Chapter: 241

Kaizen turned to the Marchioness with annoyed eyes.

“Why the hell did you make this fuss?”

“Y-Your Majesty……”

“How did you know that the maid had been out and about?”

The Marchioness realized her own mistake and fell to her knees on the floor.

“Your Majesty. It’s all my fault…… I only believed the words of my maid and made this mistake……”

The Marchioness dripped tears as she lamentedly begged for forgiveness.

As she wept, she blamed her maid for giving her the wrong information.

Kaizen did not fall for such an obvious trick.

He pointed towards Astelle and ordered, “Apologize to her if you know it was a mistake.”

The Marchioness bit her lower lip as she turned her body towards Astelle.

She then bowed her head deeply and she apologized.

“I made this mistake because I misunderstood the situation. I’m really sorry.”

Astelle silently accepted her apology without saying anything.

Kaizen gave Florin a cold command, “Go back to the capital with the Marchioness immediately.”

Astelle looked at Florin, who stood silently, for a moment.

Florin’s cute face was terrifyingly expressionless.

She was as expressionless as a statue, but when Kaizen and her eyes met, she instantly changed to a bewildered expression as if she were wearing a mask.

Kaizen’s added, “And tell the Marchioness to stay in the mansion for the time being. Until the disposition is decided.”

It meant that the Marchioness was under house arrest.

Florin realized that the emperor was no longer in the mood to say anything. She silently bowed her head and walked away.

***

“Lady Astelle. It’s not what you promised, is it?”

After a brief storm passed and the tea party was over, Vellian came up to Astelle and asked.

Astelle widened her eyes as if confused by what he was talking about.