I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 67

“How about it? Isn’t it splendid?”

Roberto clicked his tongue and shook his head as if pitying Pelio, who wore an excited expression.

“Tsk tsk. Just how much did you pour into making this?”

“Is it about money? It’s about how perfectly it suits her!”

The brooch in Pelio’s hand was set with a large amethyst in the center, surrounded by hundreds of tiny diamonds.

“Besides, didn’t you say you had this custom-made? I don’t even want to imagine how much it cost.”

Ever since Pelio heard the news that Ermedilin would inherit Duke François’s title, he had agonized over finding the perfect gift for her.

Thus, he chose the blue brooch that now always rested on his own shoulder.

Pelio thought he would return it to Ermedilin—but as an even more exquisite version than the one he himself had received.

“I received one, so it’s only right to give something in return.”

“Of course, the brooch Her Majesty the Empress gave you is also a fine piece. But anyone can see at a glance that the one you made is a specially crafted, outrageously expensive ornament!”

“Then isn’t that even better? It shows how much care I put into it!”

“Ugh. You fool! Not only are you, the son of Duke Baptistian, constantly seen with the Empress, but now you’re giving her such an extravagant gift? What kind of rumors do you think will spread?”

Pelio, who had been so carried away he’d lost all sense of reality, finally began to worry about what people might whisper.

“You used to be so clever. To think you’d turn into such a fool—truly, love is a powerful thing.”

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