# 4
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Rosie stopped Serena from saying anything to me. I rolled my eyes and stared at Rosie.
“Okay, stop, Your Royal Highness Evelyn. It seems you forgot while you were here. What did I tell you to do to get the candy?”
"…sweet?"
“Yes, candy. I told you that you can’t eat candy unless you listen to us carefully...”
“I hate candy!!”
It looks like candy.
Now, just the sight of candy can make me crazy!
Ah, my black history.
The jar of candy that Sertain had sent was now under the bed.
The saliva that ran down the back of Sirtin's hand just by looking at the candy.....
Oh! It came back to my memory again!
“You…you liked sweets!”
"I hate sweets! Eat them yourf!"
Serena and Rosie looked at each other with puzzled faces. Then Rosie turned her head to me.
She asked in a low voice with a strange expression.
“…Then what about cookies?”
Rosie's copper eyes that were trained on me turned black. The way her lips rose seemed cunning and despicable even at first glance.
Those damn cookies.
In the novel, it was Cookie who killed the Empress and Princess.
Duke Spindel used Evelyn to constantly feed them poisoned cookies
Until they die very slowly and silently.
“Cookies, I love them.”
I answered while smiling.
“Is that so? I’ll give you some cookies. How about eating them with Her Highness and Her Majesty the Empress? I’m sure they’ll be happy too with Evelin.”
"no."
"What?"
“It's all mine. Everything Evelyn will eat. Hmm, I'll give some to Rosie and Serena especially since we're friends!”
Anyway, I'm not going to die no matter how many of those cookies I eat.
The poison in the cookies only affects the Empress and Princess.
I have decided to stop the evil influence of the black background, and I have no intention of giving those cookies to the Empress and Princess. They have to survive by any means possible.
I can't release the trigger from the black background.
The maids took a step back with confused faces. Obviously, they don't want to eat poisoned cake.
How cruel they are. It is okay for them to feed others but they are afraid to eat themves?
“What? Aren’t Rosie and Serena friends with Evelin? Aren’t you going to eat cake? Hey. Then Evelin will be sad. If you’re not her friends, you can’t live here with Evelin.”
Serena and Rosie stared at me with an expression as if they wanted to hit me.
Why? What's up?
I had warned them inside myf. Whatever you think, it won't be easy.
"If you two won't eat cake with me, get out. I'll be alone. We're not friends anymore, you two can't stay together."
“No, we love cookies!”
"Of course! We love cookies so much!"
I will be watching them cloy from now on. Since they had failed to feed the Empress and Princess cookies, they would surely resort to another method. Whatever that method is.
From their reaction, it seemed as if they thought I didn't understand what they meant to say in front of me.
This means that they feel safe and reassured about my position.
This is actually a good thing for me.
Serena and Rosie made cookies, shared them with me, and then read me a story book that I drooled over ten times before they left. Their faces were pale when they came out.
They haven't looked after five-year-olds yet.
I'll show them parenting hell tomorrow.
* * *
“Haven't you noticed? Evelin seems to have changed a little while we've been away.”
Rosie said, biting her lip.
"What?"
Serena asked as she lay on the bed.
“For me, it's the same. She even asks to play like before.”
“…Is it so?”
"She's just so sensitive. It wasn't easy for her to get in here. Besides, there are a lot of things to get done. Oh, when will we know when to change the guards? Nothing is easy because that girl won't let me rest."
Serena groaned as she rubbed her face into the pillow. Duke Spindle was waiting for his chance to attack the Crown Prince.
The great thing is that this was never discovered.
In front of the Emperor, he seemed like a sincere person who cared about the future of the empire.
“I am afraid of disobeying Duke Spindel’s order further.”
“Ah.”
Rosie shivered.
"Let's start taking turns starting tomorrow. We have to gain as much time as possible."
“If it's possible, let's do it.”
Rosie and Serena made up their minds. Since their mission was of this magnitude, something had to be done before Duke Spindel struck.
Duke Spindle was a strict man with those who followed him. He could always remove them and replace them with someone else.
In fact, Evelyn isn't the biggest problem. So Rosie and Serena thought.
But that was before they were captured by Evelyn the next day.
* * *
She grabbed Serena's skirts and blinked.
"What?"
"What?"
"Why should I eat this? Why?"
“…Ah. Aren’t you hungry?”
“No. Evelin is hungry. But why should I eat this?”
“…Then, eat something else.”
“Why?”
Serena's lips twitched.
Have you heard about the “why” coming from hell?
It is a disease that all children in the world experience at once.
At that point where everything becomes interesting and everything they want to know.
"Then eat this. It's good for the body."
Rosie interjected.
Doing such a thing while there was such food was considered punishment, but it was fun nonetheless.
I now understand why kids do that.
“Why is it good for the body?”
“…Because it’s good.”
“Why is it good?”
“It is said in the books that it is good for the eyes...”
“Why is it good for the eyes?”
I opened my eyes wide and asked and laughed innocently. Serena and Rosé's faces looked as if they were going to lose their minds.
Since Serena and Rosie arrived and started eating lunch, she had been repeating only the word “why” for 30 minutes.
You came here to kill the Empress and the Princess, but on the contrary, you will die of dehydration.
I'm completely confident.
“Why don't you answer? Why?”
Have you lost your mind?
Are you both very angry?
Do you feel angry?
* * *
At that moment.
Rosalina was calming herf down, preparing to enter the palace after a long time. She was trying hard to calm the expression on her face, which was filled with jealousy and anger.
She could not show such ugly feelings in front of Sertine, nor in front of anyone else.
Rosalina squeezed her heart tightly.
'Anyway, this relationship won't last long. Damn, how long will she stay in that place? In the end, she's just a fool who doesn't know anything.'
Was there anyone in this world who didn't know about Duke Spindel's family problem?
Moreover, Duke Spindel's youngest son was acting as if his sister did not exist.
As if he alone had Spindle blood.
Who would recognize her as Empress if even her family rejected her?
She will be expelled from the palace soon, and you will take her place as agreed.
That was what Rosalina believed without a doubt.
With calm steps, Rosalina approached the end of the corridor, where she met a man who was coming from the opposite direction.
She expressed surprise for a second and then greeted him kindly.
“Hello, Mortega.”
Rosalina smiled sweetly. Mortega was the Crown Prince's aide.
He was also the man who always encouraged her and told her that she would be the wife of the Crown Prince.
As long as her beauty does not fade, he will most likely always be by her side.
Mortega's face was blushing a little at her smile.
Not without reason, Rosalina was nicknamed the “Society Lady.”
“It has been a long time, Miss Rosalina. I thought you were greatly affected by what happened at the palace. However, I thank you for honoring the Crown Prince’s invitation.”
said Mortega flatteringly.
He never realized that his words were damaging the Crown Prince's reputation. His face was devoid of any awareness.
Will anyone reject the Crown Prince's invitation without any reason?
Moreover, Cyrtain was considered a war hero, a well-known figure loved by the people
Thanks to this, even Spindel's daughter, whom everyone considered to be brainless, avoided blame and was loved.
The Crown Prince has now been portrayed as a romantic who knows how to support his wife in times of trouble. This was thanks to the rumors spread by the Spindel family.
Rosalina smiled sadly.
'Yes, you idiot. How wonderful it would have been if you had done something before this happened. You would have been able to see me every day, and you were the one who loved me so much.'
Rosalina hid her feelings and lowered her eyes.
She looked softer and more beautiful with the pure and vulnerable air that set her apart.