Chapter 172 - Short stories 7.4 (1/2)

Chapter 172: <Short stories 7.4>

“Don’t look so upset. Frowning like that will ruin your beautiful face, mother.”

Norma’s only ally.

Her son.

The guests were clearly avoiding the Duchess after the appearance of the empress. They treated her like she was the plague. The same people who were complimenting her earlier to get on her good side.

At least, this gave Norma a chance to talk to her son in private.

“Rob, we got tricked. Our name Lonensia no longer holds any power in this kingdom!”

Roberto continued to smile. “Oh well, it’s too bad but there still is something we can enjoy.”

Norma’s eyes widened. “Something for us to enjoy? What are you talking about?”

Norma couldn’t understand her son at all. Their current situation was dire. It was possible that Norma might never get her social status back.

She had worked so hard all her life. Her father-in-law was never fond of her, but she did her best to honor the Lonensia name. After tonight, she wondered if she would ever recover.

Yet here was her son talking as if nothing had happened.

‘Could it be…’

Her favorite child seemed to be belittling all her hard planning. When she looked up at him, he seemed to be in his own world.

“It would have been better if your plan worked, but that’s how it is, I guess.”

He acted like a little boy who lost a toy but was about to get another toy he was more interested in.

Norma looked at her son nervously while Roberto continued with excitement.

“Whatever. You won’t be able to get Yulia the first wife position anymore, but we still have the rumor on the empress going, right? Let’s use that.”

“What?”

He ignored his mother’s shocked face.

“You have some friends in the castle, right? Let’s use them to spread the rumor further…”

Norma couldn’t take it anymore.

“Are you suggesting that we should continue publicizing the rumor? The rumor that you created falsely?”

“Yes, mother. Why are you so surprised?”

She always looked at her son with a gentle smile, but at this moment, she looked angry. Roberto was shocked to see his mother furious with him.

“Mother?!”

Norma exploded. “Roberto des Lonensia…!”