Published at 21st of November 2020 06:13:41 PM
He didn’t make a mistake about the time because his pocket watch had the most accurate second-hand in the Empire .
“…… . I don’t understand . ”
At first, he thought there was a mistake . But it was impossible for Serus, who was ordered by the Emperor, to make some error in his job .
It must be Evelyn, then, who had a reason to be late . Perhaps the little prince was suddenly sick, or the clock in the royal palace was running late .
“Well, I could forgive you once . ”
Fabian whispered to himself with a kind heart . Then a long time went by . The rain didn’t stop, and the moon which not as strong as he was, seemed to be tired of hanging in the night sky .
“Is there an accident?”
His head was full of doubt . Was the Felice Family in danger perhaps? It’s not usually the case . But to say that, Felice Palace was too quiet .
Suddenly, before he realized it, the rain was pouring, and Fabian stood nervously in his spot .
“It can’t be… . ”
The clouds above his head were gone . No matter how much he tried to endure, the expression of Fabian was full of anger . The only person who could make Fabian wait was his father, the Sun Emperor, who had died when Fabian was 16 years old .
“She’s…really . . ” Fabian’s eyes trembled slightly . The sun was about to rise, and she made the Emperor wait all night . What kind of disloyalty was this?
Fabian stood for a long time in one place until his legs were numb . Cold raindrops soaked Fabian’s hair, and extreme fatigue consumed his entire body . Then, he nervously took the watch out of his pocket .
’12:07 . ’
The Empire’s most precise clock showed that seven minutes had passed the promised time .
“Something is wrong . ”
Fabian muttered with a confused face . What was the eternity of time that he had just felt? He had no doubt that the sun would rise soon . Because he had been stuck in one position for too long, his feet, trained in martial arts, became sore .
“It can’t be . ”
Tik . . tik… The clock needle barely moved a single space . 8 minutes . No . Something was wrong . He had to see it through .
“Serus!” Fabian raised his voice .
Serus arrived a little later than usual since Fabian told him not to show up earlier . But look at how he only approached him after eight minutes, then we could tell that Serus had left Fabian for a long time .
“Your Majesty, it’s raining, so let’s go back for today . ”
“That’s not the problem . ” Fabian said, his face was cold .
“But, if you do this… . . ” Serus sighed deeply in his heart .
Was the Princess really crossing the line?
It didn’t matter whether they divorced or not, no matter if this was the territory of the Felice Kingdom, they were all in a position to obey the imperial authority . But Evelyn refused to accept the Emperor’s request, thus ignoring his commands .
“Felice Kingdom and Princess Evelyn, to them, I… . ” Fabian squinted his eyes with a serious look .
“It seems that something unusual has happened . ”
“Yes . ·····Yes?” Serus lifted his eyes to see his master, and his unquestioned glance returned . Even his face was filled with worry .
“Probably, it’s not normal . They’re pretending to be in peace now, but there must be something wrong . ”
“How could you think that way???”
“Look . ” Fabian showed his pocket watch .
“Yes . It’s 12:08, Your Majesty . ”
It’s still 12:08 a . m . The second-hand was moving very slowly .
“You can’t tell after seeing this . ”
Serus blinked . Now he seemed to have understood the situation . But he didn’t know what to say, to make Fabian realize the so-called ‘wait’ and ‘impatient’ ?”
“Forgive me Your Majesty, but I’m not sure … . ”
“The princess seems to be in danger I need to check this out . ”
Fabian hastened away immediately, and Serus pursued him desperately while he racked his brains .
“Your Majesty, you can’t go further into the women’s palace . ”
“We must save Evelyn!”
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Serus made a decision at this point . He didn’t have a choice but, to tell the truth .
“Actually, she won’t come… because it seems the princess doesn’t obey your order . ”
“Really? What’s going on? How serious is it?”
Serus was at a crisis . He couldn’t keep his mouth shut, but he couldn’t tell a lie either .
“She had a chat with Lady Akshire … and then she went to bed early…”
“No,…are you sure?”
“I checked directly with the chief of staff . I did it three times . ”
Blinking, Fabian slowly closed his eyes and then opened them .
“The chief asked the maid’s bedroom to go in and see her . They checked it three times . The Princess is sleeping now … . ”
Fabian’s face was hardened . No matter how serious the report he heard, this kind of expression rarely appeared on his face, But this time, it seemed that Fabian was speechless .
“……”
Whether or not this was a positive thing, Surprisingly, Fabian seemed to be able to feel and understand a little about the pain of human relationships . Serus nodded in appreciation for the patience of his master .
