How the Abandoned Queen Made That Man Kneel - Chapter 45
Rose snatched the resignation request and read it with trembling eyes.
Katharine spoke to her.
“Given how things have turned out, even His Majesty the King will have no choice but to approve it.”
“You weren’t so hesitant when you plunged daggers into Prince Charlen’s and my hearts, but now you try to run away like a coward. Don’t you think that’s despicable?”
“…Daggers?”
With that single short word, for the first time, a flicker of emotion crossed Katharine’s face, which had remained calm until now.
Katharine let out a small, hollow laugh of disbelief at what she had just heard.
She never expected Charlen and Rose to show any remorse, but she didn’t think they would go so far as to blame the victim as if she were the cause of everything.
“Weren’t it Your Majesties the King and Queen who repeatedly stabbed daggers into my heart?”
“Us? When?”
Rose’s tone of genuine confusion showed not the slightest trace of mockery.
At this moment, she had no idea what she had done wrong or what she should apologize to Katharine for.
A child who makes mistakes can usually be taught through repeated persuasion and guidance until they eventually understand.
But like a boulder blocking the road that will never understand no matter how much you plead for it to move aside, Rose was the same.
Katharine realized anew that no rational conversation was possible with Rose.
This realization only strengthened her resolve to leave this place for Renel as soon as possible.
“Fine. Let’s say Prince Charlen and I approved your resignation request. Then what can you do once you leave the palace? What can you become? I’m not being sarcastic, I’m genuinely curious.”
“…”
“You’ll just end up cooped up in your family home, wasting away the rest of your years meaninglessly. You’ll have nothing to do, you can’t inherit a title, you have no parents to serve, and you can’t even start a family.”
“…”
“Even if a man occasionally approaches you, attracted by your outward appearance, they’ll all rush to flee once they find out you can’t bear children. Is there any meaning to such a life? Isn’t it only thanks to me, the Queen, that you can at least have the honorable job of being a lady-in-waiting? Think carefully. And remember this well. Without me, you are nothing.”
A dagger doesn’t always have to be visible insults or resentment.
Katharine felt each careless word from Rose piercing her heart like a sharp thorn.
It didn’t draw blood, nor could the thorns be removed.
Rose was expertly wielding these daggers that would remain forever lodged and painful, with the simple excuse of “just asking out of curiosity.”
“It’s my life, I’ll manage it as I see fit.”
Katharine replied in a voice clearly showing her exhaustion.
She had no intention of telling them here and now that she planned to change her citizenship and marry the Emperor of Farnese.
She didn’t want to tire her mouth unnecessarily, since both Charlen and Rose would find out naturally before long.
She was so fatigued that she felt she could collapse at any moment, with the storm of events that had hit her as soon as she returned to the country.
All she desperately wanted was to bury her face in a pillow somewhere and rest without thinking about anything.
Just as she was about to stand up and take her leave.
“Your Majesty the Queen, terrible news! Viscount Kalman Roberfon has laid hands on His Majesty the King’s face!”
[This is the timeline separator]Unlike the Renel Empire where the firstborn inherits the title regardless of gender, in the Kan Kingdom the rights pass to distant relatives if there are no sons.
Kalman Roberfon, originally only a baron, inherited the title of viscount when his older brother died.
It was unavoidable since that was the law, but Kalman had always felt guilty towards Katharine because of it.
If she had been born in the Renel Empire, Katharine would likely be an excellent Viscount Roberfon by now.
She would have used her abilities to the fullest to manage her territory prosperously.
Kalman thought she was so smart and diligent that she could have undoubtedly held an important position in the imperial court as well.
In Kalman’s eyes, Katharine was an adult – an ideal child who did what needed to be done without needing anyone to look after her, never complaining even when things were difficult.
Without realizing it, Kalman had become complacent, and that complacency gradually turned into irresponsibility, making him think it would be fine to leave her behind even if he went far away.
“How hellish must it have been for me, who nearly died crossing the threshold of life and death countless times on the edge of a distant cliff because of Your Majesty?”
Kalman could not forgive himself for leisurely making plans to earn money while being oblivious to what his niece was enduring in her home country, despite being her godfather.
“If anything happens, write a letter to the Kingdom of Ram.”
A letter?
To a child who never cried out even once, having become unnecessarily responsible after her parents’ death – a letter?
Now that he thought about it, Kalman regretted how foolish he had been.
Telling Katharine to write a letter was no different from hammering in the point that ‘no matter what happens, you have to handle it alone.’
Her stepmother, Elizabeth Roberfon, who only schemed to arrange advantageous marriages for her own children and never showed true affection to Katharine.
A selfish and self-centered half-sister who didn’t know how to care for her elder sister.
