Chapter: 312
Astelle diverted his attention.
“Tell me about the keepsakes.”
“Okay.”
His explanation continued.
“They’re not great things. If things that were too precious had been lost, the Emperor would have noticed. So the Empress Dowager only chose what she really wanted to give to you. Paintings and jewels… well stuff like that.”
Empress Dowager loved Astelle a lot.
Leaving such a provision in her will was also her own consideration for Astelle.
It was no surprise that she had secretly left behind keepsakes.
“The Empress Dowager secretly sent them to our mansion before she died, in case the Emperor realized it.”
“Where are they now?”
“That’s… father…”
Fritz let out a sigh before answering.
“Father has them, and even if I ask for them, he won’t give them to me.”
Astelle frowned.
Is Duke Reston even greedy for the keepsakes from the Empress Dowager now?
‘It wasn’t because he wanted them .’
The Duke cannot be interested in the miscellaneous belongings left by the Empress Dowager.
It was most likely that he was stubborn because of his anger toward Astelle, not because of his greed.
Astelle spoke to her brother with a firm voice.
“Please go back and tell father. If he doesn’t bring the keepsakes right now, I will tell His Majesty about the items and press charges against him.”
Fritz asked with surprised eyes.
“T-Then His Majesty will confiscate them.”
“I think that’s what father thought, that’s why he hasn’t given them to me.”
Those are the items Astelle should have received, but her father must have thought that it did not matter whether he gave them to her or not as they were secretly hidden from the Emperor’s eyes.
He must have thought that even if Astelle wanted to have them, she wouldn’t go as far as to sue him.