Chapter: 757

Kaizen grabbed her wrist again.

His dark red eyes stared straight at her.

“I will never let you go for the rest of my life if I can do it my way.”

“……”

Astelle remained silent.

She stood silently, looking down at the ring in her palm.

In the garden where the sun was setting, the blue jewel lit up with a clear light.

Can I leave this man?

She swore that she would never give him her heart again, but now she wasn’t sure about that either.

***

The Duke of Reston entered his mansion.

He didn’t even care how he got back to the mansion.

He was so shocked that he couldn’t even feel his anger.

The more he thought about the conversation he had with Astelle, the more ridiculous it was.

‘How dare you threaten me.’

After she became empress, gave birth to a prince, and monopolized the emperor’s favor, she became insolent to her father.

How dare you look down at me and tell me to step down?

Still, the Duke could not hurt Astelle.

Theor is still young and he has only one daughter.

‘Fritz must be in his right mind.’

The Duke of Reston had such a glimmer of hope.

“Where is Fritz?”

The Duke of Reston headed into the study to look for his son.

But Fritz came out into the hallway before he went up to the second floor.

“Father.”