How lonely must she have been in between, unable to express herself outwardly?
How difficult must it have been to grow up alone for so many years in a house full of warm memories of her deceased parents?
The more he thought about it, the more Kalman could not forgive Charlen.
If he didn’t step in, the royal family would undoubtedly gloss over this incident.
‘But I don’t think my intervention now will be of any help to Katharine.’
As Kalman was pondering if there was anything he could do for Katharine, he sensed a man approaching.
When he turned his head, Charlen’s close attendant Alonso Raugel was standing there.
“You are…”
“I wonder if you’ve calmed down a bit. Earlier you were raising your voice to His Majesty the King to an excessive degree.”
Don’t you think you need to be careful with your words and actions to live long?
As Alonso Raugel provoked him meaningfully with narrowed eyes, Kalman’s expression, which had just calmed, hardened again.
“Do you truly think my behavior was excessive?”
“The one you shouted at was His Majesty the King. The master and ruler of this country. The great monarch who will one day surpass the Renel Empire to become the foremost in the Western Continent.”
As if you could even make a peep against the Renel Empire.
Kalman wanted to retort sharply, but for Katharine’s sake, he decided to lead the conversation calmly like a nobleman.
“Katharine and I don’t ask for much. Just one sincere apology from His Majesty the King. That would be enough. Yet why does His Majesty not show the slightest remorse towards Katharine?”
“If Miss Katharine had just obediently followed His Majesty the King’s orders from the start, things wouldn’t have come to this. Isn’t it your niece who truly needs to apologize?”
“What did you say?”
Kalman’s expression twisted menacingly.
Noting how his two fists were trembling white-knuckled, Alonso Raugel spoke in a tone full of mockery.
“It seems His Majesty the King doesn’t intend to approve Miss Katharine’s request for citizenship change. Trying to run away cowardly after throwing the royal family into chaos. By rights she should be severely punished, but our King is truly magnanimous. Don’t you think so?”
Upon hearing those words, Kalman immediately went to the royal palace.
With anger surging to the top of his head, he told the soldiers to let him see His Majesty the King.
Though the soldier refused, surprisingly a voice from inside said to let him in.
Kalman stepped through the opening door without hesitation.
Contrary to his expectation that Charlen might be seriously pondering this situation, he was leisurely sipping coffee.
“Your Majesty. Please allow Katharine’s citizenship change.”
“You barge into the royal palace like it’s your own room and say whatever you want. Viscount Kalman Roberfon. Do you not know whose grace brought you to your current position?”
“If you cannot do that, at least apologize to Katharine.”
“Why should I do that?”
The coffee cup clinked in Charlen’s hand.
“I admit I made a mistake in this incident, but her fault is much greater. How could she deceive both the King and Queen simultaneously and sow discord between people?”
“…What did you say?”
“I will certainly hold her accountable for this incident. I must thoroughly correct her unruly behavior, even if I have to resort to somewhat violent methods, so that she can never defy me again…”
Before he could finish speaking, a dull thud resounded clearly through the wall and into the corridor.
Charlen’s head twisted to the side, and at the same time, Alonso Raugel and the soldiers who had been listening outside rushed in as if they had been waiting for this moment.
[This is the timeline separator]Even a bolt from the blue couldn’t have been more shocking than this.
Uncle had always been the type to charge in recklessly when pushed past his limits of patience, but to think he actually laid hands on Charlen’s face.
Katharine couldn’t believe it until she saw it with her own eyes, so she was hurrying towards the prison where he was said to be held.
However, Charlen appeared and blocked her path.
One of his cheeks clearly showed traces of violence that anyone could see. The moment she saw it, Katharine realized that what she had thought impossible was all true.
She felt all strength drain from her body.
“Can you see it?”
He said, even turning his head so the struck side was clearly visible.
“It’s the first time I’ve been hit in my life. My jaw still aches. Even my parents never laid a finger on me, yet a mere noble dared to strike me, the great monarch of Kan. You’re smart and clever, Miss Katharine, so you understand what this means, don’t you?”
She did understand.
That her uncle must have held back many times for her sake, and that Charlen and Alonso Raugel had intentionally provoked his anger.
She couldn’t help but understand when she saw Alonso Raugel’s detestable face coming up from the prison below with a sardonic smile.
“Inflicting harm on the King’s body is an unforgivable crime, even if committed by a god. Normally this would call for a royal trial, but Kalman is also blood-related to the Queen. So I thought we might mercifully conclude this by cutting off both his wrists and banishing him from the capital. What do you think?”
Katharine knew why he had orchestrated such a cowardly and despicable act.
She also knew what he was demanding of her, using her uncle’s life as hostage.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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