I’ll Quit as The Empress
chapter-28

The carriage arrived at the destination, and the Felice Palace was brightly lit even when it was at night. Among them, Arthur, the King of this kingdom, hurried to Adrian and took him from Evelyn’s arms.

“Oh Adrian, you missed me, didn’t you?”

Arthur was talking to himself, who had become super sick in just one day.

“Yes, yes… I know everything.”

Arthur rubbed his face against Adrian’s chubby cheeks. Usually, a child would get annoyed or cry, but Adrian pulled Arthur’s beard and made fun of him.

“This boy, you pull my beard, huh? Let me see your teeth first…aaaaa.”

Rebecca was a little shocked when she looked at King’s actions, but Evelyn smiled shyly and gave a look of understanding.

“Hung, there’s only five…. It means you’re still a child.”

“Then, do you think he’s grown a lot in just one day?”

“Adrian is a special child. So I don’t want to miss any of his growth.

It was a powerful love. Evelyn realized early on that she couldn’t beat Adrian for her parents’ love.

How could she possibly beat a child with five little teeth that had always been cute? Evelyn had a conscience, too.

“Your Majesty, Lady Akshire also came here.”

Miriam coughed and told her husband. Only then did the King see that Rebecca stood beside Evelyn. Not even Arthur was interested in his own daughter, so he couldn’t see Rebecca either.

“Lady Akshire, make this your home and have as much fun as you like with the princesses at Felice’s Palace.”

“I’m very pleased.”

Arthur’s intentions were too explicit. He was planning to monopolize Adrian while Evelyn was playing with her friend. Evelyn smiled to herself, but Arthur looked so happy that she decided to pretend she didn’t know.

“Come on, your friend’s here, so you should treat her right now, Evelyn.”

“…….Right now?”

“I thought so, so I prepared tea time.”

‘So give Adrian to me and go.’ Arthur’s eyes were saying that.

“······Well, this time I’ll give up.”

“Why…? I’m just trying to help you.”

“Yes, yes.”

Evelyn grumbled back to her father and kissed Adrian on the cheek. Next, she visited Rebecca and went to the tea room that Arthur had prepared.

As soon as they arrived, they quickly lay down on a giant pillow, relieving their fatigue from drinking and taking a long trip.

“Your parents really love him.”

“Yes, it’s more than me.”

“Actually, I think the Queen also great… her determination and her tolerance.”

“Ahhhhh.”

Evelyn smiled a little sadly. In the people’s eyes, the Queen was seen as a sage woman as she accepted an illegitimate child born outside.

“But since they’re both aged, I’m divorced and I don’t have anything to do, so I’m going to be in charge of taking care of him in the future.”

“Yes in the future, you can live with the prince.”

Yeah, just thinking about that makes me want to see Adrian grow up.”

When he created Adrian’s fake identity from the start, the King took this into account. Even though they were “his” parents, they were elderly, so their divorced daughter must take care of him.

It was a common custom to leave the care of the King’s son to someone else, and if his sister was divorced, she was the right person for the job. In other words, it was a tradition that allowed Evelyn to have everything she wanted.

“But from their perspective I may take care of Adrian forever.”

Evelyn smiled as if she were joking, but to some extent, she thought sincerely.

“More than that, Princess. Did everything go well yesterday? Today, when I heard it from Liam, I was so dizzy.”

“Huh? It wasn’t a big deal.”

“Why? Liam had a very serious face.”

Hmm…, Evelyn made a strange noise and took the sweet tea. She was drowsy as the Milk Tea had warmly entered her body after a hangover.

“The Emperor just asked me to talk.”

“Ah, the husbands are typically like that. They do what they’ve never done after they get divorced.”

“Did your ex-husband do that as well?”

“There’s been a moment like that. I think a man becomes a fool for a while when that happens.”

Evelyn nodded in agreement.

“So what did the Emperor say?”

“It’s nothing, really What it was …… well, I didn’t feel any emotions from him. I don’t think he really wanted me to come back to the imperial family.”

“What does that mean?”

Rebecca frowned her brows.

“I don’t know.”

Evelyn answered lightly. No one knew Fabian’s insides. So there was no need to try to find out.

“Princess, did you not go through the divorce process when you left?”

“Yes, I made it clearer than anyone else, the Pope himself who was the mediator.”

“But why did he ask you to come back to the Imperial Family? It’s kind of weird.”

It was odd as I listened to Rebecca’s words. But when I thought of Fabian again, it’s nothing strange.

“The Emperor has a bit of an unknown side of him.”

“His words were as if he didn’t really accept the divorce in his heart.”

“It’s all right. Now that I’ve told you for sure, you’ll know.” said Evelyn. Answering clearly.

“You know exactly now, so that’s fine.”

“Well.”

Rebecca was as brave as Evelyn was. Apart from similarities in status, family closeness, or thoughts of being a divorced woman, the two had a lot in common. Evelyn was sure they would be friends whenever and wherever they met.

“Princess. What if, in truth…..what if the Emperor has regret for you?”

Boom.

Evelyn spilled the tea she was holding right away.

“Sorry, it’s such a funny question that I don’t know.”

Evelyn, who wiped her lips with a handkerchief, looked like she couldn’t help but laugh. She burst out laughing for a long time and saw Rebecca lying on her back on the pillow.

“Rebecca, he doesn’t have that kind of feeling for me. I wouldn’t have divorced if he has.”

“Still······.”

“As his ex-wife, I can be sure of that. He is a man who has no interest in human beings other than himself. He never fits in for a marriage.”

“Oh, I hate that type.”

Evelyn nodded vigorously.

“If the Princess has no regrets and the Emperor is a man who doesn’t care about other people…… it’s impossible to reunite.”

“Of course it is. And even from me, it’s terrible to just think about it.”

“I understand. I’d rather start a war if my ex ask me to remarry.”

Evelyn unwittingly sympathized with Rebecca’s radical words.

“So, Princess when you go to the ball you need an escort to shine.”

“I have Adrian······.”

“You should at least wait for the prince to walk on his foot.”

“Ah…that’s right.”

It’s still a long time.

“What about my useless brother?”

Only

“Well, you mean Sir Liam?”

“Yes. He’s not as cute or lovely as the your little brother, but his appearance is quite okay, so it’s perfect for party purposes.”

Evelyn glanced finely at Rebecca.

“Rebeca, stop making fun of your brother.”

“I’m serious!!”

“Not as an errand-boy, but I hope you will consider my recommendations.”

Evelyn, who had fought against the imperial family every day, could not understand what Rebecca was saying.