Chapter 24 (1/2)

Royal Family Inner Palace

Louis the 17th’s mistress, the consort, Antoinette, is ordering her chambermaid around.

「Maria, I want you to deliver this box of candy to Saiget’s residence.」

She held out the chocolates which were inside a beautiful box.

「Uwaa, isn’t it beautiful, just like a jewelry box. It also looks tasty~」

The pretty young girl who’s only around 12 years old, instinctively gulped and swallowed her saliva.

Seeing this, Antoinette smiled wryly.

「You mustn’t, since these are a present for Abel.」

For the sake of getting along with her son who she was living apart from, she had specially handmade them all.

「Su~re.」

Receiving them, the chambermaid Maria had traveled to the nearby family’s estate.

「I have a delivery for Abel-sama~. It’s from Antoinette-sama~」

As per usual, Maria was given free pa.s.sage into Saiget’s estate.

And the one who had greeted her was a young man with splendidly long and s.h.i.+ning blond hair. For some reason, his eyes were covered by his bangs.

「Maria, thank you.」

Unwrapping the box he received, inside were mouth-watering chocolates and a letter.

To my son, Abel:

I want you to know I am terribly sorry for always inconveniencing you,

but I ask for you to be patient just a little while longer.

The Shylock Family, and some other obstinate n.o.bles are opposing me, though I am sure I will become the official queen soon enough.

Once that happens, it will clear the way for you to come out of there,

and take your rightful place under the sun.

Until that day arrives, please, live strongly.

From the letter, deep affection can be felt from his mother Antoinette.

(Mother… I will try my best. Undoubtedly, I believe that there will come a day when I will finally be able to live with you. No I, have already been recognized as the successor to Antoinette. Once I become accepted by the king, I will annihilate those people.)

Abel, who had been carrying the box, started having dangerous delusions. The truth about him is that he was born as an illegitimate child to Antoinette and did not have any idea whom his father was. For his mother’s sake, he was secretly raised in the home of her parents, the Saiget’s family home.

In the Saiget family, Abel had been living his life as if he was a shadow, but he also had a high amount of pride, and for someone with a mind like his, he could not tolerate his current societal standing.