I Won't Accept Your Regrets

Chapter 134

It was before sunset, but the interior of the Phoenix branch was quiet.

This happened because all people were discharged from work on time.

After passing the quiet first floor, I stood in a magic circle and found myself in the office of the branch director on the top floor.

It was the familiar landscape of Lumont's office.

"Have a seat, Your Majesty."

Jed and Lumont sat down on either side.

Helen took the initiative to make us tea.

"How is His Highness doing?"

As soon as I put down the cup, Jed asked with a worried face.

Perhaps he had already learned from Lumont that Carlisle was now in good health and under seven locks.

But because of that, Jed did not stop worrying.

As I was, too, was worried until I saw Jed with my own eyes.

"Things are good. I wanted to take him with me, but the etiquette lesson dragged on, so I couldn't..."

"These are the lessons of etiquette. Is His Highness doing well? "

Jed laughed as he remembered the look of Carlisle, who loved to run around here and there.

"It worried me at first, but Carlisle is adjusting better than I thought."

"The banquet is approaching, and I am very glad that the prince knows his business.

Jed smiled as if it took his worries away.

"There are not many days left when Carlisle would appear before the nobility."

My smile vanished at these words. And then I asked Jed:

"What kind of evidence did you find?"

"There are two good news and two bad news."

"The bad ones first."

"I buried my head in that group of mercenaries. But no ties with Sios."

"Hm..."

"They worked with the hands of Duke Drua, and that slurred maid never left the mansion. That is, I want to say by this that there are no witnesses confirming that the gray-haired maid left the mansion. But ... It will become difficult to punish Sios for the assassination attempt on the monarch's family," Jed said in a displeased voice.

No matter how much evidence was hidden, would there be something left?

And even Jed, who knew this well, could not do anything.

The result clearly told me that Lisa worked hard from the bottom of her heart when she coped with this matter.

But nonetheless. Even if Sios could not be destroyed immediately, leaving them alone was impermissible.

Otherwise, they will outlive Carlisle from the light.

So, I told everyone to get ready in case we couldn't provide evidence.

"So the good news is that you've found other evidence?"

Since my return to the empire, Marquis Sios suffered blows of fate, and Duke Croft was on horseback.

In recent days, the Duke Croft has returned to the Foreign Office again, showing that he has managed to rise from the ashes.

Besides, I became Her Majesty again, and Raymond openly gave Carlisle the palace of Regulus.

Thus, power escaped from the hands of Sios and headed for the house of the Croft.

And in this chaos, it was natural for the vassals of Marquis Sios to make mistakes.

In the past six years, the wealth of Marquis Sios has grown to incredible proportions thanks to the prime minister's salary.

And that was, not counting the black earning schemes.

"There is a lot of evidence of corruption."

Jed's eyes now burned with enthusiasm.

"Speak."

Jed glanced at Lumont, who handed me some papers.

When I received the papers, my eyes widened.

"This is indeed...!"

The data Lumont presented to me was nothing more than information about the deal with the caravans of the desert kingdom. The thing that drove my father into a corner.

Treaties on behalf of Sios, an investor in caravans, and letters that Marquis Sios secretly exchanged with the murdered Duke of Drua.

And the location of the secret cache in the estate of Count Barten.

"How did you even find this?"

The only person who could possess such ins and outs is Freud Drua.

But he is still dead ...

I raised my head, remembering a certain person.

"Duke Drua sent it, didn't it?"

"It has been two days since the Duke visited us and personally laid out all the evidence."

"Ah..."

But what the hell?

If you have found so much evidence, it would be right to send it personally to the emperor.

Jeremy was not my henchman like Lumont or Jed. What do you think is wrong with Raymond?

"Jeremy... why?"

How can I repay you for all your cooperation?

I looked at the evidence again.

They could confiscate all property, and also deprive Sios of his freedom.

It is a pity that he cannot be killed, but it was possible to make a living corpse out of him, leaving him without power and property.

"I will deliver all of this directly to His Majesty."

And while Ellie was holding the evidence in her hands, Raymond headed to the Empress's palace.

After all, it was reported to him about the skirmish between the empress and Lisa Sios.

However, on the street in front of the palace, Raymond stopped.

"Sire?"

This will be the first time he has seen Ellie's face since Ellie chilled him again.

The next day, apologizing for not understanding her feelings, he sent that letter and a gift, but there was no answer.

Of course, she also did not come to him.

"If you try to impose your feelings on me at least once, I will leave the throne and float across the seas."

He hesitated to ask if she had gone too far.

No, he was simply afraid.

He was afraid that Ellie would break loose and leave him again.

Even not answering would mean she was angry with him.

Should I forget you forever?

What he came to Ellie with today was about the knights of the guard of Carlisle.

This was news that could be passed on through the servants.

Nevertheless, he came in person to see Ellie and Carlisle.

"It would be better to just leave."

He desperately wanted to see them, but now he was thinking about her feelings, as Ellie had said.

Raymond turned around, and Carlisle's voice was heard nearby.

"Failene, let's run!"

Turning his head, he saw Carlisle and the maid who had just left the palace.

Carlisle, rushing into the garden in front of the palace, stopped when he saw Raymond.

"Hail His Majesty the Emperor, Empire Sun."

The maid bowed quickly.

Now Raymond can not get away from the visit, accidentally meeting with Carlisle.

Carlisle bent down as Raymond approached.

"Hail His Majesty the Emperor, Empire Sun."

During these few days, he worked out a gesture of greeting.

"Get up now."

Raymond and Carlisle's eyes met.

Black eyes, similar to their own.

But for some reason, Carlisle was afraid of Raymond's gaze, unlike his mother.

He was afraid.

Raymond felt uncomfortable because Ellie was not there.

But then his big hand reached out to Carlisle's head.

"You learn so fast."

Carlisle responded by looking at Raymond.

"No, what are you."

Carlisle didn't shy away from his touch, which was strange in itself, and the silky hair that touched his palm felt oddly pleasant.

Raymond, who had been stroking Carlisle for a long time, suddenly realized how it looked from the outside, and took his hand away.

"But Carlisle. Where did your mother go?"

"Oh, my mother left the palace on business. So today I am having dinner alone."

"Left the palace?"

Raymond's eyebrows rose slightly.

He was not informed that the Empress was going to leave.

Raymond asked the maid:

"Has the Empress gone to the Duke?"

"That is... There was not a word that spoke of her goals."

Raymond frowned further.

Indeed, if she was going to Jeremy, she would not have left Carlisle at home.

Where did you go?

Raymond felt uneasy.

At that time, their eyes met with Carlisle again.

Carlisle looked away, as if his fears were still ongoing.

"So... did you come out to play alone?"

"Yes... I was bored."

It was not interesting to sit without my mother and collect puzzles.

Carlisle looked around the large flower garden. Maybe make a beautiful bouquet?

He thought about giving it to his mother, and then a deep voice sounded in Carlisle's ears:

"Then... let's go play?"