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Besides, is this the period when she only knew basic manners
and was doing whatever she pleased inside the palace?
To be honest, right now she thought she absolutely did not
want to meet with Duke Radziwill.
The reason was that it seemed like it would be difficult to
suppress her anger, and because she remembered the feeling of emptiness that no
matter how hard she tried, she couldn't meet her mother.
（Haa…… to think Ojiisama would come. What a hassle.）
However, considering Candice had always been saying 『Come see me』 up until now, it was no wonder he would find it strange if
she refused to meet for a whole month.
Not knowing what business brought him here today, Candice
was looking for Duke Radziwill's letters scattered on the table.
While reading the newest letter, Candice acutely felt
a bad premonition.
Because she realized it was about time for Duke Radziwill
to send in various instructors to train Candice.
（In order to make me a perfect Imperial
Princess, Ojiisama prepares a lot of instructors. I had no time to play,
and he sent even stricter people starting from this period, didn't he.）
In reality, because Candice did whatever she pleased
in the palace and her selfishness was too terrible, Valentin told Duke
Radziwill to "do something about it," resulting in even more
instructors being sent, but there was no way for Candice to know such
circumstances.
Her unfree days of being strictly drilled in studies, dance,
and manners from morning to night by the instructors prepared by Duke
Radziwill starting from age five were about to begin.
（Besides, no matter how hard I tried,
he never let me meet Okaa-sama.）
Candice
clenched her palms tightly.
She understands it now, but Duke Radziwill had used Candice's
feeling of 『I
want to meet my mother』.
As a result, although she successfully acquired manners as
an Imperial Princess, Candice's stress inversely increased, and
she ended up taking it out on her surroundings.
Her reputation inside the palace only worsened, and she
would proceed down the path to becoming the 『Evil Imperial Princess』.
And in the end, she died without ever being able to meet her
mother eternally.
Why didn't she come to see her even once.
Why was there no reply even when she wrote letters.
Candice
felt fierce anger even toward the mother she had yearned for so much.
At the same time, sadness welled up.
（Okaa-sama…… didn't care about me at
all.）
It is only now that she understood she was just being lured
by bait without ever receiving the reward.
Right now, Candice harbored a strong sense of
distrust toward Duke Radziwill.
（Ojiisama is a liar……! To think he
won't let me meet Okaa-sama even once.）
Whether Duke Radziwill thought he wouldn't be able to
manipulate Candice as he pleased after her mother died, or whether he
regretted the effort and money he had spent on Candice up to this point,
she didn't know, but this time he swapped the target to her 『father』.
From there, her obsession with her father, Valentin,
began.
Candice
pressed her neck with trembling hands.
「Her Highness Candice, Imperial
Princess, your complexion is bad, but are you alright?」
「Eh……? Ah, I am fine.」
「Let's go. Otherwise Duke
Radziwill will……」
「…………」
Part of it is not knowing how to deal with him, but she
simply feels heavy-hearted.
（Even though I just wanted to be
loved……）
She had thought that she would have to face Duke
Radziwill someday.
Since she had been taking time off from the instructors'
lessons using excuses and spending time with Arthur after regaining her
memories, he might be worried.
He will probably bring up 「meeting your mother」 again as a bargaining chip.
The problem is how she can silence Duke Radziwill.
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