Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

Translator: Yonnee

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I didn’t think I’d be able to keep it a secret from him, but I didn’t expect either that he’d ask me outright.

I don’t know. Would it be right for me to tell Albert what I’m really thinking to do? Well, I tried to hide it only because I thought it might provoke him more, but if he’s asking me so straightforwardly like this, it’s difficult to make any excuses.

This makes me wonder if Albert really planned to ask with this timing.

An eye for an eye! A tooth for a tooth!

Honesty is the answer to honesty.

“…Yes.”

Sitting there with light shining on him, Albert looked like a saint. He glanced down at me and smiled faintly.

“I knew you won’t make any excuses.”

I could hear my conscience being split in half as I thought about how to butter up Schubert and Liam before.

…It’s a true crime that only I knew since it was a secret before, so it’s alright. I gathered my conscience back together and put some tape on it to make it whole again.

“Because if I ask you like this, of course you’ll answer.”

Albert spoke in a coaxing voice as he widened his eyes in a cheeky manner.

“I know you’ll make me answer in whatever way you want me now, Prince.”

Not using any force yet knowing best how to pull people in anyway he wants! That’s Albert!

“You know how I am, too, don’t you? That’s good, Rosé.”

Looking satisfied, Albert stroked his chin.

…What’s this? I feel like I’m a student who’s being praised for answering correctly.

Either way, since this opportunity came up already, I began to try and persuade him.

“Prince, I think what you’re feeling now is only temporary.”

“Temporary, hm.”

“You know, it’s just. At first, you… hated me so much, and the tower was so cramped with just the two of us.”

“So it’s just the two of us. Then?”

“Because you were lonely, so for a moment…”

I trailed off and let him fill in the blanks.

Albert tilted his head to the side as he continued to hold his chin. After inhaling for a moment, he let out a chuckle.

“Just because I’m stuck in the tower doesn’t mean that my standards would disappear.”

His confident tone of voice made me speechless. The first attempt at persuasion was a complete failure.

But I don’t fully believe what he said just now. I have no idea how Albert would change when he had fallen in love.

In other words, it’s impossible to know whether his words were true or whether this was all a bluff from a person who couldn’t objectively see the person in front of him anymore.

I knew all too well that a person would change once they’re in love.

“What else do you want to say.”

This conversation with Albert was almost like a spear against a shield. Whatever I say, it would all just bounce back.

No, no. Let’s think positively.

This conversation was going much more smoothly than I thought, right?”

He didn’t cut me off, and he didn’t show that crazy side of him just to cut me off.

So there’s still plenty of chances to convince him.

As I was thinking about how to string my words together, Albert’s breath grew so loud in my ears. Huu, huu… The sound kept making my face burn up.

Come one now, don’t think about anything else. Albert’s voice is only like that because he’s having a hard time wielding magic right now. I muttered to myself as though being brainwashed, but I couldn’t help but be constantly distracted by him.

I asked seriously.

“Prince, is this the right time to have this conversation?”

Then, raising his eyebrows, Albert answered.

“Absolutely.”

“Alright, then I’ll continue.”

I almost struck a nerve there. Since the person concerned said it’s alright to continue, what could I do? I gave up and chose my words.

“I’m a maid.”

“Yes you are.”

Albert’s entirely calm demeanor made me panic. Was Albert originally a man who had no sense of how the real world works?

It’s clear that he couldn’t grasp the situation.

Right now, it’s like he’s those chaebols who don’t understand the lives of ordinary people. There’s no way that a person who’s lived his entire life as an ultra-rich heir would be able to understand the hardships of an office worker…

“Your Highness, I’ve been a maid my entire life, while you’re a member of the royal family.”

Actually, I don’t know if Rosé had been a maid all her life, but let’s set that aside.

“I’m afraid of the people who’ll start talking.”

“Then I’ll just make it so that they won’t.”

“It’s not as easy as you think.”

“I can make it easy.”

Albert casually concluded like this. His unwavering gaze and tone made me really feel like it’s possible.

…And I really do think it’s gonna work—wait, no. Get a hold of yourself. Verbal promises and putting those words to action are two different things! Even if Albert’s the main character, not everything would go his way!

The second attempt at persuasion was a bust as well.

I sighed.

“Do you have any other arguments to present?”

Albert’s voice was still so full of confidence. I wondered if I should really tell him the last reason.

This one is a very personal reason, and just thinking about it was making my heart twist up in all sorts of ways, so I didn’t want to say it as much as possible.

It’s also a frank confession of the fact that I’m more of a coward than I look.

But what could I hide from this prince? I don’t want a misunderstanding to happen later.

I finally opened my lips and uttered the words I tried to hide deep in my heart.

“I’m afraid that you’ll change your mind, Prince.”

Unexpectedly, Albert was affected by this. As he was at a loss for words, he blinked once.

As though he didn’t think I’d say this.

“You think I’ll change?”

“…It hasn’t been long since you’ve changed also, right? In the same way that you started liking me suddenly, I’m scared that you’ll stop liking me just like that, too. It’ll happen later when I’ve already given all of myself to you.”