"Duke, it seems e that you are dissatisfied with sothing, but is that my fault?"
Duke Croft looked directly at the emperor.
"No, this isnt Your Majesty's fault."
"Then where did your displeasure co from?"
Your empress is now very ill. And this is because of His Majesty."
Raymond's face was annoyed when he heard the accusation.
"What do you an because of ?"
"Rumors about His Majesty's child, which Lisa brought, have already spread throughout the empire. Do you really think that the Empress will not be affected by this?"
"It's true that "
The Duke rembered the words of that before the wedding.
"Duke, I promised. I will repay your dedication with Ellie's happiness."
And he thought Raymond had to do it his own way.
Raymond didn't like Ellie, but he thought it wasn't necessary to make her happy. Happiness doesn't necessarily an love.
But now Raymond couldn't say anything.
Every ti he looked at her, his thoughts were strange.
For so reason he felt uncomfortable and stuffy.
Therefore, he avoided Ellie.
So he couldn't tell if Ellie was happy. Duke Croft's purple eyes that looked at him were the sa as Ellie's, and his heart sank again.
Watching Raymond remain silent, the Duke sighed briefly.
"Your Majesty, please go away."
"When the Empress is feeling better, let know, Duke."
"Yes, Your Majesty.
When Raymond left the Empress's palace, the maid approached the Duke.
"Your Excellency, Her Majesty the Empress is feeling better."
* * *
"Your Majesty, does your stomach no longer hurt?"
"I'm much better, but how is my baby?"
"The child is all right. What is amazing, because you were hanging by a thread."
After hearing the doctor's verdict, I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Throughout the entire examination, my teeth trembled with fear.
I was afraid that sothing would go wrong with my child.
As I prayed to God, I felt that the pain was gradually disappearing.
And now I felt no pain at all.
I'm so glad. Baby, I won't give you any more trouble.
The mont I made a promise, stroking my belly, my father ran in when the door opened.
The doctor stepped back and my father ca up to .
"Your Majesty, how are you? Are you feeling better now?"
"Yes, father. I'm fine now. The child is safe."
"This is really good news."
My father, who finally breathed out his nervousness, sat down in a chair next to the bed.
"But, father, where have you been?"
Father suddenly left the room after being called by the maid. He was gone for about fifteen minutes. Father hesitated for a mont, but then he spoke:
"Nothing special, so don't worry."
My father turned his attention from to the doctor.
"Your Majesty, now both you and the child are fine. However, you must look after your health in the future. Please avoid stress."
My father told that I should leave Raymond, as I have a baby.
I was ashad in front of my father, and when I turned my gaze to the floor, I heard a voice full of heavy emotions.
"Ellie, I'm sorry."
When he suddenly apologized, I looked at my father.
"Why is the father sorry? That was my choice."
"No. I'm just sorry. I said I would make my little Ellie the happiest, but I couldn't."
"Father"
"After you married the emperor, I just wanted to believe that you would heal well. And although I felt your loneliness, I pretended not to notice it. Because I thought it was your happiness to be close to your beloved man."
His eyes were full of regret, and his father's face was full of anguish. His deep sadness reached .
"But it was not like that after you got sick, I understood everything. I'm sorry, Ellie."
I reached out and took my father's hand.
"It was my choice, although my happiness is long gone."
I decided to take a breath and looked directly at my father.
"Father, I want to live a happy life with my child after I leave this imperial palace."
A slight smile appeared on the face of her father, who was silent for a while.
"Yes, don't worry about anything. I will do everything so that His Majesty will never know about the existence of the child, so just take care of your health."
My father stroked my head gently like a child.
"As soon as dawn, tomorrow, send a formal letter on behalf of the Duke asking for a divorce."
Official letter from the Duke.
I understood that my father didnt want to strain , but I wanted to end with Raymond.
"Ill do it myself, father. I dont think I still have any feelings, so Ill do it myself."
"Will you be okay?"
"Yes, I will. It's okay, because I don't expect anything else from him. And I have sothing more important than Raymond. I am sure that this ti I will have strength to protect my child."
When I looked at my father, he nodded.
"Yes, if the divorce goes well, I wont show. But if His Majesty doesnt agree to divorce you, then I will intervene."
Even if he didn't love , I was still the daughter of the only duke of the Empire.
One of them had already lost all its power, and only his na remained, so that in fact the only duchy of the Empire was Croft Duchy.
It would not be easy for Raymond to leave .
It's bitter that the only reason is my origin.
If Raymond won't let go, I will need my father's strength.
"Yes, please do it, father."
"Then, Ellie, sleep without thinking about anything tonight."
"Thanks."
"See you later. It's already deep night."
"Im very sorry that I cant see you off."
"Its okay."
My father patted on the back, as if to comfort , and soon got up.
When my father left the room, I went to bed.
As soon as my head touched the pillow, my eyelids felt heavy.
I have to talk to Raymond tomorrow I guess.
I closed my eyes to ward off the last wave of these thoughts.
* * *
Knock knock.
"Co in."
I imdiately answered Helen's knock because I was already awake. Helen looked at sitting on the bed and quickly walked to .
"Your Majesty, how are you feeling?"
"Im fine. It was probably just a slight pain. Dont worry."
"Im glad to hear it. Your Majesty, I will be right back to wash your face."
"Yes, and I'll have to dress up. I am going to His Majesty."
When I said that, I saw the embarrassnt on Helen's face. As if she was hiding sothing from .
I noticed this and asked the head maid.
"What's happened?"
"No, its nothing. It's just you don't feel well, but you move too much and are already trying to go sowhere."
"And that's all?"
"Yes, nothing happened."
Helen bowed her head in front of with the expression she always had.
I began to wash, brushing off the strange behavior of the maid.
"Your Majesty, do you need these sapphire earrings?"
I noticed that the maid was preparing earrings for .
The sparkling blue sapphire earrings were given to by Raymond on my wedding day.
It was also sothing that I liked very much.
I shook my head at them.
" No, I don't need earrings.."
Most of the jewelry I have was gifts, so I must throw them all away.
The maids seed embarrassed that I hadnt put on the earrings, which were one of the main adornnts, but hurried to put on my skirt without complaining.
When I got up from my seat to go to the Sun Palace after completing all preparations, a maid entered the room.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."
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