My Husband's Cinderella (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 118

Today was the day she was to have breakfast with Emperor Frihid. A maid approached the Empress, who had risen earlier than usual, bearing a letter.

“A letter, Your Majesty.”

Another letter? Whose could it be this time?

The Empress dreaded opening it. After all, her life had been utterly ruined over the past few days by a relentless stream of letters.

Feigning gentleness with a practiced smile, the Empress took the letter.

“I shall return in half an hour, Your Majesty.”

“See you shortly.”

The moment the door closed, the smile vanished from the Empress’s lips. She stared dryly at the object in her hand, and only after a long while did she finally open the envelope.

“To the Empress, it seems the Prion newspaper has uncovered everything. They boldly declared their intention to reveal the truth before I could even offer an explanation.

I’m sorry, but I’ve decided to join forces with them. If it gets out that I bought my title, it’ll be an endless headache. Better to withdraw quickly.

I’m worried you might suffer a fatal shock upon reading tomorrow’s paper, so I’m warning you in advance out of concern. Even if you’re an unfilial child, a parent’s death is still rather sorrowful, isn’t it?

I’ll see you in tomorrow’s newspaper, then. I hope you survive to the end, even amidst the people’s outrage.”

Her pupils trembled repeatedly, forcing her gaze downward. Now her vision was filled only with blank, empty paper.

She reread the letter from top to bottom as if unable to believe it, yet the meaning remained unchanged.

The Prion newspaper intended to expose everything, and he meant to participate as well. Since Cedric had extorted his title from the Empress through threats, he likely planned to bait the journalists with something else before they discovered the truth.

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