Chapter 172: 171 No Palace Left, Only Husband to Gnaw On

Not coming back today either?

Not knowing that Leon, for the safety of himself and his younger siblings, was fighting to the death in a sea of alcohol with the terrifying red-haired bad woman, after the streetlights below the apartment lit up and she still didn't see Leon's figure, Anna couldn't help but sigh faintly.

But just as she stood up from the window, preparing to put away the food specially left on the table, a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came from the stairwell.

This is... is he back?

Hearing the heavy footsteps with such high recognizability, the sickly girl's expression couldn't help but brighten slightly. After wiping her damp palms on her apron, she hurried over to prepare to open the door.

However, just as she stood up, she discovered that although the footsteps were extremely similar to Leon's, both carrying a heaviness as if burdened by something, the stride was clearly smaller.

So it's not brother...

Anna, somewhat disappointed, sighed and let go of the door handle. But the footsteps, which were quite similar to Leon's, walked straight toward her, and then, the room door was knocked on lightly by the visitor.

"Knock, knock-knock."

Coming to my house?

Hearing the somewhat abrupt knocking, Anna was slightly startled, then asked cautiously through the door:

"Who are you looking for?"

After hearing the voice from inside the door, the person outside paused, then answered gently:

"I'm looking for Leon, Leon Laien."

Looking for brother? And listening to the voice... it's a woman?

Although the woman's voice was very pleasant and carried a convincing steadiness, Anna didn't know why, but she instinctively became vigilant, almost subconsciously blocking:

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

"..."

Seeming to notice her defense, the woman outside the door pondered for a while, then leaned close to the door and said softly:

"You are Anna, right? Leon has told me about you."

"Also, although there are men's shoes specially placed outside the door, the pair Leon wore today isn't placed here, so he hasn't come home yet, right? Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm really here to look for him."

"..."

Face-to-face... lying through the door was actually exposed on the spot. Anna's face couldn't help but turn slightly red, then she hurriedly turned the door handle and apologized proactively with some embarrassment:

"Sorry... brother told me a few days ago to be careful recently, as bad people might have targeted our house, so I..."

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of her who looked somewhat exhausted but had an incredibly good figure, Anna's words got stuck. While looking at the other party's full chest in shock, she instinctively measured the gap between herself and the other party.

Actually... actually can be this... this is unfair!

"It's okay, it's normal for you to be more defensive since I suddenly came to the door so late."

Seeing that she had finally successfully tricked the door open, the Princess, who only had one silver wheel given by Leon and couldn't afford a hotel or return to the palace, couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, to have a place to stay tonight, while recalling the information she had read, she tried hard to bluff with a friendly face:

"Nice to meet you, my name is Veronika. As for my identity... I am your brother's fiancée."???

What did you say?

After hearing the Princess's self-introduction, which had a huge impact, the sickly girl was like a little duck struck by lightning, completely stunned.

This is impossible!

He clearly said he would spend a lifetime... In short, even if there is no blood relationship, I am his most important sister! He would definitely tell me first about something like marriage! It must be fake! This woman must be lying... er...

Anna stood with her hands on her hips and eyes wide, preparing to rely on a nameless anger to scold the woman in front of her not to lie, but couldn't help but glance at the other party's chest again.

Seems... not completely impossible? After all, she is really...

"Anna?"

Waiting for a long time without hearing the other party's questioning, and unable to continue the script she had prepared before coming, Princess Veronika had to use her brains to improvise on the spot, taking the initiative to say:

"I know you might find it hard to accept hearing this news suddenly, but I'm not lying to you, I really am your brother's fiancée."

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

"It was indeed a bit sudden."

Holding the sickly girl's hand, which had sweated quite a bit, and affectionately pulling her into the house as if she were really a sister-in-law, the Princess said apologetically:

"Just this afternoon, in the main hall of the Laien family manor, he proposed to me in front of all the guests who came to attend the knighthood ceremony."

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

"He did..."

Not noticing that the Princess had secretly blurred over questions like "dating time" and "why he didn't introduce her to the family," and directly linking the authenticity of this sister-in-law to whether Leon went to the Laien Manor today.

Recalling what Leon had said, and discovering that he seemed to have really said he was going to the Laien Manor to attend some knighthood ceremony, seeing that the "intelligence" on both sides actually matched, due to the inertia of "one true, all true" thinking, the last trace of suspicion in Anna's heart was also completely extinguished, and she said with a complicated look:

"So you are really..."

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

The nose tip stained with a little coal ash twitched slightly. Smelling a tempting aroma of food, the Princess, who hadn't eaten or drunk anything since morning and was starving, finally couldn't hold back.

After pulling Anna, whose eyes were somewhat blank, to the dining table to sit down, she naturally opened the bowls and dishes covering the food, pushed one of the small plates in front of Anna, and asked with concern:

"I see your state is a bit off, did you eat too little tonight, are you not feeling well?"

"Ah..."

Anna, whose mind was full of brother getting married, and the bride was not... not... was brother getting married, and he didn't even tell her, her brain somewhat overloaded, instinctively responded:

"Seems... I didn't eat too much..."

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

Naturally taking a bowl and dish and placing it in front of herself, the Princess forked a cauliflower and put it into Anna's plate, then cut a large piece of hot fried fish fillet for herself, filling her mouth with impeccable manners.

Chewing the fish fillet twice with the fastest speed in her life, then swallowing it into her stomach, the Princess, who had successfully tricked her way into a meal, while digging into the mashed potatoes with a spoon, persuaded with concern:

"Eat quickly, look how thin you are. If Leon comes back and sees you haven't taken good care of yourself, he will definitely be very sad."

"Ah? Okay..."

Under the Princess's painstaking persuasion, she ate two cauliflowers that were side dishes and a few small pieces of carrots that were used as soup ingredients without tasting them.

Looking at the three plates that had been swept clean by the "sister-in-law" on the table, Anna finally discovered that something seemed not quite right, and looked at the beautiful woman opposite who was wiping her mouth with satisfaction in suspicion.

This sister-in-law... how does it seem like she came to trick a meal? ===== CHAPTER 173 =====