“Seliya is rumored to have assassinated the Emperor.”
Gabriel said, alighting near Hariel.
At those words, Hariel’s expression instantly contorted.
“What…? Gabriel, is that really true?”
“Yes, the rumor is already spreading on the streets.”
“That damned wretch must be planning to ruin our family!”
Unable to control her anger, Hariel gritted her teeth, gripping the armrest of the sofa.
“That beggar, who used to rummage through garbage cans, repays the kindness that raised her with enmity?”
She cooed, wrapping her arm around the angry Hariel’s wrist in a soothing tone.
“Mother, don’t be too angry. It doesn’t make sense that Seliya, in her ignorance, killed the Emperor. They search bodies so thoroughly before entering the bedchamber, it must surely be an exaggerated rumor.”
Hariel furrowed her brows. She didn’t believe that such a groundless rumor could spread as far as Jarakryeong, far from the capital.
“Gabriel, what if the rumor is true! That lowly wench may have deliberately thrown our family into the pit using the fact that we tormented her!”
“Mother.”
Gabriel sharply cut off Hariel’s words.
“When did we ever torment Seliya?”
Gabriel tilted his head with an incredulous expression.
“After all, we didn’t even share blood, and it was Father who brought the girl, who was barely surviving by rummaging through garbage cans in back alleys, into our family.”
Moreover, what kind of father looks at his daughter in such a way? And my brothers as well. The way they looked at Seliya was no different from lustful dogs.
Whether Seliya really killed the Emperor or not, Gabriel had no regret about selling Seliya to the Emperor.
The family members who left the mansion would surely cause a ruckus upon their return, but Seliya was in the Imperial Palace, so they could do nothing.
“I’m ruined! If I knew that wench was going to kill the Emperor, I would have chopped off her hands.”
Hariel tore at her hair, cursing Seliya.
Gabriel was a little annoyed at his mother’s premature fear, but instead of showing irritation, he placated her with gentle words.
“Mother, even if Seliya did kill the Emperor, there won’t be any harm coming to us.”
“Gabriel! What are you talking about? Have you ever seen a family that opposed the Emperor remain intact? We might die. All because of that girl!”
Hariel, frustrated, pounded her chest with her fist.
Gabriel frowned, but as if nothing had happened, he smiled at Hariel and said,
“Don’t worry. Mother, the real Emperor is, after all, the three dukes.”
The three dukes who ruled vast territories and boasted great power.
Each of the three was exceptional, belonging to longstanding families that existed even when Abelon was just a small country.
The cunning Elleon Gredric, the wizard Arthur Cervantes, and the swordmaster Balth Portman.
All of them were, in a way, more imperial than the Emperor himself.
Gabriel said in a soft voice,
“The Emperor was a puppet. If they became embroiled in a power struggle, their carefully built reputation and prestige would fall to the ground, so the firstgeneration three dukes jointly installed a mere shell as Emperor.”
Gabriel, who sold his nonbloodrelated sister to that shell, leaned against Hariel’s shoulder and continued,
“Mother, why don’t you look higher? Seliya killing the Emperor could be a good opportunity for us.”
“…A good opportunity?”
Gabriel bore a bright smile.
“Exactly. Seliya is famous for her beauty, isn’t she? However, the late Emperor’s reputation wasn’t that good.”
Gabriel was right. The Emperor was incompetent and neglected the imperial palace, often incurring the people’s dissatisfaction.
“Just wait and see. There will undoubtedly be people who praise Seliya as a hero who saved the nation.”
“…….”
“You never know. Maybe Seliya will take us to the palace.”
Hariel looked at Gabriel as if he were a stranger. She knew Gabriel was different from his peers, but she didn’t realize he was so well versed in royal affairs.
“Gabriel, you’re amazing! How are you so smart?”
Gabriel chuckled.
The reason she had such insight into royal matters that other young nobles didn’t know was all to get Dietrich.
Dietrich Calipso.
A man who had climbed from the bottom to take the title of Duke, a man of great skill.
A few years ago, Gabriel had happened to run into Dietrich on the street in front of the palace in the capital.
The moment his indifferent red eyes met hers, she vowed to make him hers by any means necessary.
With his eyes, as unfathomable as a bottomless swamp, it seemed unlikely that even Seliya would sway him.
But Dietrich had no reason to meet Gabriel, who had no connection to him at all. Gabriel, who thought he would meet her only if she was useful, had studied everything about the royal family as it came to her.
Years later, her knowledge about the palace was so rich that she could even converse with the palace attendants.
She had bribed the gatekeeper and tried to meet Dietrich several times, but he had never met her even once.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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