Chapter: 810

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

Astelle quickly erased her serious expression.

“Theor, what’s wrong?”

“Rowell is gone.”

Astelle belatedly realized that it was the name of Theor’s young servant.

“He went somewhere else for a while. Go back to your bedroom and sleep.”

Astelle remembered Hannah had brought in the young servant, who had been working in the empress dowager’s palace for a long time.

She said he was a sincere person and could be trusted because he was a distant relative of the family who has a relationship with the duke.

He may have been her father’s spy since he was in the empress dowager’s palace.

When Astelle turned her gaze away, Hannah looked at them both with painful eyes.

She seemed to feel guilty about what happened.

“Hannah, it’s okay. It’s not your fault.”

The Duke of Reston rose from his seat and approached Theor.

“Our Crown Prince. You’ve grown a lot.”

Theor moved closer to Astelle.

The Duke gently stroked Theor’s hair.

“You will thank this grandfather of yours later.”

Theor only stared at the Duke, not knowing what he meant.

There was tension in the red eyes resembling Kaizen. Instinctively, he sensed that something was not right.

Even though Theor was young, he was quick to notice that the atmosphere among the adults was strange.

Astelle pulled Theor into her arms and warned the Duke. “Go back to the mansion, father.”

As he hugged Theor, reality came to her again.

If Kaizen dies, Theor becomes emperor.

Astelle made her decision while hugging Theor.

I need to call Gretel right away.