Chapter 427: : Refusal


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    After a few hours of talking to her majesty about the department, she ask General Abarral and Colonel to show her the training ground. It is where the secret army will train. Doctor Leander follow them behind with Prince Rufus since the two of them will also help train the soldiers.


    The rest of us return to our own office to do our own thing. I was about to look for S to ask her to take care of the things in the office because I am n to return in the capital but Prince Fraser suddenly calls my name.


    "Dame Csille, may I have a word with you?"


    I frown. What does this Prince wants from me again? Why does he often looks for me these days? Shouldn''t he focus more on his beloved rather than bothering the viiness?


    I heaves a sigh. "Your highness, apologies but I don''t have time today. I still have work to do and I need to return to the capital to check on the Founda-"


    "I am returning in the capital too. Why don''t you return with me?"


    Is he dumb? Why would I do that? Did he forget that we are not already engaged and if people see us together that will not be a good thing.


    "Your highness, let me remind you that I am an unmarried woman. If anyone see me with you, it will be an issue. Aren''t you worried that the person you like will see this and misunderstand things?"


    Please, don''t involve me with such a mess, your highness. I already have too much on my te. Why do you need to add on my problems?


    Prince Fraser frowns. "I only want to talk to you about the weaponry making. I know you are busy and wouldn''t have time, it is the same for me. Wouldn''t it save us time if we talk about this on our way to the capital?"


    It is a good n but wouldn''t that had a negative effect on us? What if someone see us together? Wouldn''t that be an issue? What if Princess Paislee saw us and misunderstand things? Wouldn''t I mess things up?


    I was still contemting what to when Prince Fraser speak again. "I only want to hear updates about the weapons. The Vrawyth Kingdom will already release the news that we are selling weapons tomorrow. I just want to make sure that everything is okay on your part. Also wouldn''t it better if we let Mister Earnan live in the department?"


    I shake my head. "That is impossible. Mister Earnan already told me that he doesn''t want to return to the capital. He will only work for us if he stay where he is staying. Also, you don''t have to worry about the weapons, I have received a letter from him the other day and he told me that everything is prepared already. That they are only waiting for us to open our shop. So, I don''t think there is something we need to talk about, your highness."


    There is no way I will allow it. Things is about to get better for the two leads. How will I let myself ruined it?


    Prince Fraser frowns. "Dame Csille, are you avoiding me?"


    Isn''t that obvious your highness? You only realize it just now? How dense can you be?


    I shake my head. "Your highness, I just don''t want other people to misunderstand things. Things are alreadyplicated in my life right now and I don''t want to make it moreplicated. That''s why I don''t want let anyone see us together. I hope you can also understand me, your highness."


    Prince Fraser, can you please let me go? What do you want to hear from me? I will immediately tell it to you just so you wouldn''t force me to return to the capital with you.


    "What''s wrong if people see us together? We will be working in the new department already. Is there anything wrong seeing two colleagues talking to each other?"


    I frustratedly stares at him. I don''t understand why can''t he understand what I am trying to say. Is it difficult for him to understand that I am only doing this for him.


    I heave a sigh. "Your highness, let me remind you that no one should know that we are working together. Do you want other people to know about the new department?"


    Prince Fraser got silent. He just stares at me for a couple of seconds.


    That is right. Let it sink in to you that I am only doing what is good for thw both of us. So, please leave me alone.


    However, I was wrong. I thought I was able to convince him already.


    "But we can make it look like we are both working with a project. You are still the Founder of the Hope Foundation, right? We can use that excuse to-"


    I didn''t let him finish what he wants to say. "Your highness, may I know the reason why you are insisting on returning with me? I already told you that everything is okay. If you want, I could send you a report about the weaponry this afternoon. So, I don''t understand why are you willing to risk things here? What do you want?"


    He just stares at me and shakes his head. "I only want to talk to you about the weapons because I don''t have time to-"


    "And I already told you that everything is okay! How many times do I need to repeat myself to you? If that is still not enough then tell me the things you want to ask and I will clear it to you right now."


    He nce at his time watch and shakes his head. "I don''t have time for that, Dame Csille. I still need to do things her majesty ask me to do. After that, I need to make sure that everything is already okay in the department before I return to the capital. The only time I can give to you is the time while I am on my way in the capital."


