment as if she was lost in her thoughts.

“So, Your Majesty’s will is more important than mine. Just like your Highness said, if you don’t proceed, you may actually have to marry me.”

Khalid smiled and asked Velia’s words.

“What you want is to make Raul give up his proposal to marry her princess, right?”

“yes. that’s right.”

“and?”

His gaze became sharp as if he was trying to dig into something.

“That can’t be all. “Tell me the true intentions you are hiding.”

Velia had to capture Khalid.

She had never known anyone who suited her needs so precisely.

If she had three more princes, she would have looked for other princes, but right now, the only one who could stand up to Raul on an equal footing was Khalid.

but.

“We don’t have a relationship of trust yet. Do you admit this?”

Khalid nodded her head.

“So it’s difficult for me to tell you everything.”

She told her truth, and if Khalid changed her mind… … .

“If this transaction goes smoothly, it would be nice to talk again after that.”

Velia decided to leave room for her first.

“… … “Hey princess.”

Khalid slowly opened her mouth.

“Actually, accepting your offer doesn’t give me any benefit.”

Khalid already knew that there was no gold mine in the area the investigation team was currently investigating. furthermore.

“How can we be sure that the you knows the location of the gold mine that even the investigation team find? “I don’t find the insubstantial conditions you’ve presented attractive at all.”

There was nothing Velia said that she could believe.

“I came here because I thought it would be an interesting conversation. “It would be really disappointing if this was all.”

“If you discover the gold mine before His Highness Raul, your status in the empire will rise significantly. Besides, creating a little scandal in return to prevent me and the First Prince from getting married doesn’t really seem like a bad idea, Your Majesty. is not it?”

Velia began explaining the benefits he would gain from her contracted relationship with her.

“Not only will I be able to prevent him from marrying Princess Ronica, who might be of great help to him, but I will also be able to take advantage of his romance with the woman who rejected him.”

This is from her name in Velia to the rumors of her relationship with her.

It was the same as saying that he would allow everything to be used no matter how it was used.

Khalid’s eyes lit up again as if he was having fun.

“Even if things go wrong and you and I end up getting married, it won’t be a loss for you. In any case, most royal families have arranged marriages, and if the other person is Ronica’s princess, it is quite advantageous. ah. Do you have a separate lover? then… … .”

“There is no such thing.”

“Then it won’t be a problem.”

Velia, who had spoken thus far, moved her head.

Then she pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled very brightly.

“hmm. “Is there anything else you want?”

“… … “Honestly, it’s ridiculous.”

Not a single person would say something like this to the prince of the empire.

“I guess so.”

The more I thought about it, the more absurd it became.

As soon as she told me that there wasn’t much to gain from the location of the gold mine, she would suggest a deal that would put her public image and name on the line, and perhaps even her future.

“The person who says this is the princess of the Kingdom of Ronica that Raul is chasing so hard right now.”

Others are anxious to become his rain.

‘You choose me to reject that… … .’

Is she a princess who can’t count properly?

But when you look at her brightly sparkling eyes and the way she agrees with what you say, she doesn’t seem that foolish.

Khalid stared straight at Velia without even hiding his amused expression.

“… … “Did you say it was a relationship?”

“It would be better if it were marriage.”

“That’s bold.”

As he said that, Khalid smiled a very dangerous smile.

“If you’re not bold enough, you won’t be able to get what you want.”

Velia also fought back without losing.

Then Khalid crossed her legs arrogantly and laughed bitterly.

“Honestly, having a princess as a princess is a condition that I also very much desire. “Of all the people I could choose to marry, there is no one better than the princess.”

Her symbolism was so great that Raul fully understood why he put so much effort into Velia.

“Besides, as a bonus, you get to see Raul disintegrate. “There’s nothing more fun than that.”

Khalid moved closer to Velia, leaning forward with her body.

“okay… … . So will he at least marry the princess as she wants? huh?”

He mocked Velia as if he were a villain.

As if she couldn’t choose herself.

“But you’d better think carefully. Even if you regret it later, you won’t be able to get it back.”

As he quietly whispered his last warning to her, Velia even folded her eyes and smiled brightly.

‘… … Maybe that’s right.’

Klose’s words suddenly came to mind at this moment.

At the time, I passed it off as a joke, but then I thought that maybe it was really true.

This is a person who issues warnings like this several times even though he has clearly calculated that he will benefit greatly.

‘Maybe he’s kinder than I thought… … ?’

Really bad people only say nice things and urge people to choose themselves.

However, he tells her Velia not to make a decision she will regret, and that he will give her a chance not to choose him.

Velia made direct eye contact with him and opened her mouth.

“We’re getting married.”

Khalid’s eyes widened as if he was even more embarrassed by her words.

But she soon grinned with an expression that made her even more amused.

“With this marriage, we will be able to get what we both want. “There is no reason to oppose it.”

“You won’t regret it, right?”

“Sure.”

There was no hesitation in Velia’s answer.

“Please take care of me in the future. “Your Highness Khalid.”

Khalid, who furrowed his eyebrows for a moment at her words, spoke with a slightly disapproving expression.

“Then I hope you don’t call me Your Highness anymore. “From this moment on, we are lovers.”

“… … lover?”

It was an unfamiliar word.

It was even more awkward when she said it out loud.

A strange feeling in which each and every word of a word is scratchy in the mouth.

“It would be better to decorate the play more perfectly.”

In fact, Khalid did not like the unpredictable.

That’s why she strictly controlled all plans and proceeded with them.

But strangely enough, Velia, who had jumped into the radius of her own life with her unpredictable turns, took her fancy.

“great. “Then the contract is concluded.”

Velia held out her hand for him to shake.

It was a deal with good terms and conditions.

For Velia had put in her hands a man who could be her sword, and Khalid had got a pretty good match for marriage.

“When you visit the royal castle again soon, I hope you will welcome me as if I were the only person in the world.”

Khalid held Velia’s hand in hers.

Then he smiled lazily and called her name.

“Velia.”

Her name came out of his mouth.

It was incredibly sweet and incongruous.