Your Highness, The Lady You’ve Abandoned IS the Saintess!

‘Your highness… why are you here?’

I inadvertently opened my mouth in sheer surprise.

I mean, I did ask for someone to save me before but I didn’t really expect it to come so soon.

Furthermore, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen this kind of facial expression on Maynard’s face.

However, Maynard just rushed over to me who was still at loss for words, and after untying the ropes binding my arms and feet, embraced me tightly.

‘Aileen… thank goodness…’

Maynard’s arms trembled slightly, his body was warm, likely due to dashing towards here. Goodness. Just the thought of this man greatly worrying as he searched around for me makes my nose itch.

Just what’s with him, really?

He is just a foolish prince.

He even dumped me away like I wasn’t needed anymore.

Stop holding me with those trembling arms like I’m the most precious thing in the world.

My goodness!

I’m gritting my teeth so much but my eyes won’t stop tearing up.

I’ve never even cried in front of him. I don’t even want to cry but tears keep gushing out.

As I struggled to hold back my tears, Maynard let out a small chuckle and put his hand on the back of my head to press me deeper into his bosom.

Ah, he is telling me that it’s fine to cry because he won’t look.

We were not together for 18 years for nothing. I can tell what he wants to say without any word from him.

And I’ve always put up a strong front beside him, how could he even tell that I want to cry?

My arms that became numb due to being tied for so long coiled around Maynard and grasp the back of his shirt.

The flowing tears from my eyes sank into his front. When I pressed my head further into him obstinately not wanting to show him my tears, he started caressing my head gently.

He easily goes to pampering right after I show a weak side, I hate him.

However, I hate myself for wanting to get pampered even more.

I wanted to keep standing on equal ground with him.

I mean, if I’m going to be the queen soon, I cannot really allow myself to be spoiled, can I?

Maynard is at fault too. He should really be busy right now. As the future king, he should have more business on his shoulders to even consider spoiling his wife.

I know I shouldn’t be putting so much air now that we’re no longer engaged but, the ingrained habits won’t disappear so easily. It may be worthless but my stubbornness will not disappear. This is my pride.

This is exactly why I didn’t want to cry in front of Maynard.

But how can he so easily tell?

‘It’s alright. There’s nothing to be afraid of anymore.’

Stop whispering sweet words. My tears will not stop.

 

 

I wanted to voice anything out of stubbornness, but I wrung out all my voice in crying and only managed to raise my face after a while.

I immediately averted my eyes due to awkwardness, but Maynard’s wide smile irks my nerves to no end.

I’m happy that he came for me but I’m too embarrassed to say thank you.

‘Your highness… you are within the three-step distance.’

To say such a thing in this situation, I’m not very cute at all.

‘Well, we’re in an emergency right now. If you really wish to clobber my head still, I will let you do that later so put with it for now.’

Maynard giggled like crazy and carried my entire weight up in his arms.

‘Maynard…!’

Nobody can blame me for raising my voice in surprise.

I mean, Maynard is carrying me like I am a princess, you know!?

Is there even a need to go to such lengths?

I flapped my feet around for him to let me down but he was not even bulging an inch.

Uuu, did this man train his body so much?

‘It’s been a while since Aileen called me Maynard.’

‘…My apologies, sir. I was quite surprised…’

‘Do keep on calling me that from now on. Rather, I’ve been telling you to do so.’

When we were still children, I used to call him by his name. It was only after our official engagement ceremony that I started calling ‘Your highness’, instead. I only became aware that he’s a prince and not just a kind older brother when I became ten years old.

‘That aside, highness. Please do put me down.’

‘I can’t, Aileen. Your feet are numb, aren’t they? I don’t think you can walk straight.’

‘…, then in exchange, let me hit you three times later.’

My feet are indeed numb, but I ended up saying that because it was too aggravating to admit it. Maynard responded with ‘be gentle’, so I started whacking his shoulders instead. Of course, they don’t count. I won’t include them in my three-punch appointment with him.

‘Highness, who plotted to have me kidnapped?’

After we left the small cabin to the outside, there awaited Sir Berland and all the escort knights so my face reddened in embarrassment.

Maynard who carried me all the way to the carriage put me up in the seat with so much care like I was a fragile thing.

‘I’ll tell you all bout that and everything about you being the saintess when we get back.’

Maynard only replied with a serious expression in his face.

 

MV : I’ve recently become busier and can’t edit it anymore so there might be a huge drop in quality. Sorry