Chapter: 183

Astelle, as the world sees her, was the poor former empress, whom the emperor threw away in one day.

‘It’s because I want to send Grandpa and Theor back home first.’

So she picked a ballroom with as many people as possible to make sure she got permission from the emperor.

Kaizen, unaware of her intentions, seemed to be surprised again by her promise to attend.

He looked straight at Astelle for a moment, then averted his eyes.

“……yes, thank you for attending.”

“……”

It was a greeting from the landlord after seeing the guests at the ball.

Having said that, she felt as if this place was a ballroom.

Astelle bowed her knee slightly in return.

“It is an honor, Your Majesty.”

“Don’t make fun of me.”

It was then that she came to her senses and an unpleasant reply came, “It’s just weird that you say no every time and then suddenly accept.”

It was an openly sarcastic tone.

‘That’s because you always asked for useless things.’

Astelle wanted to refute that, but instead, she answered calmly, “It’s not like that I always want to say no. If it’s an acceptable offer, I’ll take it.”

“So you’re saying there was a problem with my offer?”

She almost asked ‘Are you asking because you didn’t know that?’

But Astelle’s answer was interrupted by Theor’s bright voice.

“Aunt Astelle!”

From the other side of the hallway, Theor, hugging the teddy bear, found the two and ran to them.

Blynn, a large hound, was following Theor.

“Theor, you must not run in the hallway. It’s dangerous.”

Theor held onto the hem of Astelle’s skirt and heaving as he answered, “I won’t do that anymore.”

“You may fall, so be careful.”