My Fiancée Hates Me novel Chapter 47

I was the last to leave after gathering my things. I realized I had forgotten to give Prince Erik my list of improvements.

Maybe if I leave quickly, I can find him before he leaves?

I made my way towards the stairs that I first saw Prince Erik when school started and saw him walking down.

"Your Highness! A moment please..."

"Arielle?" he said as he turned his back towards me.

I had accidentally tripped down the stairs yet again. I moved my hands in front of me in hope that I could break my fall, and then I remembered I was still holding onto the important documents and clutched them close to my chest.

Prince Erik had saved me yet again by catching me into his chest. We both fell seated on the stairs.

I had once again been welcomed by the scent of fresh pines and fresh smell of laundry detergent and his chest.

"Choose to protect yourself by putting your hands out instead of protecting your documents," Prince Erik scolded.

This kind way of scolding is comforting...

"...Yes," I awkwardly replied.

He soon moved from me and stood up. He held out one hand for me and helped me up.

"We need to stop meeting like this...It is not good for my heart," Prince Erik sighed.

"...I agree," I said.

"Then, did you need something from me?" Prince Erik asked.

"I wanted to hand you a list of improvements for the bridge," I said as I handed him the documents.

"For this...I purposefully placed some errors in the design for other people to point out. Seeing as though not many people cared to look at it means that they were unqualified," Prince Erik said coldly.

"...This was pointless then," I said dismally.

Prince Erik smiled as he tucked the sheet into his portfolio.

"I would not say that. I said I placed some errors to test if they were able to notice them. Your notes will be most useful," he said with a soft voice.

His attitude now makes me almost doubt his cold demeanor from earlier.

"Your Highness, is there something bothering you?" I asked suddenly.

"...No, why?" he asked.

"...Well, you seemed irritated much throughout the meeting," I said.

"Of course, I would feel irritated when they were constantly undermining your ideas. You are someone I think very highly of," Prince Erik said.

I felt touched that he would think so highly of me.