Chapter: 957
Even in the fall, Astelle and the emperor were quite close than before. At that time, they looked like a couple who had just started dating and had their eyes on each other.
The Marquis who met the two of them again after a month or two realized that they now had the comfortable and natural atmosphere of a real couple.
Astelle also seemed more comfortable and happier than he remembered. Astelle’s eyes looking at Kaizen showed genuine affection.
“Do you still like His Majesty?”
The Marquis asked quietly, and Theor nodded without a moment’s thought.
“I like both mom and dad.”
The Marquis smiled and stroked Theor’s head.
After rolling around in the snow a few more times and his clothes covered in snow, the Marquis brought Theor back to the mansion.
The maids bathed Theor in warm water and changed his clothes.
The Marquis also returned to his bedroom and changed his snow-covered clothes.
He was about to go out again in his new clothes, but Astelle came into his room with an apologetic face.
“Sorry, Grandpa. You had a hard time because of Theor.”
Astelle was sitting with her grandfather after ordering the maid to serve hot tea.
“No worries. It was nice to spend time together after a long time.”
In front of others, her grandfather spoke honorably to her, but he still spoke casually when the two of them were alone.
Astelle was feeling happy right now. When the two of them were together like this, she felt like a granddaughter instead of an empress.
The marquis looked out the window and said, “Theor will be waiting for you.”
Astelle smiled. “Don’t worry about Theor. His Majesty is taking him outside now.”
Kaizen said he would take Theor out in the afternoon because the marquis seemed to be suffering too much.
Since the two of them said they were going to see the ice pond, it seemed that they would be back around dinner time.
“I have a warm tea ready.”
Astelle poured tea into a teacup brought by the maid.
A white teacup was filled with warm herbal tea with a unique scent.
The marquis, who tasted the tea, said admiringly, “It smells really good. I’ve never tried tea like this before.”
“It’s Gretel’s new tea. I brought it to give to you.”