Chapter 11 (1/2)

Chapter 11

It was very boring and confusing to memorize the faces and details of each person Incidentally, Liabrick kept adding to it, so there was more for Elena to memorize Even so, Elena didn’t care much

‘It’s harder to find a face I don’t know’</eh society and risen to the top as queen It had been routine for her to greet the royal family and the nobles on the list every day There was no way she wouldn’t know them

“Let’s move on”

Liabrick reached out and placed the next portrait along with its details on the table

“…!”

Evidently, another aristocrat was shown—Elena’s eyes shook violently as she warily took him in

“Klaudios de Sian, the Crown Prince and future emperor of the Empire”

There was no sound in Elena’s ears Her eyes were filled with indescribable sorrow, as she was unable to lift her gaze from his portrait A man she had once loved more than herself

But the man never shared any warmth He resented the Gods when they had a child Despite having given birth to a descendant of the Iet the despair

mistakesdamned the extraordinary Empire to the depths of hell’

Immediately after childbirth, Elena heard his deplorations and cried in sorrow No matter how bloody she was!!

Elena knew the Emperor had no affection for her, but how could he say such cruel things to the woiven birth to his child?

After that day, Elena kept Klaudios away She no longer desired his affection She could barely stand without filling with hatred and resentment towards hi, we could never have been a couple Ignorantly, I was blinded by loneliness I craved him, obsessed over him, and resented him’

It was only after she had returned that she realised why he’d had to push her away and hate her

An ethen his power A queen who carand duke These two people with opposing political views could never coexist peacefully Blinded by a that even they should not have done

‘… In order to make me, a Queen Consort, Queen, they poisoned the previous queen’ [1]

An atrocity coive birth to another prince in line for the throne

At the time, Elena didn’t know if it was the Grand Duke’s schee at his late queen’s death, and how he glared at her as if he wanted to kill her

She was only able to understand his e at the events more calmly Why did he hate and resent Elena sothe truth was she able to end all the beautiful emotions of those days filled with love and hatred

ain, Your Majesty’</e of their ill-fated relationshi+p had left them with scars and hatred towards each other She believed that it was better to sever this string rather than follow the sa to ht Elena back to her senses in a nervous rush

“Oh, I’m sorry When I saw the Prince’s face, I couldn’t breathe His portrait is so handsome, ould the real person look like?”

“We will meet him in the near future, so you can see him for yourself”

“R-really? Oh, I’ forward to that day”

Liabrick glanced at the shy and girlish Elena and gave her more details

“You want to be fale letter written here”

Elena nodded absentmindedly She had been h it had been unfortunate

Elena was sure that Sian wasn’t interested in her, the daughter of his ene in her one-sided desire for his affection Nevertheless, he repeatedly caught her attention—perhaps due to the lingering attachments they once shared

As the sun went down, only a few portraits and personal information were left in the thick pile

“This is the last person”

Elena, who had been reluctantly listening with enthusiasm, looked at the face of the last portrait

‘You’re…’

A deceptive man with a lovely face that could e surged within the depths of Elena

‘That son of a bitch?’

Ren Bastasche That man, better suited to bastard than his own name, was the successor to the renowned Bastasche dukedo, he was the grandson of Princess Veronica’s granduncle, as the younger brother of her grandfather

They , the Bastasche farandfather, the then Grand Duke of Friedrich, had for treaty with the family of servants, in which they could be independent on the condition that they would take care of handling the Grand Duke’s dirty work Of course, the treaty was still in effect, and they unwaveringly obeyed the Grand Duke For that reason, they were bri with sources of trouble

Ren was the erous servant in the world He would bite and kill his master if he saw an opportunity to do so

‘Hold on, from the first ti a fake How did he know?’

Suddenly, a question arose How could Ren be sure that Elena was a fake Veronica in less than 10her?