Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 242

Creak.

Palazzo Carlo. The main gate of the royal palace of the Kingdom of Etruria opened as if by magic. She had known this door would open for her.

Ariadne wore a faint sneer on her lips.

‘So even he is just a man who can’t help himself.’

At first, she had been uncertain, but the moment she heard in the ‘Hall of the Sun’ that Leo III—dressed in pure white ceremonial robes—had originally been the groom prepared for that day, she became certain. Leo III was rationally drawn to her.

The way he had looked her over during their private audience at San Ercole Cathedral, and his tolerance—uncharacteristic for a ruler known for his severity—when she crossed the line: all these were byproducts of that rational attraction.

‘Shall I imitate Sister Isabella just once?’

Manipulating a man who favored her to achieve precisely the outcome she desired was Isabella’s specialty. It wasn’t exactly Ariadne’s forte. But even a sparrow near the schoolyard can chirp out the alphabet—she had watched it happen countless times.

“Lady Countess de Mare, please proceed inside.”

A royal palace attendant respectfully escorted her from the carriage and guided her toward the king’s quarters. Unable to fully suppress her smirk, she asked the attendant,

“Has His Majesty granted me an immediate audience?”

“Yes. You are to be shown directly to His Majesty’s official office.”

Unlike last time, this was not the king’s private study but his formal office.

‘So he does feel some shame, then.’

Whether this was a good or bad sign could only be confirmed once she saw the king’s face.

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