Chapter: 200

“Is that so?”

“Yes. And you shouldn’t say things like who likes whom. That makes other people in trouble, do you understand?”

“Yes!”

Astelle said stroking Theor’s soft cheek, “Now, if you are bored, you can go out and play in the garden here.”

Theor went out to the garden attached to the annex.

His eyes met Hannah’s as she took the dress from the box.

Unlike Theor, Hannah’s eyes were a little complicated.

It was the same for Astelle.

Both of them were unfamiliar with the emperor’s favor.

Kaizen, why does he keep doing this?

His favor for Astelle may be due to his feelings of guilt over the past few years.

Even Astelle understood that much.

What was incomprehensible was that Kaizen was putting Astelle in trouble to relieve his guilt.

‘Last time I had a bit of a fight because of something like this.’

Even then, Kaizen sent a gift and forcibly invited her to the dinner, so she had to face Marianne who seemed to have a grudge against her.

Now, Marianne’s mother is here.

And Astelle received Kaizen’s gift.

Sooner or later, the Marchioness will find out.

‘I can’t just send it all back……’

If she sends the gift back to avoid trouble, Kaizen will get angry on the other hand.

Kaizen may force her to accept his offer rather than just get angry.

Just like he had sent Lyndon to force her to come to the dinner.

It was only important for him to get rid of his guilt.

He didn’t care about the damage others had caused by his own actions.

Astelle sighed silently, pulled out the dress from the box.