The Abandoned Empress Will Not Return

humiliated for your rude behavior.
I can’t even show my face in front of the delegations from all over the world.”

 

“…”

 

“The rumors have already spread.”

 

She was careful but someone must have witnessed the scene.
But that’s it…

 

Kane, who was talking as if he were the victim, disgusted Rodelia. 

 

“I mean, a young man stole the Empress.”

 

Hilarious.

 

It was so funny that Rodelia almost burst out laughing. 

 

“My face has been sullied.”

 

Kane was such a disgusting man. 

 

“So that’s what made you mad?”

 

“What?”

 

“That face that was saved by that person, it has been meeting Princess Aizen well.”

 

“Why are you talking about that again?… It is already a thing of the past.”

 

(T/N:..)

 

Kane turned his gaze to the side as if he had heard an unfavorable story. 

 

“All in the past? Your Majesty has not yet broken your relationship with the princess and I’m still the subject in the ladies’ mouths whenever they have a chance.”

 

“What? Who dares to talk about the Empress…”

 

“You really did not know?”

 

He might not have known. 

 

He just didn’t want to be bothered by such a troublesome, low-class rumor.

 

Kane shut his mouth.
Taking a deep breath, he frowned as he tried to organise his thoughts. 

 

Rodelia didn’t want to continue the conversation with Kane any longer.
She was exhausted after dealing with so many people and had given up as she was tired of the constant arguments. 

 

“That’s that.
Were we not talking about something else now?

 

“Huh?”

 

“You gave the handkerchief so he won the championship.”

 

“I beg your pardon?”

 

This was deflection. 

 

For a moment, as she was rebuked, her thoughts stopped.
There was no way Cerdian could have won the title just because of one handkerchief. 

 

Of course, the story Viscountess Cohen told her was intriguing but it was merely a superstition. 

 

“Fine… Yes, it is all good.
But why him? If only it was someone else! If you were looking for someone, I would have found you a handsome man and brought him in as your concubine.”

 

Kane’s jaw was very stiff.
He got up from his seat, trying to quench his anger and walked around the room with an uneasy gait. 

 

With blurry vision, Rodelia let out a long sigh and hardened her body.
The desire to leave immediately rose but doing so would only aggravate Kane’s anger. 

 

Rodelia chose to simply try to remain calm. 

 

“The handkerchief… it was my negligence, but Your Majesty also received one.”

 

“What?”

 

“The Grand Duke did not win because I gave him a handkerchief.
“

 

“…”

 

“Besides, I heard that everyone would’ve been in danger if the Grand Duke hadn’t been there.
Is that correct?”

 

“How did you know that?”

 

To be honest, she was a little surprised by Kane’s question.
She was just guessing but it turned out to be true. 

 

So, isn’t it a matter of congratulations?

 

Lives were at stake and Cerdian saved everyone.
However, Kane acted as though the fact had nothing to do with the emperor’s life being saved. 

 

“Did you meet that man separately? Did he laugh at me when he said that?”

 

What the hell did he exactly have against Cerdian? His blood-shot eyes trembled. 

 

“What kind of… No.
I don’t know why Your Majesty is being so rude.
Shouldn’t you be thanking Grand Duke Cerdian? Your life…”

 

“Cerdian? Have you decided to call him by his name now?”

 

He seemed unwilling to listen to Rodelia.
Kane casually interrupted her, wrinkling the back of his nose and giving a cold sarcasm. 

 

“It’s funny.
I never dreamed that such a sly man would be the Empress’ taste.
You’re taking that b*st*rd’s side, right in front of me.
You’re saying that you don’t even care now.”

 

“That’s not it…”

 

She couldn’t possibly continue the conversation. 

 

(T/N: chanting inner peace ) 

All she wanted to do was get out of this uncomfortable situation quickly.
Whether he knew Rodelia’s thoughts or not, Kane weighed in with a mad face.

“Tell me! I asked if you met him separately.
Did he laugh at me in front of you?” 

“We met separately.
But the reason…”

Of course it was to get the handkerchief back.

It was before she could make an excuse.
Kane interrupted Rodelia again. 

“So you did meet him?”

With his blue eyes wide open, he approached Rodelia.
Kane, who raised her chin roughly, gave her a demeaning look.

“Grand Duke Eisen is Solar’s sibling.
You do know I have relations with her, don’t you?”

Kane scoffed.

Fear crept up from within her.
Kane’s violent and threatening appearance overlapped with that of Marquis Florence.

Rodelia lowered her eyes, hugging her uncontrollably trembling body in her arms.

“The reason I went to see Cerdian, or Grand Duke Eisen, was to get the handkerchief back.”

Her voice trembled accompanied with shortness of breath.

When the Marquis of Florence looked at her like that, she had to say something, and it was no different with Kane. 

He took out a cigar and bit it in his mouth as if seeing Rodelia scared was nothing.
The acrid smoke passed by Rodelia and filled the room.

The thick scent of tobacco hung on the tip of her nose.

After indifferently glancing at Rodelia who was coughing and waving the smoke away, he breathed out smoke a few times and rubbed the cigar on the ashtray.

“That’s funny.”