Book 14.5: Chapter 2
From the perspective of an ordinary girl, Vera was a bit too mature. More precisely, she was a bit too mature for a child. When she and her sister were mesmerised by the story of a brave Prince fighting an evil dragon and then starting a romance with a Princess, which her mother told them, Vera acquired a new view of love. She knew those stories were all fiction. She knew a Prince, who’d battle an evil dragon and then take the Princess home in such naïve stories, didn’t exist. She was a Princess herself, but she knew no evil dragon would capture her. After all, she ate dinner with an evil dragon daily. The evil dragon was unlikely to harbour any ulterior motives towards her… Further, if the dragon did kidnap her, he would definitely be the Prince who came to her rescue.
Vera wanted a lover who could stay with her forever, which meant he, at least, needed to actually exist. Her requirements weren’t excessively strict. As a Princess, it was natural for her to want a husband who was relatively handsome and very competent, both in terms of wits and physically, to ensure her offspring were blessed with superior genetics. He also had to be gentle enough. He, at the very least, needed to be able to put up with her ever so slight wilfulness… When Vera combined those traits together, she discovered a man who fulfilled her criteria existed right by her side. Such an unrealistic man actually existed.
Vera’s line of sight stopped on her dad. Troy was the King of the North. He was gentle, considerate, kind and fair. Vyvyan and Elizabeth blessed him with a splendid appearance; he just didn’t realise it. In reality, women who met him for the first time all had very good impressions of him. His physical prowess and wits were also excellent. His mana wasn’t inferior to her grandmother, Vyvyan, and he was smart enough. He had the blood of a dragon, thus was impervious to blades. Most importantly, her dad was tolerant man. He always looked at her with an affectionate gaze regardless of how she was or what she did.
Vera already decided on her fiancé, and that candidate had to be her father. She didn’t care that her dad already belonged to her mother. On the surface, she respected Lucia. Truthfully, she was very unhappy whenever she saw Lucia and her dad being intimate. She couldn’t quite comprehend why such a powerful King would marry Lucia, who was an ordinary elf. She also couldn’t understand why her father’s gentle and affectionate gaze that should’ve been reserved for her was being wasted on Lucia!!
Vera always thought, “Dad also kisses Mom first before hugging me whenever we welcome him together. I look forward to Dad returning so much, yet I can’t do anything but watch him give Mom a smile. It agitates me. Also, Dad keeps saying I’m his daughter when I don’t want to just be his daughter! I need to grow and become mature!! She’s just a bit over a dozen years earlier than me! I’m certain I can definitely steal Dad from Mom!”
Vera was a very mature young girl; hence, she didn’t forget things after mentioning them the way Nona did. She could already tell she had other enemies besides her mom, who was her primary antagonist. Said other enemies were Nona, Daisy and Liu Yue. Mommy Lucia and Mommy Nier saw each other every day, but they weren’t all that friendly. So, despite them being her younger sisters, she was not going to give up when it came to her father. If it was about the share of a pear or something, then she didn’t care, but her dad was a one and only!
Vera silently pondered, “I don’t need to be concerned with Nona and Daisy. Those two can’t match wits with me. My most worrisome opponent is Liu Yue; she’s not me. She lives outside of the Imperial Palace. I’m always in the Imperial Palace, so I don’t understand the relationships between men and women. Liu Yue, on the other hand, lives outside, so she’s very informed about men and women dating, and she also knows about fashion trends. Whenever she comes over, she’ll tell me, Nona and Daisy about what’s popular outside at the moment.
Liu Yue always follows behind my father as if she was some creepy stalker, whenever she comes over. She knows very well what my father likes. Even I sometimes have to obtain information from her. She’s the biggest threat to me. If she gets ahead of me, I won’t be able to be with Father. Hence, her return this time isn’t good news.
There’s an empty space for Dad’s afternoon tea tomorrow. I managed to get this information from Luna, but Liu Yue also knows about it, which means I can’t let her come over. I must win this opportunity to accompany Dad the way an adult would. Who knows, Dad might not treat me as a daughter again. Additionally, I’ll be able to get closer to Dad. So then, how am I going to drive off Liu Yue?”