Chapter 37: Waiting

Evelyn was really annoyed by Serus, who came to her residence all of a sudden.

“It’s His Majesty’s personal letter.”

She had no choice but to accept the paper, but she didn’t kneel in front of the Emperor’s edict as she used to do. Because there was no such law in the Felice Kingdom.

“Why are you standing like that? Are you asking me to bend my knee?”

Looking back, it was so funny. Evelyn felt like an idiot who had kneeled in front of an edict to accept a divorce. And it wasn’t the Emperor himself who delivered it, but the chief of staff. However, as it was the Emperor’s edict, she had to bend her knee.

“A simple examples, should do.”

Serus looked at Evelyn’s eyes. It wasn’t a formal edict, but at least it meant being polite.

“Just tell him I’ve received it.” Evelyn answered with a flat voice and turned around. Again, it wasn’t the Empress that Serus knew. So Serus turned his feet at the entrance of her residence, almost as if he had been thrown out.

“What’s going on at this time?” asked Rebecca curiously to Evelyn, who returned to her place. She was holding a card that she had been obsessed with since the day.

“It’s His Majesty’s letter.”

“Oh, my.”

Evelyn opened his letter without hesitation, and her eyes were immediately caught by elegant and beautiful handwriting.

‘Midnight, in last night’s garden. I’ll be waiting.’

Indeed, It’s a Fabian-like phrase. Evelyn crumpled the paper and threw it into the fireplace.

“What’s the content of it? Why did you burn it right away?” Rebecca asked she could not hold back her curiosity. Then, Evelyn shrugs off her back.

“In the Imperial family, all private letters are burned as soon as they are read.”

It was meant to prevent the precious handwriting from falling into others’ hands and keeping it secret. Evelyn herself received Fabian’s writing only twice during her marriage.

“Well, the Empire’s laws are always like that.”

Usually, writing on the letter didn’t longer than two words, but Evelyn kept it because it was Fabian’s handwriting. But one day, Evelyn was forced to burn it because the maid found the letter.

“His Majesty….maybe he regret it?” Rebecca asked, seeing the shade on Evelyn’s face, who sat holding the card again.

“But I don’t regret it.” said Evelyn. Her answer was clear.

“Yeah, people don’t change easily.” Without saying much, Rebecca sympathized with Evelyn. “My ex-husband was also an Imperial man.”

“Are all the Imperial man so indifferent?”

“Maybe.” Rebecca nodded casually.

“The most important thing in the Empire is the same thing, it’s about dignity and discipline It might be a shame for them to express feelings of joy, sadness , loneliness, comfort.”

“They’re poor people.” Evelyn said quietly.

“Maybe that’s normal for them. Look at Sir Serus. He didn’t change his expression when he saw me in the daytime.”

“Why is Sir Serus?”

“Sir Serus……. he’s my ex-husband’s younger brother.”

Heard that even the boldest Evelyn was shocked this time

“······What?”

Even the Empress, Evelyn, had no idea because most of the Emperor’s black Hawk Knights were the second sons who didn’t join the family, and their origins had been erased.

“There was no sign of that.”

“So they’re great people, and relationships are nothing to them.”

Evelyn nodded softly.

“Yes, even more so after separation.”

A man couldn’t change easily.

“After the dinner, His Majesty will back to the Empire, and you will forget everything. I hope you do that.”

Rebecca looked carefully at Evelyn’s complexion. When Evelyn noticed the gaze, she hesitated for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“He wrote in the letter that he would wait for me at midnight in the garden.”

Rebecca looked a little surprised.

“Soon, it’s midnight.”

“Yes.”

But Evelyn didn’t seem to have any intention of going out or seeing him.

“But it’s His Majesty’s personal letter… Would it be okay?”

“If he wanted to punish me, he would have punished me when I asked for a divorce.”

Rebecca didn’t ask in that sense, but Evelyn’s expression was calm.

“You don’t have to worry. Your Majesty doesn’t know what it’s like to wait.”

“Ah······.”

That’s what the Emperor’s life was like. Everyone could wait for Fabian, but Fabian never waited for anyone. In other words, the word ‘wait’ in the letter was just an idiom.

“And I haven’t said that I’m going, so I’m not really breaking my promise.” Evelyn’s words sounded refreshing. Only then did Rebecca laugh as if she was relieved.

“Yes. After all, men always do as they please.”

“That’s right. They don’t even know what it’s like to wait for someone.”

The two women nodded in unison.

“Princess, I have an idea.”

“Huh?”

“I mean this dinner.”

Rebecca was very gentle and cunning, but she had no idea how much Evelyn really understood the Emperor’s behavior now. However, it was obvious that it was strange.

“I would invite all the nobles of the Empire as well as the nobles of the Felice Kingdom to join me in the banquets that I would have.”

“That big?”

“Yes. We should celebrate his return to the Empire.” Rebecca laughed a little nasty.

“Ah.”

Evelyn understood the meaning too. The plan was to force Fabian out by spreading rumors all over the neighborhood and to send out invitations, saying that it was the Emperor’s farewell party.

“It’s a good idea.”

“I’ll make an invitation tomorrow and send it.” said Rebecca. We could say that her ability to act was great.

“No, you don’t have to.”

“What?”

“It’s faster to officially announce it in the Kingdom.” Evelyn laughed. In terms of behavior, she meant that she would not fall behind Rebecca.

“Cool.”

“I’m looking forward to it, too.”

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The two women looked at each other with a wicked smile.

“Ugh …… even though it’s spring it’s unusually cold today.”

“Shall we close the window?”

“Yeah, put the curtains down, too.”

Evelyn had no hesitation. Whether Fabian came to the garden or not, she showed a strong will that she did not want to know.

The fact that Fabian actually came to the garden at midnight. That he was standing in a hopeless heart, and a terrible rain fell on his shoulders.

The first wait in Fabian’s life was very pathetic.