I Will Live for Your Death (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 192

Armed officers of the Imperial Guard appeared behind Claudius. Such an armed incursion into the Empress’s quarters had never occurred before.

No, perhaps it had never even existed in the entire history prior to the Empire.

Ilyd rose from her seat, her expression twisted. The reporters anxiously scrutinized the atmosphere between the Emperor and Empress. Some swiftly began documenting the unprecedented incident, preparing articles on this extraordinary occurrence.

The officers’ guns were even fitted with bayonets. Did this mean they were prepared to kill if necessary? An uncomfortable sound involuntarily escaped Ilyd’s lips.

“Your Imperial Majesty, do you even understand what you are doing right now!”

“I know full well.”

Claudius muttered bitterly as he strode toward Ilyd. His gait radiated a menacing aura, as if he might throttle her at any moment—but fortunately, that tragedy did not unfold.

‘He must have guessed I intended to announce our divorce.’

He would have realized it the moment he heard Ilyd had summoned reporters to the Empress’s quarters. Thus, he had sent in the armed Imperial Guard as a threat.

“From this moment onward, the Imperial Guard assumes control over the Empress’s quarters. None of you assembled here may take a single step outside until further orders.”

“Do you intend to occupy it by force, then?”

Once words are spoken, they cannot be taken back—especially when forbidding the reporters from leaving. A frustrated sigh slipped naturally from her lips. She had chosen the worst possible course of action with her own hands.

Even the newspapers most loyal to the Imperial Palace and the Emperor would not shield him after witnessing such an unprecedented crisis. Threatening to cut off their livelihood if they published unfavorable articles was no different from outright coercion.

“…Are you afraid?”

Ilyd whispered softly. Before her words had fully faded, Claudius’s hand pressed firmly down on her shoulder. Though the weight carried a quiet warning, Ilyd refused to lower her defiant gaze from her husband.

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