I Won't Accept Your Regrets

Chapter 25

I shuddered at the painfully familiar male voice.

I thought it was over, but no.

"...Emperor."

Raymond was the one who called me.

Did he come after me? His breath was choked.

"Ellie, you..."

He exhaled, looked at me with a complex look and turned away.

His face showed me - he didn't know what to do next.

You probably noticed something?

"If you came out of concern, then everything is okay with me. In recent days I have been under a lot of stress and I just got sick."

Raymond narrowed his eyes and spoke with a calm face.

"Are you sick?"

"Yes. Again, this is intestinal inflammation. I will be treated in the duchy."

My nerves were so sensitive that my stomach often hurt. It was a fact that Raymond knew very well.

"Ah, that's it."

He laughed as if it were ridiculous.

"Is there a problem, Your Majesty?"

Raymond shook his head.

"Then I..."

"Wait, I still have something to ask."

What else? I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible, so I started to get nervous.

"...Please continue, Your Majesty."

At my calm response, his face was distorted, as if he was in a vice.

"I don't need these manners. We are alone here."

"Even if there are no prying eyes, it's a law to be polite to His Majesty the Emperor. I'm not an empress anymore."

"Ha. Okay, if that's what you really want, I'll have to adjust to your rhythm," he said coldly.

"Mrs. Croft, raise your head."

He closed the distance with long strides and stood right in front of me.

"Raise your head, young lady. That's an order."

Order.

Disobeying the emperor's order is a grave crime, and I slowly raised my head.

Raymond looked at me with fire in his eyes.

It looks like he was angry.

But did I give a reason for that?

We just looked at each other, and a cold wind swept between us.

Not wanting to endure this situation any longer, I decided to be the first to end this awkward silence.

"Your Majesty, if you have nothing more to say, I would like to leave."

At that moment, his eyebrows quivered with displeasure. A voice rang out, and its trembling couldn't be hidden.

"It was you who asked for a divorce, I don't understand why you are angry."

Did you expect me to be your stupid pet dog like before?

I laughed.

Seeing the mockery, he flew into a rage.

"Your Majesty, I just follow the principles of the nobility."

I don't know what is wrong with him, but I feel that something has changed in him.