Chapter 233 (1/2)

Chapter 233: Chapter 233

As I couldn’t believe my ears, I glanced over the letters piled up.

But it was clear that the handwriting on the golden blue letters was definitely his, no matter how often I checked it. His handwriting was a gorgeous curvy one used by the imperial family, and yet it gave out a feeling of neatness and coldness, as if to show his character.

Only then did I realize that the person who wrote these letters was the emperor and that the recipient was me.

I suddenly blushed. Not only my face, but also my whole body felt hot. It was something I had never dreamed of, or could even think of. But I was seeing it unfolding in front of my eyes.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the letters while covering my cheeks with hands and breathing in and out deeply several times. It seemed that I could feel his sincerity in each word written fully in the letters. He was desperate, kind, sad, and warm…

Suddenly, I recalled my dialogue with him some time ago. During the conversation he asked me why I thought he would change his mind so easily. He said he would never have kept an eye on me if he had taken me lightly.

Why did he think so?

Honestly, I could not figure out why. I just thought it was only natural that he would think so.

I thought that as the emperor, he wouldn’t be satisfied with only one woman and that since he was a cold-hearted person, he would take me lightly. Even though I knew that he was different from the old him, I thought I never knew when he would change his mind, recalling his love of Jiun.

Was it just my prejudice? Can I really trust him? He even confessed his love to me sincerely.

While looking blankly at the letters, I shook my head vigorously. No matter how much I thought about it, I thought this was not the right way to deal with him. I vowed that I would never hurt anybody because of love. Besides, my partner was none other than the emperor.

‘Come to your senses, Aristia.’ I murmured to myself.

When I shook my head once again, I suddenly heard Lina asking me with mixed feelings of doubt and concern, “Are you okay, my lady?”

I looked around, calming my pounding heart. Lina was looking at me, leaning her head to the side.

“Oh my goodness! What’s up, Lina? ”

“I called you several times, but you didn’t reply. What’s the matter with you?”

“Oh, nothing. Did you call me several times? Anything to say to me?”

“Ah. It looks like several people came from your estate to congratulate you on being the official successor of the family…”

“Really? I got it.”

Nodding lightly, I gathered the letters piled up on the desk. My heart ached again when I saw the thick letters. Originally, he was not the type of person who wrote a long letter. His messages were always short and concise.

‘What the heck are you thinking? Wake up!’

Biting my lips tightly, I put the letters back in the envelopes. Folding each letter, I cleared my confused thoughts. Looking into the mirror, I erased any lingering emotions from my mind.

There was a figure reflected in the mirror, who was obviously familiar to me, but who I had not seen for a long time.

‘You’re fine, Aristia.’

But what is fine with me?

Leaving that question behind, I moved to the drawing-room where my family vassals were waiting.

The next day I headed for the Central Palace after finishing morning work. I was supposed to carry out the emperor’s order to help him handle the increased workload related to the new knights’ divisions.

While walking through the long corridor, I tilted my head because every knight I ran into avoided my eyes. I double-checked my uniform just in case it was not unkempt or untidy, but I didn’t see any problem with my uniform.

What the hell are they doing now?

“I’m honored to see you, the Sun of the Empire.”

“Come on in!”

Although I vowed to act calmly and casually, I blushed as soon as I saw him. As his deep kiss, his desperate confession and his letters came to my mind, I couldn’t make eye contact with him.

Since I couldn’t figure out what to say, I fidgeted with the bunch of documents I was holding. After he was done signing the documents he reviewed, he reached out suddenly.

He said, looking blankly at me when I flinched, “What is your assignment today?”

“Ah… I’m supposed to relocate the knights concentrated in the existing three knights divisions. ”

“Well? Should I receive a briefing about it?”

“Yes, because it requires the even distribution of the knights among the three divisions…”