Chapter: 991

“…….”

Fritz listened to his maternal grandfather’s story in silence.

The Marquis had quite a straightforward personality.

Even when he was telling a story, he always spoke honestly and to the point without any rhetoric.

Just like now, his grandfather was telling only important facts briefly, but Fritz, who heard that, felt like his heart was breaking with guilt.

‘I should have stopped Astelle back then.’

At that time, Fritz thought that Astelle should not give up her position as empress and fight for her family name.

Looking back now, that was a very stupid and selfish thought.

He should have embraced and protected Astelle who had left the empress position, and returned home.

If he had taken care of and protected her, his grandfather would not have suffered for six years.

He regretted it several times, but after hearing the story directly from his grandfather, the regret came even more bitter.

Fritz who was listening to his grandfather’s story with a look of remorse, suddenly looked at Kaizen and coughed.

Kaizen was listening to the Marquis’ story with a miserable expression.

Kaizen looked so sad as he would run to Astelle at any moment and kneel down and weep.

On the other hand, the Marquis drank the wine leisurely.

“When I heard about her pregnancy, I was so shocked I almost fainted.”

The two men in front of him didn’t respond and just listened.

The Marquis looked at Kaizen. No matter how many times he looks at him, he has the same face as Theor’s.

As the old memories came up today, he felt more disgusted with him.

He wanted his young granddaughter to give up on the emperor’s child and live comfortably.

However, Astelle was firm and the Marquis decided to help her in the end.

“It was really hard to hide her pregnancy.”

The Marquis found a small cabin in the forest near the mansion for Astelle.

Everything was handled very carefully so no one knew. But seeking shelter was nothing.

After a while, morning sickness set in, and the real ordeal began.