I Became the Villain's Sister (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 47

“I had no idea at all.”

“It wasn’t anything good, nor something worth spreading. Though it did leak out quietly anyway. In any case, Mother gained a great deal through Her Majesty the Empress Consort.”

It was simply astonishing that he’d suddenly bring up such a topic. It couldn’t have been a pleasant memory for him either…

“The Empress Consort was confined to the so-called ‘detached palace.’ The Emperor’s love ultimately proved impermanent, and she was forgotten—losing everything in the end. Yet even then, Mother continued tormenting Her Majesty until the very last. Looking back, perhaps that was when my hatred truly began.”

He’d been standing idly while speaking, but now his gaze slowly swept the surroundings. The detached palace—the place where the Empress had lived, the dazzlingly ornate cage in which she remained imprisoned until her death.

“In kind terms, she was passionate; in harsher ones, someone who demanded everything go exactly her way. Even her own children were merely pawns to be used for her ambitions. I despised that about Mother. Perhaps because I never felt loved. I’d like to deny it, but maybe that’s precisely why. In any case… when that Mother passed away and everything fell into chaos, I honestly felt relieved.”

The Emperor seemed unusually odd today.

He was never the type to speak of such things—someone who believed words and actions like these revealed weakness. Yet right now, the Emperor appeared so soft, as if he’d even agree to stand as a guarantor if asked.

“Is that alright?”

“Yes. Mother lived long enough to see my elder brother ascend the throne. And she desperately wanted to drive me out, one way or another. After all, to royalty, blood relatives are always potential threats to one’s position. But then, Mother suddenly fell gravely ill and collapsed.”

Isabella remembered that incident too—it concerned none other than the sudden death of the Empress.

Emperor Rahel, Leandro’s father, and his wife, Empress Wesirella, both passed away at a young age. Her death was so abrupt that some even whispered she’d been poisoned.

Though never officially confirmed, rumors quietly spread that the Empress’s body had turned black—a clear sign of poisoning—and countless theories circulated because of it.

Who on earth could have killed the Empress? It became quite the intriguing piece of gossip. From then on, all manner of rumors swirled throughout the Empire.

‘There was a mystery about who had done it, and many stories circulated.’

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