Little Prince Anders smirked towards his kneeling brother and gave him a look of 'You deserved it! Enjoy your punishment, Loser!' then he grabbed little Beatrix's hand to get her away from his brother!

That night, little Beatrix could not sleep well, she thought of the little prince who is still kneeling outside her courtyard. She went outside of her bedroom and go to where he is still kneeling. Little Prince Andrew is silently looking at her approaching figure, feeling the happiness and warmth in his heart as she looked affected by his suffering.

The books are truly reliable! Women especially little girls have soft hearts. They easily felt pity and compassion. According to the book, those feelings sometimes lead to falling in love!!!

He excitedly thought but keep his poker face intact so she will not figure it out.

"Here!" She gave him three large buns. "You should eat this. I know you only ate once earlier." She told him, nudging him to receive her food but he just kneel there while staring at her silently.

"Are you mad at me for screaming? I did not mean to harm you. You startled me so much, I could not help myself." She pouted so cutely, it makes him smile now.

"I am not angry with you, Lady Beatrix. It is me who is at fault for frightening you." He answered seriously.

"Great! Since you are not mad at me then you should eat." She insisted.

"I can only eat once a day." He honestly replied.

"Why?" She curiously asked.

"My Imperial Father told me to only eat once a day while I am serving the punishment." He explained.

She laughed heartily and pushed the food closer to his mouth..."Say Ah!" She playfully urged him to open his mouth so she could feed him.

"I will get into more serious trouble if my Imperial Father found out." He refused, he felt so uncomfortable as his heart beats faster when she moved closer to him and he could inhale her fragrance.

"I do not believe that you are afraid of trouble since you love breaking rules most of the time." She slyly rebutted.

"Who told you that?" He immediately asked because this is the first time he broke a rule to test something.

"Anders told me." She honestly replied.

"Anders?" He immediately noticed that she disregarded using his brother's title and intimately call his brother's name directly. "You and my Imperial Brother are close now?" It irks him so much, he could not control the jealousy in his heart.

"He told me to call him directly using his birth name because we will be married to each other in the future." Beatrix shyly explained while her face is blushing in front of him.

Little Prince Andrew grew alarmed when he saw her expression! "You can call me Andrew. Can I also call you Beatrix?" He immediately asked her to call each other's names directly.

"Yes. But why?" She is curious to hear his reason.

"Do not listen to my Imperial Brother! Beatrix, always remember that it is us, who are meant for each other!" He confidently replied then he grabbed her wrist and started to eat the food in her hand.

She was surprised by what he just did but he looks so cute and pleasing to her eyes as he obediently eats what she brought. "Good boy!" She smiled happily and pat his head, copying her parents' words and gestures whenever she is being obedient.

He wants to refuse being treated like a pet but he decided to remain silent and allowed her to touch his silky straight jet black hair. She suddenly decided to head back to her courtyard. Later, she went back with a comfortable unisex coat. Her father and mother always give her rewards every time she is being a good girl! She was not able to wear that coat yet so she decided to give it to him as a reward since he is a good and obedient boy!

He deserves a reward, right?

Little Beatrix innocently thought without considering that he will probably get used to her special rewards in the future. She gave him a unisex coat as a reward for obediently eating the food and also to ward off the cold of the night while he is kneeling outside her courtyard. He felt so warm and comfortable as she draped the coat on his body. He blushed so much and thanked her! Luckily, it is night so she could not clearly see his reaction or else, he will feel nervous while she is looking at him! She nodded her head when the coat perfectly fits him. She told him that she needs to go back to her courtyard to sleep. He felt so lonely as his eyes are seeing her slowly depart. He wants to stop her and ask her to accompany him but he knows that she will get into serious trouble if she cannot wake up early for tomorrow's lesson.

Without them knowing, two jealous eyes are watching secretly on the sideline. His eyes grew colder while seeing the two little figures happily interact in front of her courtyard! He feels extreme anger as he proved that he is right after all!

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