The Empress' Beast Selection (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 109

Summer had arrived, heating the soil beyond the breath of spring.

Though the vegetation exuded lush vitality beyond mere freshness, it was hardly a helpful season for the mother who carried twins.

The scorching sun baked the Empress’s palace.

Though this summer differed little from the previous year, given the circumstances, Sophia found the rising temperatures increasingly unbearable.

The Empress gradually lost her strength as her body grew heavier.

Unable to bear watching her suffer, the Emperor moved their residence to a northern villa to ease her discomfort from the heat.

Located near a hunting ground close to the imperial capital, the villa retained a uniquely cool temperature beneath its thick foliage, perhaps due to the large lake before it.

Sophia rested on a chaise lounge beneath a zelkova tree.

Unlike the sunlit areas, the shade beneath the tree was peaceful, accompanied by a gentle breeze.

“Are you feeling any better?”

Roxan, who had taken leave alongside Sophia when she relocated, handed her a glass.

The sweet chamomile tea, sweetened with honey and filled with ice, was one of Sophia’s favorites these days.

A single sip quenched her thirst.

Though her swollen belly weighed her down, the relief from the heat alone made her feel as if she could float away.

“Yes. It’s astonishing how different it feels here, even though we’re not far from the Empress’s palace.”

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