Published at 21st of November 2020 06:13:44 PM
Chapter 36: 36
Serus didn’t dare to tell Fabian the news as it was .
The ‘lazy’ atmosphere of the Felice Palace, combined with their lack of respect for the presence of the Emperor, was a surprise in itself . To put it simply, the greatest monarch of the Empire was defeated by the babble of the little prince and the card games .
“What did the King say?” Fabian looked at Serus, covering the book he was reading .
It was an inevitable moment .
“He said to hold a dinner’s banquet for your Majesty . ”
It wasn’t a lie . It’s just that Serus had eliminated the purpose and reason for the dinner .
“That’s great . ”
Serus felt guilty, but he was afraid that Fabian would be shocked if he told him what had happened . Honestly, he had seen the Empress on many occasions while living close to the Emperor, but it was the first time he had seen her behaving like that .
Evelyn’s smile, as if she had become a different person, shocked Serus as well .
“Tell him that it is very important to take good care of the Imperial Army’s horses . ”
“Yes… . . ”
Fabian didn’t seem to know if those terms only caused him to be kicked out now .
“More than that, Your Majesty . I think you should go back to the Empire now . ” Serus said , he tried his best to persuade Fabian .
“I have heard that the nobleman is in chaos and running wild . ”
It was the moment of the Emperor’s return . Then the banquet that’s going to be held will be a wonderful goodbye dinner . Above all, at last, Serus didn’t have to suffer in this place anymore .
“Well, it’s their job to run wild . ”
“That’s true but His Majesty’s absence made them even more arrogant and some even started to move closer to the Vatican . ”
Fabian frowned . Of course, his words weren’t wrong . Serus was his close friend, and always by his side . Even so, several Black Hawk Knights stayed in the Empire and watched over everyone closely .
“They want to die, huh?”
“That’s it . ”
Fabian sighed unpleasantly .
“What a waste to say they’re noble . They’re worse than a dog without an owner . ”
“The Empire needs Your Majesty . ”
“It seems that the best thing nobles do is bite each other . ”
The Empire was very strict . Etiquette and dignity always weighed heavily on the nobility . It was a system that made it difficult for them to carry out rebellions as they played a role in monitoring each other . And, they couldn’t think of anything else, either, because they had wasted all their energy on the meaningless ruckus .
“Ckck… . ”
Fabian kicked his tongue unpleasantly . But, only Serus could understand Fabian’s mind that he wanted to stay here longer .
“Any other stories?” Fabian asked, he changed the topic right away . And this was Serus’ biggest crisis .
“When did Evelyn say she was coming?”
In fact, Fabian gave separate messages to the King and Princess . In Evelyn’s message, he just said that he wanted to come over to her place to see her .
“Well, that’s……”
Serus had tried hard . He waited patiently for the card game to come to an end and carefully conveyed his message to Evelyn when she was alone . But Evelyn’s answer didn’t turn out as expected .
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[‘Me? Your Majesty?’]
It wasn’t the elegant and graceful Empress that Serus knew . Evelyn, Princess of the Kingdom of Felice, was very confident and simply revealed her innermost thoughts .
[‘Why?’]
Evelyn had no more obedience .
[‘No . ’]
The little prince wasn’t the only one who could say that .
[‘I refuse . ’]
And without hesitation, Evelyn turned her back . First of all, this style of behavior didn’t exist in manners . No aristocrat could have shown such an attitude in the Empire . But, since this was the Felice Kingdom, Serus had no right to blame her .
“There’s something else? Why do you stop talking?” asked Fabian .
Serus returned to reality under Fabian’s pressure . There was no longer any reason for him to hide it .
“That’s… . . ”
Serus struggled to the end but only concluded that he could do nothing about Evelyn’s straightforward answer .
“She refused . ” said Serus . After so much thought, It was also his duty, so he just told the truth .
“Okay . ” replied Fabian . Then, about 3 seconds later, he suddenly frowned his forehead . It was the time it took Fabian to accept reality .
“What?”
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Serus couldn’t say anything .
“No? What? Why?”
His absurd question continued . It was similar to what Evelyn had said .
“Is there a reason why she can’t?”
“Err… . for the reason… . ”
“Tell me straight, don’t miss a word out!”
Serus was forced to obey his orders .
“The princess said, ……’No, I don’t want to, I refuse . ’……”
Fabian seemed to have forgotten to breathe for a second .
“Before that? What she said before that? Tell me again!!!” Fabian asked, he unwittingly grabbed Serus by the neck .
“Huh…?” And a sigh just came out .
Refuse? It was an impossible word for the Emperor . Who dared to refuse the Emperor? This was Fabian’s first rejection since he ascended the throne .
“She refused?” Fabian’s voice trembling in astonishment . But Serus couldn’t answer his curious questions .
“Me?” It seemed that Fabian didn’t need anyone’s answer anyway .
“How dare she?”
For the first time in his life, he had this kind of feeling since he was born . Interestingly, those emotions weren’t as terrible as the one he had at night when Evelyn asked for a divorce .
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“What the hell, what’s her reason?” Fabian still didn’t know how to accept the rejection .
“I don’t know… . . ” The poor Serus had only told the truth . Fabian looked confused because his plans had completely failed . The rejection was an unexpected situation, and he didn’t imagine it .
“Why don’t you give an order, sir?”
Fabian was the Emperor, so it was also the only thing that Serus might think of as a man of the Empire .
It was the tragedy of the two men .
“Okay!”
Fabian wrote a letter on the paper in front of him .
“Give this to her . ”
“Yes, Your Majesty . ”
Even after Serus had gone, Fabian still couldn’t find his composure .
“Refuse?”
Vain laughter came out . Still, they were once married . In Fabian’s memory, Evelyn wasn’t such a cold woman . But, the more he kept watching her, the more she felt like a stranger .
Fabian’s dark eyes were filled with chaos,
“Really, she’s a woman that I don’t understand . ”
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