The Reincarnation Of The Poor Princess
The Seventy Two (72)

King Shavir never understood Stella's way of thinking. The girl closed herself tightly, leaving no small gap. His behavior is unpredictable. He also rarely showed a wide variety of expressions, so King Shavir did not know if he was happy, whether he was angry, whether he was sad, and other expressions.

Even Suzy, who took care of the child from the baby and lived with him, also had no idea what the child was thinking. The woman said that the child's behavior was very mature, as it did not match her age.

When the boy hides something and says "I'm fine", he knows that the boy is not okay. Yet the boy would only be silent for a while, but never disappear from his sight like this moment.

He disappeared, as if to deliver a goodbye message to her.

King Shavir can't let his family members disappear again, just Alexa disappeared and didn't come back until now, but not Stella. Because he still hasn't said an apology to the boy. No, maybe if he apologized a thousand times, he still could not erase the fatal mistake he had made.

"I don't have a daughter. There is no princess here. Did you see a girl who looked like me? You've been fooled, Xylia. He's a fake."

Damnit. I shouldn't have said that. Stupidhead!

King Shavir cursed himself. She had no idea why those words came out of her mouth and why she could act so cold when it came to Stella. He seems controlled. After he came to his senses, those words were something that appeared in his mind and never disappeared. He was angry, very angry, because he did not know who was controlling him.

The first thing the man wanted to do was apologize to Stella, but it seemed like God didn't want that. She soon receives bad news from Suzy that Stella is missing and nowhere else.

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"Oh, jeez. Apparently the famous outcast prince was here. Hihih."

A teenage girl covered her mouth with a fan while laughing, clearly mocking the little boy standing in front of her.

"You can't be like that. We should be happy because our little brother is still alive."

A man replied with a sweet smile on his face, but a flash of disgust flashed across his eyes, then he laughed.

"Sister is always nice to everyone. Laurebelle is so proud of you, sister! Different from someone."

The teenage girl, Laurabelle, laughed happily while comparing the little boy in front of her with her brother.

His older brother, the crown prince of the Risteard Kingdom, Harold, felt proud, then mocked subtly.

"You must imitate your sister's good deeds, Laura. Especially in poor children who were abandoned by Father and left forever by his mother. We have to show him mercy, right?"

"Wow! Brother's right!"

The brothers then laughed cheerfully.

I want to get out of here.

Esther looked at them expressionlessly. He had been used to getting this kind of inappropriate treatment in his former residence, but now it felt like he was returning to that real-world hell. Since he was quite used to the respectful attitude that people showed him here, he had unwittingly forgotten how to be treated like a slave.

It's like I'm replaying the bad memories of my life there if I'm still with them.

At first, Esther came to the palace to receive a letter from the king that Princess Stella had disappeared. He did not know the details of the incident, so he intended to see King Shavir directly. However, it was unexpected that he met his half-brothers in the middle of the journey.

"Ah, Prince Keli―oh, wrong! You're not a prince anymore, are you? Hehe."

Laurabelle smiled, but her eyes showed a cold lightning that contained ridicule.

"Yes" Esther answered briefly.

Laurabelle furrowed her brows, displeased after hearing Esther's short reply.

The truck!

He closed his fan in anger.

"Hey, what the fuck with that answer!"

"...."

"You should have added the frills of "Master Princess", you know? Don't you know any manners, huh?"

Laurebelle screaming.

She is a woman who attaches importance to honor rather than dignity. If no one had called her "master princess" when she was the fourth influential person after her brother, then she would have been furious.

"I'm a princess and you should know manners calling someone who is much higher than you! Do you understand now, huh?"

Laurebelle grinned behind her angry face. This was the most influential bluff on Esther. Since every time he heard such a sentence, then he would realize his status that was even inferior to a servant even though he was a prince. Then the boy's bad memory of his mother who was always a slave to the concubines will haunt him.

He would definitely tremble with a crying face!

"You will be my successor that everyone respects, so don't embarrass your surname, especially your mother! He would be very disappointed if you were easily bullied and very weak like a rat!"

Now that sentence was haunting him.

I cannot be weak in front of them. I must be strong, like my savior!

"I'm sorry. Only Princess Stella deserves to be called "master princess". You're just a guest, so don't act recklessly."

"You...!"

Laurabelle flinched as those emotionless clear blue eyes looked at her, as if there was something terrible there. Unknowingly, his feet stepped back. Harold, watching the situation before him, took the initiative to protect his sister behind him, then stood right in front of Esther.

"Hey, little boy. Don't be so rude."

Harold spoke with great emphasis, looking at Esther sharply.

But Esther, trying to run away from the current situation, pretended not to listen and took a step forward.

"I'm sorry."

"Hey!"

Harold clutched Esther's hand, then shouted furiously at her.

"Where is your manners? I'm talking to you!"

The boy with soft pink hair glanced towards Harold's back, then did not reply.

B*j*ng*n this small!!

Seeing that Esther did not care about him, Harold became angry.

"Basic doesn't know himself! You just became the heir to the duke, but you're so arrogant!"

"...."

I want to laugh.

Esther tried to hold back her laughter, so her body trembled, but Harold misinterpreted it. He thought that the shameless little boy was afraid of him. Harold grinned widely.

"How dare you be indifferent to me like this. Feel this, you rancid boy!"

Harold raised his hand with bulging eyes and a wide smile, about to slap Esther.

"How dare you make a scene in my palace."

But his movements came to a halt when someone's cold voice sounded behind him.

"Are you tired of living?"

Glug.

Harold and Laurabelle swallow saliva at the same time. Without even turning around they already knew who was speaking with a piercing chill all the way to the bone.

Why is that person here?!

Harold cried out desperately in his heart. He lowered his hand stiffly, then turned around and put on a sinless smile, as did Laurebelle.

"I'm sorry for our impoliteness, Your Majesty. I―"

"Silent. I already know who you are."

Harold smiled and replied, "That's it, yeah."

But in his heart he gritted his teeth. He should still look kind and polite to the person, even though it feels nauseating.

Because if he showed his original behavior in front of the man, then the throne of the Risteard Kingdom would not be able to fall into his hands.

Everyone knew that his father was the king of the Risteard Kingdom, and he was the heir to the throne. But it's all fake. The most powerful man in Risteard was the king of the Kingdom of Evergard, King Shavir Al-Tacius Evergard, the man before him.

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TBCS!