Chapter: 914
“I am very grateful for the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor. Even my deceased father would be grateful.”
Her grandfather sitting next to her gently shook his head, but she silently ignored it and accepted the emperor’s gift.
What’s in the box is a necklace and earrings with pearls, diamonds, and obsidian.
All of them are gems suitable for use in mourning situations, given the tradition that mourning women are only allowed to wear white, black, or silver jewelry.
The jewels Astelle had now were all luxurious ones boasting splendid colors. It seems that the emperor sent these things in advance with that in mind.
As a gift from the emperor, only the colors are delicate, but all of them are of the highest quality. It seems that pearls and diamonds can be used even when not in mourning.
After the attendant and servants returned, her grandfather muttered, “You really got along well.”
“Don’t make fun of me.”
Astelle closed the box and sighed calmly.
“I’m not. I mean, it looks good, though. It’s better than staying in a bad relationship.”
Astelle smiled bitterly at her grandfather’s words.
It was an undeniable truth that as she got closer to Kaizen, she found a peaceful daily life.
“I don’t know how to explain all this to Theor later.”
Kaizen, his father, left Astelle and remarried her after learning of Theor’s existence. The duke, his maternal grandfather, nearly killed his father, the emperor. In the end, the emperor killed the duke.
Astelle was worried about how Theor would react when he heard such a complicated story.
Marquis of Carlenberg reassured her. “Don’t worry too much. Theor is smart, so he will understand.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
He added with a slightly troubled look, “He will probably have a few complicated thoughts for the emperor though.”
Astelle sighed and agreed. “I hope they don’t get along badly in the future.”
It would be nice if he could understand and accept what happened before he was born. Still, it was something for Theor to decide.
Marquis Carlenberg said again, comforting Astelle. “If the Emperor loves him as he does now, everything will be fine.”
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Fritz got off the carriage and entered the mansion through the front gate.
The setting sun cast a long shadow under the mansion’s walls.