“Your Majesty, let’s go back to your place . ”
“No, you go back alone . ”
“……… . Y-Yes?”
Fabian sat down again on a bench in the garden with a calm look .
“My thought was too short . I think she didn’t want to show the people in this Kingdom that we had a secret meeting at night . So there’s no chance for them to spread rumors . ”
“Oh, Your Majesty… . ” Serus blurred his words . He didn’t know what to say when he looked at Fabian’s face, full of confidence .
Even though he was simply trying to deny that, it wasn’t easy to accept such a rejection . But it seemed, Fabian was thinking in a totally different direction .
“Then I’ll go back now . ”
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Serus sighed deeply . There was nothing he could do right now .
Anyway, after tonight, Fabian would realize . The fact that he was clearly rejected, and waited without a promise was a ruthless one .
Though he was an emperor, it was a feeling that he had no choice but to learn himself .
****
The chat with Rebecca didn’t stop . At one o’clock in the morning, the two women finally returned to their own bedrooms . They promised that they would block Nora from entering their rooms tomorrow .
Evelyn felt at ease as she lay down on a fluffy bed . She liked the sound of the rain knocking on her window .
“Ah, It’s raining…”
Even before she finished speaking, Evelyn burst out laughing at herself .
“He… . . what a foolish idea . ”
Fabian wasn’t someone who wanted to get caught in the rain in the garden . It was impossible to happen even if Evelyn was born twice again .
And he waited an hour for Evelyn? It was impossible to even in a dream .
“But, if it were possible …… no, no …something like that wouldn’t have happened . ”
Evelyn was reflecting on her past . It hadn’t yet happened . But it seemed like it had happened in the past to Evelyn, who had been through it all and now returned .
“He has made this …”
Evelyn almost raised the curtain and peeped into the garden without realizing it . But she realized it was just useless . Her marriage to Fabian had always been the same .
When he lifted her heart with just a little hope, she soon had to cover herself deeply in fear .
“Now I don’t expect anything . ”
Evelyn simply concluded and closed her eyes . She had a good night’s sleep if she didn’t have any worries .
At the same moment, Evelyn had no idea, that Fabian had been waiting for her all night long in the garden .
Fabian was very stubborn, trying to deny the facts until dawn broke on the horizon . And his lip trembled as the bright sun was shining on his face .
“Your Majesty, let’s go, ······ . ”
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“Okay . ”
Fabian struggled to get up from the bench . Only the seat where he was seated wasn’t wet . But fortunately, Serus was the only one who watched the scene all night long .
“Ha… . She dared to break my order…”
Looked like what he said just now wasn’t the answer for Serus . The intense feeling he felt at this time was rare and made Fabian’s black eyes froze coldly . It was the anger that came after the denial of reality .
“Is that the answer for me? Oh … well that’s what you mean . ”
Since he noticed that the garden could clearly be seen through the window from Evelyn’s residence . So, she must know that Fabian had been waiting for her because he had never broken a promise .
In other words, Evelyn deceived him .
“Deception is unacceptable . ”
In Fabian’s mind, Evelyn had crossed the line . It was nice to have violated the Emperor’s orders now . And Fabian couldn’t forgive himself for forcing himself to wait . He opened his eyes to the emotion that had flooded in his heart .
“I’ve seen the wrong person . I didn’t expect her to be such an arrogant and unkind woman . ”
If Evelyn heard this, she would be dumbfounded . In fact, Fabian only waited seven minutes with a good heart, and the rest of the time before dawn was spent in vain while denying the truth . That’s why Fabian felt so angry right now .
“Is this the way of Felice Kingdom? I knew it well……”
Fabian never had any grudge against other people . He hated the Pope, but it was his position as Emperor .
“It’s pretty good to make me think of this . ”
In the first place, before the Emperor hated someone, that ‘object’ would disappear . Because it had to be removed from the Emperor’s sight first . And it was the Emperor’s job to deal with all hatred and remorse and make someone take care of it .
“Would you like to punish someone?” Serus, who had been keeping his eye on him, asked carefully .
“Yes . ”
Fabian didn’t hesitate .
“But it wouldn’t be fair to just punish . I’ll pay back this time in the despicable way of Felice’s Kingdom . ”
Fabian’s strong jawline was tightened . This time, Serus also seemed like he didn’t have time to comment . Though he felt that something was going wrong somewhere .
No one thought that it would be so difficult to return to the Imperial Palace without any problems .