The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 86

“That fox-like bastard…!”

Dmitri’s hand trembled as he clutched the imperial marriage proposal, crumpling it almost beyond recognition. He never expected the Emperor would shove a proposal like this directly at Leah.

The Emperor was twenty-eight this year.

It was an age at which having children would be perfectly normal, yet he had kept postponing marriage time and again.

Countless officials had urged him to take an Empress to secure the succession, only to be routinely ignored.

‘A sudden proposal, of all things.’

Had today’s proposal come from any other house, he would have torn it up without hesitation.

But even for the Bellarus family, rejecting an imperial proposal outright was no simple matter.

Moreover, the proposal received today was practically an announcement. Such an outrageously impolite marriage offer had never occurred since the founding of the Croatea Empire.

‘Daring to set his sights on my granddaughter?’

Normally, when the Emperor sent a proposal, it was after both sides had already reached an agreement.

Thus, even he could not think of a proper solution to this predicament.

After sitting silently, lost in deep thought, Dmitri finally spoke.

“Child, don’t worry. This old grandfather will handle this proposal himself.”

Since sitting in the drawing room, Leah had remained quiet without uttering a word. She, too, was just as bewildered by the situation.

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