Published at 21st of November 2020 06:12:58 PM
Chapter 76: 76
Fabian, who remained silent, was counting all the cases . But all the thoughts that came and went in his head were useless . His mind was set at the moment he found a slight possibility .
There was nothing that Fabian couldn’t do if the dream that he wished and longed for but couldn’t be achieved, now had come true .
“Your Majesty, don’t ruin your health . ”
Serus, who was usually quiet, said such a truth . Since knowing that possibility, Fabian was lost in thought, and his health had deteriorated a little . Fabian’s health, the current Emperor, was more important than the possibility of a successor .
“What’s about the midwife?”
“She’s still raving, I’ve asked the chancellor to take care of her . ”
“…… . Okay . ”
The most irritating thing was that the midwife, an important witness, was insane because of her old age . It was hard to get her answer because she was out of her mind even though he asked persistently .
“But Logan said he heard it clearly that Evelyn gave birth to a Prince . ”
“Yes, he’s not a man who tells a lie,” Serus said .
“I know . ”
In fact, he didn’t mind the midwife hiding the truth . But Fabian couldn’t understand Evelyn’s innermost thoughts . After all, she had hidden the descendants of the Imperial family, and it couldn’t be justified . And, her actions alone were already treason against the Imperial family .
“The little prince … . . how is he look like?” Fabian opened his heavy mouth .
Serus didn’t know the meaning of his question and looked at Fabian . His black eyes were shining with a light that he had never been seen before .
“Is he resemble me?”
It was a blunt voice, but interestingly enough, Fabian’s cheeks turned red . Still, his gaze was pointing to a distant place, feeling nervous and anxious .
“The Prince had black hair and black eyes like Your Majesty . ”
Serus only told the truth . Although he didn’t take Fabian’s surname
“You were the one who said black hair and black eyes are possible outside the Empire . ”
Fabian wasn’t stupid . Of course, when he saw Adrian, he had a feeling that Adrian was his child .
In the Empire, black hair and a black eye were regarded as the exclusive signature of the Imperial family . But in the southern continent, as Serus said, black hair and black eyes were a common thing .
“Because I never saw the Prince in detail… . ” Serus avoided the difficult answer . He needed a high concentration just to escort Fabian, how could he possibly pay attention to a child?
“I have… . . I’ve even hugged him…… . ”
“Oh, then . Didn’t that child dare to punch your Majesty?” asked Serus as he remembered Fabian’s embarrassing talk .
It was the first time, for Fabian, that someone hit him with a fist . He recalled that Serus, who had heard the story, was surprised because it was something impossible .
“Now that I’m thinking about it …… it was my mistake . ” Fabian said with a careless face, “That kid reached out to me . ”
No . Obviously, Serus heard that it was the little Prince who punched him . But now it didn’t seem to be a matter for Fabian .
“Hug me… . ”
Not even that . Fabian, who had a stunned look on his face, said the little Prince dared to order him ‘Hug!’ . But Serus wasn’t in the mood to argue that .
“Ha! ······Oh my God . ” Fabian hit his knee .
“Why, why?”
“The prince is a young man who will be two years old soon . ”
“Yes . ”
That was a normal thing, though .
“Isn’t he too smart? He came to me and asked me to hug him . How could a child have such enthusiasm and intelligence?”
Serus just blinked his eyes, because he didn’t know how to react . But Fabian already seemed to have fallen into his own world .
“Like……Yes, he’s like me when I was a child . ” Fabian nodded with a rugged look that would never happen again .
“Right?”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t that right?” There was intimidation in his dark eyes when he asked Serus .
“······Ye-Yes, I think so . ” Serus was forced to answer . Then a happy smile bloomed on Fabian’s face, which he had never seen before .
Even though Serus was an insensitive person, he was well aware that this situation was very serious .
“I’ve already decided . ” Fabian rose from his seat .
“That child is definitely my son . Me and Evelyn’s son . ”
There was a typhoon raging in his eyes .
“But, Your Majesty . There’s still no physical evidence … . Besides, he’s already a Prince of the Felice Kingdom . ”
Listening to Serus’s realistic advice, Fabian didn’t raise a single eyebrow .
“So?”
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The only thing that mattered to him was whether the child Evelyn had given birth to was his or not . To be precise, whether that possibility existed . Fabian was enough, even if it was just a possibility .
“He’s still my son . ”
Fabian said so, but the real problem was very complicated .
A former Empress who divorced and returned to her homeland secretly gave birth to the Emperor’s son and became a prince in another country . Nothing like this had ever happened in the Empire’s history .
“Your Majesty, will you be able to take him out from the Felice royal family without a hitch?”
Seeing Evelyn’s cold attitude, Serus was worried about Fabian’s immense enthusiasm .
If she wasn’t cold-hearted from the beginning, she wouldn’t have given birth and raised a child secretly . But Fabian seemed to have forgotten about that fact for a moment .
