I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 42

Ugh.

Hearing Louise’s reply, Pelio unconsciously bit his lip hard.

Because the night he’d spent trembling in fear over his father’s suicide attempt came rushing back.

The Duke Baptistian’s suicide attempt had left indelible wounds on both his body and soul—and for his son Pelio, it remained an unforgettable, horrifying memory.

After all, that was the first time he’d realized one could die from sheer sorrow and fear.

Yet someone had done such a thing merely to threaten another.

Worse still—to threaten the Emperor, no, his first love and longtime lover Henri. He didn’t know how to process this revelation.

“Is His Majesty… all right?”

“Well… He’s always been someone who hides his emotions well, isn’t he? At least outwardly, there’s been no visible change.”

“I see. Thank you for answering. For now, I’ll keep this knowledge to myself.”

“I have no intention of telling anyone else either.”

Louise’s face still held only a calm, placid smile, as if lost in thought.

She had endured well even after her son’s death, but after her husband passed, she had completely transformed into a temple priestess.

She had renounced all worldly titles and status.

Though appointed as the palace’s exclusive priestess with an air of serene detachment—as if she’d released everything and harbored no resentment—Pelio knew the true reason she’d entered the palace.

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