Filed to story: A Little Princess's Journey from Darkness to Light Novel
They were surprised when they saw a woman in a pink off-shoulder dress, and their faces showed strange expressions.
Blake furrowed his brows and asked Lilly softly, “Is she your teacher?”
Lilly nodded and replied, “Yes, it’s Miss Peach.”
However, Lilly did not like Miss Peach. She felt that Miss Peach was sometimes unreasonable and treated others in a perfunctory manner.
Blake quickly understood this from Lilly’s expression.
Now I understand. Since Lilly doesn’t like this teacher, she is most likely not a good teacher.
Bettany assessed Miss Peach, dropping her usual amiable expression and putting on a cold face resembling Hugh’s demeanor.
Bettany was baffled by the sudden visit from a teacher but didn’t overthink it since the principal had mentioned his wish to personally apologize to Lilly at their home.
When Miss Peach entered the living room, she was struck by the stunning scenery before her.
There are so many handsome men here.
Miss Peach’s heart raced, and a fantasy popped into her mind.
She imagined herself slowly walking down the stairs of a grand castle, wearing a snow-white princess gown, surrounded by five tall and handsome men in knight costumes.
Among them, the tallest and most attractive man took her hand while the other four looked at her, softly saying, “Good morning… my dear Princess Peachy.”
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name, “Miss Peach?”
Bettany, who seemed displeased, glanced at Priscilla.
Bettany was unhappy that Priscilla entered and stared blankly at her sons.
Priscilla promptly responded, “Hello! I am Lilly’s teacher, Miss Peach. My name is Priscilla, but you can call me Peachy!”
Everyone in the Crawford family was rendered speechless.
Bettany took the name card from Jack and examined Priscilla closely. “The school didn’t inform us of your arrival.”
Gilbert added, “Lilly’s homeroom teacher, Miss Flora, didn’t give us any prior notice either.”
Priscilla turned her head towards Gilbert’s voice. The sight of Gilbert in grey sweatpants made her heart race. “Oh… Sorry. Miss Flora must have forgotten.”
“Are you certain?” Anthony inquired.
Priscilla blushed immediately. Deep down, she was a fan.
AHHHHH. SO ATTRACTIVE!
She put on her sultriest voice before responding. “Indeed. I came on behalf of the school. Regarding the previous incident, it was an oversight on the school’s and my part. The principal instructed me to apologize in person.”
Anthony remained silent. He glanced at Jack,
who understood the message and left to call the principal.
“Please have a seat,” Bettany said.
Priscilla longed to sit on the chaise lounge. However, to behave like a proper lady, she chose a single chair across from it. She politely greeted Bettany, “Have you had a meal, madam?”
In Priscilla’s mind, Bettany was the queen and Priscilla was Bettany’s favorite princess. The queen was busy deciding which handsome knight should marry the princess.
“What do you think?” Bettany said coldly.
Priscilla was taken aback. “Oh, you must have eaten. Silly me. I’m such a klutz!” Her head even bobbed in a childish manner.
Lilly stared at the female ghost above Priscilla’s head, who was busy drooling over the handsome men in the room. One moment, it was peeking at the men through its fingers. And the next moment, it buried its face in its palm and giggled.
Pablo mocked. “It is indulging in its fantasy now.” He flipped through the booklet in his hand. “Harem spirits are usually delusional. They often imagine themselves as the most desired person in the world and believe everyone is dying to court them. You can blame those ridiculous fan fictions for that.”
Lilly nodded. To better understand the fan fictions Pablo mentioned, she decided to ask Josh to get her some later.
Suddenly, Jack entered after making the call to the principal. He whispered into Anthony’s ear, whose expression turned grim.
Meanwhile, Priscilla continued to put on a self-important act. “They were just ahead of me that day and I didn’t intervene in time. Do you know how much it hurt me when I saw those comments online?”
“Jack, escort her out,” commanded Anthony.
Priscilla stopped her performance. Out? Why? She was being so kind here. Shouldn’t they take pity on her and give her the attention she craved?
“Come with me, miss.” Jack gestured to Priscilla.
Priscilla bit her lip and looked at Anthony with a woeful expression. “Mr. Crawford, did I do something wrong?”
She knew they would be angry when she brought up the incident. And they would punish her by asking the principal to fire her.
“No, not at all,” Bettany said monotonously. “The fault is ours. We shouldn’t have let you in.”
Before Priscilla could react, Jack forcefully removed her. Lilly looked at Anthony, then at Bettany.
What just happened? Where did Miss Peach go? She hasn’t caught the harem spirit yet!
“Next time, don’t do it here,” comforted Pablo.
“Alright,” Lilly murmured.
Blake then lifted Lilly onto his shoulder. “Come. Let’s go to your room.”
Lilly felt a change in altitude. It was fun to see things from up high. She felt like she could reach the lamp now. Maybe she could even reach the moon if she went higher.
“Higher, Daddy, higher!” Lilly cheered.
Blake shrugged, causing Lilly to go even higher.
“Be careful. Don’t drop her!” warned Bettany. It made her anxious.
“Don’t worry. I could carry a jet, let alone a baby.”
“Daddy, I can touch the stars now! One for Grandma, one for Uncle Anthony, one for…” Lilly listed all the family members, including the pets.
As Blake and Lilly ascended to the second floor with loud laughter, there was a sudden thud.
Lilly covered her forehead. “Ouch! The doorframe hit me!”
“How could that be?” Blake asked. “I already bent down.”
“Not low enough, Daddy!” Lilly protested.
“Sorry, sorry…” Blake immediately comforted his daughter.
While everyone laughed at this amusing turn of events, Bettany scolded Blake as she took out the first aid kit.
…
As the metal gate closed in front of her, Priscilla began sobbing. “What did I do wrong?”
She came to apologize, but the Crawfords wanted nothing to do with it.
Priscilla felt more upset than humiliated because all five men rejected her.
In her mind, five handsome knights had a falling out with the princess due to a minor misunderstanding. They all left the castle. As the princess cried and chased after them, she stumbled and tragically passed away. The five knights returned and regretted their decision for eternity.
This is so tragic.
Priscilla cried all the way home. Shawn, who had been waiting for her, pulled her into his embrace.
