Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

When the prince saw Jeffery pointing at himself, he was surprised. His frown deepened before he asked. "Why?"

"After the meeting, I had an idea, although I would have asked you first before starting the rumor. I did not think it will spread so fast. My reason was simple. As long as people think that you have special feelings for lady Vera, she will become the target of anyone who wants to hurt you. Moreover, many of the lords will feel better if they think that you rejected Lady Vera because she hurt your ego in the past. No one will think anything is wrong with it," Jeffery explains.

Prince Sebastian knew that Jeffery was right about his calculation. It was just that the prince did not care what the people think, but if the ting rumor will keep his sunshine safe he did not have a problem.

"I will let this past only this time," Prince Sebastian said before getting up and walking out of the room. It was almost time for dinner and the prince wanted to have the opportunity to eat with her.

Jeffery took a deep breath in relief since the prince did not punish him for his mistake. He had actually left out the part that the Carrero's we're planning to use the lords to put pressure on the Prince.

He knew the crown prince hated forces so he spread the rumors to stop them. When knows if a war will happen between the royal family and the lords if he did not interfere.

"You should arrange a place for your family," Prince Sebastian said when he got to the door.

"Ahh! I forgot that" Jeffery said and hurriedly left the room. He had been so focused on serving the prince that he forgot that he now had a family.

He had been serving the prince for so long, he also own a lot of gold coins. The problem is he had never tried to get a house or any property.

So now that his parents were coming over he was at a loss of where they will stay. Prince Sebastian had a smile on his face as he walked towards the dining hall.

He was petty okay, since Jeffery dared to start a rumor without asking him first, he decided to withdraw his invitation to bring them to the Palace.

He was sure as hell that Jeffery will find it difficult to get a suitable place for his family.

"You seem happy," princess Ellen's voice distracted his thought. 

"How can you tell?" The prince was surprised. Although a smirk was playing on his lips he did not expect the Princess to see it, since he had his mask on.

"It is simply, the air around you is warm. 'Not your usual touch me you die," she said the other half of her sentence in her mind. Although she and the prince could now be considered close she did not dare to say some things out loud.

"Of course, I am happy to see you. Especially since you are eating so wholeheartedly," prince Sebastian said looking at her almost empty plate.

Princess Ellen lower her head in Embarrassment, because of the Queen's invitation for lunch she had ended up missing lunch, because at the time she returned the servant in the quarter already cleared out her lunch thinking she will it with the Queen.

Even if she had asked them to make something else, she could only make do of a little snack and wait till dinner.

Although she had never worked in the kitchen but could tell that it will be too much work on the kitchen staff if she asked them to prepare another lunch.

The prince's coronation was by the corner and many of the palace servants were very busy. She did not have the heart to make things more difficult for them.

So once she arrived at the dining hall, she had wolfed down on the food as fast as possible. Who knew the prince will arrive and see her eating like an animal.

I have embarrassed myself again,' she scolded herself in her mind. When the prince saw her embarrassed look he took a seat. It was a good thing that he managed to distract the princess.

Otherwise, how could he explain taking back the invitation he offer to her uncles' family.

"So why are you eating so fast? If another person were to see you eating in such manners they might believe I do not feed you," prince Sebastian was more than happy to tease her.

Princess Ellen could tell that he was teasing her, so she just looked at her plate and bite down on her lips, too ashamed to look at him.

Although, princess Ellen understood what was he was doing but the maids present in the room thought that the prince was offended by her eating manner.

'How is she a princess if she eats like that,' one maid looked at the other and whispered in a low voice.

The other maid wanted to comment but remembered that a maid already lost her tongue for disrespecting her. She looked at her friend with the eyes that shouted. 'Shut up, unless you are willing to lose your tongue'

The other maid got the hint and hurriedly covered her mouth. Princess Ellen who was still feeling embarrassed did not hear the maid but the prince did.

At first, he wanted to call the maid over and punish her but he stopped himself. This kind of misunderstanding will keep his sunshine safe but that did not mean he will let her go.

So he raised his hand asking for assistance. "Your highness," the maid that hurried over bowed.

When the prince heard her voice he knew she was not the one who gossip about his sunshine a moment ago.

"You come over," he turned toward conner where the maids were standing, not daring to breathe loud.

When the second maid saw the prince looking at her she straighten her back and walked over. "Your highness, what...'" The remaining of her words were swallowed up as she suddenly missed her steps and ended up falling face flat. 

"Ah..! The maid cried in pain but when she remember that the prince was present she hurriedly cover her mouth.

Prince Sebastian frown his brows. " if you can not even walk without falling, his did you get this job," the prince's voice was flat and cold.

The maid, who was still trying hard to get up from the floor froze.

Her whole body ache and she could not explain why she suddenly fell  Feeling the prince's gaze on her she did not dare breathe or raise her head. Her heart was beating fast against her chest.

She did not need a priest to tell her that she was in trouble. At last, she could only blame her carelessness.

"Get out, I do not want to see your face again," the prince said and turned to his food. How dare this lowly maid question his sunshine.

The maid was scared out of her wit, she did not even have the time to stand to her feet. She simply crip out of the dining hall.

She was afraid that the prince will get angry and kill her.

The second maid was also shocked. The whole event had happened too quickly. "You wail outside," he sent the second maid out.

The second maid hurriedly nodded her head and walked outside. Everyone knew that the crown prince did not tolerate non-sense but the maid was still confused at his outburst.

"Why are you so angry?" Princess Ellen also felt very concerned after all, apart from the time during the royal ball and when she took off his mask, she had not seen him getting angry.

The worst was his indifferent look. So why did his happy face turn so dark because the maid tripped on her toes and fell.?

"I hate maids who can not do their work properly," prince Sebastian said. He did not want to tell her what the maid said so she will stop feeling Embarrassed. 

"But it was an honest mistake, 'it must have been your gaze that scared the poor maid into falling done,' she murmurs the other part of her statement to herself.

The pin his lips, if the princess could see his face, she would have read, "I was only doing this for you." The prince felt wronged.

"It not about the fall," he replied.

"Oh," prince Ellen nodded her head. Although she was curious about what the maid's real offense was, she decided not to ask. She knew that if he wanted to tell her he would have said it already.

"Was she trying to seduce you?" Princess Ellen decided to tease the prince. She heard that when her father was younger many ladies tried to seduce him. Both servants and the noble.

Prince Sebastian felt speechless hearing her question. "What maid will dare to seduce him when she was present.

"Even if she did, I will not be seduced," prince Sebastian replied. Princess Ellen nodded her head in satisfaction. 'A man like prince Sebastian should not easily be seduced. Otherwise, how will he keep his title of the feared crown prince' she thought.

"But if you were the one I will be seduced very easily," the prince added after the short pause.

*cough *cough* princess Ellen chock on the water she was taking a from.

"Where is the curse crown prince of Avalo feared by all? This must be fake.. He wants to tease me to death," princess Ellen complained in her head.