The four of us walked together down the hall towards the cafeteria. I quite like this since I don’t have random nobles ‘accidentally’ knocking me over as they pass by. It’s great to have friends with status by your side. No one will openly mess with you when you’re with them.

“Oh! I just thought of something. Lady Alexandra, you don’t happen to have a sister, do you?” Lord Philip abruptly asked.

Alex gave him a puzzled look. “No. I don’t have any siblings. Why?”

“Is that so. I just remember talking to a girl that kind of resembles you.”

“Did you catch her name?” I asked.

“I can’t remember. She was asking me some questions, but for some reason my memories of her are kind of foggy,” said Lord Philip.

“You have a lot of female admirers so I wouldn’t be surprised if you can’t keep track of all of them,” Lady Charlotte voiced with an annoyed face.

Lord Philip nervously smiled, “As I’ve said. They are just regular friends, Lady Charlotte.”

“Regular friends don’t just suddenly give you a gift and run away while squealing like they were just confessed to,” she pointed out.

“Uuuh…” Lord Philip has no counter for that.

Oof. Must be hard, Lord Philip. You have my sympathies. “Let’s just drop this topic, yeah?”

Lord Philip immediately agreed. “Yes, let’s.”

Lady Charlotte sighed but didn’t continue the conversation. We just kept walking side by side until Lady Charlotte dropped a step or two back. She must still be a bit annoyed with Lord Philip. It’s easy to get frustrated with a boy you like when they have many girls fawning over him. I totally understand.

I walked beside Lord Philip and then I noticed that Alex had slowed down to match Lady Charlotte’s pace. They seemed to be talking about something, but I didn’t want to eavesdrop on them. I’m not like Alex after all. I’m just assuming that Alex was trying to smooth things over so Lady Charlotte wouldn’t be upset with Lord Philip anymore.

“Those two seem to be getting along,” Lord Philip voiced.

I agreed. “Yes, though I was a bit worried in the beginning.” Mainly because Alex could easily get on Lady Charlotte’s bad side if she’s not careful.

“Oh, same here. Lady Charlotte mentioned how she saw Lady Alexandra had been tailing her in the morning today. She was worried that Lady Alexandra had something against her. I don’t think that’s the case.”

I internally groaned. If you’re gonna stalk someone at least be good at it, Alex! What’s the use of stalking if you’re just gonna get caught?! “I apologize on Alex’s behalf. She had meant no harm when following Lady Charlotte. She was just…” How do I word it? “Alex was just curious about Lady Charlotte.”

“Lady Charlotte is a wonderful girl,” he praised. “I can understand if Lady Alexandra became fond of her. I have known Lady Charlotte since I was young, but there are still a lot of things I don’t know about her. I hope to learn of them someday. I feel bad, I don't even know my own childhood friend that well.”

I smiled, “No one knows their childhood friend completely, Lord Philip. Even I don’t know Lady Rium or Lord Raphael that well. But I think Lady Charlotte is willing to tell you anything about herself if you ask.”

“You think so?”

If she loves you like she does in the novel, then… “I know so.”

“Then maybe I’ll ask what her favorite snack is. What her favorite flower is and what she likes to do outside of horseback riding.” Lord Philip began to list the things he wanted to learn from Lady Charlotte.

Okay, seeing Lord Philip and Lady Charlotte together would be nice. They make a cute couple after all. I did originally want to set these two up, so I guess playing matchmaker is kind of fun, but I just don’t want to get into unnecessary trouble. We should be doing this carefully with a foolproof plan. Not going in blindly like Alex was doing. In fact…

I glanced back and saw Alex smiling widely while Lady Charlotte had a huge blush on her face. I couldn’t help but be a little bit curious. What did Alex say to get Lady Charlotte so flustered like that? It seemed that Alex noticed me looking at her because she gave me the ‘okay’ hand gesture and I have no idea what she meant by that. I won’t ponder on it any longer because I’ll just get a headache. I can never guess what Alex is thinking a hundred percent after all. I’ll just ask instead.

“Lady Charlotte? Are you alright?” I inquired. “Your face is red.”

“Hmm?” Lord Philip stopped walking and turned to look at the girl in question. “Lady Reiré’s right, your face does look red. Should I take you to a doctor?”

Lady Charlotte shook her head. “Oh, it’s nothing serious. Don’t mind me.” She suddenly increased her pace and walked past Lord Philip.

Lord Philip walked beside her as I walked beside Alex. I could see that Lord Philip was worried about Lady Charlotte. I don’t think Lady Charlotte was sick, she looked more bashful and shy than anything.

“What did you say to Lady Charlotte, Alex?” I inquired.

Alex giggled, “All I said was ‘Philip makes a great boyfriend. I’m jealous of you, Charlotte.’ Then her face turned red and she was doing everything in her power to deny how they are a couple. She was acting so cute!”

Oh my god, Alex. I hit my forehead and groaned. I’m so sorry on Alex’s behalf, Lady Charlotte. Please don’t seek revenge against her.

“I think Charlotte is finally thinking about Philip from a romantic view-point. Isn't this amazing! I’m making progress!”

Yeah, progress to your early death, that’s what. It’s a good thing Lady Charlotte was the nicer villainess, otherwise, Alex, you’d be forty-eight feet underground. You know what? I give up. Alex, do whatever you want, but I won’t be apologizing on your behalf anymore. You can fix your own mess, but the good news is…

“Since you’re making progress, you’re done stalking Lady Charlotte, right?” I asked.

“What? Of course not.”

Oh my god, this girl still wants to tail Lady Charlotte around!?

“This love is still new! I need to observe and treat it with care and tenderness until it’s all grown up!”

“Alex, I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“What I mean is, the Philip and Charlotte ship still needs my help to sail! I need to make sure it doesn’t sink! Oh, I need to come up with a ship name!”

… I’m done. I’m done with her. “Good luck with that.”

Alex beamed. “Hehehe. Since I’m doing so well, do you need help with Rium and Raphael?”

My eyes widened at her question and I quickly refused her. “No! I’m good! I’m good. Super good. Don’t need your help.” If anything, I feel like Alex might make it worse for them. In fact, with Alex's ways of doing things, Lord Raphael might have a heart attack instead.

Alex frowned, sad that she couldn’t play matchmaker for Lady Rium and Lord Raphael. “I see… So what’s your plan?”

“Well, one thing for sure. I’m not stalking them.”

“But it’s so fun to watch their behaviors from afar.”

Oh my goodness, instead of a matchmaker… “Alex… You have fully turned into a stalker.”

“I have not,” she denied.

“Yeah, keep telling yourself that.”

“I have not!”

“Uh huh, uh huh,” I absentmindedly voiced.

“I have not!” she screamed.

I ignored her cries as we entered the large open room with multiple tables for students to sit and eat. I quickly head towards the food needing something to stuff myself with. I just need to refuel and relax. Alex was making me go crazy, and not the good kind of crazy. She was making me lose brain cells every time I talked to her. I’ve only known her for a week. A week! Is she also the type of girl that I can’t handle?! God, if you even exist. Please, just give me a break!