Regret With All Your Might (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 162

“My lady, my lady. Please spare me just a moment. You have no idea how much the Duke missed you while you were away.”

Sir George Huxley continued speaking as if he’d forgotten to breathe, as though he knew this was his last chance.

But unfortunately, his words did not reach Olivia. Stepping out of the office, she was too busy scanning her surroundings out of habit.

He couldn’t possibly not be here… Yet as she left the building and reached the entrance where moonlight spread out before her, Olivia smiled faintly. She’d known he’d come.

“Did your talk go well?”

Though summer had passed and autumn arrived, whenever Edwin smiled, everything around Olivia felt as warm as spring sunshine. Savoring that sweet feeling to her heart’s content, she lifted her chin proudly and confidently extended the back of her hand.

“Of course. Victory was on our side.”

While the knights standing behind them tilted their heads in confusion, the two who shared a secret exchanged soft, knowing glances.

“Edwin, did yours go well too?”

Edwin proudly held up the negotiation document. The deed transferring ownership of the territories, written in elegant calligraphy, bore meticulous signatures and magical seals.

Olivia, who had been beaming, blinked upon seeing her own name at the bottom of the document. Now it was Edwin’s turn to boast.

“I caught the departing Imperial Princess and even summoned her financial proxy to clearly convey Olivia’s demands.”

At the bottom, densely inscribed with the names of twelve territories owned by the Imperial Princess, her magical seal was also stamped. That document meant only one thing.

The decline of the once-steadfast Imperial House, built upon vast wealth.

Olivia looked back at the palace with fresh eyes.

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