Published at 21st of November 2020 06:14:04 PM
Chapter 19: 19
Evelyn dressed as usual and headed to the room where the Emperor’s office was located .
Serus, who was guarding the door, looked at Evelyn and gave a polite example . Still, her body became stiff for no reason because it was the Imperial formality she felt after a long time .
“The Emperor is waiting . ”
Evelyn nodded lightly .
It wasn’t a big deal, Fabian used to be so indifferent, and it wasn’t any different now . Besides, Evelyn’s situation was different now . She was no longer in need of getting Fabian ‘s attention or seeking his affection .
“I see you, Your Majesty . ”
Evelyn walked into the room and set a straight example . Fabian unexpectedly sat on the sofa, not at his desk, and took Evelyn .
“Raise your head . ”
Evelyn looked up as ordered and saw Fabian . It was a cold face . He was so calm that no one would believe that the two of them had been married in the past when people saw them .
“Sit down . ”
“It’s all right . ”
But Fabian pointed to the sofa with his eyes again . Evelyn couldn’t disobey his orders, so she sat down on the sofa . Only then their eye level became aligned .
“You must be very surprised to see the Demon up close . ”
Fabian always said similar things, and it was just that kind of relationship .
“It’s all right now . ”
There wasn’t a lot of words between the two . It’s the same right now, and Evelyn didn’t feel uncomfortable with it . Silence had become commonplace between them . Fabian ‘s atmosphere was so dark, and his black eyes froze everyone else .
“I’ve written all I’ve seen and learned in detail . ”
Evelyn broke the silence and took the scroll out of her arms and placed it on the table . Suddenly, Fabian stared at Evelyn with puzzled eyes, but Evelyn didn’t see it .
“Don’t do it in writing . ”
“Your Majesty hates wasting time, so I thought this was more efficient than listening to my story . ”
It was the correct answer . Fabian hated wasteful things and hated wasting time listening to other people’s stories . But for now, Fabian didn’t like her response .
“It’s a poor report, but I hope it can help you . ”
First, Evelyn stood up, as if she had said everything she had to say . Fabian’s black was a little depressed when he looked at such Evelyn .
“Then, I’m going to go back . ”
Evelyn bent her knees, gracefully, to show her example . Their reunion was too short for Fabian to think . Evelyn had already said good-bye when he hadn’t said anything yet .
It’s as if they never got married .
“Wait . ”
Fabian said with a frowned eyebrow .
“Is that all… . ?”
This time, Evelyn’s blue eyes were puzzled . She couldn’t figure out what Fabian was asking for .
“I asked if there was only one scroll to give me . ”
“I wrote down everything I saw . If you want another witness, I’ll look for it . ”
Again, this wasn’t the answer Fabian wanted .
“You’re hiding something from me?”
His cold voice penetrated into Evelyn’s ears . But fortunately, Evelyn was able to maintain a serene look as she was already prepared for this .
“What could I hide from you?”
“Why are you avoiding me, then?”
Fabian knew something was going off . Evelyn, who ended up seeing him again, always avoided being in the same room with him . Since there were no such people around Fabian, Evelyn ‘s attitude seemed strange .
“I’ve never done that . ” Evelyn’s calm voice rang .
“Are you not trying to cut your time with me? You hurried away the last time you talked to me . ”
“Yes, I did!”
Fabian looked at Evelyn with a frowned eyebrow . But unexpectedly, Evelyn was staring at Fabian without making any excuses .
“·······why?”
Fabian asked back, but Evelyn looked a bit confused .
“That’s all!”
“That’s all?”
Fabian frowned more deeply . She didn’t know that Fabian knew it . But Evelyn had nothing to be sorry for Fabian because now their relationship had changed .
“I’ve never avoided you, but that’s right, I’ve been trying to cut the time with Your majesty . I have nothing more to say . ”
An unexpected reaction from Evelyn made Fabian speechless for a moment .
“Huh?”
Vain laughter leaked out . Evelyn’s appearance didn’t change at all, but she seemed to be a completely different person .
“Why? Why are you trying to cut your time with me?”
Evelyn looked calmly at Fabian, but with mixed emotions . This man just didn’t know about anything . Again, her decision was not the wrong one .
“Your Majesty and I have been divorced . ”
“I didn’t throw you out . ”
“But we’re divorced . ”
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Fabian had a puzzled look on his face . Evelyn really was trying to make the look, but she was holding it in . This insensitive, heartless man had no idea what his attitude was wrong with .
But Evelyn was not obligated to teach him . As Evelyn said, they were divorced .
“Is there a clause to reduce the time we spend together after we have divorced?”
“No, it’s the opposite . ” Evelyn looked straight into Fabian’s eyes with no fear .
“I divorced because I wanted to cut off my time with your Majesty . ”
“······what?”
Fabian raised his voice unconsciously, but Evelyn remained calm .
“You heard it . ”
Fabian blinked .
“I’ve never breathed comfortably near your Majesty for a moment . ”
Evelyn tried to leave quietly, but the words that once started didn’t stop . That’s what she always wanted to say . Now it was her last chance to say that .
“The Imperial Family was no different from a prison to me . ”
Once again, Fabian blinked .
