Chapter 171 Without the Palace, I Can Only Rely on My Husband

You're not coming back today?
Anna didn't know that Leon was fighting desperately in a sea of wine with the terrible red-haired bad woman for the safety of himself and his younger brothers and sisters. When the street lights below the apartment came on, Anna didn't see Leon, so she couldn't help but sigh.

But just as she stood up from the window and was about to put away the food that she had left on the table, a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came from the stairwell.

Is this... coming back?
Hearing the recognizable heavy footsteps, the frail girl couldn't help but smile slightly. After wiping her wet hands on her apron, she quickly ran over to open the door.

However, as soon as she stood up, she discovered that although the footsteps were very similar to Leon's, both carried a heavy feeling as if they were carrying something, but the stride was obviously smaller.

It turns out that he is not my brother...

Anna sighed a little disappointed and loosened her grip on the door handle, but the footsteps that were quite similar to Leon's came straight towards her, and then the door was gently knocked by the visitor.

“Tap, tap, tap.”

Coming to my house?

Hearing the somewhat abrupt knock on the door, Anna was slightly startled, and then asked carefully through the door:

"Who are you looking for?"

After hearing the voice coming from inside the door, the person outside paused for a moment, then replied in a gentle voice:
"I'm looking for Leon, Leon Ryan."

Looking for her brother? And judging by the voice... it's a woman?
Although the woman's voice was very pleasant and had a convincing sense of calmness, Anna didn't know why she became alert instinctively and subconsciously evaded the question:

"He's already asleep! And it's very late now, come back tomorrow!"

"..."

As if she had sensed her guard, the woman outside the door hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to the door and whispered:
“You’re Anna, right? Leon told me about you.

Also, although there are men's shoes outside the door, the pair that Leon wore today is not here, so he hasn't gone home yet, right? Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I really came to find him. "

"..."

In person... she was caught lying through the door. Anna's face turned slightly red. She quickly turned the doorknob and apologized a little embarrassedly:
"I'm sorry... My brother told me a few days ago to be careful recently because there might be bad guys targeting our family, so I... um..."

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of her who looked a little tired but had an amazing figure, Anna couldn't help but get stuck in her words. She looked at the other's voluptuous front with shock in her eyes, and instinctively measured the gap between herself and the other.

It’s actually...it’s actually possible to do this...this is not fair!
"It's okay. It's normal for you to be more cautious when I suddenly come to your house so late at night."

Seeing that she had finally managed to trick the door open, the princess, who had only a silver wheel given by Leon on her, and could not afford to stay in the hotel or return to the palace, could not help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, in order to have a place to stay tonight, he recalled the information he had read and tried to deceive her with a friendly face:
"Nice to meet you. My name is Veronica. As for my identity... I am your brother's fiancée."

???

what did you say?
After listening to the princess' powerful self-introduction, the sickly girl was stunned, as if she was a duckling struck by lightning.

This is impossible!

He clearly said he wanted to be with me forever... Anyway, even if we are not related by blood, I am his most important sister! He would definitely tell me first about marriage! It must be fake! This woman must be lying... Uh...

Anna put her hands on her hips and glared. She was about to yell at the woman in front of her for lying in a fit of anger, but she couldn't help but glance at her chest again. It seems... it's not completely impossible? After all, she is really...

"Anna?"

After waiting for a long time without hearing any questions from the other party, and having no way to continue with the words she had prepared before coming here, Princess Veronica had to use her brain to improvise and took the initiative to speak:

"I know that you may find it hard to accept this news, but I am not lying to you. I am really your brother's fiancée."

"But...but he never told me, and he's always been busy, where would he find the time..."

"It was indeed a bit sudden."

Holding the frail girl's sweaty hand, as if she were her sister-in-law, she took her into the house affectionately, and said apologetically:
"This afternoon, he proposed to me in person in the lobby of the main building of the Ryan family manor, in front of all the guests who came to attend the inheritance ceremony.

And I happened to get along very well with him, so after thinking about it, I agreed directly. Because it happened so suddenly, I didn’t have time to tell you... By the way, did Leon tell you where he was going today?"

"I said..."

He did not notice that the princess secretly vagued about the "dating time" and "why she did not introduce herself to her family", and directly linked the authenticity of this sister-in-law to whether Leon went to Ryan Manor today.

After recalling what Leon had said, she found that he seemed to have really said that he was going to Ryan Manor to participate in some kind of inheritance ceremony. Seeing that the "intelligence" on both sides actually matched, Anna's last bit of doubt in her heart was completely extinguished due to the inertia of "one truth, all truths". She said with complicated eyes:

"So you really are..."

"I really am your sister-in-law."

The tip of her nose, which was stained with a little coal dust, trembled slightly. After smelling the tempting aroma of rice, the hungry princess, who had not eaten or drunk anything since morning, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

After pulling Anna, whose eyes were a little straight, to sit down at the dining table, she naturally opened the bowls and plates covering the dishes, pushed one of the small plates in front of Anna, and asked with concern:
"I see that you are not in a good condition. Did you eat too little at night and feel unwell?"

"what……"

Her mind was full of her brother getting married. The bride wasn't... wasn't... it was her brother getting married, and he hadn't even told her. With her brain a little overloaded, Anna instinctively responded:

"It seems... I didn't eat too much..."

"Then eat some more. I'll accompany you."

Naturally taking a plate of dishes and placing them in front of herself, the princess forked a cauliflower and put it on Anna's plate, then cut herself a large piece of still hot fried fish fillet and stuffed it into her mouth with impeccable manners.

After chewing the fish fillet twice at the fastest speed in her life and swallowing it all in one gulp, the princess, who had successfully cheated herself into eating and drinking, dug into the mashed potatoes with a spoon and said with concern:
“Eat quickly, you look so thin. When Leon comes back, he will be very sad if he sees that you haven’t taken good care of yourself.”

"Ah good……"

After the princess' earnest persuasion, he ate two cauliflowers as a side dish and a few small slices of carrots used as soup without any appetite.

Looking at the three plates on the table that were swept away by her "sister-in-law", Anna finally realized that something seemed to be wrong. She looked suspiciously at the beautiful woman opposite her who was wiping her mouth with satisfaction.

This sister-in-law...why does she look like she's here to get free food and drinks?

(End of this chapter)

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