Volume 1 Chapter 56

Volume 1 + Chapter 56: Fool

“It’s Alice sis… I mean Her Highness the Princess.”

Qianzhi paused briefly mid-sentence, though it was just for a moment, Eve caught it with her sharp perception.

Because Qianzhi was too bad at hiding her feelings, when she realized her slip of tongue just now, her toes wrapped in white silk instinctively curled up.

“Anyway, we can walk fewer steps, my feet aren’t feeling very comfortable, so I’ll have to trouble Miss Eve… to massage them a bit longer.”

Qianzhi said softly with a slightly reddened face.

And their carriage, just as Qianzhi had said, entered the Church Academy’s main gate without any hindrance.

Those knights responsible for guarding the gate even bowed respectfully to the carriage.

…

“Sigh.”

Vivian leaned against the window of the Church Academy’s teaching building, looking at the bustling crowds outside, she only found them noisy.

Watching those about-to-graduate students, arm in arm with their parents and beaming with joy, Vivian’s mood became increasingly gloomy.

She wore the Holy Maiden’s exclusive pure white feather robe, but now she no longer felt honored by this magnificent uniform.

After all, beneath this white feather robe that symbolized holiness and glory, lurked a person dark to the core.

She increasingly couldn’t stand the sight of herself now, especially when seeing others being loved and cherished by their mothers while she had nothing, she just wanted to give herself a slap.

Slap!

Lost in painful memories, she couldn’t help but actually give herself a slap.

The crisp sound echoed in the empty corridor, aside from her stinging cheek, the guilt in her heart remained unchanged.

Yesterday the dragon-pride protagonist had caused trouble for her again, she had lost count of how many times she had cleaned up after him.

This time the dragon-pride protagonist went too far, sending people to bully Leah. Thinking of this, Vivian couldn’t help but curse that guy as an idiot.

Leah now had protection, her mother was a holder of the Imperial Medal, which meant her mother had very close ties with at least one of the three royal powerhouses.

To dare provoke such a person, he was truly stupid beyond measure.

Those foolish sons of landlords who were instructed by the dragon-pride protagonist not only failed to take advantage of Leah and got beaten into the hospital, but were also forced to keep their mouths shut afterward.

Even the principal was intentionally or unintentionally favoring Leah’s side.

So many noble children were beaten black and blue, logically speaking, these guys united together should have been a force not to be underestimated.

At least in Vivian’s view, even if she mobilized all her connections, she couldn’t settle this matter.

But Leah’s mother hadn’t even appeared personally, and the situation had already completely turned around.

Not only were those who bullied Leah held back a year, but at today’s graduation ceremony, their parents would have to bring them to publicly apologize to Leah.

“What a bunch of fools.”

Today wasn’t just any ordinary graduation ceremony, whether it was the head of the Lorraine family, or the Princess, or even Her Majesty the Empress might attend this graduation ceremony.

To state their facts of bullying others using their power and apologize in such an occasion, Vivian could tell just by thinking about it that these nobles’ futures were in jeopardy.

Those noble sons had basically all faced reality, the dragon-pride protagonist whom they used to call brother had now become merely ‘that dragon fellow.’

Completely estranged…

As the saying goes, everyone pushes a falling wall, the instigator dragon-pride protagonist almost took the biggest blame and paid the heaviest price, possibly becoming the first student to be expelled in Church Academy’s history.

To lose face in front of countless important figures and their children, then be expelled from Church Academy, needless to say, it would be an eternal shame.

In this country, he basically had no future to speak of anymore.

The dragon-pride protagonist naturally came to Vivian as always, wanting her to help him settle this.

But Vivian couldn’t settle it, and she didn’t want to help the dragon-pride protagonist settle it either.

She had long grown tired of her unrequited efforts, and even tired of her position as Holy Maiden.

She felt like a clown, giving up someone who loved her most for a man who wouldn’t even give her a promise.

“Fool!”

Thinking of this, Vivian couldn’t help but raise her right hand wanting to give herself another slap.

But she saw at the academy entrance, a luxurious carriage slowly driving in.

Realizing something, she didn’t have time to think more, lifted her skirt and quickly ran down the stairs.

At this time, a carriage that could directly enter the Church Academy’s interior was most likely the Princess.

As the Church’s Holy Maiden, in such an occasion, she naturally had to go personally welcome the Princess.

By the time Vivian ran downstairs, the carriage had already come to a steady stop.

“Your Highness.”

Vivian quickly went forward to greet, before she finished speaking, she saw the carriage door slowly open.

The person who stepped down from the carriage wasn’t any Princess, but rather a gentle face that felt somewhat familiar.

“Leah’s mom?”

Vivian unconsciously stopped in her tracks, standing dumbfounded on the spot.

Eve also noticed Vivian, but her gaze merely swept past Vivian indifferently.

It didn’t even linger for a second…

Then she turned around, immediately putting on a completely different gentle smile and extending her hand to the person in the carriage.

“Careful, mind the steps, let me help you down.”