I Just Raised Men for Revenge (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 124

“That means…”

“First, I’m sorry. I know that me bringing this up today will deeply wound you, Prince Tedel. But… still, I want to say it. Please consider my guilt paid in full—I’ll support you in every way I can as a duke. So….”

Tedel stared at him blankly.

“Anything is fine. I know my birth wasn’t one that was welcomed, so please speak freely.”

Though Tedel said this, his trembling hands silently betrayed how far from fine he truly was. Sesenia tightly grasped his hand.

“I’ll welcome you. So….”

“Please don’t worry—I’m ready to hear it.”

Seeing the duke hesitate, Tedel urged him once more. Finally, the duke barely managed to speak.

“My sister… she would never have been the kind of woman to sacrifice her own child just to carry the Emperor’s. And if she truly intended to bear the Emperor’s child, she would have brought that child straight to the Imperial Palace.”

“What you mean is…”

“My sister never told me a word. But no matter how I think about it, doesn’t it seem strange? If she really erased her husband’s child to bear the Emperor’s… then why, after carrying such a precious imperial heir, didn’t she bring that child to the Emperor?”

He, who had spoken calmly until now, suddenly poured out his heart as if he were the one defending her. Watching him, Sesenia nodded.

“You’re saying this… because you don’t want Tedel to think poorly of your beloved sister. Your sister abandoned Tedel—that’s a fault no words can excuse—but you still hope he might hate her a little less….”

“…Yes. That’s right. It’s rather absurd, isn’t it? You’re the one wounded, yet here I am, worrying only about my sister. I’m sorry, Prince Tedel. I truly am.”

The duke looked at Tedel with eyes glistening with unshed tears.

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