[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone":3,"chapter-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-202":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shut Up, Young Lady, Obediently Hand Over The Money And Don't Confess!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1798555,2397,"Chapter 202 : Caught By Princess","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>And here it was—the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest headache of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every other issue, Felyn could just say,“I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adelina’s question was far too direct, far too pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clearly asking:“After our contract ends… will you still like me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But love wasn’t something you could brush off like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he supposed to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll like you tomorrow instead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe:“My feelings are still kind of unclear, so let me think it over and tell you tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even unclear feelings were a kind of answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You only felt “uncertain” when you’d already developed improper emotions toward a client.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Felyn had always made his stance clear—never develop feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when something inappropriate tried to bloom, he made sure to stamp it out right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should he respond?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn understood how Adelina felt about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he rejected her outright now, there was no telling how she might react. Emotional instability could harm both her and himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he hesitated, a familiar silhouette appeared at the end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That distinctive shade of pink—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Viloti? What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Felyn saw her, he called out—not just to greet her, but to make sure Adelina heard him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, at the sound of Viloti’s name, Adelina took two steps back and instinctively reached up to fix her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Viloti! What a coincidence, running into you here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti shot Adelina a look.A coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had arrived together just earlier. What nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti had come with Adelina but had slipped away from the banquet hall. She wasn’t fond of social events and had ducked into this secluded corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected to run into Adelina and Felyn here together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Adelina, what are you doing out here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I just wanted to ask Felyn a few things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti stepped forward, positioning herself protectively between Adelina and Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…? Miss Viloti, what did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adelina blinked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t ask him anything. Not tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn stared at Viloti’s back. Something about her felt unusually insistent tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she overheard their conversation just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Adelina already gotten her answer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn was overthinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti had known about Adelina’s feelings for a while. But of course, she didn’t want Adelina to hear the answer tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sooner Adelina found out that Felyn didn’t like her, the better it would be for Viloti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, she’d seen the reluctant look on Felyn’s face—how he was struggling to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Felyn didn’t want to answer…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she would be the one to step in and protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Viloti, I just want to talk to him. We can settle things between us afterward, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adelina still thought Viloti was acting out of jealousy—upset to see her alone with Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t noticed Felyn’s troubled expression while she was speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti didn’t bother explaining anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply stood guard, shielding Felyn with her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Viloti, what are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adelina reached around her, grabbing hold of the arm Viloti had wrapped around Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to pull him to her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti pulled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn stood caught between the two, just about to speak when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was growing colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint purple shimmer appeared in his peripheral vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side door creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn looked up to see Dorothy—and Zervanie—standing at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was being pulled between two beautiful girls… and now Dorothy had seen everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just been thinking:As long as I’m in a public setting… as long as I don’t run into Dorothy and Adelina at the same time… there’s no real risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he’d managed to screw up both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s face looked exactly like it had the night she had spun him around in a jealous rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she going to snap again—in front of everyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s mind went completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t accept what she was seeing—Felyn, touching other girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she didn’t even want him speaking to other girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Felyn, your eyes should only see me. Your world should only include me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because her world already only had him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, not only was he talking to girls…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was holding their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy could feel her magic surging wildly inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision was starting to glow violet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she wanted to do right now was pull Felyn into her arms, tear down the banquet hall, and drag him away to her private chambers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, she would cuff him to the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d take off all his clothes herself and carefully wipe every inch of his skin with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to make sure there wasn’t a single trace of another woman left on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she’d cuddle up beside him, wrap him in her arms, and sleep peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she never woke up again—that would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t do that. Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy forcibly suppressed her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I become Queen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when I’ll finally be able to keep Felyn by my side forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, she was still too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too powerless to claim him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apologies for arriving late,” Dorothy said, voice calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Adelina exchanged polite smiles, their gazes clashing like swords in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Traffic in the capital is just awful tonight. Is everyone enjoying themselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy emphasized the last few words, her smile icy as she stared at Adelina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just got here too, Your Highness,” Adelina replied with a smile of her own. “I came here to ask Felyn a few questions before heading into the banquet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy’s eyes fell to Felyn’s hands—still held by both girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even seem to notice, too distracted by his fear of her snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eye twitched. The corner of her smile stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two doing? Why are you still holding Felyn’s hands?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you addicted to touching him or something?! Let go! Let go, right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? You’re deliberately trying to touch him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t the place to talk. Let’s all head to the banquet hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy stepped forward and reached out, prying the girls’ hands off Felyn’s arms one at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t going to let them keep touching her Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, this wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just needed to get them away from him for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be more chances tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the three girls—Dorothy, Adelina, and Viloti—walked together toward the banquet hall, arms linked in seemingly perfect harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But each girl’s heart was anything but calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harmony didn’t last long either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti slowly pulled her arm free from Dorothy’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who was extremely socially anxious, she wasn’t used to such close physical contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them followed Felyn and Zervanie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zervanie stared at the three girls ahead of them, completely lost as to what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… if the Princess could keep Adelina and Viloti busy for the rest of the night, then none of them would be left by Felyn’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zervanie glanced at Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe… just maybe… this would be her only chance tonight to finally be alone with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1204,"2026-06-09T04:36:14.214Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb7f1294e09d1e8d71052efd071334897439fb9052adf6070f220f1ad1d1d04a","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-203","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-201",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-cover.jpg"]