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Two-Faced Princess-Chapter 232
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âIt would be difficult to punish him for a royal family memberâs murder. Iâll have to reveal the top. Then isnât it right to kill him now?â
Apollonia slowly rose and approached him. Then, she sat down at the end of the bed so that she could look down and face him exactly.
âDo you have something to say? A rebuke for not resembling my father? The admonition that Iâve undermined everything heâs built? I have no choice but to listen, so feel free to do so.â Knox said with a sneer that he didnât know whether it was directed at himself or at Apollonia. Apollonia stared at him for a while. Soon the words from Apolloniaâs open mouth were completely different from Knoxâs expectations.
âFebruary 15th.â
âWhat?â
âYour birthday. Itâs February 15th. Youâre the same age as me.â Apollonia spoke to him quietly, without admonition or rebuke.
âWhat about it? I donât know how you know, but whatâs the point of telling me that?â
âYour favorite food is apples. The reason is that Sid likes it. Your best weapon is a spear rather than a sword. You respect Pascal I as a man. You started talking a little later than others, but you walked faster than anyone your age. You have no talent for instruments, but you tend to like music. You have learned quickly about agriculture and hunting, so you have the qualifications to be a good lord.â
Personal information about Knox poured out of Apolloniaâs mouth. It was ridiculous considering that she didnât even know his identity a while ago. Knox looked at her with his eyes wide open. Incredibly, every word was correct.
âWhyâââ
âSid told me.â She finished talking and looked at Knox again. Unlike Knox, there was neither blame, hostility, nor anger in her eyes. Rather, she felt a little bit of a pity.
âWhat?â Knoxâs lips quivered as he uttered it with a blank expression. Unlike a while ago, he felt no injustice, anger, or irony.
âSid lived with your story in his mouth.â Apollonia laughed bitterly. Her face was full of longing for Sid. âHe didnât see you often, but he remembered every little thing about you. Every year on your birthday, he wrote a letter himself and showed it to me. Because of his blunt personality, he tore up all the long letters and sent only short phrases, but he was sincere with you in his own way. He exchanged several letters a day with the countess about what you had learned and what you would teach in the future.â Apollonia continued quietly as if telling an old story. âHe couldnât express it, but he loved you and your mother much more than you think.â Knox couldnât move as if frozen in his sitting position.
Apollonia added, lowering her gaze.âKnox. Iâm sorry for taking your father away from you.â She concluded the conversation. For a few minutes, all they could hear was the sound of rain.
After a long time, Knox opened his mouth. âThatâs ridiculous.â He mumbled with his head down and tears in his eyes. The hand touching the floor clenched its fist. đłđ«đđđ°đđŻđ»đŒđŻđđč.đ°đŒđșfre ewebno vel.com
âReally.â At Apolloniaâs reply, he closed his eyes tightly. His lips were pressed into a tight line.
âWell, even if itâs trueâââ-â His voice trembled as he raised his head again to face Apollonia. âWhy havenât you helped me at all? You know what my father did to save you, whyââââ
âIt was the Countessâs will.â said Apollonia shakily. âI tried to visit you several times since he died, but she refused because it was a danger to both sides. The same goes for financial help.â She spoke in a subdued voice. She recalled dozens of letters she had sent to the Countess of Byan five years ago.
âYour mother refused all contact, saying that I couldnât put you in danger after Sid protected me with his life soââ-â Apollonia lowered her head, raised it again, and continued. âI decided to wait a little longer until the danger is gone and I can proudly meet you and your mother.â
âExcuses! There are a lot of ways to help me if youâre really that determined.â Knox cried out in a voice mixed with resentment. Apollonia nodded and smiled sadly.
âThere was one. Iâm sorry thatâs all I could do for you.â
âWhat?â
âLucille Edmund. You know the name, donât you?â
Knox, hearing the name, froze once again.