 “What will it take for you to love me?” The screen lit up, revealing a young blonde lady, kneeling infront of a tall mysterious man.
 Their eyes widened, ‘It’s the Princess voice! But who is she begging to?’ Jennette thought to herself. Claude looked at the screen, recognizing himself. ‘I don’t remember this happening.’ He thought to himself while holding his head.
 “Should I become like Jennette?” The Princess asked. “If I do, then will you call my name dearly like you do hers, and watch me with warmth in your eyes?”
 Shocked plastered on their faces as the Princess asked the mysterious man. “Become like me? What is happening?” Jennette asked, confused by what’s happening.
 “This is odd… this never happened.” Felix said. ‘Athanasia is my only daughter, so why is she bringing up that girl?’ Claude thought to himself.
 The screen finally shows the princess kneeling infront of the Emperor. “Will you hold me in your arms… without pushing me away?”
 “Such a thing won’t happen until I die.” The Emperor said without mercy.
 “This never happend” Claude said while clutching his head. Felix watched Claude with worried face, ‘But will this happen in the future?’ realising what the thought, he immediately snapped back.
 “Why is that?” The Princess couldn’t help but ask. “I’m your daughter too, father. I was by yourside much longer than Jennette.” The princess asked looking up to the Emperor while crying.
 Jennette’s tears rolled down, she couldn’t handle the princess crying. Anastacius noticed this, and handed her a handkerchief.
 “You fool.” The Emperor stated, looking down at the princess. His jewelled blue eyes are glowing.
 Claude watch the scene with his fist trembling. Why is he acting like that on the screen? ‘His Majesty wouldn’t be able to do that to the princess!’ Felix said to himself.
 ‘That piercing contempt, his voice digging into my ears was more cruel than ever.’ The princess’ thought were heard by everyone.
 ‘So we can hear her thoughts, interesting.’ Lucas watch the screen with full of interest.
 “There was never a day I considered you my daughter.” Upon hearing this, the princess realized that begging will never change his mind. Her trembling hands let go of the Emperor’s pants as more tears fell down on her cheeks, she cried and cried until no tears come out.
 Claude clutched his chest and lowered his head, ‘This… this feeling again.’ Felix doesn’t know what to do, watched Claude with pity.
 Claude was heartless until the very end. And the deepest despair like never before flooded Athansia’s eyes…
(Lovable Princess-Chapter 8- Twisted fate)
 “Lovable Princess? It sounds like a title of a book, and there’s also a chapter.” Jennette said.
 The screen turned back, and showed the a baby Athanasia holding a gold toy with a surprise look on her face. Athanasia let go of her toy as it rolled away from her.
 “I miss the my princess” Lily said as she wipes her fallen tears. “The princess is so cute” Jennette mumbled, covering her mouth.
 Anastacius glanced at Jennette who is smiling, he’s glad that her eyes weren’t swollen from crying.
 “What’s this? Why did I suddenly think of that novel? The romance novel I read because a costumer left it behind.” A lady appeared, then the book of the Lovely Princess.
 “The…the princess is able to think like she’s a grown up already…” Duke Alpheus was amazed.
 “Wait– a costumer?” Felix looked at the screen confusely, “First of all, she is a baby so she wouldn’t be able to read books. Second, why–how is she able to think like a grown lady? And third, who is that lady?” Felix asked. Everyone wants to ask the same thing.
 “Did I recall that book because the princess that gets executed in it… has the same name as me?” Athanasia continued.
 “The princess got executed?! For what reason?!” Lily is fuming mad, while Felix is trying to calm her down.
 ‘Will she get executed in the future?’ Lucas was not liking the idea of it.
 The baby Athansia was throwing her hands and feet. ‘Get out of my head this instant!’ She thought.
 “Hmm?” A maid who was looking after the princess noticed that the princess was not holding her rattle. “Oh, bother. How clumsy, she keeps dropping it. Don’t be a nuisance and play quietly with your toy, Miss.” The maid said as the picked up the rattle from the ground without wiping it.
 ‘Babies don’t have a good grip, dummy!’ Athansia thought.
 “Wow, she’s giving it back to her without wiping it? What a good maid.” Lucas said sarcastically.
 “Felix. Remember that face.” Claude ordered his Knight.
 ‘She pick it up from the ground and gave it back to me without even wiping it… is she belitting me for being an ‘outcast’ of a princess? I sure hope not…’
 “Uwaa..” baby Athansia dropped the rattle again.
 They laughed.
 “What’s wrong? Ugh, I already have my hands full with all these sewing! Here, let me get that for you.” The maid stood up to get the rattle, but the princess threw it on the side.
 “Nyo!” baby athanasia cried.
 Lucas chuckled, as Athansia kept throwing the rattle away.
 ‘I don’t want this, it’s is not what I want! Do you really think a rattle would be entertaining at my age?!’
 Everyone was dumbfounded. Lucas couldn’t but laugh, “Did she forgot that she’s a baby?”
 “Are you bored with it now?” The maid asked, and baby Athansia nodded in response.
 The maid picked the little princess up and put her on her crib. “Let’s lay you down.” The maid said after leaving.
 “It’s not safe to leave a baby alone.” Lily stated.
 ‘Is she going to the head maid? If you’re coming back with another rattle, don’t bother.’ , “Uaun…” the little princess looked up and tried to reach the baby mobile above her. ‘Ha… I’ll never get used to this.’
 The scene changed, there was a black haired lady laying down, there’s a glass of water and a pills beside her.
 “I wonder who is she…” Jennette mumbled.
 “I went to sleep after taking some sleeping pills… and woke up to all this.”
 ‘Sleeping pills?’ Claude was curious. ‘She must have died from overtaking.’ Felix guessed.
 ‘This makes no sense! Me, suddenly becoming a baby? And on top of it, I’m a princess. This is crazy..’
 “So she’s a grown up woman on a body of a baby?” Anastacius said.
 “Princess!” The made from before burst into the room. “The head maid said our budget is low. You’ll just have to play with these.” The maid gave the princess the same rattle.
 ‘Is she allowed to just abruptly open a door to a baby’s room like this?’
 “I won’t coddle you if you start crying. I’m really busy right now!” The maid sat down and started sewing.
 “It’s your job!” Lily stood up fuming mad, Felix quickly calmed her down.
 ‘I’m a baby… She should have been nicer to me…!’ Athansia thought with teary eyes.
 “Aw…” ‘So cute!’
 ‘I guess not every princess is treated as one. From being an orphan in my previous life, it’s nice to be reborn as a princess.”
 “So, she’s been reincarnated.” Claude mumbled.
 ‘Reincarnated…’ Jennette wanted to ask if it’s possible, but after seeing that the princess was reincarnated she confirmed that it is possible.
The princess bursts into tears. ‘But why did it have to be a princess that everyone hates…!’
 “That’s not true…” Lily sighed. “Princess, if you don’t know a lot of nobles admired you!” Jennette exclaimed.
 “I still can’t get over that the princess was an orphan before she reincarnated.” Felix said.
 “To Be Continued” appeared on the screen.
“Shall we start the next chapter?”
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