Chapter: 267

When the Duke thought of Astelle, his head throbbed. 

It was because Fritz, his eldest son and Astelle’s older brother, regretted letting Astelle leave. 

He cries every day and regrets not having taken care of his younger sister, and now he turned his arrow to his father, the duke. 

Still, the past six years have been pretty good, but when Astelle reappeared, their family became the worst of the rich these days. 

Fritz criticized the Duke by talking about Astelle whenever he had time. 

‘It’s no use giving birth to a child and raising them.’

Although he did not express it, the Duke regretted the incident as much as his son. He didn’t mean to abandon Astell like that 

Girls are always useful. 

Astelle was a princess who inherited the most precious blood in this country. 

‘I should have sold her to a worthy aristocrat, because even if she was divorced, there would have been some who wanted her bloodline.’ 

In the past, it would have been better to put Astelle in a convent rather than to disgrace Reston’s name by kicking her out. 

However, Astelle broke all ties with her father, the Duke, and left. 

Even if he asks her to come back to the mansion now, she would not accept him, let alone remarry. 

‘I have something to convince her.’ 

The will was not the only thing left from the Dowager Empress 

Unbeknownst to the emperor, she also left some belongings to Astelle. 

Since she couldn’t give it to her directly, she secretly sent it to the Duke and asked him to deliver it when he found Astelle later. 

Most of the items were pictures and books, but there were also some jewels. 

The Duke once wanted to sell the items as soon as Empress Dowager died but decided to save them for later. 

Astelle would want to have them. 

The Duke might be able to use it to bait her. 

‘Still, she wouldn’t accept remarrying another man just for a keepsake. Because that stupid bitch likes Kaizen.’ 

The Duke stroked his throbbing temple with his hand and said to his subordinate, “Astelle has already cut ties with me, so don’t worry about her. In case of emergency, I don’t mind killing her as well as the Emperor.”

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Astelle spent several days in the annex being gloomy.