Chapter: 561
The game was fast-paced and came to an end quickly.
There were a few tense moments, but Astelle successfully captured Kaizen’s King.
“I won.”
Astelle put down the last chess piece.
Kaizen chuckled as he looked at the chessboard where he had been completely defeated.
“You played pretty well.”
“I apologize if you offended.”
“No, that’s good. Now I feel like I’m sitting face to face with the real you.”
Astelle agreed with that statement.
During her engagement, she couldn’t say what she wanted in order to remain polite to the Crown Prince.
She lied that she was happy even when she was sad, and laughed without showing any sign of hardship and suffering.
It was the same with Kaizen.
He hated Astelle, but pretended to be a friendly crown prince on the outside.
But now, both of them showed their true feelings.
Red eyes filled with deep light looked directly at Astelle.
He asked in a light tone as if joking, “What else were you hiding during our engagement?”
“……”
Astelle looked into those familiar red eyes.
Kaizen had not yet noticed that Astelle had loved him in the past.
But now she didn’t want to say something like ‘In fact, I really loved Your Majesty.’
“I have nothing to hide anymore.”
Astelle put the chess pieces together and stood up.
“I’m tired, so I’m going to my bedroom. May your Majesty sleep well too.”
Astelle politely bowed and entered her bedroom.
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