NOVEL NEXT Chapter 210.1
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Leticia spent time chatting casually with Cedric.
“Are you not leaving? It’d be good to return to the palace this evening.”
“Let’s stay together just a little longer.”
Cedric’s voice softened.
Immediately after, Leticia naturally nestled into Cedric’s embrace.
‘Ah, my heart’s racing.’
They had been dating for quite a while, but this fluttering feeling was still fresh.
‘Am I lighting up his face?’
Leticia, in Cedric’s arms, looked up at him intently.
“Why are you looking at me so prettily?”
“I just looked.”
“…It gets harder to hold back, don’t do that.”
“Then where should I look?”
“Close your eyes.”
Leticia closed her eyes tightly. Then, a soft kiss landed on her lips.
“I’ll be back tomorrow.”
“Can you come again? You must have a pile of official duties.”
“It’s okay. Seeing you is the most important thing.”
Leticia sighed softly.
‘Ah, this man.’
Is he really that sweet?
‘Always be with me like this.’
Leticia thought as she touched Cedric’s hand, and with a hint of reluctance, she sent him on his way.
‘If Cedric ever changes, it’d be a huge shock. Cedric is now the most precious part of my daily life.’
In the end, Leticia hadn’t even opened all the letters because she was so engrossed in chatting with Cedric.
She decided to read the letters in her room.
“Miss, may I assist you?”
A maid, who came to clear Leticia’s tea cup, spoke.
“Ah, can you help a bit?”
“Yes, miss.”
The maid smiled warmly.
“Thank you, Margaret.”
Leticia said, watching Margaret put the letters and parcels into a basket.
Margaret looked surprised.
“Why?”
“I never thought the famous princess would remember my name.”
“You’re Pirine’s successor, so of course.”
Margaret blushed.
“Pirine said you’re very kind, and it’s true. Ah…”
At that moment, perhaps due to nervousness, Margaret accidentally dropped one of the parcels on the table.
When the parcel hit the floor, a mysterious, shimmering noise emanated from within.
“What’s inside? Oh my, I’m sorry… I hope it’s not broken.”
“Hmm, let’s open it and see.”
Leticia took the parcel from a distraught Margaret.
“A parcel from an unknown sender?”
The old brown wrapping paper had no sender’s address.
‘There’s a stamp from the Alhonstera post office in the northern region.’
Leticia tore the wrapping paper.
“What’s inside? An expensive item?”
Margaret peered in eagerly.
“There’s another box inside.”
Leticia opened that box too, then tilted her head at the revealed item.
“What’s this?”
Inside the small box was cotton, and nestled within…
“Bronze beads?”
There were two very old and worn bronze beads that seemed to be over 100 years old.
Leticia frowned.
“Oh, this isn’t good.”
“Yes, miss?”
“We should be cautious with suspicious items like this.”
Leticia gestured.
Margaret looked around nervously.
“Baal.”
A snake-shaped demon, Baal, appeared as if swimming through the air.
“Can you check this? Is it harmful?”
Baal, invisible to Margaret’s eyes, whispered something to Leticia.
“What, what is it, miss?”
“Oh, sometimes I do this. You’ll get used to it.”
Leticia nodded.
“Hmm, so it’s not harmful to life, but you’re not sure exactly what it is? Ah, okay. When you were the demon of Collen, you might have known…”
Baal, once Collen’s demon.
A very powerful demon in the highest order, but Leticia wasn’t a direct descendant of the Duke’s family but an ordinary person.
It was true that after various incidents, Collen’s demon Baal had taken up residence at Leticia’s rifle.
But unfortunately, Leticia couldn’t handle Baal as freely as Collen did, nor was she skilled in communication.
‘Well, it’s a miracle to be born in an ordinary body and receive help from Baal.’
Leticia always thought that way.
“Should we investigate further?”