Do Your Best and Regret

Chapter 83

That can't be possible. The Emperor smiled bitterly and shook his head. Even though things had been tiring lately, how could he have dared to look at Princess Madeleine and think of her as a Princess? They only resemble those green eyes.

The Emperor knew his heart well. His wish was only directed towards the Princess, and there was no need for a substitute. If a substitute was truly needed, someone who resembled him would have been brought into the imperial palace. If it weren't for the previous Grand Duke Vikander, he would have brought a real Princess into the palace.

A feeling of resentment and inferiority that he could not digest slowly began to creep up on him. The Emperor, thinking of his predecessor, Grand Duke Vikander, and the Princess who ignored him until the end, shook his head. Therefore, the Princess had to come to the Prince's side even more. Because Grand Duke Vikander, who resembles his mother, the Princess, had to feel the same desperate futility and inextricable misery as the Emperor did. All of this had to be sorted out during his son's generation.

It was exciting just to imagine how sweetly that wedding would shine. The Emperor's eyes began to sparkle more and more strangely.

"By the way, Your Majesty. It would be nice to see the tribute paid by the delegation tomorrow..."

The Empress, who was speaking elegantly next to him, paused for a moment. The Emperor, who had been talking about the mission just a moment ago, was quietly looking in one place. The Empress followed the Emperor's gaze without showing it.

And the moment she realized Olivia was at the end of his gaze, the Empresss's eyes widened for a moment as if she was startled. The corners of her beautifully raised mouth trembled as if convulsing. The hand holding the armrest of the throne clawed its nails. That can't be possible.

For a split second, the face of the woman in the portrait passed over the Princess's' face. She's a gorgeous blonde woman, and it never occurred to her that the portrait looked anything like Olivia.

Why is she now? When the Grand Duchess came to the palace in the past, did she remember those cool green eyes?

The Grand Duchess was a proud and arrogant woman who did not bow her head even after encountering the Empress. Looking into Olivia's mean green eyes, the Empress tried to calm her anxiously beating heart. However, the Empress knew well how affectionately the Emperor looked at the woman. So, if she thought this way, the Emperor would definitely be similar...

"Empress."

The Empress's heart sank at the Emperor's soft call.

"Yes. Your majesty."

"The Duke of Madeleine plans to teach the Princess well during this banquet. The Empress should also talk to the Crown Prince so that the Princess can quickly return to her rightful place."

Only after he said the simple words, as if he had no regrets whatsoever, did the Empress silently let out the breath she had been holding.

Fortunately, it wasn't as bad as the Empress's thought. When she thought about it, if Olivia resembled the previous Grand Duchess, it didn't make sense for the current Grand Duke to propose to Olivia. How can the Grand Duke have no one to love, someone who is even remotely similar to my mother?

This is not an ordinary person, especially if it is a mother who was taken to the imperial palace and ended her life miserably here. It was clear that the Grand Duke had bad tastes if he was trying to compensate for the misfortunes of his childhood through Olivia, who seemed to be in a similar situation to his mother.

So, how should they interpret the reason why he rejected their precious daughter, the Princess, in order to accept his half-child as his fiancée?

It could be a really poor mother and her lack, or a blessing for her ancestors..!