The Princess Who Saw the Fall of Her Homeland Strives to Change Fate by Becoming the Cold Prince's Bride! - Chapter 33

“Hey, what exactly is going on here?”

Gloria cornered Amalia with a cold voice and a sharp glare, making Amalia tremble.

“Um, Lady Gloria, that is… ”

“Why is a princess from some small, weak country getting the same evaluation as me? ”

Clack. Gloria stomped her heel on the floor, and Amalia let out a pitiful squeal.

“I don’t understand. Hey, Amalia. Tell me. ”

“L-Lady Gloria, that’s… oh! I’m sure that girl is cheating somehow! ”

The words came out without thinking.

In truth, it was Gloria’s side using dirty tactics—but if Amalia pointed that out, she would be silenced.

Right now, what mattered most to Amalia was avoiding Gloria’s anger.

“She must know she can’t win against you the fair way, so she’s using tricks! But don’t worry. I, Amalia, will crush that country girl completely! ”

Amalia spoke boldly.

She waited for Gloria’s anger to settle, then quickly bowed and hurried away from the room.

Watching Amalia leave, Gloria bit her nail in frustration.

“This is just wrong…! ”

Gloria was the daughter of a powerful duke family in the great nation of Ernstahl.

Since childhood, she was raised with love and taught how to act like someone in a high position.

A few years ago, she was too young to enter the bride selection for the Crown Prince, but if she had, she surely would’ve been chosen.

Now, she had been chosen as a bride candidate for the Second Prince, Richard.

Of course, Gloria was serious about becoming the prince’s bride.

As the daughter of a noble house, she couldn’t let another woman take that place.

So she had prepared carefully.

She used power and money freely and gained the support of people involved in the bride selection.

She even placed loyal girls like Amalia among the candidates to help things go her way.

There should have been no enemies left.

Without any problems, Gloria was supposed to outshine everyone and be chosen as the bride.

And yet…

“Why someone like that princess from a small country…! ”

Elze—the princess of the small, faraway kingdom Maglier.

If Gloria was a beautiful blooming rose, then Elze was a weed on the roadside.

She was supposed to be stepped on and forgotten by everyone.

But Elze kept standing up, no matter how hard Gloria tried to push her down.

Even worse, Elze kept getting the same high scores as Gloria in the selection, despite all the sabotage.

To Gloria’s eyes, Elze wasn’t special at all.

Her appearance was plain and lacked elegance.

She was noisy and didn’t act like a proper lady.

Her knowledge and manners were average at best.

In the arts, she had no talent or skill—only strange ideas that people found interesting.

…She was not someone who should stand next to Gloria.

Surely, in the next part of the selection, Elze’s true nature would be revealed, and she’d make a fool of herself.

Even knowing that, Gloria couldn’t stop feeling angry.

She didn’t realize that her irritation came from a deeper fear.

Just then, someone spoke to her.

“Lady Gloria, may I speak with you for a moment? ”

When she looked, it was her trusted maid.

The maid had always helped her behind the scenes with many secret plans.

Gloria leaned forward, thinking she had a new idea.

“Very well, tell me. ”

“I would like to introduce someone who will help you become the prince’s bride. ”

Following the maid into the room was a thin middle-aged man.

His body was skinny like a skeleton, but his sunken eyes shone brightly.

His creepy appearance made Gloria frown.

If her maid hadn’t brought him, she wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him.

“…Who is this person? ”

“He has a strange power that will surely help you, Lady Gloria. ”

Pushed forward by the maid, the man stood in front of Gloria.

He lifted his face and began to speak.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Lady Gloria of House Liebner. I am… well, I am not important. But I promise to use my power to place the queen’s tiara upon your head. ”

“>You sound very confident. So, what exactly can you do? ”

At Gloria’s question, the man gave a mysterious smile.

“…Actually, I am a descendant of the ‘Foreseers’—a family that can see the future. With this power, your victory will be certain. ”