If You Want A Cheeky Seductress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 134

“I will gladly accept whatever you decide. If you cannot forgive me, I will even step down from my position as Crown Princess….”

“What nonsense is this! Why would you step down as Crown Princess? You are my wife. I’m that child’s father!”

Elise smiled while kneeling, and Christine’s lips tightened.

Lucas quickly bent down and helped Elise to her feet.

“You’re being too harsh, Mother. The Crown Princess is not alone anymore—she carries my child. How can you be so cruel? You, who have borne a child yourself….”

Christine’s expression grew even darker at her son’s reproach.

The smile had vanished from Elise’s lips as she rose to her feet. Silent tears streamed down her face, and her pitiful appearance softened even Emperor Joseph V’s heart.

Ordinarily, pregnant noblewomen wore loose-fitting dresses to conceal their growing bellies, but Elise had deliberately chosen a dress that revealed her slight bump. Seeing this, Joseph V’s expression softened further.

After all, the child within her carried the bloodline of the Felur royal family.

Although it infuriated him that Elise Heilis—born in Khanta, daughter of a great criminal—was now Crown Princess, he approved of her willingness to accept punishment in order to protect Lucas.

Perhaps precisely because of her humble origins, she would become a wiser and more cautious Crown Princess—one who might prove even more loyal to Lucas and Gania.

“Fine. Since she has already become Crown Princess and everyone knows it, there is nothing to be done about it now.”

At Joseph V’s words, Christine’s eyebrows twitched.

This was exactly why men couldn’t be trusted. The moment a pretty, delicate woman carried their bloodline, their hearts turned weak.

“But the timing is unfortunate. The Brisa family will turn against us, and the world will point fingers. Therefore…”

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