SPMB - Chapter 43

It was the Emperor. He stands at the door.

"It is terrible."

The Emperor frowned.

"How dare you behave like this."

The Empress bites the tongue. It was the same as when he criticized her for saying that he had a child like Amelia because her blood was dirty.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, that's...."

"Okay, I don't want to hear it."

The Emperor sternly cut off the words of the Empress.

"I was well aware of the Empress's ferocity, but... I didn't know that you were so vulgar."

 "I'm sorry, Your Majesty." 

"Swinging your fist like a cloth on the road..."

The Emperor stared with contempt,  then turned away. He doesn't want to keep that mess out of sight even for a moment. With a thump, the door closed and he left.

"..."

A chilling silence hung over the bedroom. A silence that seemed to crush everyone. In that silence, the Empress's body trembled. She still couldn't stand the pain that felt like I was burning my body with kindling, and.

"This. This bitch!"

Because of the raging anger. The Empress grabbed the fainting Kanna by the neck. 

"This bitch! Because of you, I...! Your Majesty did this to me!" 

"Please calm down, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please fix it!"

Not only the knights but also the ladies-in-waiting were stopped. However, the Empress had completely lost her reason. 

"This bitch fell down on purpose. Noticing His Majesty's arrival! You made it look like this on purpose! To embarrass me, to insult me!"

Oh my goodness. Quick-witted! How did she know? 

Kanna managed to hold back a laugh. she was choking, but it wasn't too painful. The power of the Empress's grip was very insignificant, probably because she had suffered so much up until now.

'Anyway, I passed out. What are you going to do?'

If she wants to be treated by her, she will never behave like this.

It was then.

"Her Majesty!"

 Outside the door, a servant's voice was heard. Could the Emperor have returned? The moment the Empress stopped moving...

"Now, His Excellency, the Duke of Addis... No sir! You can't do this!"

Bang!

The door was opened without permission. No, it wasn't open. It was almost like being kicked. It was a violent position, like the invasion of a rogue boat without a case.

 A man with red hair strides forward. Without a handful of hesitation, he trampled the luxurious carpet with dirt-stained military boots. The Empress was more than surprised when she saw the Emperor.

"Ah, Alessandro, Duke of Addis!"

What?

For a moment, Kanna forgot to pretend to faint and almost opened her eyes.

Who?

Did my father come?

"Ah, why the Duke of Addis?"

Alessandro Addis- The head of Addis stood before her!

His shadow covered the Empress at once as if a huge mountain towered. The Empress swallowed her saliva. A strong scent of blood emanated from the red cloak that Alessandro had draped over his shoulders and the overbearing black uniform.

It was the smell of carnage.

Dirt wasn't the only stain on his shoes. Red bloodstains, traces of killing. Anyone can see that he came straight out of the Black Fog and went straight to this place....... 

'No, it can't be! The Duke of Addis wouldn't even treat Kanna as his own daughter!'

Whether she was surprised or not. Alessandro's expressionless eyes moved slowly. Kanna's face was covered with dried blood. A scratch on the cheek as if scratched with a fingernail, cracked lips. A blue bruise around the eye and pale complexion. And the slender nape of her neck held in the Empress's hands.......

After slowly scanning everything. Alessandro's eyes finally turned to the Empress.

"..."

The moment their eyes met, the Empress's hand relaxed. Kanna's body stumbled and fell backward, Alessandro stretched out his arm and lightly embraced Kanna like getting his own.

That was it.

As if this had been the normal thing he had done all his life, Alessandro picked her up and turned away. He just walked away. The blood of the monster drips from the tip of the slightly shaking red cloak.

"..."

Thud. 

The door is closed. The Empress had no choice but to watch. There was no other way.

***

'Are you crazy?"

Meanwhile, Kanna was on the verge of turning away from embarrassment.

'Why are you here? Did you eat something wrong?

Is this old man senile? While he looks like her age, the substance is that his dementia has already come?

'Yes, it must be dementia."

 Only then will he come to save her.

"..."

Inside the rattling wagon. Canna quietly leaned on Alessandro's shoulder. It was a friendly contact that they had never had before. 

'Why did you sit next to me? There are seats across from you. It's wide enough for two men to lie down. So just leave me there!'

However, Kanna was unable to say anything because she had been pretending to faint from the time she was beaten by the Empress. Anyone who sees this scene will surely be mistaken. They misunderstood that she was a really precious daughter to him...

'A crazy, crazy idea."

If she could have moved, she would have slapped herself. But she couldn't. She couldn't even move her fingertips or let out a single big breath.

It was heavy and uncomfortable as if a chain had been strung around the body.

'I'm out of breath. I think I'm going to die."

She'd rather stay in the dungeon for the last few days.

'Why is my father not even budging?'

After entering the carriage. Alessandro was as motionless as a stone statue. Maybe he was asleep. Kanna very slowly lifted her eyelids slightly. The moment she glances up.

"..."

She met the green eyes. It was a motionless gaze as if he had been looking down at her all along.  Kanna almost screamed, but she managed to suppress it. She quickly closed her eyes.

'Did I get caught?'

She opened it very, very slightly, narrowly, but she wondered if it was caught?

'No, there's no way I'm doing this even though I know I'm awake. I'm sure you don't know."

Why the hell would he stare at a person who has fainted to frighten them?

She knows. Why is he looking at her? Is her face so swollen? Seriously enough to look at it in wonder?

'I don't know.'

Kanna stopped thinking.

She just has to endure this moment. Breathtaking time to share with her father.

***

They have arrived at home. Alessandro carried her to her bedroom by himself. Fortunately, Alessandro didn't seem to notice anything and left the room.

"Oh my god. Poor Duchess." 

Leah can be heard whimpering as she approaches. She wiped the dried bloodstains from her face with her warm towel.

***

How long has this been in bed? What is a warm blanket? For the past few days. She had to endure wearing only thin slips in a cold prison. She was tolerable, but not without pain. Laying down like this, she finally realized that it was really over.

'No... It's not over."

A heavy darkness descends. The eyelids sink heavily and sleep pours. 

'The Empress hasn't begged me yet. She didn't apologize.'

Until then, it's never over. But wait and see. She'll soon be crying and clinging to her.

'She must be dying by now."

The burning itching sensation will intensify as time goes by, and soon The Empress will be so broken that she can't control her body. Maybe she can't stand it and try to commit suicide.

'Even if that's the case, it's self-inflicted.....'

 Kanna pretended to be asleep but actually fell asleep.

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