The Reincarnation Of The Poor Princess
Eighteen (18)

Stella did not expect that King Shavir would come to her palace, just as the guard around her palace was tightened. The only question that came to his mind right now was; why did the ice man come?

While Stella and King Shavir were looking at each other, Jesriel who was beside Stella instantly felt a cold sweat running behind her nape. The mentality is still not ready if it is required to face the king now! Then, Jesriel looked at Stella with a look of blame.

'My disciples, it's all because of you!' her inner self, screamed in her heart with deep frustration. 'If only you had been at the Ic Mansion paying your respects to His Majesty, then I would have been calm!'

Yeah, that's the problem.

When Stella did not pay homage or say hello to King Shavir and Dhemiel, Jesriel felt a bad feeling.

A person who does not respect the king is equal to a criminal, it is considered a great sin and the punishment is not light, even if the person is a noble. So mentally, Jesriel was not ready to face King Shavir because he was also following Stella who did not pay homage to King Shavir and Dhemiel. He did not know whether King Shavir was willing to forgive him or not, it made it difficult to breathe for a few seconds.

After a moment of silence, King Shavir― who sat on one of the sofas there― stood up from his seat, then approached Stella without taking his eyes off the little girl.

Suzy and the other servants who witnessed the scene from afar immediately prayed for the safety of their master.

Stella's cold treatment of them, however, still thinks Stella is a good person, as she never scolds those who work under her control. Even if they did something wrong, it was not Stella who rebuked, it was Suzy.

Sometimes, when Stella's mood is in good shape, Suzy and the other servants are given orders by her to leave work for a week, of course it makes them excited and promises to serve Stella with all their heart.

That was why there had never been a conflict at Everstell Palace, it was also what made them respect Stella more than anyone, even a few days ago when King Shavir, Dhemiel, and Xylia came to visit, the servants did not let them sit down because they had not received any orders from Stella.

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"Stella's."

It´s real.

Stella stared in disbelief at the man standing before her.

The ice man spoke to him, saying his name. It was not the cold voice that Stella expected, but rather a calm voice with no emotion in it, yet that was what made her even more alert.

Even though King Shavir before him was very calm, but his calmness brought great danger that threatened his existence. He was like a sea, clear and calm, but there were times when the sea brought forth huge waves that swept across the surrounding area.

What happened next made Stella open her eyes wide.

The person bowed, then crouched down before him.

Yeah, he bent down and squatted!

The ice man was equating his height with his, what an unexpected thing.

After that, the next sentence out of the man's lips made Stella's body numb.

"Are you okay?"

Silent.

Neither Stella, Jesriel, nor Suzy and the other servants could speak a word. Their mouths were tightly locked, as if there was a very strong glue attached there.

King Shavir, who received no response, immediately felt all pairs of eyes looking at him with a different look. They seem to have forgotten that he is the king of this land. To all the pairs of eyes that looked at King Shavir, in their eyes King Shavir was not a king, but a man who got lost in the forest and asked a beautiful bird how to get home.

This was strange because suddenly the ice man asked such a question.

Did his head hit something hard?

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"I'm home, Mommy!"

A little girl ran cheerfully around the flower garden in her residence. Normally, her mother was in the flower garden at this hour, so she was used to saying "i came home" after arriving at the flower garden rather than saying that line when she entered her residence.

"Come here, Xylia."

A soft voice sounded. The little girl, Xylia, looked at the face of her mother who was sitting where they usually spent time together. Then, his smile expanded, he immediately nodded and ran a little towards his mother.

He hugged his mother tightly. His mother hugged him back, occasionally rubbing Xylia's hair slowly. A second later, Xylia's joyful face turned moody. His voice sounded soft as he spoke.

"Mom, I'm sorry...."

"Eh?"

Mother Xylia was stunned for a moment when she felt her daughter's body tremble. He then let go of his embrace, then looked at the face of his daughter who had shed tears.

"What's up, Xylia?" ask her with a worried tone.

"A-I'm afraid ... afraid that Daddy―"

"Xylia!"

The sharp, eerie-sounding voice in Xylia's ears took over the little girl's attention, as did her mother. Not far from where they were, a man in noble clothes came. His brown hair was shining in the sun. Her green eyes looked at Xylia with a sharp look. Walking over, the man approached Xylia.

"Why did His Majesty drop you off in the middle of the road instead of in front of the gate of the residence?" he asked after arriving in front of Xylia.

"I'm-I .. I, I...."

Xylia stuttered, unable to answer her father's question, her tongue suddenly twisted.

'Ugh, I always can't be calm in front of Dad!' with frustration.

Seeing her daughter look terrified in her eyes, Xylia's mother immediately hugged Xylia.

"Your Majesty may have an important affair, so take Xylia down halfway," the woman replied.

Xylia's father seemed dissatisfied when he heard his wife's answer, then his gaze turned to Xylia who was curled up in the arms of Daneen―ibu Xylia.

"Xylia, you should have made Her Majesty comfortable with you, and not made Her Majesty stay away from you" said the sarcastic Levon, Xylia's father.

The man had great ambition by bringing his daughter closer to the king so that his position as a duke could rise to a higher level. The plan from the beginning was to rule the Kingdom of Evergard. Armed with the blond hair her daughter had, Levon desperately taught Xylia everything about how to become a good king's daughter and be loved by everyone.

Now, all Levon needed was support from the king. Therefore, at any rate, Xylia should be able to lure King Shavir and then become a princess! Thus, all he needed to get rid of were the other members of the royal family in order for him to occupy the throne of the kingdom, including King Shavir.

Meanwhile, Daneen looked at her husband with a disapproving look.

"Wouldn't it be nice that His Majesty stayed away from Xylia? If that happens, then my Xylia won't come home bleeding again!" tukas Daneen with a slightly elevated tone.

As a mother, she did not like her daughter to be a doll assigned to obey all her husband's orders.

The Kingdom of Evergard has many enemies, let alone the enemy of King Shavir. Usually, the enemy's tactic to lure his opponent is to injure those closest to the opponent.

All this time, everyone knew that Xylia was greatly "loved" by the king. Therefore, Xylia's life is threatened whenever the king takes her on a journey. After traveling, Xylia was dropped off the train in the middle of the road, rather than in front of her residence. That left the enemies of the kingdom with a great chance of hurting Xylia. Whenever that happened, Xylia always came home covered in blood and scars everywhere.

Daneen was always enraged when she saw Xylia in a terrible condition, but she could not change her husband's thoughts about the throne. For Levon, it does not matter if Xylia is always pursued by the enemies of the kingdom, because it proves that Xylia has an important role in the life of King Shavir. In addition, Xylia also never complained about her condition, because that was also her own wish.

Everyone has different thoughts, as do these three people.

Levon uses Xylia as a puppet to gain the throne.

King Shavir pretends to love Xylia in order to distract the enemy from the members of the royal family.

As for Xylia, she was willing to be pursued by the enemies of the kingdom just to be a shield for the safety of the royal princess, Stella.

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the longest chapter among others, beating chapter 8 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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