Published at 21st of November 2020 06:14:07 PM
Chapter 16: 16
Evelyn still felt her hands shaking . Her startled heart hardly calmed down .
Nora tried to calm Evelyn by serving her tea and wiping her face with a hot wet towel . Lily had to hold Adrian in front of her because Evelyn was so nervous .
“How did this happen? I’m glad you’re all right . ”
“Yes, Princess . Please calm down now . ”
Evelyn didn’t answer and bit her lower lip . It wasn’t one or two things that were bothering her .
“That Wyverns……they were aiming for Adrian . ”
“But the demons don’t have an intelligence . ”
“Yes . I was surprised, they were so close . ”
A mother’s eyes, seeing her child in danger, could have fallen into wrong judgment .
“But the prince is very brave . He didn’t cry . ”
Only then did Evelyn smile a little, nodding her head .
“He’s amazing . Even adults were shocked and screaming… . ”
Perhaps Adrian was so frightened that he was frozen . Yet Evelyn was so proud to see it .
“More than that, why did The Emperor come here?” Lily asked the question carefully .
“I do not know either . ”
“Actually, from what I heard from the maid earlier, the King said he was staying in the royal palace . ”
Lily’s words had blurred Evelyn’s expression .
“Give Adrian to me . I’ll stay here for a moment . ”
“Yes, we’ll guard the door . ”
Nora took Lily and disappeared . Holding Adrian tightly in her arms, Evelyn stared at his dark hair and sparkling black eyes . No matter what shape or color it was, he was pretty and lovely,… . but… he also resembled him .
“Did he suspicious…?”
There was no evidence . It was only a moment when Fabian saw Adrian . Despite her rudeness, Evelyn quickly covered the basket with a blanket . But as time went by, she was concerned that her behavior might have been more suspicious .
“Did you see him, Adrian?”
But the child was unable to answer . Adrian rubbed Evelyn’s worried cheek with his tiny hand . With the warmth of Adrian’s body and his baby’s scent, Evelyn was able to calm her heart little by little .
“Amma, Abu!”
“If you see him, forget it . He’s nobody . ”
Evelyn had taken hold of her pounding heart . She’s didn’t mean to let herself be nervous . Fabian was a cold-hearted man . Seeing Evelyn anxious might have made him more suspicious .
“It’s all right . ”
Evelyn was trying not to think about the meaning of Fabian’s strange voice .
“You are my child . ”
Evelyn hugged Adrian tightly . There was nothing in this world to be afraid of if she had to protect this little creature . Evelyn, she could sacrifice herself even if she had to throw herself at the Wyverns .
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So, she didn’t have to be afraid of Fabian . She was trying to think like that .
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Felice’s Palace was so busy .
They were busy serving the emperor at their best . Thanks to them, Fabian was able to relax in his soon-to-be-prepared quarters . Of course, his head was still spinning fast .
“So, in the end, we didn’t get any evidence . ”
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty . ” Serus lowered his head .
“Once the Demons lose their breath, their body decays quickly so it’s hard to figure it out . ”
“I thought they were alive when the Imperial Army arrived . ”
“Yes, I ordered them to stop, but the Paladin stabbed the spear . As a result, the Wyvern was completely out of breath . ”
Fabian frowned his eyebrows . The suspicious behavior of the Vatican, which was likely to be caught, was annoying . He felt disgusted when he thought of the Pope’s face, who disappeared earlier with a peculiar sarcastic smile from that place .
“That cunning old man… . ” Fabian murmured in an angry voice .
“First of all, the Imperial Army has decided to collect the corpse and send it . Something may come out when the Empire investigates it . ”
“I hope it doesn’t rot like before . ”
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The demons had decayed extremely quickly . Perhaps as Fabian predicted, they could not take an intact sample .
“I ‘m sorry, but was the accident of today really intentional? The Felice family was almost injured . They were the Vatican’s main source of income, so no way …”
Fabian laughed scoffingly .
“Can the Kingdom of Felice find evidence that I can not find?”
“It’s impossible… . . ”
“It is also good business for the old man to make more donations with fear as a bait . ”
Indeed . Serus nodded at his master’s wiseness .
“To hear the detailed testimony, call the Duke of Akshire . ”
“Akshire?”
“Yes . He took part in the role of protecting the royal family today, and I heard that he wrapped the princess when the Wyvern struck, so you will know the details from him . ”
Fabian’s lips corner were finely moved by the word “Princess . ” It was a humble title like a bright smile or a trail of tears . Looking back, Fabian didn’t remember if he saw Evelyn laughing or crying properly .
“The … the little prince . ”
Fabian had unwittingly whispered softly .
“He’s called Prince Adrian . ”
“Yes . When was the prince born?”
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Serus had a puzzled look on his face to the unexpected question .
“I’ll see . ”
As Fabian nodded, Serus bowed and stepped back .
“Adrian?”
Fabian didn’t see the baby properly in the basket, but his black hair was obvious . It was like Fabian himself, and it was a characteristic of the royal family as well .
“No way . ”
There was no reason to doubt . But he was distracted by something . It was Evelyn’s behavior . Fabian had never seen Evelyn behave in front of him with such disrespect except for the night she requested a divorce .
Above all, Evelyn’s fingertips shook lightly and covered a basket in panic .
“But… . How come?”
Nobody could have known that it was such a slight provocation, but Fabian could obviously see it . It was possible for him who had always looked at Evelyn with calm eyes .
“Why do you look like that?”
Fabian’s question had remained . Evelyn had a tearful face and her trembling fingers floating all the way above his head .
Rarely, Fabian felt dizzy .
He couldn’t figure out why, but something kept bothering him . He couldn’t tell whether it was Evelyn’s crying face or her hands trying to hide something .
Or maybe it was her bright smile, that he looked up from the cliff .