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The group of girls accompanied Mr. and Mrs. White to all sorts of interesting locations over the next few days, and the older couple was naturally more than happy.
In fact, the actual ‘sights’ didn’t matter much, as while Blue Dawn might have grown a lot, it was impossible for it to have much of an impact on the older couple. They’d seen and been through too much already, after all.
What made them really treasure these memories, however, was the beautiful smile on their daughter’s gorgeous face as she proudly accompanied them.
Obviously, she expected to be praised by them for doing so well, and the older couple couldn’t bear to disappoint their little doll.
It reminded them of those childish drawings that Danielle used to draw as a toddler, and how smug she got whenever she was praised for it, too.
Naturally, Danielle and Emilia were not the same, they understood that now. But it was impossible for them to completely dissociate the two from each other, and since Emilia was also their ‘daughter’, such thoughts came quite naturally.
If they could be willful, they would have definitely stuck by her side all the time until she kicked them away to leave.
But as ‘parents’, they also understood that while children could be spoiled or coddled, they should never be suffocated. It would leave them with feelings of unhappiness, and since they might be separated soon, that was the last thing the couple wanted.
It was a pity that one of their daughters would be leaving soon, but… they could only accept it.
Since it was impossible to make her stay, they should at least see her off with a smile, and leave a loving image in her heart to remember them by.
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When Mr. and Mrs. White decided to stay in one of the nearby luxury villas instead of the Blue Lotus Palace, and told Emilia that they would be ‘busy’ for the next few weeks, the crimson-haired girl was naturally bewildered. “Why not just stay here? It’s not like there’s no room.”
Crystal smiled. “Even parents can be selfish sometimes, and they probably just want to leave you with their best memories before you leave.”
Noelle and Dixie nodded, while Sam only rolled her eyes in exasperation and grumbled. ‘Maybe mom has such an idea, but knowing dad… he’s probably trying to convince her to have another baby.’
Of course, at their age… it would be difficult to say the least, but Sam knew that she couldn’t interfere with that decision even if her guess was true.
‘Well, if he has that kind of idea, it’ll probably be easier to convince them to let me leave, too.’ She thought. ‘As for Danielle… I just hope she won’t hate me for it.’
Although Emilia hadn’t really clarified the reasons too much, she’d already been told that they wouldn’t have any time to say ‘goodbyes’ or anything once the transfer process started, and she may not even get a proper look at Danielle’s face.
But maybe that was not a bad thing.
‘The two of us stopped talking long before Emilia came along, and not protecting her as I should have… no, not even realizing she was in trouble… it’s not wrong if she hates me for it.’ Sam sighed. ‘I’m really an incompetent fool, aren’t I? Maybe I wouldn’t even be good at anything at all if not for Noelle… ‘
Looking at the usually bratty taller girl’s heavy and grateful gaze, Noelle couldn’t help but shudder. ‘W-Why is she looking at me like that? Don’t tell me this pervert is planning something weird now that we’re all free?!’
Flustered by the thought, the gray-haired girl could only awkwardly clear her throat. “B-By the way, since Mr. and Mrs. White are no longer going to stay in the palace, should we allow some people to move in here?”
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Her idea was that if there were enough people around, even Sam shouldn’t be shameless enough to do anything too weird.
Of course, if someone asked, it wasn’t like Noelle didn’t have any justifications.
There were quite a few villas and hotels in the capital, and it was more than enough for almost any other occasion. But with Emilia’s popularity, it was unlikely to be enough to accommodate everyone. And that was after multiple rounds of filtering.
If it was for their princess, they would probably happily sleep by the side of the road if needed, but there was no way Emilia would let that happen if she could help it, right?
Contrary to Noelle’s expectations, however, the crimson-haired beauty didn’t immediately agree.
“No need. Aside from the list of people I gave you earlier, I would rather spend the next few days in peace with all of you.” Emilia grinned. “Of course, if anyone is dissatisfied and wants to leave… they’re free to do so.”
Crystal could pretty much guess that her girlfriend probably didn’t want to expose her ‘secrets’ to those who couldn’t be considered worthy of her trust, but it wasn’t so easy for everyone else.
With how Emilia usually pampered almost everyone who cared for her, it was really an unexpected move.
Standing by her side, even the usually obedient Dixie couldn’t help but be a little curious. ‘Is she testing their loyalty? Emily has never done this sort of thing before… even during the war.’
The list of people that the crimson-haired girl mentioned actually had less than two dozen names, and that was including Penny, Michelle, Koko, and Justine.
This naturally meant that even some of those who could be considered ‘close’ to her, such as Dixie’s three ‘best friends’ Lara, Jenny, and Emma, didn’t qualify to stay in the Blue Lotus Palace at the moment.
Of course, the dark-haired girl was more curious than she was actually ‘against’ the decisions of her princess. But since Dixie wasn’t the type to question Emilia unless she felt it was really necessary, in the end, she decided to just keep quiet. ‘If my princess doesn’t trust them yet, that can only mean that they didn’t do enough to earn her trust.’
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