NOVEL NEXT Chapter 125
Cesare was relieved.If he could have taken Daphne again, I wouldn’t have been able to live a day comfortably.In that case, it would have been better to kill Lee Jong-woo here.For Cesare had never known how to let go of what he had once held in his arms.“… Are you going to stay here?”Lee Jong-woo shook his head.“It can’t be.”Now that Daphne had confirmed that Lee Jong-woo was not a threat, Cesare relaxed a little.“Did you bring the square box that Daphne remembered buying from you before, and the alcohol, things that don’t come from here, but she seemed familiar with.”“That’s right. I brought them.”Anyway, Lee Jong-woo put the MP3 he had brought from the mess on the desk.When Lee Jong-woo pressed the button, the recorded voice of Marquis Gallard came out.“It will take the dead sentence.”“… I hope you will visit Daphne often. She seemed to enjoy it very much. And bring her other favorite things. I’ll pay you well.”Lee Jong-woo laughed.I never thought I would win Cesare’s favor in this way.Healing Daphne’s wounds earlier must have played a big role.“And I will prepare a mansion for you to use while you stay here.”Lee Jong-woo’s eyes widened.That was a price he hadn’t even considered.Cesare spoke in a heavy voice.“You showed up at the right time earlier, before Prince Gabriel’s death, as if you knew it was coming, even though no one called for you.”“That….”“I think there must be a reason. You can sense when people you know are in danger.”“It is similar.”“I never know when this will happen again. Daphne could be in danger. I am giving you the mansion, so you could let me know or you could save her.”“Is that the price of the mansion?”Cesare nodded.I thought I could really lose Daphne today.My heart sank the moment I saw Daphne blood dripping from her neck.Besides, Daphne was a person who had never experienced such a harsh thing.She deserved a lot of credit for surviving today.“Yeah. I don’t want Daphne to go through anything like this again.”“You’re asking me to protect Daphne.”“There aren’t many people with your abilities. Wouldn’t it be better to make it mine if possible?”When you look at it like this, Cesare doesn’t really change.‘Mine’.It was obviously Lee Jong-woo’s ability, but he thought he could make Lee Jong-woo ability his own by having him on his side.It was a Cesare way of thinking.He’s arrogant, and also full of confidence.There was nothing strange about it Because he was such a person.On the contrary, he had a good side now.If it had been according to his original character, he would have put shackles around Lee Jong-woo’s neck.It wasn’t a bad deal because I was going to visit Daphne often anyway.“Okay.”So Lee Jong-woo and Cesare signed an agreement. ***** The Emperor stood in front of Gabriel’s bed with a dark face.All of the Imperial doctors examine Gabriel.The knights brought Gabriel to the Imperial Castle instead of the private residence.To the Emperor, they confessed in detail what had happened before.Not to mention the fact that the Marquis Gallard almost killed Gabriel.The Emperor grinded his teeth.“It’s that woman who makes Gabriel so strange.”Anger flashed in the Emperor’s eyes as he remembered Daphne.But to touch Daphne would be to turn both Gabriel and Cesare against him.It was better to hold back his grievances than to risk such a thing.The Emperor gritted his teeth.“The Crown Prince is fine. He can rest for a while.”It was only after the Imperial doctors spoke together that the Emperor calmed himself down.The Emperor, who sat down on his chair, gestured.The servant quickly noticed this and took everyone out of the bedroom.The Emperor buried his face in his hands and sobbed.Several regrets were intertwined.He felt as if it was all his fault that Gabriel had ended up like this.The Emperor bit his lips.If only he hadn’t taken the Empress from Gallard.If only he had recognized her for what she was.If only he had protected Gabriel’s mother.Many regrets lingered.But he was king.An Emperor who shouldn’t show any emotions.The Emperor slowly swallowed all his emotions.The Emperor raised his head from the palm of his hand, and again had a grim face.Marquis Gallard committed a crime and died.A man was sent to retrieve Marquis Gallard’s body.A new trial will be held.The Marquis Gallard will be charged with assassination of the Crown Prince, and the Duke and Duchess of Burstoad, who were present, will be the witnesses.If she dares to be implicated in the murder of the Prince, the Empress will not escape.In addition, the Empress was charged with assassination of the former Duke and Duchess Burstoad, Gabriel’s mother, and the Countess of Peliard.The Emperor remembered all of that.This time, the real end was coming.“Gabriel.”The Emperor took Gabriel’s hand.Fortunately, Gabriel’s hand was warm.“I promise you. I will surely pass this position on to you. You will be emperor.”He had one son left.Having lost a child at the hands of the Empress, the Emperor knew all about it, but had to cover it for the sake of the child.But not this time.The Emperor could not lose another child to her hand.The fatherhood he’d been avoiding was creeping up on his toes.The Emperor kissed the back of Gabriel’s hand with various meanings.“I promise you, my dear.”For the first time, the Emperor truly became a father to Gabriel.“You will not die.” ***** There was a notice that a new trial would be held.This time it was the Emperor who would prosecute the Empress and the Marquis Gallard.And the former accuser, the Duke of Burstoad, became a witness.“Do you know what happened? Didn’t the Duke and Crown Prince go out during the trial before?”“Well. Rumor has it that the Marquis Gallard had kidnapped the Duchess, but we don’t know.”“Tsk, tsk.”Does that mean that the Crown Prince still has feelings for the Duchess?“Be careful. Do you want to share your destiny with Marquis Gallard after the Emperor is opening his eyes to put the Crown Prince in his place?”“Ah.”The nobles looked around and quickly dispersed.Even at social gatherings and on the streets, people were busy talking about this incident whenever they got together.However, neither the Imperial family nor the Duke of Burstoad were willing to say exactly what had happened.The only certainty was that Marquis Gallard was dead.It is not known how or why the Marquis Gallard died.And the death of Marquis Gallard also flowed into the Empress’s ears. Crash!Inside the messed up room, the Empress took a deep breath.With a white face, the Empress stood around the room.Everything was going in the wrong way.“Marquis Gallard is dead.”The Empress was a caged butterfly with her hands and feet cut off.The Empress let out a sharp laugh.In front of her palace were guarded by knights who had been ordered by the Emperor.The Emperor had already decided to abandon the Empress.Her end, which she had never thought of, was approaching minute by minute. ‘Forgive my mother…’ I had never heard it directly from Franz’s mouth, but all the words that circulated were the voice of a child. ‘Please forgive my mother… For looking at me.’ The Empress trembled.“Stop, stop!!!”Screaming, the Empress trampled on the floor.“I told you to stop!!!”Franz was constantly reminding her of her sins.The Empress gasped for air.The horrible voice stopped.The Empress lowered her hand that covered her ears.“Be-because… Because I was wrong…”I knew something I wished I hadn’t.That Franz hadn’t let go of the Empress until the end.She had killed him, but to him she was a mother until the end.Franz died protecting the Empress.“I was wrong, Franz…”The Empress murmured helplessly.Everything was in vain.The morning sun was rising.The Empress will go to the judge as soon as the sun rises high into the sky.The Empress blinked slowly.There was nothing left for her.She had no energy or power to fight.It was none other than the Empress who planted vain dreams in Marquis Gallard.Everything was confident, but the glory had become a thing of the past.The Empress stared blankly at the rising sky.She was the most noble crowned empress, and now all that remained was a shabby woman.