“I have committed a mortal sin. I failed in my duty to protect Your Majesty. Truly… I am deeply sorry, Emperor.”
The knight knelt, leading his pained body.
Kun didn’t reprimand him any further. He knew that this incident wasn’t solely his fault.
“Save that apology for when the Empress returns.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. No matter what happens, I will return with Empress Your Majesty, even if it costs me my life!”
The knight then began to describe the situation.
“This morning, I found Empress Your Majesty visiting the Star Palace. However, as Your Majesty is aware, there was a group training session for the members that day, and there was no one to receive Your Majesty at the palace. So, while patrolling the surroundings, I attempted to explain the situation, but…”
Even just recalling the incident, the knight clenched his fist, overwhelmed.
“There was another knight standing in front of Your Majesty. However, it was a face I had never seen before, and there were no marks on the armor, which felt quite suspicious.”
Additionally, the knight added that when they pursued them, the Empress was already gone.
After hearing the story, Kun questioned with a significant expression.
“Did the Empress willingly follow him?”
“Actually, the Empress Your Majesty I saw and today’s Empress Your Majesty seemed a bit different. It’s hard to put into words, but I felt a strange aura…”
Although the knight, who had been observing the Empress for a long time, gave a trustworthy answer, it was still ambiguous. To understand the situation in more detail and to find clues to the incident, more information was needed.
It happened in broad daylight, and it was a kidnapping drama that took place in the palace, so there must be more witnesses.
“Did you see anyone else who had contact with the Empress?”
The knight, deeply absorbed in thought, eventually responded with a puzzled expression.
“Oh, come to think of it, one maid approached them and talked. She had chestnut-colored hair tied neatly in one, and her face was full of freckles…”
Since Kun didn’t memorize the appearance of every maid, there was no child that immediately came to mind.
Kun, who came out of the office, immediately went to the maids’ quarters.
Upon hearing the description of the maid’s appearance, the matron brought two maids after a while.
Kun scrutinized the maids standing in front of him. Quietly and very slowly.
At that moment, the maid who had been uneasy the whole time suddenly knelt down from her knees.
“I-I have committed a mortal sin! Emperor, Your Majesty!”
She seemed unusually anxious. Perhaps there was something to be tense about since Kun had a keen sense.
Kun didn’t immediately confront her but stared at her intently. Then, the maid began to confess her sins step by step.
“I, I am the maid who had contact with Empress. That day, when Her Majesty left with an ailing body, finding it suspicious, I inquired about her intentions and probed the identity of the knight who was with her. However, things took an odd turn when that knight suddenly offered me a strange potion…”
“A potion, you say?”
“Yes, yes! When I smelled it, my mind became dizzy, and it felt like he was controlling me as he wished. It was as if I had fallen under a hypnotic spell…”
Upon the maid’s explanation, Kun muttered quietly.
“A drug, it seems. A drug that puts one under a hypnotic spell, as you describe it. Tell me in detail about the man’s appearance as far as you remember.”
“He had ash-colored hair, ash-colored eyes, and was a tall black-eyed man. His eyes looked fierce with a wide gaze.”
Shortly after, Kun recalled a certain man.
A man who collaborates with Cedric, residing in the shadows, handling behind-the-scenes affairs for the dark organization.
He was also a man well known to Kun, having conducted a thorough investigation into Cedric.
As expected, this time, Cedric was behind this. Trying to play a revenge drama using Cloe as a hostage to confront Kun, who had caused his downfall.
The second act after the hunting game. This time too, he tried to press Kun by sacrificing Cloe.
A despicable and lowly rat. Kun wanted to find that rat and tear him apart.
After barely calming his emotions, Kun raised his head. He then coolly added towards the maid, who remained calm despite recalling the situation well.
“Well, it’s regrettable that you didn’t confess earlier, even though you remembered the situation so well.”
As if a mere confession could not cover the sin.
The maid, understanding the significant meaning of the words, was taken aback and bowed her head.
“Yo, Your Majesty! That’s… I was afraid that Your Majesty might get angry… I, I was out of my mind. Even if you cover the sky with the palm of your hand, it won’t be hidden. I was afraid to confess that I lost sight of Your Majesty. Please, just forgive me once!”
However, no matter how much she pleaded, the Emperor remained unchanged.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
