" Your highness, why do you believe he would despise you?" Haruto inquired straightforwardly.
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" I did something wrong by eavesdropping on their conversation. It was unladylike of me to behave as such". Said the princess harboring a guilty expression.
( She said she's been avoiding Ying Jie simply because of that conversation she eavesdrops on but is it truly the sole reason? Why do I have the weird sensation that there's something more than she's letting on?)
" Do you want my advice on the matter?" He inquired straightforwardly.
" Yes, please!" She answered, gazing at me with much anticipation.
( She's so impatient to know my opinion on the matter. The question is, will she follow it or will she keep running away as she's been doing for the past week?)
" My advice to you is, you should confront the problem head-on and stop running away". He said, gazing at her intensely.
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