“Serus . ”
“Yes, Your Majesty . ”
“Get the midwife’s confession . ”
“She’s out of her mind right now… . . ”
Fabian frowned at Serus .
“…… . . Then, I’ll get it . ” When Cerus, who was late in understanding what to do, replied, Fabian nodded his head .
This meant, whoever wrote the confession, the midwife would sign it, and Fabian would use it as a proof .
“Tomorrow, we will depart for the Felice Kingdom . ”
“The Congress…”
Once again, Fabian squinted his eyes,
“I’ll postpone it . I will announce that His Majesty will suspend his official duties due to illness . “
It meant that there was no need to announce Fabian’s outing .
“Put the Duke of Perth in my place . ”
“I will tell him that . ”
In private, he was Serus’ older brother, but he didn’t feel that way at all .
“If the Duke is in charge of this capital city, it’s better to have two . ”
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It was a remark that Fabian had realized that Duke Metis had already lived in the capital . Sagan would use the opportunity of the Emperor’s absence to take advantage .
Sagan was a bossy person, and Duke Perth was a proper opponent, as he was a knight-man . So, If there was a Duke Perth, both of them would waste their time, battling with each other .
“Dukes are useless except when they fight each other . ” Fabian murmured irritably .
“Then, there’s one more . ”
“Yes?”
“The useless Duke . ”
That phrase was addressed to Liam Akshire .
Liam didn’t protest openly, but he didn’t really obey the Emperor . And from the first time they met, Fabian felt rejected by that little Duke .
Maybe it was a man’s instinct .
As Fabian had expected, Liam got in his way .
What Fabian thought, Liam could also think . And of course, he had no choice but to prepare for the worse .
“He’s moving” Liam spoke to himself with a stiff face after receiving the report from his spy .
He might not have a force as strong as the Black Hawk Knights, but the intelligence network of the Duke of Akshire, which had a long history, could not be overlooked .
“Will, your Majesty, going to move alone?” asked Jason, Liam’s aide and Akshire’s vassal, carefully .
“Look . ”
Liam spread out the report he received on his desk . Jason picked it up, read it, and nodded .
“If he put Duke Perth at the palace……”
“Yes . There is no reason to look for such a lowly human …… . except for one thing . It’s to hold back another force while His Majesty is absent . ”
Since he was Rebecca’s ex-husband, he wasn’t prejudiced, but Liam still kept an eye on the Duke of Perth .
Liam had seen him several times . And he was an arrogant man who didn’t want to look at others for more than 3 seconds .
“Surely, when will he move?”
“Your Majesty is moving in with the Black Hawk Knights . We have to stop them . But nobody wants to be in the same room as the Duke of Perth, so it makes sense to think that they will move immediately . ”
“That’s ……… I agree with you . ” Jason nodded .
“Why does the Emperor keep coming to the southern continent?”
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Liam knew the reason, but it was a secret he couldn’t tell even to Jason, his close aide .
“Whatever the reason is, we must deal with it . ”
“You’re right . ”
Fortunately, Liam was the Duke of Akshire who had the right to assert his power . So, it was natural for Liam to pay attention to the Emperor and his subordinate’s move .
“As the Duke of Akshire, I’ll request a formal visit to the Felice Kingdom . ”
For Felice’s royal family, Liam was always a welcome guest . But went to the kingdom formally as a Duke was different .
“I’ll tell him . ” Jason left the room after gave an example .
Liam sighed as he had nowhere else to go . From the beginning, he had known Evelyn’s secret . To him, who didn’t know how to accept this sensitive secret, Rebecca told him to nail his ears .
‘True friendship is to believe without asking . And supports the choice . Only then you can be called as a friend who will hold hands face this harsh world . ’
Indeed, Rebecca’s sphere of friendship was very wide . Liam was a simple man with an honest heart . He was very dizzy thinking about Evelyn’s secret, but he readily agreed with his sister’s words of wisdom .
“One thing that I have to do . ”
Liam, who had never been shaken in his childhood or adolescence, cried all night after hearing the news that Evelyn had become an Empress .
Even when he saw Evelyn return from the divorce, he never thought about how he would feel himself . So he was willing to cover up Evelyn’s secret .
“It’s just to keep the Princess’s smile . ”
When Evelyn came back, Liam had made up his mind .
Liam didn’t want to be sorry anymore, and he would try with all his heart to make sure that no regrets were left .
Although he couldn’t show his feelings for Evelyn because he was born shy and had no courage . This time, he felt he had a role .
“Even he’s an Emperor, he doesn’t deserve to make the Princess more unhappy . ”
Liam’s green eyes were full of determination .
Facing the Emperor, either directly or indirectly, was dangerous, but Akshire wasn’t Imperial territory .
And where to place Akshire’s honour, only Liam, the current Duke, could decide .
“My honour is in protecting what is precious . ”
Liam’s voice rang heavily . It was a decision that would not change .