Chapter 7 (2/2)

That was the only hope left in my empty heart.

How much time has passed? I trembled with shame, but I barely opened my mouth with trembling lips.

“Are you satisfied now?”

“Well.”

“Are you going to save my father’s life as you promised?”

He opened his eyes and cast a sarcastic smile at him. I looked down, feeling nervous with an ominous foreboding.

“What a spectacle! You acted like the most arrogant and conceited woman in the world, but you are like any other vulgar woman who took off their clothes to get what you wanted. ”

“… ”

“Did you ask me to save your father?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Your father is dead. He was executed this morning. ”

What? I couldn’t believe my ears. When I stared at him sharply, he said mockingly, with lots of disdain on his face, “You’re surprisingly naive. Did you think I would save your father, who killed my baby and tried to kill my only woman? ”

‘What? You killed my father?’

I feigned laughter. I did not wish or dream about my father’s love until now. But it was the only hope I wanted to believe right now. He showed me that when I felt like I would fall because I was weary. As I hoped for it, I pocketed my pride. I gave up my pride, my self-esteem and everything, including my status. I gave up everything I should have received as the future empress only a year ago. Then, what did he say? He killed my father?

I took a rough breath. I couldn’t even confirm my father’s thoughts or feelings, who I wanted to save by risking everything I had.

‘You said my father killed your baby? According to your logic, you killed my baby. By killing my baby, you ruined my hope that I could live with you, and you ruined my past days by killing my father. You took everything from me. What a bad guy you are!’

I heard some buzzing sound in my ears. Fuming, I took out the hairpin from my ornaments. Looking at its sharp edge, I stabbed him without any hesitation.

“Argh.”

When I saw his red blood, I came to my senses suddenly. What did I do?

I reached out to him bleeding and groaning in pain, but the royal guards quickly came in and pulled me hard.

“Your Majesty!”

I saw the royal doctor rushing to him and the maids shocked to see him bleeding.

I met his blue eyes among them. While I was taken out roughly by them, I could not take my eyes away from him, dripping with blood.

I heard my heart was pounding hard. I felt some sort of feelings coming up from my heart.

What is this feeling that has nothing to do with any worry? Excitement, despair, resignation, and an unknown feeling. All kinds of feelings were swirling in my heart.

“Are you okay, Your Majesty?”

Among the crowded people around him, the royal doctor asked the emperor whether he felt okay. Dragged along by the royal guards, I was disappearing from him gradually.

Even though my heart was pounding hard, I could see his cynical smile on his face for the last time.

“As a result, I remove your title of a royal concubine…”

Where did it go wrong?

“All the properties, including the title and estate of the Marquis Monique shall be confiscated…”

Why am I here?

“On charges of attempting to kill the emperor…”

What did I do wrong?

“…You’ll be beheaded. ”

I’m only guilty of having loved you.