I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 156

In the end, there was no result.

By the time they arrived at the Empress’s quarters, her entire body felt as limp as waterlogged cotton. Even with support, her legs trembled uncontrollably as she stepped down from the carriage.

“How are the children?”

“They didn’t say anything unusual.”

Lynette’s face was filled with frustration. It felt as though they’d left behind an unresolved matter.

The children had all donned fine clothes and greeted the Empress looking neat and tidy. They must have been bustling with excitement since the day before—after all, news of the Empress’s visit was an event eye-catching enough to draw reporters and passersby alike.

Yet something felt off. It was as if they’d been forced into attire they rarely wore, creating an awkward dissonance. Though the children grew quickly, requiring clothes sized slightly larger, the haste in preparing them couldn’t be entirely concealed.

“I asked the children casually—they believed their missing friends had been adopted into good homes.”

The orphanage director apparently repeated this mantra endlessly: if you’re obedient and well-behaved, a fine family will adopt you.

‘So he told us to act properly whenever such people visited the orphanage.’

‘Did the director or any of the teachers treat you harshly?’

At Alice’s question, the children shook their heads vigorously. Yet a few of the older ones lowered their gazes, and unspoken regrets dripped from the corners of their mouths.

“I couldn’t press them too hard—otherwise they might grow suspicious or shut their mouths entirely.”

In the orphanage, they’d examined documents Rivel had discreetly retrieved from the director’s office. While adoptions were common, some children’s origins remained unclear—especially those supposedly sent outside the Empire, whose trails vanished abruptly.

“Most likely, the adoptions are a smokescreen.”

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