“Father won’t step back until the truth about my husband’s death is revealed. It’s also loyalty to the deceased master. He won’t withdraw until then.”
“Oh, that talk again! The former emperor went out for hunting even during the war and returned bitten by a wolf. That’s the truth people know!”
Just by glaring at each other, the atmosphere in the room froze.
The noblewomen held their breath, glancing nervously at them.
The sunlight streaming through the window made this afternoon unusually warm.
Adele felt pathetic standing there, brought to this place as if being punished on a day like this.
Having done enough at this point, I should go out. There probably won’t be any more to gain, and I won’t be more hated.
“It wasn’t an ordinary wolf; it was a silver wolf.”
Adele’s expression stiffened for a moment.
A silver wolf!
She didn’t expect to hear about the silver wolf in this situation.
She anxiously awaited the next words from Isabella.
“At that time, there were many testimonies of Duke Valencia and the silver wolf being together. And recently, there are rumors that the incident with the guards at the palace was caused by the silver wolf. But everyone received orders to cover it up, right? Is the emperor really unrelated to the silver wolf?”
With those words, Isabella abruptly left the room.
“It seems the gathering is over, so I’ll leave as well.”
Adele quickly followed suit. She didn’t forget to take the cookie box she had given to the maid.
“Wait, Empress Sun!”
Adele chased after Isabella, who was leaving the palace garden.
When Isabella realized that Adele had stopped her, her expression turned cold.
“What’s the matter? Viscount’s fiancée.”
“I wanted to hear more details about the silver wolf you mentioned earlier.”
“Why are you curious?”
“My mother… she was attacked by the silver wolf.”
At the unexpected revelation, Isabella’s eyes widened. But soon, she laughed with an odd expression.
“As expected, Adele, you’re clever.”
“What does that mean?”
“Since the emperor joined forces with Oswald, Viscount’s position has weakened. So, are you trying to approach our family by bringing up this matter?”
Adele was flabbergasted.
“If you’re Empress Sun, are you trying to gain favor by selling out my mother’s death?”
Adele’s green eyes were filled with anger.
Having read her sincerity, Isabella sighed and nodded.
“Fine, I believe Adele’s words. But I don’t want to talk about it concerning the Viscount’s fiancée.”
“Why?”
“What are you doing?”
Adele, sitting in front of the letter desk, lifted her head at the voice from above.
When her gaze met the gentle gray eyes looking down at her, her expression quickly brightened.
“Chris, have you already finished work?”
He lightly kissed Adele’s forehead while she was still leaning down, leaving her feeling tickled.
Choco.
“Yeah, I’m back.”
“You came early?”
“My fiancée wanted to see me, so I came a bit early. But what were you doing?”
“Writing a letter.”
“A love letter, perhaps?”
“Yeah, a love letter.”
As Chris raised his eyebrows, Adele shook the envelope. The uneven handwriting belonged to a child without a doubt.
“Jade sent a letter. He said he misses me and loves me.”
“Ah, that little kid I dueled with.”
“The only guy who ever defeated you in a duel.”
“Even knowing that, you exchanged love letters?”
“Yeah. It shouldn’t have been found out.”
Thump!
Kristen flicked Adele’s forehead with his finger as she looked down.
“But you haven’t written a single line.”
The letter in front of Adele was empty.
In reality, she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she couldn’t hear him despite him calling her several times when he entered the reception room. So, she thought he might write a rather serious letter, and yet, it turned out to be from Jade.
“It’s not easy to write at the child’s eye level.”
“I suppose so.”
“Are you hungry? Let’s change and have a meal.”
“Rather than that, since you came early for once, how about going to see a performance? We can have our meal outside.”
Adele’s eyes sparkled as she stood up from the desk. They lacked time together lately, and they even fought, so they needed some quiet time alone.
“Well, if you insist.”
When she replied modestly, he politely folded one arm and bowed.
“May I have the honor of going on a date, my lady?”
“You have my permission, Viscount.”
“I’ll wait downstairs; get ready and come down.”
He kissed Adele’s cheek and left the reception room with a smile.
However, Adele’s expression, which had been bright while he was present, darkened again.
In fact, she was recalling the conversation with Isabella a while ago.
“I don’t want to talk about that matter with the Viscount’s fiancée.”
“Why?”
“If the emperor killed my husband, who executed that act?”
“Are you saying the Viscount did it?”
“After my husband’s death, the Viscount started to stand out as the emperor’s right-hand man. It’s hard not to be suspicious.”
“No, the Viscount earned military achievements, gaining the emperor’s trust. He wouldn’t do such a thing.”
“Then ask the Viscount why he is making such efforts to suppress articles about the silver wolf.”
Isabella believed that Kristian used the silver wolf to kill the former emperor. In return, he gained the emperor’s trust.
“That’s ridiculous. He would never do such a thing.”
The speculation was clearly excessive. However, seeds of doubt were unintentionally growing in Adele’s heart.
The way he seemed to dislike talking about the silver wolf.
The incidents where he freely commanded numerous wolves during the equestrian competition.
Didn’t he say it himself? He had experience training wolves on the battlefield, making it possible.
‘Did he really train the silver wolf to kill the former emperor?’
If so, why did he try to hide the existence of the silver wolf from me?
It shouldn’t matter to him that he killed my mother before going to the battlefield.
“Isn’t the silver wolf dangerous to people too?”
Thinking back, he seemed to understand the silver wolf when he said those words.
Could there really be a connection between him and the silver wolf?
Could it be related to my mother’s death?
No, that can’t be true.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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