Chapter 293: Beginning of a Lie
“What if he starts to suspect that this is all just an act? Won’t we get punished for this?” I asked.
“He won’t find out. Just keep telling him that it hurts and that you’re so sorry. The trick for him not to blame you for anything is for you to overly blame yourself. It’s simple, really. If you blame yourself enough, he won’t blame you and will start defending you. Try it and you’ll see for yourself just how simple men can be...” she said with absolute confidence.
How simple men can be...?
“I’ll stand by the side to see how things turn out at first. If things start to go well between you two, I’ll take my leave immediately so you two can have some alone time, ok?” she said before giggling a little.
I was sure that she was imagining some sweet and touching reunion between us, but I couldn’t seem to share her thoughts. Being alone with the prince while putting on an act just to get his attention felt so wrong to me and it made me scared about being alone with him.
“He should be here any moment now...” the duchess said as she looked toward the door.
As if practiced beforehand, she naturally took my hand into hers before she began patting the back of it comfortingly with her other hand. The regretful look that she had in her eyes as she stared into my face made my heartache in response.
“Oh dear, this is simply just too horrible...” she exclaimed.
Although I knew that she was just acting and that she was an amazing actress, I was still shocked to find tears swimming in her eyes. Her nose had turned a pinkish color and it truly looked like her tears were on the verge of spilling.