Chapter 175

A firm step followed.

Annie didn’t look back for a second the entire way to the road where the carriage had stopped.

She has long loved him with all her heart. Instead of shedding tears, she smiled.

That fact alone made it seem that she had solved a problem she had not been able to solve for a long time, but had hoped to solve.

As she took her steps, it became lighter, as if throwing something on the ground.

‘Now this is it.’

She can’t forget everything. Because she still remembers the few memories of him and her. But it was beautiful just by the fact that she had memories that she could pull out like a painting in her heart.

Annie took a deep breath and raised her head. In the distance, the carriage on the road was already occupying a spot as if it was natural.

The black carriage with the silver shield pattern was very familiar. No, she couldn’t have not known.

Because there would be only one person in this empire who would own a carriage of such a formidable size.

Annie already knew how comfortable that carriage was. She also knew that the owner’s personality is more calm than that of the carriage.

As she approached the carriage, the carriage’s door began to slowly open as if waiting.

Annie felt a slight burning in her throat as the manly figure within was revealed.

His original red eyes seemed to have gotten clearer somehow. The gaze did not depart from Annie.

Not avoiding it, Annie raised the tip of her hardened lips.

A trembling voice flowed through.

“Actually. I agree that your Majesty is objectively a great man.”

Ejed was great in many ways. Not only his excellent swordsmanship and political sense, but also common sense, language, and history were not left out.

She looked at him, and made a mischievous expression.

“I am proud to meet the smartest man.”

“…..”

“By the way. Lately, I have changed my mind.”

Annie, who was faced with a face that looked like he had something to say, burst into a smirk without realizing it.

He showed emotion on his face. Just like before, the eyes with intense longing.

Still, he was waiting for Annie to finish speaking. He was sure that it was a consideration for her

Why didn’t she realize? No, she might have been pretending not to know.

She also remembered the stories she once advised him.

[ A coercive attitude is not good. Give her enough for His Majesty to permeate through. ]

“Your Majesty. Do you remember the place I told you about back then?”

“I remember.”

Even though she didn’t explain it properly, he seemed to have read her mind.

Through the cool autumn wind, Ejed’s friendly voice was heard.

“I remember every single thing. All about Annie, how could I ever forget.”

For some reason, her eyes got sore. When she spit it out, it seemed like a muffled voice would come out. So Annie raised her chin as if she wanted to say something.

Even though it was rude enough, Ejed’s eyes widened pleasantly.

“I followed hard, because you said it.”

There were no additional complaints. The story about how hard it was.

It was really frustrating because it was so but now it was good. When Annie saw this side of him, she felt a little more comfortable.

There is such an emperor like this in the world. How can there be such a person in the Imperial Palace, where they try to win each other and viciously seize power?

To confess a bit of selfishness, she sincerely hoped that Ejed would not change. It was so good to see the eyes towards her dyed with various emotions.

One side of her chest swelled up. Annie deliberately brought out her bright voice to erase that feeling.

“Don’t you think you’ve waited too long?”

A voice that trembles inevitably. Annie spoke her words with her breath that she inhaled loudly.

“I think it’s kind of like that.”

Instead of her answer, the actions answered her. He took a big step forward and knelt on the ground. The person considered the most noble, without hesitation.

The small buds that appeared one by one near him quickly grew and bloomed into abundant flowers.

That wasn’t the end of it. She saw a small box on the palm of his outstretched hand. One day, on the banquet terrace, the ring box she found.

Even though it was a guess, Annie had a hard time spewing words out. Ejed stared at her, seeming nervous, but nevertheless not losing his smile.

Ejed’s fine-grained hair that she used to stroke when Ejed became young. Annie watched silently as the black hair, soft and shiny than a bird’s feather, fluttered in the wind. Other than that, he didn’t move at all.

Annie thought, ironically, that he had prepared something for nothing. The dazzling flowers seemed to wither in front of Ejed.

Everything else was blurry, but only Ejed was clear. Even with his presence alone, it seemed that the fine colors of paint were dyed in his color.

Before she could appreciate it all, she heard a voice she had always wanted to hear.

“Sorry for hiding it. From the beginning, it was you. I like you.”

The stylish ring box shook slightly.

“The person I want to make happy is you, Annie.”

But the words that followed were never shaking.

Annie didn’t even know what face she was making. She just showed, as he did, actions instead of answers.

Her tiny fingertips reached out towards the man.

Unlike before, at a faster pace.