Chapter 354 (1/2)

When he thought about those days when he was nervous and restless because of others trying to win her heart, he smiled in satisfaction.

Only now could he reminisce with a smile, but he had to calm down his violent temper several times a day whenever he thought about her back then. Anyway, people around her valued her so much that he knew if he hurt her once more, she would not really look back at him again.

‘That’s why I can’t live without her as a devoted husband!’

But he genuinely thought that wasn’t too bad. As the emperor, he already had everything in the world, but whenever he saw Tia smiling, he felt like he really had the whole world. Even though he listened to her most of the time, he knew when he had bedside talk with her, he could have her agree with him nine out of ten times. Of course, he had to be ready for her nagging the next day.

When he recalled her narrowing her eyes sharply, he found himself turned on again, though he barely calmed down his strong sexual desire a moment ago. He almost went crazy.

‘I’m afraid I have to change my job to a priest.’

Suddenly he became cynical, thinking like that, and hysterically pulled the blanket over his head. He decided that when she came back, he would confine her to the bed and make love for at least three days.

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“… Your Majesty.”

“…”

“Daddy, Your Majesty! It’s morning already.”

“Um…”

“Oh my…please wake up! Why can’t you get up today? You don’t sleep normally. ”

Rublis frowned deeply at the high tone of a child, which resonated through the room. Since he barely went to sleep very late at night, he found it so hard to wake up even in the morning.

When he barely lifted his eyelids at the child’s violent shaking, he saw something silvery fluttering in the beaming sunlight. The little child smiled brightly at him who was frowning again because of a sense of deja vu when he saw her.

“Good morning, Daddy, Your Majesty!”

“… Oh, Dia, what’s the matter with you in the morning?”

When he asked slowly, raising his body, she chose words for a moment, rolling her big golden eyes. He broke into a smile, forgetting that he felt displeased a moment ago because Dia’s actions reminded him of Tia when she tried to check his expression.

“Your Majesty, may I go outside the palace today?”

“Um? Where do you want to go?”

“I’m going to play with Gradis. Can I go? Please, please!”

He raised his eyebrows a bit, looking at her who kept egging on him with a charming voice.

‘So, you have been teasing me like this because you want to play with that boy?’

When he recalled the boy with the red hair who resembled his father, he felt annoyed all the more, but he could not disappoint Dia who was begging him with an expectant look.

So, he replied, hiding his unpleasant feelings, “… Yes, you can play with him.”

“Thank you!”

“But you should not play without the royal knights like you did last time. Got it?”

“Yes, Daddy. Thanks!”

Dia, who looked at him nervously, smiled brightly as soon as he approved. Then she kissed his cheek quickly and got out of the room.

Watching her for a while, he got up with a hollow smile. He was in terrible shape because he slept less than two hours last night, but he had no other choice. He could not go back to sleep now as he knew he couldn’t even if he wanted to.

He grabbed his heavy hair and changed clothes, then he pulled himself together and headed to the office, realizing her absence once again. He briefly toyed with the idea of stopping by the royal knights division, but it seemed that he could not do a morning workout as he was extremely tired due to lack of sleep.

As if they noticed he was in a bad mood, his assistants hurriedly handled their assigned work. He smiled, watching them working hard, who had been on alert for more than a month.