Chapter: 592
“The bad grandfather.”
“……”
That’s how Theor always called his maternal grandfather, Duke Reston.
Seriously, he’s probably the only person who can say something like that to a kid.
The maids and attendants of the empress’ palace were always careful with their words in front of Theor, as Astelle had clearly told them.
The marquis decided to ask Kaizen to ban the Duke of Reston from visiting.
“……it happened even before you were born. They both got married, and then you were born. But something happened in the middle, so for a while….., they were separated.”
The marquis couldn’t explain it in detail, so he tried to keep it as simple as possible.
Still, he didn’t want to lie to the kid who had already heard the truth.
He’ll find out someday anyway.
“Yes, I see.”
Fortunately, Theor seemed to understand the marquis’ explanation.
Theor, who finished painting the flower petals, raised his head and asked again, “Did my mom love His Majesty in the past?”
“What do you mean?”
The Marquis of Carlenberg asked in bewilderment.
Theor put down the brush and looked up at the marquis with clear eyes, and asked, “Marriage is for people who love each other, right? So, did my mom also love His Majesty in the past?”
“……”
The marquis could not find the answer to the young Theor’s logical question.
‘What should I answer?’
He will know the truth someday, but the marquis couldn’t tell him everything right now.
The marquis also couldn’t say that Astelle didn’t love the emperor in the past, or Theor would ask why his mother married someone she didn’t love.
Actually, there is no answer to that question.
The marquis sighed and spoke frankly, “Yes, Astelle used to love His Majesty.”
As a young girl, Astelle was very fond of Kaizen.
The letters sent by his granddaughter in cute handwriting always contained Kaizen’s stories.