The Delicate Female Lead Only Wants to be Loved by the Villainous Young Ladies

Although leaving the banquet midway was a childish and impulsive act, Adele still did it. And both Edith and Hermione chose to indulge her. Perhaps it was because their love for Adele prevented them from going against her wishes for the sake of some grand principle. Or perhaps they trusted Dorothy, trusted that she would bring Adele back. Otherwise, wouldn’t Princess Dorothy... no, now it should be “Her Highness”—be too pathetic?

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Under the faintly crimson blood moon, in a garden filled with countless unknown flowers, Adele walked briskly, lifting her skirt. She had no destination, nowhere she wanted to go, nothing she wanted to do. She was like a headless chicken. But even a headless chicken would run around frantically. Adele didn’t choose to lash out at anyone but silently digested her sadness. She was already considered a very gentle girl. She just wanted to escape from the banquet venue as quickly and as far as possible, then find someone who could comfort her, maybe Celeste, maybe Wofoo, and spend the night at their place. That night, she would let them do whatever they wanted, until her heart was completely healed.

But unfortunately, Adele was notoriously directionally challenged. The kind of “modern directionally challenged” person who couldn’t find their way without navigation. So, she didn’t realize that she had been going in circles in this vast garden. If she had been more observant, she would have noticed that she had passed by these dew-covered rose bushes more than once.

“Where is the exit!?” The girl stopped, giving up. “Ugh... I’ll just call Celeste to pick me up. But the problem is, I don’t even know where I am...”

With Adele’s abilities, leaving here shouldn’t be difficult. For example, transforming into her witch form and flying out. But Adele didn’t want anyone to discover her identity as a witch. She didn’t want to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and it wouldn’t be good if Xiao Ai’s existence was also exposed.

Adele squatted down pitifully, drawing circles on the ground with a branch she had picked up. Just then, hurried footsteps came from behind her. Adele turned her head suspiciously and saw Dorothy running towards her under the moonlight.

The girl was wearing high heels, her long, elegant dress trailing behind her. But even so, she didn’t slow down at all. Clearly, to Dorothy, nothing was more important than seeing Adele.

Watching this scene, Adele was slightly dazed. She originally wanted to rush into Dorothy’s arms, to welcome her. But then she remembered her embarrassment at the banquet, the difference in status and distance between her and Dorothy, Dorothy’s indifferent expression that seemed to “disregard” her.

Dorothy, however, wanted to cry. She hadn’t “disregarded” Adele at all. On the contrary, she had been searching for Adele. But it took time for anyone to change their expression.

Adele angrily curled up into a ball, looking incredibly cute. Dorothy stopped about three steps behind her, panting.

“Adele, let me explain...”

“Go ahead, I’m not important anyway.”

“Or do you think my performance was unsatisfactory to Your Highness!?”

“Should I kneel and worship you, listen attentively!?” The girl was like a little hedgehog covered in thorns. But even a hedgehog had a soft belly. However, to touch the girl’s soft belly, one would have to start by mending her sad heart, making her retract her sharp thorns.

So, Dorothy hurriedly explained, “N-no... it’s not like that, Adele, I’ve been thinking about you.”

“I just wasn’t sure if you would come to the banquet, so I was stunned for a moment when I saw you.” If she could, Dorothy really wanted to go back «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» in time and change that moment, even if it meant ruining the banquet Daphne had prepared for her.

Dorothy was now very close to Adele. If she wanted, she could take a step forward and embrace the girl. But before Adele forgave her, Dorothy didn’t dare to make any unnecessary moves.

Adele sniffled. She actually understood what Dorothy was saying. And before meeting Dorothy’s gaze, she had clearly noticed Dorothy looking around. Ordinary people might think that Princess Dorothy, soon to be crowned queen, was simply looking around calmly. But actually, she was just looking for Adele.

Adele knew this. But she was still saddened by having to bow to Dorothy along with everyone else, forced by the situation. It felt like she and Dorothy weren’t equals, as if she wasn’t worthy of Dorothy.

In the end, perhaps Adele wasn’t angry at Dorothy, but at the difference in status between them. In the past, at the academy, although Dorothy had the title of Bloodkin Princess, they lived in the same school, read the same books, faced the same headmaster and classmates, breathed the same air... But now, should Adele stand up against the crowd and say like a fool, “My relationship with Her Highness is equal. I’m even better, often the dominant one!”? She would be considered a lunatic with delusions! Adele couldn’t prove it. And she didn’t want to embarrass Dorothy in public. So, all she could do was escape. Because she didn’t want to face the seemingly lowly self in everyone’s eyes.

It was just a brief silence, but it felt like a long time.

Dorothy, perhaps understanding Adele’s sensitive thoughts, suddenly knelt behind Adele, using this method to achieve an equal height.

Adele looked up slightly, feeling a pair of trembling hands gently wrapping around her waist.

Dorothy apologized beside her ear.

“...I’m sorry.”

“I love you, I’m sorry...”

“I shouldn’t have let your love be so humble.”

“Let the beautiful you be overshadowed, I...!” Dorothy was almost incoherent. But her feelings, conveyed through straightforward words, finally reached Adele, who was gradually reconciling with herself.

What interrupted her was a sudden loss of balance.

Dorothy suddenly fell backwards. The girl lay on her elegant dress, looking up at the starry sky and a pair of clear, tsundere eyes. She had been pushed down by Adele, but Dorothy just endured it, not even letting out a groan.

“...Are you truly admitting your mistake?” Besides Adele, probably no one else would use this method to resolve their misunderstanding.

Dorothy’s face lit up with surprise. “Of course! I was wrong, Adele!”

“I was wrong, I shouldn’t have ignored you.”

“You are the most important person to me, the only one in my heart!”

“Hmph, you’re good with sweet words.” The implication was that Dorothy only talked the talk, not walked the walk.

But... in this place, outdoors, having just left the coronation banquet, there might be guests passing by! Dorothy’s face flushed red. But seeing Adele’s eyes, from expectant, to waiting, to impatient, then glistening with tears of dissatisfaction and anger, Dorothy couldn’t care less anymore.

She took a deep breath. Then, in front of Adele, she slowly pulled down one of her slender shoulder straps, revealing her soft, white shoulder and a glimpse of her ample bosom...