Husband With Benefits
Chapter 204: A Gift For You

Chapter 204: A Gift For You

"Princess, Your fiancé has sent a gift for you!" Lily came into the dining room almost jumping on her feet. Seeing her exuberant stride, no one would have believed that she could sneak into her room in the middle of the night.

Eleanor looked up from eating her cereal and raised her eyebrows in amusement. Lily was more excited than she was. "What is it?"

"I don’t know! It was the Prince’s assistant who brought this. He said the prince wants to take you out for another date and would like to thank you for last night. This is his token of gratitude."

Eleanora looked at the small, elongated box in Lily’s hand and almost dropped her spoon. The box in front of her was golden but when she looked up, she felt a sense of deja vu. In that, the box had been dark... a bookmark. There was a bookmark inside the box.

Lily quickly placed the box in front of Eleanor and then continued to stand there looking at her eagerly," Princess, please open it and see! I’ve never seen anyone receive a gift from a Prince. Please open it."

With a sense of detachment, Eleanora opened it and frowned as she looked at the diamond-studded necklace inside. The calendar man only knew how to spend money on flashy things.

Her non-existent excitement went unnoticed by the maid as she squealed," Princess, this is so beautiful. You are so lucky to have Prince Augustus dote on you. I’ve heard that there are so many women out there ready to throw themselves at him and yet here he is, wooing his fiance. Any other man would not even bother since the two of you are as good as engaged. But he goes above and beyond, taking you out and sending you these incredible gifts..."

Eleanora picked up the diamonds and studied them carelessly agreeing with Lily," You are right. I am indeed lucky to have the Prince trying to woo me with such originality. He knows how to spend his family’s fortune."

Eleanora’s fortune slipped over Lily’s head as the girl agreed happily," I knew it! I knew when you went out with him, you would definitely change your opinion and forgive him! See, tell me princess, you do like Prince Augustus, don’t you? He is so dreamy..."

Ignoring her maid’s talking, Eleanora snapped the box closed and passed it to the girl," Take it back to the Prince and tell him that I appreciate his effort. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind piece, just like the countless others I’m sure he’s given to his admirers."

Lily, still oblivious to the underlying sarcasm, beamed with excitement. "Of course, Princess! I’ll let him know how much you love it. But why must we return it?"

"Because I don’t want it, Lily. Where would I wear it? I don’t go out anywhere. Do you think it will suit me if I wear it for breakfast every morning. And I dare not keep it in this house. I won’t be able to sleep fearing that I will be robbed blind. I quite like being the pauper princess you know."

"Oh! You want him to keep it safe for you." Lily nodded in understanding and then quickly asked," Princess, what about the next date? He says he wants to take you away for the day. He is taking you to the main city for shopping and looking around! You’ve been complaining for so many months about how you are not allowed to leave. Did you tell Prince Augustus that? He is so thoughtful. You complained and he listened and immediately found a way to solve your problem."

Eleanor shook her head. Lily was more suitable to write a romance novel. She could take a single sentence and convert it into an entire love story with all the romance! Sigh. That Calendar would have listened to her if he’d taken a moment to stop talking about himself and given her a chance to speak. By the end of the night, she’d been sure her ears would fall off and she was certain of one thing! She did not like men who talked too much! She preferred the silent type!

She opened her mouth to refuse categorically, sure that Lily would put some kind of a spin on it, imagining her playing hard to get. But she was really doing this to preserve her sanity. However, at the end moment, the important words filtered through her head. He was going to take her to the city?

Her eyes glittered. That might give her a chance to escape. If she somehow found a way to give these people a miss and left this country, she might be able to find things about her past. But she would have to be careful. And then another though occurred to her. If she was allowed to explore the city with Augustus, then she might be allowed to leave the country too in the future.

And that would make it even easier to slip away. All she needed to do was pretend to be happy with Prince Augustus. She had no idea why she felt so cautious and paranoid about things but she did. And whether it had anything to do with her past or not, she would find out.

"Tell him he can take me out tomorrow. However, he must not be too flashy."

Lily squealed with delight and jumped with a clap," Ohh! This is so nice. Princess, please remember your loyal maid when you get married to Prince Augustus! You can even take me as part of your dowry. I am going to witness the royal romance of the century! I am so excited. I’ll go right away and do it."

Once outside, Lily quickly passed the message and the things to the assistant who had arrived. And then using this chance she slipped out into the garden and made a phone call," The princess seems receptive to Prince Augustus. She liked his gift and even readily agreed to go out on a date with him, Your Highness."

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