[Euclase Imperial Palace - First Loop]
"Ezra Beryl?"
She heard someone call her name, and Ezra slowly turned her head.
“Pffft,” a man stifled a laugh when he saw her face while covering his mouth.
"Can you stop that?" asked Ezra, annoyed. She was trying hard to draw her eyebrows with full concentration, but the man laughed even louder.
Tonight was Ezekiel's birthday party.
Of course, Ezra, his fiancé who will marry him soon, must present with a perfect appearance. So in front of the dressing table mirror, she tried her best to change her image to be more elegant and mature.
But of course, because Ezra wasn't an experienced girl when it came to make-up, she wouldn't be able to polish her face as quickly and skillfully as she wanted.
"Just forget it, why don't you just ask your maids to do it?" asked
[January 27th, 158th of Euclase Imperial Year]Liam squatted in the hallway of Almandine Castle. His long blonde hair was tied at the back of his head, looking a little unkempt.The man lowered his face to the floor, leaning against the wall, motionless for several minutes.He remembered what had happened a few minutes ago when he'd been standing inside the room where Harriet was. The woman he loved was in a lot of pain.Servants and healers strolled around them and a midwife tried to check on Harriet and her contractions. Even Zaha kept himself busy by monitoring Harriet's heart rate from time to time.Just then, Harriet suddenly extended her hand to him.Of course, Liam, who could only stand on the edge of the room watching everything and afraid to get in the way of the servants and midwives who were working, slowly walked over. He saw sweat dripping down h
“Your Highneeeeeeess!”From far away, a woman's high voice was heard, and Ezekiel, who was sitting at his office desk, immediately flinched and panicked. He smoothed his tie a little and rolled up his sleeves at the speed of light before his office door opened.CLICK—BANG!"Your Highness!" Ezra appeared in Ezekiel's room so cheerfully with a loud bang.“Ahem, ahem, what is it? Why are you making such a fuss in this cold weather?” Ezekiel tossed his hair purposefully in a charming manner and cleared his throat softly to adjust the tone of his voice as he spoke.Of course, seeing Ezekiel's behaviour, Sir Marcus, his aide, tried to suppress a smile. Ezekiel's nervousness in front of Ezra was becoming more and more noticeable now.BANG!Ezra pounded the table enthusiastically. “The naming ceremony for the t
The Almandine's tallest tower was making noise that early morning—and it had been like that for over a week. The baby's loud screams were deafening, and the sound travelled up and down the tower steps.Liam was working his body on autopilot at the moment. His normally shining eyes were now dull, and his handsome face was languid. Mainly, because of the dark eye bags under his eyes.The man still carried his son up and down the stairs of the tower to calm him down. He rocked the little baby gently and patted his back."UAAAAH!"“Hmm, how should I name you, young man? If you keep yelling and getting angry like this, should I name you Upset?” Liam asked quietly.“UAAAAAH—a?” the baby suddenly stopped screaming and looked up at his father who looked at him blankly and tiredly. His round face and big eyes really looked scared of his father and start
On the pier of a vast frozen lake in the middle of the garden, a middle-aged man sat across his fishing rod. The man's back was slightly bent despite being sturdy and broad, wearing a very thick fur coat covered with a thin layer of snow.From behind the man, another man, who looked older, but looked taller with a sturdier build than the middle-aged man, appeared and walked up to him."Isn't the weather nice, Your Grace?" asked the middle-aged man who looked up into the grey sky."Yes, although it's definitely a lot colder here than the capital's winter," said the old man behind him. "Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"The Emperor chuckled. He wiped the spot next to him from the thin layer of snow with his sleeve, motioning for the Old Duke to sit next to him.“The peak of winter has passed a month ago, but the air will still be freezing like this until the end of March. I ho
"Waaawww…. uuuuuuwwwhhh… awawawa…” Miriam held back the indistinct murmurs of admiration that escaped her mouth. Her big blue eyes stared in awe at the two little babies who were fast asleep in their crib.She was trying hard to hold back her exasperated voice, and because she couldn't take it anymore, she looked up at her husband who was standing not far from her, eyes widened.Heath folded his arms across his chest, looking really shaking. The tall young man really wanted to lift the tiny bodies of his niece and nephew and hug and pamper them.They are too adorable!But why did the two of them look more like the monster than his elder sister?!As Heath stared with his laser gaze at the long blonde-haired man who was leaning tiredly on the sofa, Miriam tugged at the hem of his suit, drawing his attention as a result.The youth look
"Almandine City! We're here!"Ezra looked out the window of the horse carriage, and let her face be blown by the freezing cold wind.Watching her in front of her, Ezekiel smiled faintly. Ezra had been helping him with government affairs without resting since returning to the palace after picking up her grandfather. This was indeed the vacation she deserved.The naming ceremony for the twins, which would take place three weeks after their birth, would take place over two days. And tomorrow would be the first day of the ceremony.After the ceremony was over, Axias would return to the capital, while Ezekiel planned to stay in the north temporarily as Duchy Almandine's guest for… at least a week? Ezekiel hadn't decided how long.He was considering living in the north as long as Ezra wanted.“I can't wait to meet them! They must be very beautiful and
"I can't believe you do this to me again, Your Highness..." Heinrich said with a pale face. He still couldn't believe he was doing this again.Ezra laughed awkwardly."This time is different... I really have no choice now..." said the woman.In the Almandine sky, amidst the freezing cold wind, Heinrich was still holding Ezra's slender body. The two stood on the black raven platform and Heinrich made sure that Ezra did not lose her balance.As the man looked up at the woman's long eyelashes, he saw her thin, frozen tears residue."I only arrived a few minutes ago, and I'm already getting into trouble..." Heinrich muttered as he tried to remove his black fur jacket.Although Ezra's body was wrapped in a long robe, the wind pressure in the sky was stronger than on the ground, making it much colder and frostier. He wrapped the woman's slender body in his fur jack
Liam furrowed his brows deeply at his son who was lying calmly in his crib. At the same time, his son was also looking at him sharply."If you dare trouble your mother while I'm away, young man, I'll..." Liam said sharply.The baby boy turned his face away indifferently. "Woo..."Liam narrowed his eyes with a stern look from the open door. He had to leave because he heard that Ezekiel and his wife had arrived at the castle, and he wanted to talk to the man. But this was the first time he had actually left his son except for a bath.He was somewhat distraught."Go and rest for a while, Milord. Don't worry about us," Harriet said softly.Liam's expression turned one hundred and eighty degrees towards his wife who was breastfeeding their daughter."Of course," he said with a warm smile. "I'll be right back. Don't worry, I can hear crying fro