My Fiancée Hates Me novel Chapter 79

I had worn a white and blue floral dress with a high neck and layered scarf around my neck. I also parted half of my hair back and held it up with a large matching blue ribbon. Vance came to my dorm and greeted me with a carriage as I came out.

Our destination was the Royal Castle. King Arundel wanted to award me and Vance for our valiant efforts in the recent incident. I received a Medal of Honor alongside Vance. I left without making any eye contact with Prince Erik.

"Arielle," Prince Erik called out to me.

I cannot avoid this person...

"...Greetings, Your Highness. It has been a while since we have met," I said with a curtsy.

"...Your Highness?"

I sighed.

"How else would you like for me to refer you as when we are not close friends, lovers or engaged to one another? We no longer have anything to do with each other," I said coldly.

"As expected of a cold person like you...Running away from me for all these years and then coming back with a stranger by your side. You are truly a despicable person, " Prince Erik said piercingly.

My heart felt as if it was being pricked by a thousand needles.

"So what?" I answered him snidely.

"Do I not get at least one explanation for all of this?" Prince Erik asked me.

"Why do I owe you an explanation for anything?" I asked.

"Not just once...It was several times that you saved me. Just recently, you almost died for me. Can you still say that you do not love me after all of this?" Prince Erik asked.

I do not want to answer such an unfair question...

"...We no longer have anything to do with each other than just being former lovers and engagement partners of a political marriage. I am free to do whatever I want now, including being with whoever I want," I said.

"You plan on marrying him?"

"If he intends to take me, I will!" I said strongly.

He grabbed my wrist as he stared deeply into my eyes.

"Ari..."

My entire being shook with fear...My nickname that was used with the original Erik had escaped his lips.

"How did you..."

His eyes widened in surprise.

"I knew it...you returned as well."

I panicked and pulled my hand back and ran away as fast as I could.

He returned...He returned...He returned!

I hid it all in alone for so long, but it turns out that he had returned as well!

Since when? Does that mean he watched me all this time and thought of me as an unfaithful person? What did he think while I was with Garett?

"Ari!" Prince Erik screamed as he continued chasing after me.

I could not let him catch me and frantically continued running away. He suddenly caught me by my wrists.

"Let go of me!" I screamed at him.

"No! You will run away again if I do!" Prince Erik said.

"Arundel will only benefit from a King who can think rationally and will not be swayed by personal feelings," I said.

"...I am defective because I love you? How does that make any sense!" Prince Erik screamed as he tried to grab me by my shoulders.

I avoided his touch by slapping away his hands that I loved so much before.

"...If you were a perfect Prince, you would choose your country over your own personal feelings."

He was already a perfect Prince. It was just that his heavy feelings tended to cloud his judgement...

"...In other words, you choose protecting this country over loving me?" he asked he covered his eyes with one hand.

I wanted to shout that it was not true...and that there was no way that I could love anything more than him.

"Yes...I would choose this country over you any day," I answered him coldly.

Protecting this country is the best way that I can help you. I know that very well. That is why I can spit out these razor sharp like words. What I want for Erik is for him to love himself and throw away his self-sacrificial tendencies. So long as he is alive and well, that is all that matters...

My resolve wavered slightly when I saw his tears falling down his face. I choked up but quickly regained my composure. I clawed my hands deeply to the point where I felt blood dripping from my hands.

"You are the most defective Prince I have ever met before," I said as I tried to keep my gaze on him.

"Answer me this...Was our marriage all a lie? Did you really not love me?" Prince Erik asked.

"There are many couples that form marriages from arranged marriages. Some even eventually come to love their partner after some time, while others unfortunately end up in loveless marriages. As your Queen, I supported you with all of my heart, but there was never any love. The person I loved was never you. Deep down, I have always...always hated you," I said cruelly.

I cried for a long time after that. Half of it was because of the harsh words I said to him. The other half had to do with the fact that we were both still deeply in love with each other.

I love this country...

It was because we met here that I was able to meet Erik. However, it is not enough if I am the only one who loves him, so I will make him a King who is loved by their people as well as give him the most lonesome and insufferable seat in the whole world...