Chapter 65

‘It’s the Emperor’s first love…’

Annie, hugging her pillow, fell into thoughts.

[I love you. ]

The confession written in a serious handwriting caught her eyes. It’s crude, but it was full of sincerity.

Annie laughed a little bitterly. To love someone so fondly was painfully as distant as the memories of some time ago in her life.

‘I used to have such a time too…’

Her arm, holding the pillow, squeezed. Somehow, she was envious of Ejed.

It’s a precious feeling of innocence that she won’t be able to enjoy again…

“By the way… who is it?”

Annie drowned in thoughts.

If a man with that degree of appearance, body, and ability falls in love at a glance, it would not be an ordinary woman. Maybe she was the blindingly beautiful princess from the neighboring empire.

She was born weak and refrained from getting exposed to the outside, but he would be able to see her at dinner by chance.

Could they have been talking through a letter as a point of contact? If not…

‘… Let’s go to bed.’

The day before, she couldn’t sleep properly, so her eyelids were heavy.

Annie quickly fell into sleep.

*

Even with everyone’s concern, time passed with good faith.

“My Lady, I’m following you too.”

“That’s all right. I can go alone. Even though it’s the tyrant, it’s person-to-person. Would he eat me?”

“However…”

“And you have three kids to take care of.”

Carla couldn’t refute Annie’s dissuasion and bite her lips firmly. As Annie said, she had three children to take care of, and as a mother, she could not participate in dangerous affairs.

“I’ll be back safely, so tell Bat, and prepare tenderloin steak main dish for dinner.”

Annie, winking at the anxious Carla, stared at the dressing table. Today, she had to be the perfect lady figure of the Dsev Family.

“Then, I’ll get going. See you later.”

Annie greeted leisurely, grabbed the thick leather bag and climbed into the carriage. It didn’t take long for her to reach the Imperial Palace.

As she passed the main gate of the Imperial Palace, she saw quite familiar faces. Annie bowed to them.

“Good morning.”

Two aides, who were waiting with their arms folded, approached.

“Thank you for coming a long way.”

“Miss Annie, welcome!”

“… You don’t have to do this.”

The people around stared at the three with surprised eyes. A noble lady who had no access to the Imperial family, appeared in broad daylight.

Moreover, as the two aides stood on either side of her, many of the maids looked at Annie with jealous gazes.

‘Oh, I’m embarrassed.’

Annie spoke small enough for the aides to hear.

“In the future, please just tell me the place in advance, or let me know through a letter. I don’t like to attract other people’s attention.”

In fact, she doesn’t care much about attention. But it was a measure for Ejed. Wasn’t he such a transparent man in front of love?

It was right to be thoroughly prepared for possible situations. If Ejed’s heart was now communicated to the person through rumors before the confession, just imagining it was terrible.

Doher nodded at Annie’s resolute expression.

“I will remember it.”

“Me too.”

“I will guide you.”

The two aides took the lead and guided her.

The road was somewhat familiar.

‘… The VIP reception room.’

When the bad memories came to mind, Annie’s smile faded. The surprising situation at that time sometimes came as a nightmare.

As expected, their steps stopped in front of the reception room.

A tightly closed door came into Annie’s eyes. Even the grainy texture of the wood that she had not seen before brightens.

‘I never thought I’ll be here again.’

She got a new impression. But she didn’t want to get used to it.

Doher spoke in a very polite manner.

“I will wait in front. If you need anything, please feel free to pull the string inside.”

“Thank you.”

“You don’t have to go through such a hassle to call me, you just have to call my name. My name is Fizz…”

“It’s Sir Fizz Le Rias.”

“What?! How do you know my name!”

Fizz responded very vigorously, even though it was only a low word.

‘Are you deliberately pretending to be innocent and look down on me?’

As Annie looked on, he spit out a strange exclamation, saying, “kek!”

“As expected of Lady Dsev! To recognize me like this! Our Majesty is… heup heup!”

“You can ignore it and just go in. Then.”

“Heup heup!”

Doher glanced at the door, holding back his senior’s right to speak.

‘The Imperial Palace is full of unique people.’

Annie, who breathed a long sigh, opened the door.

Kiik.

‘There it is.’

She saw a man standing by the window with plenty of sunlight. Annie, closing the door with both hands, approached him.

Step, step.

Ejed quickly responded to the faint footsteps stepping on the carpet.

Flinch.

As his broad shoulders were visibly hardened, Annie spoke in a plain tone as much as possible.

“You came earlier than I thought.”

The man turned his head and their eyes met.

Ruby-like mysterious eyes that shone transparently with sunlight. Annie smiled neatly at him.

“Good morning.”

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