I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 117

Strictly speaking, Ilyd was right.

After all, the ‘Shadow’ was supposed to act as if they didn’t exist at all. Openly acknowledging the ‘Shadow’ was an affront to the dignity of the imperial family, so one had to discipline themselves accordingly.

Ilyd resolved to carry out that duty faithfully.

Empress’s words, almost naively innocent, caused Claudius’s expression to twist unpleasantly.

“What…?”

“Oh, we’ve recently welcomed new members into the palace—Miss Alice and even Miss Cecilia. The Empress’s quarters, once so quiet you could barely hear a voice, suddenly became crowded, making it ripe for gossip.”

With people now coming and going in the Empress’s quarters—previously visited by very few—it was only natural they’d draw attention. Surely that was the reason, Ilyd suggested, delivering a veiled threat wrapped in speculation to Claudius.

You know, yet you must pretend not to.

Claudius himself had dug his own grave. This was the fate awaiting a man who brazenly provoked his wife over the ‘Shadow.’

At the very least, he should have preserved a modicum of trust and decorum between husband and wife, yet he’d crossed the line repeatedly in his relentless pursuit to corner Ilyd.

His grip on the sword visibly slackened. Ilyd looked up at his crimson eyes, now dimming, with a faint smile.

“The mercenary captain is unmistakably an outsider, making this situation ideal for groundless rumors to spread. Please, Your Imperial Majesty, show mercy.”

Those who relished such gossip would chew on it like candy for a few days—but they’d soon spit it out.

After all, they knew holding onto it too long would only give them cavities.

The rumors would end here. If handled wisely, she might even craft an image of herself as the pitiful Empress, unjustly victimized by society’s whispers. With Claudius having drawn his sword, no follow-up reports would dare surface.

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