If You Want To Frame Me As A Villainess, I Will Be The Villainess. However. - Chapter 3

Noelia began to sob.

“Stop making fun of me!”

It seemed Prince Fabian didn’t understand my explanation either.

“I have no intention of making fun of you. I simply greeted you, Noelia, whom i met for the first time, as a matter of courtesy.”
“This isn’t the first time!”

Noelia’s tears started to well up in her eyes, looking frustrated. I could only shook my head.
Because it really was the first time.
Ah, so this was what the rumored Noelia is like, i genuinely thought.

Oh, why was the academy’s graduation party limited to only students this time?
Usually, The Nobles of the Kingdom and His Majesty the King should be participating.
If the King were here, this situation could be resolved at once!

When i heard that Prince Fabian was planning a student-only party, i was dumbfounded, but i never thought he would actually do it. He was not good at academic, but i thought he did have some ability to do things. A gathering where students just dance was nothing but a foolish event. The graduation party was not an event for the students to have fun.

“It’s truly disgraceful that you’re pretending not to know me just because you don’t want your engagement broken! And it’s also digusting that you thought you could secure your position as a Princess by bullying me!” Noelia accused.

There had been many times when i couldn’t communicate with Prince Fabian, but today might be the worst.
Moreover, none of it was based on facts. Since i was the villainess, i supposes i could speak frankly.

“With all due respect, Your Highness Fabian. It’s a fact that i have never met Noelia, and i never bullied her. Besides, it’s His Majesty the King who wishes the engagement not to be broken, not me.”

Murmurs rippled through the venue.
When i smiled at Prince Fabian, he stared at me in astonishment. Noelia beside him was also stunned, but she recovered before Prince Fabian and opened her mouth.

“There’s no way anyone wouldn’t want to be engaged to the wonderful His Highness Fabian! Her Highness Christiane is just using His Majesty’s name to protect her own reputation!”

I shook my head at Noelia’s words.

“Can you explain to me what is so wonderful about this ‘wonderful His Highness Fabian’? I do not understand.”

The venue buzzed even more than it had all evening.
…Is it something to be surprised about now?

“It’s awful that you’re being mean because you’re jealous that His Highness Fabian loves me!”
“I’m asking you to explain what is wonderful about His Highness Fabian.”

Noelia, why was she saying such things? I would never be jealous of her.

“Fa-His Highness Fabian is wonderful in every way! A fiancée who doesn’t understand his greatness has no meaning as a fiancée!”
“Noelia, can you tell me specifically what is wonderful about him?”

As i pressed her, Noelia bursted into tears.

“Your Highness Fabian, i always feel miserable when i can’t answer Her Highness Christiane like this.”
“Your Highness Christiane, stop bullying Noelia!”
“Bullying? I don’t quite understand, i’m just asking.”
“A fiancée who can’t understand my worth is not a fiancée!”

Um, since you just said you wanted to break off the engagement, you did not have to treat me as your fiancée anymore.

“Yes, since i don’t understand, i want Noelia to enlighten me about His Highness Fabian’s greatness.”
“I-If i explain His Highness Fabian’s greatness, i’ll be in trouble if Your Highness Christiane becomes even more obsessed with him!”

I did not understand the meaning of Noelia’s tearful words. What should i do?

“Should i understand that as an inability to explain?”

When I shook my head, Prince Fabian turned bright red and embraced Noelia.
Apparently, he understood that i was insulting him. He understood sometimes. Rarely, but it happened.

“Noelia, tell Her Highness Christiane about my greatness!”

Encouraged by Prince Fabian, Noelia’s gaze wavered.
Fufu. I was looking forward to hearing her explanation.

“His Highness Fabian is very intelligent!”

At Lady Noelia’s words, Prince Fabian nodded in satisfaction.
…Was she serious?

“Can someone who can’t even master the languages they’ve been studying since childhood be called intelligent?”

At my remark, Prince Fabian’s face scrunched up. But it was the truth.

“Th-That’s just because His Highness doesn’t have a talent for languages. Besides, the intelligence i’m talking about isn’t about studying, it’s about the kind of intelligence to plan things, like changing the graduation party to a different event! His Highness Fabian is someone who can consider things that reflect to the wishes of the people!”

Noelia finished speaking with a relieved look.
I got it, she put a nice spin on it.
My turn, right?