He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 54

From the moment the Emperor grimaced at Adrian’s declaration that he would keep Laila in the Crown Prince’s Palace, it had been clear—Laila was the only slave within the Imperial Capital.

Because of that, whenever she went outside to work, many people recoiled just at the sight of the heavy shackles weighing down her hands and feet.

Still, word had spread that she was Adrian’s cherished chamber slave, so no one dared lay a hand on her.

Adrian’s eyes followed Laila, visible through his chamber window, as she pruned thorny hedges. Worried she might injure her hands, he paced restlessly inside his room, moving wherever she moved, determined not to lose sight of her.

Rilvan watched this spectacle for quite some time before his patience ran out, and he finally called out to him.

“Your Highness.”

But Adrian smoothly changed the subject as naturally as flowing water.

“She works in other palaces too, right? Then assign Brian to keep watch over her there.”

Brian was Adrian’s most trusted personal guard. But was it really alright to keep sending him after Laila like this? If the Emperor found out, there’d be chaos.

Yet knowing Adrian cared nothing for his father’s wishes, Rilvan chose to respond positively for now and move past the issue.

“…Understood. But speaking of someone else—there’s this Cedric, who was taken by Isabella Fitzroy.”

“Did you look into it?”

Adrian asked without turning away from the curtain, still watching Laila as she worked.

“It seems the First Princess expended considerable power during the recent conquest of Wessex. She’s apparently ordering Cedric to perform tuning, but he refuses to obey.”

“So artifacts couldn’t resolve it, I take it.”

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