Chapter 373
Never before had the Princess dared to menace the Crown Prince with death... Not even as many times her pure heart ached at the pets killed by his hand had Jasmine promised to forfeit his existence.
And yet... before him, her glare conveyed clear determination and the anger she had not exposed in words even if reasonable.
"You will kill me? Is it today the chosen day for my siblings to spout nonsense?"
"Consider it as whatever you wish, Zeleskiaz. Yet Lady Marianne does not deserve such a rushed confession. Even if you felt the urge to tell it thanks to the women’s taunt... Do it properly, solely once you two are alone."
"... So you do want me to tell her-"
"No." — Jasmine interrupted. — "What I want is for Lady Marianne to experience the romance us elegant women expect. I doubt saying it at such a time has any kind of romanticism... It is a shame it is you who has feelings for her. I do not know if she even likes you back. Therefore, doing it in public like this was a reckless thing to do, Older Brother."
"... Sigh... I’m going crazy." — Losing to the exhaustion his restrain provoked, Zeleskiaz lastly exhaled frustrated at Jasmine’s sayings. Conflicted for his many thoughts were aching to have something happen... anything... between himself and the woman his heart raced for and his hands yearned to touch as shamelessly as once he had done out of wild impulses. — "I... It’s more maddening that I even find reason in your d*mn words Jasmine..."
"... You have changed. Such I admit..." — Reticent, Jasmine said, guarding with her eyes the place where the lady and her Mother had moved to. Becoming shy as she continued to be honest while Marianne could not hear their conversation. — "Yet... do not let it be for nothing. I... I-I do kind of wish... for the lady to be my sister in law..."
"..."
"Yet I also don’t want you as her husband! If you are to be this impulsive and aware of your bloodthirst, it appalls me, sincerely... Lady Marianne is-"