I Won't Accept Your Regrets

Chapter 168

"Here is the secret flower sought by her majesty. Arrived this morning."

The court doctor approached me with a silk cloth on his hands.

A flower of Agiodita lay on white silk with the emblem of the temple.

Although it had dried up and all of its color had disappeared, even without it, it was beautiful.

"Put it here soon.

Helen came up with a wide silver tray.

The doctor carefully moved the flower onto a silver tray, and Helen pointed it towards me.

The latter already knew about my abilities, so she was calmer than others.

When my hand reached for the flower, the eyes of those present clung to my gestures.

Not only my father, but the doctor and the butler alike, were all curious and suspicious of what I decided to do.

I can save him.

The moment I reached for the flower, I was overwhelmed by paranoia.

If I can't do it now, Raymond will die in my arms.

"Your Majesty.

Noticing my hesitation, Helen called me softly.

When I looked into her eyes, the old anxiety quickly disappeared.

I took a deep breath and touched the wilted flower.

Live, please.

The moment I desperately wished it, I felt the power of life at my fingertips.

The fallen petals rose, the dried stem hardened again.

"So that it ... How ... perfume ?!"

"What kind of witchcraft is this?"

Exclamations were heard from the butler and the doctor, who could not hide their surprise.

In the meantime, I finally removed my hand from the still-alive flower.

Agiodita was now emitting a bright glow on the silver tray.

"Fuf ."

A sigh of relief escaped.

And when I looked up, I saw people with blank faces, as if they had seen a ghost.

It would be natural for them to be surprised to see a flower come to life right before their eyes.

Although it was neither witchcraft nor spiritualism.

However, there was no moment to explain this to them.

"Herrington. Can you make the remedy now?"

The court doctor, standing with his mouth wide open, suddenly twitched and stared at me.

"Yes? Yes! Of course! I will do everything without delay!"

Herrington took the flower and set to work at once.

The antidote was not long in coming.

"All is ready."

Herrington held out the vial with trembling hands.

After receiving the crystal vial, I went straight to Raymond.

At first glance, his breathing was weak and powerless, just like on his deathbed.

This meant he didn't have much time, so I hastily poured the medicine between his lips.

I handed the empty vial to Helen. An oppressive silence reigned in the bedroom.

All eyes, of course, were directed at the lying dead Raymond.

Wake up, Ray.

Deep down, I called his name, holding his hands tightly.

I was worried that the damage was irreversible and the antidote would not help.

"Time to get up, Raymond."

Did he hear my impulsive whisper?

Raymond's eyelids suddenly trembled.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Can you hear me?"

Seeing signs of life, the doctor bent down and checked Raymond's condition.

His pale lips parted, and moans were now emanating from them.

"Your Majesty, if you can hear me, move your finger."

Raymond's finger twitched in response to such a suggestion.

My legs could barely hold me.

Helen quickly came to the rescue, while the doctor was busy examining Raymond.

"Is he safe now?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The antidote shows itself very well. We'll have to follow the course, but so far everything is in order."

"Good news."

Holding Helen's hand tightly, I closed my eyes.

This happened because I was extremely relieved when I heard his unequivocal answer.

The waves of anxiety I had experienced while caring for him yesterday disappeared in one fell swoop.

After taking a deep breath, I slowly opened my eyes.

"Herrington, you did a great job today."

"No. Without Her Majesty, I would not have been able to create an antidote."

"No. I tell you, you did a great job today and saved His Majesty. Get the trick I showed you out of your head. Or else ... well, you yourself know."

The only people who testified to my ability were the doctor, the butler, and my father.

There was no reason to hide such power, but there was nothing to push it out either.

In fact, when I was preparing the perfume, I thought that it would not have made much of a difference. They're just plants.

However, when I learned that this way I could save someone's life, I felt that this power was a burden.

There will always be someone who would like to exploit it.

"You are forbidden to talk about what you saw today, and so on until your death."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

The doctor and butler soon hurried to the exit.

"Then I will prepare medicine to restore strength to his majesty."

"Do mercy."

Shortly after the court doctor left the bedroom, the butler and Helen also left.

As I watched Raymond gradually come back to life, I turned to my father, frozen in shock.

"Father."

My father was still out of his mind.

He moved his lips even more slowly than usual.

"Interesting, however. Our empress has such a power ... And why didn't you tell me?"

"When I was young, this ability simply scared me. When I grew up, I didn't want to attract undue interest."

Raymond used to be the most important person in the world to me.

When I moved to the Lund Kingdom, I used this ability to my advantage.

"Understand. And I'm sorry I had to play silent before. I think His Majesty may have suffered because of my stupidity."

"I can't blame my father. Rather ... His Majesty was hiding this from me. So don't feel guilty. Besides, the emperor is safe."

"Good. Now leave it to the doctors and take a break."

Dad seemed to think my part was done here.

That wouldn't be a particularly strange thought.

My dad knew that Raymond and I weren't an ordinary couple.

So now that Raymond is alive, I have no reason to hang around the emperor as if I were his real wife.

All I had to do was just keep him alive.

However, that is why I was no less worried about him, the one who had not yet been completely healed.

"No. I'll be with him."

My father was amazed at my remark and took a break to build up his answer.

"Your Majesty the Empress. Has your heart changed in relation to His Majesty?"

This is a really straightforward question.

Of course, I could not hide my embarrassment now.

"I AM? It's not that ... But what about me now..."

"It's like that. In my opinion, and judging by yesterday's - everything is exactly like that ... Just like it was in the past."

After all, how can I outsmart my father's eyes?

I laughed softly.

"I'm not sure yet. I thought there was nothing to pull me back, that everything was over between us ...

But when I saw his sincerity, my heart was simply lost. But to live with His Majesty ... I don't know. Father, what do I even want from this life?"

I spoke without hiding mixed feelings.

My father looked at me and called my name in a low voice.

"Ellie."

"Yes."

"I didn't want you to be an empress. And when you filed for divorce, there was no single objection from me. Your happiness was important to me ... I thought then that it would be better for you."

"Father?"

"But now I think the emperor has changed a lot compared to the past."

"This is true."

"While you lived across the sea, His Majesty did not forget you, and he scurried here and there in search. At one time I thought it was just a fleeting feeling that will eventually fade away."

My father was now broadcasting non-stop.

"He took the poison without hesitation for Carlisle's sake. And, you see, he thought about you until the very last moment. It looks like His Majesty's heart is not so easy to change."

Now I didn't know what to answer.

I felt that Raymond was different from his past self.

Not only to me, but also to Carlisle, I could not see his former indifference.

Does my dad want me to stay with Raymond?

At that moment, my father smiled contentedly.

"However, the choice is for the Empress. For my part, I only wish happiness to Her Majesty."

My heart was warmed by my father's kind words. There was a knock on the door, and Helen went inside.

"Your Majesty the Empress. The crown prince has arrived."

"Carlisle?"

Reflexively, I turned to the bed.

Carlisle did not yet know about the situation, so it was impossible to let him in right now.

"Helen, take the prince into the living room. Father, please sit with His Majesty for a minute."

And then I hurried out of the bedroom.