Received the Obsession of a Chaste Dark Lord (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 146

In fact, the marquess had always resisted the idea of marrying his daughter into the imperial family.

The imperial court is a lonely place.

Even if her husband loves her dearly, it is still a place where one must survive alone amidst fierce power struggles and countless covert schemes, known or unknown.

He loved his daughter too much to push such a precious only child into such a place.

“I beg your pardon, Your Majesty, but I hope my daughter will not be lonely.”

That was precisely why he had refused when the Emperor first broached the subject of marriage.

He simply wished his daughter would not be lonely.

He longed for her to marry into a large, bustling family—or even an ordinary one—where she could daily enjoy the happiness he himself could never fully provide.

His resolve to never give his daughter to the imperial family began to waver only when he realized that his daughter had fallen in love with someone who was not even of noble birth.

By then, nearly everyone who mattered already knew, and the rumors had spread widely.

It was only out of consideration for him that those around him had remained silent.

When he learned the truth, he scolded his daughter for the first time ever.

He berated her, asking how he could have raised her so tenderly only for her to fall for someone like that.

Of course, his daughter, wrapped in the beautiful guise of love, could not possibly have heard his words.

Amelia, who had never once defied him and had always been gentle and kind, screamed at him for the first time that day.

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