I Killed My Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 67

Mercedes was permitted access to every location within the Imperial City. The beautiful garden visible from the Imperial Palace was no exception.

If Carlos had been able to maintain a cold rationality toward Mercedes, he would have felt discomfort.

A discomfort caused by sitting too close to a man in plain sight—a composition designed to make him notice.

But that garden was the most prideful in the Imperial Palace, perfectly suited for formal reading gatherings with guests, and they appeared delighted. Moreover, wasn’t there Mrs. Fisher as a guardian?

Thus, Carlos failed to notice the collusion that would have been obvious to him under normal circumstances.

Rather, his stomach churned, as if hot liquid boiled fiercely in his throat.

At that moment, Skylar laughed lightly.

“Your Imperial Majesty seems to be paying attention to the Empress’s face.”

Face…

“But her features are quite different from His Imperial Majesty’s, aren’t they?”

Skylar had merely been playfully teasing, but it was precisely the aspect Carlos had long been aware of—that she seemed to favor gentle-looking men.

Carlos stood rigidly, glaring at the reading gathering.

I must not go out now. I know my feelings are strange, but if I step out now… then… all the distance I’ve carefully created will be ruined.

He resolved himself.

But why?

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