Chapter 128: A Hard Lesson to Be Learned
It was not until dinner when Bruno sat with his wife and children enjoying their meal together did Bruno finally get a glimpse of understanding as to why Princess Victoria-Louise had so slanderously referred to him by the term of "Rake."
Heidi was laughing as she heard what the Prussian Princess said to her husband, firstly because she knew it was a false accusation, and secondly because she had a bit of a feeling why Victoria-Louise had said it.
Heidi handed Bruno his plate of food, along with a liter of beer, setting them in front of the man, as the woman wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek, all while explaining exactly what was happening.
"You have a bad habit of over thinking things my love... This isn't some grand international conspiracy to undermine your reputation and status. The little princess is simply upset that she is not the only little princess you have been interacting with. I bet she just recently found out that Princess Olga, Princess Hedwig, and Princess Sakura have all taken a fancy to you..." Heidi then walked away and sat down across from Bruno, staring at him like a wolf eying its prey as she ate the food on her plate. Bruno was stunned for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the idea that Princess Victoria-Louise was upset because of petty jealousy towards the other princesses he had been forced for some reason or another to become friendly with was absurd in and of itself.
But what was more concerning was the fact that Heidi somehow knew about them all. It was one thing for her to know about Olga. The woman had, after all, met the young Russian Princess in Saint Petersburg. But how did she know about Hedwig and Sakura as well? He had met the Japanese Princess once, and very briefly at that, and had never even thought of the girl again afterward.
Whereas Bruno spent slightly more time with the Austrian Princess with two interactions between them. He had mentioned neither of these two girls to his wife as they were utterly insignificant to Bruno, having done nothing more than perform basic diplomatic courtesy to them.
By now, the two girls had clearly forgotten about him, right? So why did Heidi know about these petty matters, and despite the smile on her face, she was clearly not very happy with this chain of events? Causing Bruno to force a smile as he attempted to ask his wife how she was aware of everything he had done, and who he had interacted with while abroad.
"Heidi, dear... How exactly did you—"
Before Bruno could get the question out a timer rang, causing Heidi to pop out of her seat and run off to the Kitchen where she spoke about tonight's desert and the need to fetch it.
"That will be the apple strudel I prepared for tonight! I'll be right back!"