Chapter: 397

Kaizen looked back at the Marquis and Marchioness Croychen, who were sitting on the other side of the ballroom.

He was thinking of getting rid of them to prevent this fact from being revealed.

But anyway, it was impossible to hide the child’s origin forever.

Astelle and the Marquis of Carlenberg did not handle the birth of the child perfectly.

They did not take care of the maid who was registered as the child’s biological mother, nor did they get rid of the midwife who helped with the delivery.

The maid was found by the Croychen family before Kaizen.

According to the investigation, this fact is already secretly shared among the nobles.

If this is revealed, Astelle will be humiliated and shamed as the woman who bore an illegitimate child.

Kaizen couldn’t stand to watch Astelle suffer humiliation.

“What happened to what I told you to prepare?”

Vellian approached with hesitation at Kaizen’s question.

He said, “Your Majesty, the preparations are done……”

Vellian spoke his words helplessly.

He felt like his head was going to explode since yesterday.

He wished that the emperor would come to his senses and make a normal judgment even now, but Kaizen had no intention of changing his mind.

“Prepare thoroughly, we’ll carry out as planned.”

***

“Are you okay?”

As soon as she left the banquet hall and came out into the hallway, Fritz asked worriedly.

“It’s okay. Nothing will happen.”

She just had to meet Kaizen.

He asked her to wait because he had something to say.

She didn’t know what he was going to talk about, but she was sure it was related to Theor.

“I’ll go to the balcony and rest for a while.”

“Yes, that would be great.”