    So, what does he wants me to do, to adjust for him? Does he really thinks he is the only busy here? I also have a lot of things to do today. Also he is the one who has questions and not me. So, why do I need to adjust for him?


    I tried my best not to snap at him. Both him and Leander are getting on my nerves already.


    "Your highness, you alredy said before that we are both busy person. If you can spare me time today, I have to apologize because I couldn''t do that." I stare him for a few secondsm. Contemting whether I should continue what I want to say to him or not.


    In the end I couldn''t stop myself from blurting the words I long want to say to him. "Your highness, my life was already ruined when you decided to break the engagement with me. I am still trying to get up from that so please don''t ruined everything I have done. Your highness, I only epted this position because of his majesty. If I only have other choice, I wouldn''t want to work with you again. So, I am sorry if I couldn''tpromise for you this time"


    I bow my head at him. "Your highness, I need to go now. I still have other things I need to do today. If you''ll excuse me."


    I didn''t let Prince Fraser say anything and immediately fled away from him.


    I am already at the clinax of the story. I just need to wait for not so long before we arrived at the ending. So, please don''t ruin it for me, Prince Fraser.


    I didn''t stay long in the department after the conversation I had with Prince Fraser. I was afraid that if I stay there for too long, he might convince me again to return to the capital with him. That is why I decided to leave immediately after I left a few reminders to S.


    S will be the one who will left to handle my office while I was gone. It is the purpose of the assistants his majesty assigned to us. They will be the one who will continue our work


    once we return to the capital.


    Because the Department is secret, we couldn''t let anyone know that we are working in the department. So, we have no choice but to keep our original work while working in the new


    department.


    It is a difficult thing to do but because most of them wants to prove their abilities to his majesty, they didn''tin to him.


    I look outside the window and heaves a sigh when I see the familiar busy capital of the


    Kingdom.


    I am back.


    Its been only a day since I left the capital but I can feel that I was gone for days. It is probably because a lot of things happened while I was in the department.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The carriage stops in front of the Foundation and the coachman looks back at me. "Dame Csille, are you sure you don''t want me to send you home? Aren''t you tired? Shouldn''t you take


    some rest?"


    Rest? How can I rest knowing that the days are getting shorter. Sooner the peacefulness in the Vrawyth Kingdom will disappear and I need to make sure that everything is on the right ces when it happens. So, how can I rest?


    I just smile gratefully at the coachman. "Thank you for the concern but I still have other things to do today." I open the door and give him another smile. "Thank you for sending me


    back."


    This coachman is the person assigned to be my coachman. He will be the one who will bring me to the department and send me back at the capital.


    The coachman bows his head at me as a response. Before he steer the horse towards a certain direction. Now that I will be staying in the capital. His work will stop here. He can continue his work once I decided to return to the department.


    I look at the Foundation and frown when I noticed the long line of people in front of the


    Foundation.


    What is happening? Why are there are a lot of people lining up in front of the Foundation?


    I was still contemting what to do when someone rush to hug me. We almost fall on the ground because I lost bnce when that someone crash into me.


    I look down and find Li looking at me worriedly. I can even see the hint of anxiety in her


    eyes.


    "Dame Csille, it is a good thing you are here. We heard from the Count that you have an urgent case to help from the nearby region. Is everything okay there?"


    Count? Father said I was in the nearby region helping people? But why would he help me? Isn''t he disappointed with my decision thest time? Why would he help me this thime?


    Is it because of the King? Did he ask for Father''s help?


    "Dame Csille? Did you hear what I said?"


    I was too deep in my thoughts that I forgot that Li is still with me. I look at her and smile


    reassuringly. "Apologies, maybe I got tired from the trip. About your questions, there is nothing to worry about. Everything is okay alredy. I have taken care of everything." I look at the line of people in front of the Foundation. "How about the Foundation? Is everything okay in the here? Why is there a long line today?"


    It''s normal for us to have a number of lining up for help. But this is the first time, after the


    contagious disease disappeared, that we have such a number of people lining up in the


    Foundation.


    Did something happened while I was gone?


    Li look at the people who are lining up before she looks at me with worried eyes.


    "Dame Csille, we have a problem."