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It was black-haired and black-eyed, symbolizing the imperial family in the Empire.
Holding the child from the servant, Lize opened her lips looking at Raymond with teary eyes.
“Your Majesty, this child…is yours and my child, Edmund.”3
At the end of her speech, the party gossiped loudly.
With confusion in my head I was only looking at the child in her arms.
Lize, came back…with Raymond’s kid.
The moment I encountered the black eyes of a child of the same color as Raymond, I was mesmerized by withdrawal of the ball and felt as if I had been hit in the head.
The next day of the party, the capital was noisy with the story of the emperor’s extramarital affair.
The son of the emperor, as seen in a place where numerous nobles gathered, could not stop the rumor from spreading.
The pouring newspapers were all about the emperor’s offspring.
And there was a rare story of a childless empress and a story of an empty crown.
“Your Majesty, Duke Croft has arrived in the drawing room.”
I was staring blankly in the mirror and I was able to come back to my senses from Helan’s voice. When I turned my head, Helan looked at me with a worried look.
Normally, I would’ve given you a light smile, but I’m… It wasn’t all right.
<“Your Majesty, this child…is yours and my child….”>
I stayed up all night with open eyes and I still had a sore voice from crying, and the child wasn’t erased from my head.
I was shocked to the point where I couldn’t exactly imagine how I came out of the party, which was filled with commotion and shock.
The only thing I remember was that Raymond didn’t say a word to me until I returned to the Empress Palace.
“Let’s go to the drawing room.”
I forced myself into a body that was not hard enough and headed to the drawing room where my father would be waiting.
“I Welcome the Empress.”
When I entered the drawing room, my father, who was waiting for me, came up from his seat.
“Hello, Father.”
When I approached him and reached out my hand. My father’s face was full of distress when he got up holding my hand tightly.
Apparently, after hearing the news, he couldn’t ignore his sleep properly and came to the Imperial Palace.
(Aww such a wonderful father!! Yes! Support your daughter!)
When my mother passed away, my father raised me with utmost sincerity without any concubines (Mistresses).
Maybe that’s why. My father wasn’t so happy when I said I’d fight for Raymond.
He knew that I had to be the empress in order to strengthen Raymond’s support and position as an emperor, He was given credit for the revolt and received the title of a duke.
The father swallowed a bit of saliva.
“For now, it’s important on how you respond.”
“…yes. I was actually going to talk to His Majesty today.”
Raymond, what is he thinking now?
All the way back to the palace, he never gave me a glance.
Perhaps the thought of Lize and the child filled his head.
What am I supposed to tell him, and what will happen to my child?
My head was dizzy from the mess.
“Ellie.”
I opened my eyes to the voice of my father calling my name. It shocked me because he had never called me by my name ever since I became Empress.
“… father.”
Normally, he would never come to Empress’ palace at this time.
I got up from my seat, tidying up my clothes. And then Raymond showed up through the open door.
“Empress, I have something to say.”
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End of Chapter 005
Wow! Is this is beginning of Ellie’s new chapter in life?
Who knows? Also I think the moments between the father and daughter was so heartwarming yet so heartbreaking….I just can’t 🤧
See y’all in my next upload! ✌🏻