Chapter: 313

Because the emperor hated Astelle and if this story was leaked, he would take them back.

Astelle wouldn’t be able to do anything even if she lost the keepsakes.

It was obvious that the Duke was calculating like that.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s better to give them to the Emperor, the grandson of the Empress Dowager than to give them to father.”

Fritz smirked slightly at Astelle’s callous remark.

“It is true.”

He was about to go find his grandfather and say hello to him.

He paused for a moment before leaving the room, and then addressed Astelle, “How long do you plan to stay in the capital?”

“I will leave soon.”

“……can’t you stay a few more days? Mother’s charity ball is just around the corner.”

Until her death, Astelle’s mother held a regular charity ball at this time of year at the mansion.

It was an event that invited guests to collect donations to help the poor.

However, after her mother’s death, the charity ball was not held for many years.

After her socialite debut, Astelle resumed her mother’s charity ball to honor her.

She organized one at the mansion every year until she married Kaizen and then left the capital.

After leaving, the mansion remained empty of guests since there was no hostess.

Astelle asked the question while counting the date.

“Did you keep holding the charity ball while I was away? ”

“Yes…… I organized it myself.”

Astelle was a little surprised.

The ball was supposed to be prepared by the hostess, Fritz had never done that before.

In the past, he didn’t even pay attention to such events.

‘Are you really sorry?’, Astelle thought.

It was hard to believe that Fritz, who had a stubborn personality, was regretting the past so much.

‘Yeah​​, it is all in the past.’