Madam and the Stable Keeper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 134

“……It’s Princess Leah’s voice.”

The Emperor’s voice trembled noticeably as he spoke—so much that anyone could tell.

Moreover, the necklace Walter had handed him was already something he recognized.

On a night when the moonlight had been unusually bright, that very necklace had occasionally brushed against his Adam’s apple and chest as Leah kissed him.

He clutched the bluish-green gemstone tightly and listened to Leah’s voice from beginning to end once more.

“My son seems to be very fond of Edith as well. Ah—I suppose I should mention my son first.”

It was that same voice that had once approached him while he secretly polished his sword in a dimly lit armory, careful not to draw attention.

Although the message essentially introduced Edith to Franz and conveyed Leah’s regards and apologies, his heart beat even faster.

When he’d received the letter saying Leah had left with the man she loved, he’d thought it marked the definitive end of their secret rendezvous.

Even while securing the throne entirely for himself, he’d searched for traces of her several times.

But she was Leah Lexion—ordinary mages could never uncover the trails she’d deliberately concealed.

“I apologize, Your Majesty. If I deploy more people, we might discover something, but if I do that…”

“Others will realize I’m searching for someone. Drop it.”

If only she hadn’t been terminally ill, he would have dragged her back by force and kept her beside him.

Yet he lacked the courage to drag someone with so little life left into the turbulent political climate, especially when she wished only to spend her remaining days as she pleased.

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