Luelle gritted her teeth so hard that the sound could be heard. But that doesn't make her parents any less concerned about her. Instead, it makes them put a knowing smile on their face. The most sickening smile for Luelle. They always acted as they pleased and gave her that smile as if they knew she couldn't refuse either of their requests.Luelle took a deep breath, trying to calm her hastily beating heart, then opened her mouth.“That's not possible. I can't do it."Upon hearing Luelle's curt answer, the Count and Countess twitched. The corners of their lips lifted into a smile, except it wasn't exactly a smile. Their distorted face was clearly painted on the faces of both of them.“What is not possible? Do you still not even have that much influence after all this time regarding this matter? What are you even doing all this time?”Luelle gulps down as she lifts her chin.Every time her parents ask her for something that is always materialistic in nature, they always use that method
“The Queen, she's given birth. In fact, it's already been a week."“Damn it.” Jermaine leaned his back in resignation. He massaged his temple, then asked. "Why didn't anyone notice it if it had happened a week ago?!"Jermaine lifts himself from his seat, striding towards the door, but then stops his step. Thinking about this ridiculous carelessness burned his heart. He gripped on the doorknob, turning it forcefully until it separated from the door. He threw it on the floor.“If for a week no one knows about it, does that mean she's given birth by herself?”“…I'm afraid yes, Your Majesty.”Jermaine snorts. Then, his face crumpled with a dangerous glint in his eyes. He said. “I will go there now.”"Yes, Your Majesty."For the first time, in two and a half months, he exiled Sashal to an abandoned palace and finally visited her. With steps that felt heavy, he walked along the path, which looked unkempt. He couldn't believe there was still a place like this within the royal grounds. But he
… That's not true. I can't be reckless in giving birth to the child I've been waiting for, right?Menitto and Ruri brought in a professional to assist me. Everything runs smoothly thanks to the neglect of the servants here, and I hope that neglect will continue. Except…“Ma’am?”I clicked my tongue. These servants kept disturbing my time to pamper my baby boy. I opened my mouth curtly. "So what if he comes?"The maid flinches. She parted her lips. “That… uhm, you need to get ready.”I snort. “Bullcrap. Why should I get ready? Just go away. Don't show your face in front of me or in front of my baby again."I sharpened my warning at the last words as I looked at all their faces. They lifted their chins awkwardly when they received a stern look from me as they stopped what they were doing. They were the ones who ignored me until a while ago, and yet Jermaine still employed them at this place. That made them arrogant, assuming that Jermaine cared more about them than me and my baby.[“Tch
Gift boxes began to pile up in the corner of her room, coming from the friendly hands of the nobles who hoped to be under her new grace. But she did not open any of the luxurious gift boxes. The boxes are moved into storage on a certain day, and only the letters inside are taken. She thought that everything would be festive if she gave birth to her child, but the reality approaching her was far from joyful. She did not even have the energy to smile when she looked at her newborn baby girl's face, which looked ugly in her eyes. The baby didn't even have her features or Jermaine's, from the face alone. One thing that perhaps lifted her heart a little was that her baby girl was born with typical royalty hair features, and she kept wishing that as time passed, her daughter's face could also take on the beauty of Jermaine's. However, as time passed and the baby's face began to form like a baby's face in general, she still couldn't find Jermaine's face on her baby's. 'They say even Sasha
“Would you think postponing it for a few days would be wise?”Ruri blinked slowly as she tilted her head. “Won't that ruin your plans?”"It's just... my instincts tell me that even if I'm not the one pushing it, many other people will do it in my stead without them realizing it, so..."“Okay, let's postpone that part. Then what about things related to Bella?"“For that, let's process it as quickly as possible. We have to get Bella out of that place faster. Have you got what I asked for the other day?"“Yes. Following your instructions, I found them gathered in the private study room of the city library. And when Menitto threatened them by mentioning the name of the person you gave, their leader agreed to make a transaction with us."I breathed a sigh of relief. “We need to test it first. Then if no other symptoms follow, let's give it to Bella.”“I understand, sister. And speaking of Bella, she seems to have stumbled upon something troublesome.” Ruri handed me a folded, crumpled paper
Blinking her eyes innocently, Luelle replied. "I heard she's fine and is resting now."Jermaine sat on the sofa across from Luelle. She raised her eyebrows slightly as she watched Jermaine's movements. 'Why isn't he sitting next to me like usual?'“You heard, huh? You… didn’t check on our daughter yourself?”"I did when the doctors checked her right after they arrived at the scene."Jermaine rubbed his face roughly, then buried his face in his hands. Luelle kept noticing Jermaine's strange behaviour, which made her pick up on an uncomfortable vibe from him.After letting the clock on the wall speak itself with the ticking that filled the room, Jermaine opened his mouth. It started with a heavy sigh.“Do you know what I've been through today? Moreover, what have I heard regarding the results of the investigation into this incident?"“Are you finally going to decide the punishment for that woman? She dares to harm our daughter, so of course she will get the same painful punishment, righ
The head of the guard looked at me silently for a while. Then he answered. “There are no such people.”“Ah, is that so?”Was it the disappointment I felt when I realized that no one would visit me in this place for the last time?I thought with their twisted personalities, at least Jermaine or Luelle would come here to rub salt in my wound, but even that didn't happen. It didn't seem like they would suddenly be the ones to wake up to their feelings of guilt, so their absence now was quite surprising to me.“We will finally leave this place, baby,” I whisper to my baby boy, who snuggles in my armpit.Finally, evening arrived. The guards opened the prison cell and then escorted me out to walk all the way to the back gate. I looked around in all directions as I knew it would be the last time I would take in the beauty of this place with my eyes. After all, this place was once the most comfortable place I could live because I was not comfortable in my own family's house.I spent my late t
Four days after the exile of the former queen to the monastery, the people of the kingdom were shocked by the official news coming from the Royal Family about her sudden death. The news came like a bolt of lightning on a hot summer day. Not even the big media company, which is usually very up-to-date regarding news about the former queen, sniffed the tip of this news. The changing tides that occurred in just four days since the news of her exile that night sent all media companies into a frenzied state.As the official notification comes from the royal family, there is not much variety of information that can be written in the newspaper. Even though they tried to sniff out the rest of the investigation, trying to get insight from other views, they came to a dead end. That's because the events that occurred were explained so clearly and openly by the Royal Family."I can't believe that until the end, that woman wanted to deceive our kingdom by joining hands with those barbarians."“Tal