Chapter 25

It became the last day to go back to the Archdukes.

Carl was not seen afterward.

It was her who sent him, but why is her heart empty? If she knew three days would be this long, she should have sent a Carl a little later.

She was selfish until the end.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, but there is one problem..….”

“Problem?”

The maid’s expression looked quite difficult.

She stopped while walking in the hallway and stared at the maid. As soon as she made eye contact with her, the maid hurriedly bowed her head and trembled.

“That, that….”

“Don’t stutter and say it properly.”

“Yes, yes! It’s nothing but Sir Gray..….”

When Gray’s name came out, her face naturally distorted. The maid’s face turned into a crying face again.

As soon as she was about to ask again out of frustration, Elliot was seen.

“Elliot.”

“Yes, Princess.”

Elliot, who saw her, rushed over and bowed his head. Elliot saw another maid with her head down and soon replied quickly.

“Princess, Lord Gray has made an audience with His Majesty. His Majesty has withheld the Princess from going to the Grand Duke.”

“My father put it on hold. You should go.”

After sending another maid, she took Elliot to a place where no one came. Elliot followed her calmly.

“Elliot, you didn’t forget the deal with me, did you?”

“There’s no such thing as that, princess. Lord Gray even offered me a little bit of time.”

Elliot took a letter from her pocket. Her eyes twinkled. She slowly opened the letter.

‘You’re playing well.’

The letter was a memorandum stating that after getting engaged with her safely, he would give Elliott the position of Empress after her death.

“Did Gray write you a memorandum easily?”

Evidence will remain. Otherwise, he might have really intended to give Elliot the Empress’s seat.

All he wanted was the Emperor’s seat, so it doesn’t matter who was next to him. It won’t be a threat unless it’s from the imperial family.

“I thought I had to get it somehow.”

“So what?”

“…… I did everything you wanted. I’ve thrown it all away for the sake of the Princess.”

For her? Was it really for her? She noticed the child’s two cheeks stained. She could even tell what was thrown away.

‘I told her to know her place…….’

She pretended to know nothing and folded the memorandum and put it in her arms. Elliot glanced at her arms and saw the memorandum.

She gave Elliot the jewelry she prepared as a reward and walked through the garden.

“Elliot, don’t disappoint me. I don’t forgive dogs that bite their owners.”

“Of course, don’t worry.”

Elliot smiled and nodded at her.

She just hoped that the child’s reflected excitement will be her luck. She hoped her vitality will not lose its light with the wrong choice.

When was it that she walked in the garden under the sun, she came here and stayed only in her room feeling worse.

Even so, it was only three days, but why does she feel worse after visiting the Grand Duke’s?

“Let’s stop and go in.”

“Princess, hold on a second! It’ll take a moment!”

Elliot rushed into the garden. Because of Elliot, who had left before she could stop her, she was forced to sit in a visible chair and catch her breath.

‘How dare she ask me to wait? Should I just leave?’

The child’s face was too bright for that. Her bright smile at her was somehow a little lovely, so she couldn’t go.

No, maybe it was because she didn’t have the strength to go back alone.

When she was under the warm sun, warmth permeated her body and felt empty.

She also wanted to stay in the green vitality of the grass and trees seen in the garden.

“Princess, look at this!”

“… Is this why you told me to wait?”

“Yes, actually, I wanted to show you a pretty flower that resembles the Princess if we go a little further, but I couldn’t pick it up because it seemed like you were struggling.”

“Get rid of it.”

Like this.

When she hit Elliot’s hand, the flowers in her hand fell to the ground.

Even the petals that were attached fell off, making it a form of nothing to call them flowers.

“Why? Do you want me to die like this flower?”

“It’s just so pretty…….”

Elliot’s face was filled with embarrassment. She didn’t feel good when she faced the child’s feelings that were revealed on her face.

‘What? But are you going to pretend to be a saint now? You don’t even want to do that anyway.’

She walked past Elliot, trampling on the flowers that fell on the floor. Elliot bowed her head and looked at the flowers being crushed.

“Don’t follow me. I’ll go back alone.”

Is it because of the sudden feeling of deterioration or because she’s been receiving sunlight for too long? Her head turned around.

She thought she was a little better, but her body got weird in the meantime. Only the thought of going back to the room lingered in her head.