Chapter 283 - Emmelyn And The Queen (2/2)

"Yes, Queen Mother, that's right I have six older siblings," E the sao when she told him about her family for the first time

He looked so jealous Now, Emmelyn could see a similar expression on the queen's face This h Ahh really like mother, like son Mars and his rowing up with s?" The queen asked her with interest

Emmelyn pursed her lips and tried to res She didn't want toof all the what-ifs

What she did was similar to what Athos did when Mars asked hiht Mars still couldn't touch wos, intentionally only said the bad things

He said things like how babies kept the parents awake at night and lose precious sleep, babies were so boring because they couldn't do or say anything, and how they, as parents had to deal with poops and piss day in day out

"Hh She loved her parents and her siblings, but today she would try to focus on all the bad things she experienced fro family

"How is it not fun?" Queen Elara furrowed her brows She couldn't i many brothers and sisters was not fun She was an only child herself and so, she understood the loneliness that her son was experiencing

She saen and Edgar had a beautiful childhood and they grew up in a happy faar had two brothers and two sisters The bigger the family, the happier they seemed to be

"Wellpregnant and giving birth, and then caring for small children," Emmelyn explained "It took its toll on her body and her health"

[And hed Her mother was a cold person She was barely there for her children and Emmelyn, not only had to compete with her sisters for her attention, but was also often bla health

"Oh I am sorry to hear that," said the queen syile and giving birth to one child alone was already a fight between life and death

So, now she could iive birth to seven children in such a short span of time

"My mother's health worsened after my birth," Emmelyn admitted "She couldn't spend a lot of time with us She must focus on our father and her own health Actually, even though I greith s, I often felt lonely Sohed bitterly What she was saying was the truth But she still felt guilty for even thinking about it

"Oh my child," Queen Elara wiped her teary eyes and ied Emmelyn "You are not alone anyain"

Emmelyn felt her knees turned weak The queen was really like the mother she had always dreamed of She felt loved and adored by herin a daze, she hugged the queen back and closed her eyes

Yes, she wouldn't feel lonely anymore Not only she had a mother that loved her, she also had a husband who doted on her And soon, Harloould be here too

"I know, Mother," she whispered hoarsely "Thank you for acceptinghirateful"

After that day, Emmelyn's and the queen's relationshi+p beca her ladies-in-waiting to the royal palace She couldn't have enough of spending time with Emmelyn and Harlow

"Queen Mother, we've got a letter," E face She just received a letter sent by Mars from Branwell Her husband had been away for teeks and this was his second letter

Queen Elara looked up and smiled broadly She patted the couch next to her and motioned Emmelyn to sit beside her

"Come sit here Let's see what he wrote this time," Queen Elara said excitedly

Eave one with red string to the queen, and she took the other one with a blue string

Mars already promised to send one letter for his s to mark which letter was for whoether and it becaether