“I’ve never treated you harshly . ”
“Yes… . ”
Evelyn smiled faintly . It was a smile reminiscent of her lonely past .
“But you never gave me your heart . ”
“Me?”
Fabian’s back felt strange . Maybe he didn’t really know about her .
“Have you ever been? Have you?”
There was silence at Evelyn’s simple question . Fabian couldn’t have imagined that such a moment would come to his mind .
Fabian respected Evelyn as Empress, but his heart was a different matter .
“That’s a pointless question . I always call the Empress……”
“Yes it’s a pointless question, because I’m no longer the empress . ”
Evelyn cut off Fabian’s words . It was the first time she did that .
“Well, I’m going to leave now . I hope you’re healthy . ”
Evelyn disappeared before he understood what she was saying . Fabian looked where Evelyn had gone with a brief-expression . Even if the Wyverns had appeared right now, he didn’t care .
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“You divorced me because you didn’t want to be with me?”
Fabian ‘s voice rang miserably, and his forehead frowned deeply .
“How come… . ?”
Fabian had never been a bad husband . At least that’s how he felt .
In one marriage, he only had a relationship with one woman, and he never gave heart to another woman . Above all, he gave the Empress countless rights and wealth . Never in history, the Empire had so much money to give to the Empress .
“Why did you say I made you unhappy? I never did that . ”
His chest felt tight .
Fabian was a fair Emperor . Likewise, he was a decent husband . But Evelyn asked to divorce and now said that she was unhappy about her short marriage with him .
“Huh, how dare you… . ”
Fabian spat out laughter . His handsome face was cloudy .
“Is she originally such an arbitrary woman?”
Evelyn ‘s smile, which he saw from the cliff over the telescope, was something Fabian had never seen before .
Evelyn never smiled like that to him . Even though Fabian made her the noblest woman in the Empire, she never smiled so brightly .
“Without my permission…… . you’re happy without my permission . ”
The current Evelyn was so different from the Empress that Fabian had remembered .
“How could she be so disrespectful… . ”
In Fabian ‘s heart, tears and fiery emotions overflowed . Evelyn ‘s figure, who turned away from him after saying everything she wanted to say, was still vivid in his mind .
It was Evelyn, who had married Fabian once and blushed shyly .
When Fabian was tired of his official duties, she smiled softly and welcomed Fabian with elegant gestures . She didn’t say anything and didn’t ask . Fabian felt at ease when he saw Evelyn’s blue eyes, who always stood quietly by Fabian ‘s side .
‘I will quit the Empress . ’
It was until he heard it .
Fabian was so embarrassed at that time that he couldn’t even ask why . However, he couldn’t even ask because of the Emperor’s pride .
“So, why?!”
Fabian wanted to know why Evelyn had changed all the time, but he couldn’t find anything like that . Nothing changed in their marriage, but Evelyn changed and left .
“I don’t understand . ”
Fabian repeated the same thing .
Even after Evelyn asked for a divorce, he went to the Empress’s palace, forgetting that he was divorced .
That night was an unforgettable memory for him .
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The palace officials’ embarrassed look and his silly face when he noticed that everything in the Empress’s Palace stayed the same .
There was just one other thing, Evelyn wasn’t there . Evelyn had left her wedding gifts untouched . As if to say, there were no regrets .
“She abandoned everything and left . ”
Fabian sighed . The royal status of the Empress, including all the wedding gifts, was given by him . But Evelyn threw away everything he gave her and left Fabian behind as if she had waited for that moment .
‘…You’ve never gave me a heart . ’
Evelyn’s face, who was saying that, felt low . Because Fabian’s Empress never asked for anything .
‘Have you ever been? Have you?’
From the very first time, Evelyn was crowned Empress until she asked for a divorce . Every moment was impossible without Fabian’s heart . So he thought Evelyn must knew without saying anything to her .
“She was more stupid than I thought . ”
Fabian cut off his thoughts in a low voice .
“It’s so easy to forget . ”
Still, his thoughts hadn’t stopped . Fabian was reminiscent of the time when he proposed to Evelyn . There were no trivial things, but one thing was clear .
“We did something worthless each other . ”
There was no emotion in his voice, but the depth of those dark eyes deepened .
“Forget it so easily and simply throw it away . ”
Fabian looked at the ring on the ring finger of his left hand . He left the ring as it was because he never thought it should be thrown away .
It’s because sometimes he felt at ease having a ring on his finger . The ring was a symbol of promise and oath, and it was no different from Fabian even though he was the Emperor .
‘Evelyn Felice . ’
Fabian still clearly remembered one spring day .
‘I like you . ’
Fabian put his heart in his mouth for the first and last time . He already prepared a ring for Evelyn . Fabian was never shaken, despite opposition from the nobles, until he declared Evelyn as the Empress .
‘I have decided to see only one woman in my life, so only you will remain forever as my Empress . ’
Evelyn blushed her cheeks and nodded . That’s how the couple ended up together . The relationship that deliberately cut and thrown away by Evelyn was once so sparkling .
“I still don’t understand . ”
Fabian spat out bitter words to himself . It was a question about Evelyn, who had changed .
“How could you forget so easily, and throw it away so simply?”
The vows of marriage were broken in vain .
“I still don’t know . ”
Fabian had started to realize the fact little by little .