Chapter 30 - Split In Half (1) (1/2)
Chapter 30 – Split in Half (1)
“Yes. It seems like the donation was made by Empress Belice. It is quite a great amount.”
“Ha, Belice? Huh…”
“Yes.”
Alexcent, momentarily lost deep in thought, spoke after a whole minute.
“What about the thing I asked you to look into, before?’
“Ah, Yes. I received a message from Kairan that all preparations are complete.”
“You told them to increase the scale, yes?”
“Yes. They reported back that all is going well with no hiccups so far.”
“I see. That’s good. Send a platinum invitation to Celeos too.”
“I will. But the question is, will he attend? I mean, now that he has no debt.”
“Precisely why he will.”
“Sorry?”
“Now that he has no debt, he will rush into it even more. That’s the nature of gambling.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Tomorrow, I must have an audience with the empress.”
“I will schedule it accordingly.”
As Gen left the office, Alexcent fell into a deep thought.
‘Belice…Why are you suddenly behaving this way?’
*
As soon as the sun was up, Alexcent quickly prepared to visit Belice at the Royal Palace. The moment he arrived, he asked for Belice almost frenetically. She finally emerged, both surprised and annoyed by her brother’s frenzied manner.
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking for me so early in the morning?”
She asked, glaring at Alec over the breakfast table as she drank her tea, but Alexcent simply acted indifferently.
“What do you mean, early? The sun is already high up in the sky.
“Only to you.”
“Well then, let’s just say it’s because I missed you.”
Belice half-laughed, mockingly. Her incredulity evident in the twist of her mouth as she set her teacup down on the table with a thud.
“I doubt it.”
“Well, I suppose it’s your will to believe it or not.”
“Save the tricks and charm for your fiancé Amethyst. So, what is it about?”
“The temple…”
At the mention of the temple Belice tensed up slightly, but quickly trained her expression into a nonchalant one.
“I hear you made a donation.”
“Yes, I did.”
“Why?”
“What do you mean, why?”
“You would just donate such a large amount, out of the blue?”
“Yes.”
“Belice.”
Belice let out a sigh at the familiar admonitory tone of his voice. “I simply donated it so that they would bless your marriage.”