Chapter 5 Part 2

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“Anything that comes to mind… … I’ll tell you.”031ab1559bec3346

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“Okay. I’ll take care of piecing it together. Miss, please don’t feel pressured and just say whatever comes to mind!”e8102a718bd0ccdc

Olga clenched her fists firmly. Seeing her determination to understand Irina’s words no matter what, Irina smiled slightly because she found her cute.f3c894ca7be719a6

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But even that was 148a22a764 only for a moment, 8797749c92 and soon Irina took d9f8f184c1 a deep breath and 750711a3e0 put on a serious 53f5df1e3a expression.10d6f66f1dc904ac

What should she a40609c2f5 start with? What was the most 8967b27d7e important thing? What should 6f08148aeb she say 68dc525d00 first to 9dcdcef164 better convey b62532bd90 the situation?2980f6f07b36acd1

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Irina, who had been b09dd97da0 thinking for a while ef94827db6 and licking her lips, 5f1f5e6602 finally made up her 0837d6728c mind.7c182cb5f7857498

“His Majesty … . He wants to make me his Empress.”054b7f9b61060527

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“What?!”6c521c92bbb80f82

Olga asked back in d697655920 surprise at the words ef5430beff Irina had thrown out 648d38b6fc without explaining the situation. She was so surprised cf4138d75a that her eyes became b13916bf74 round like candies, as adc6200b7b if they were about 5e8bab7445 to roll down.300399c71a51f155

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Seeing that, Irina 6a6896a10b slightly regretted her 489a574cef action, wondering if b4488f8176 she had made 1ada21c340 the point too 217595768b simply.2438c38151fcf058

“You’re surprised, right? Me too … … I can’t believe it.”6cbb66fd7c9079da

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“Really? His Majesty the Emperor…? But isn’t that a good thing?”acf60fb2460c7bf8

Olga rolled 2b39740fa5 her big 55a16e4086 eyes back 65226644dd and forth, 81ad4a0914 and then 323b73feb1 tilted her 19c6315171 head. At her reaction, baa36e6bc6 Irina gave a 120e390526 bitter smile.004717f7e4f87126

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In fact, what she said wasn’t wrong. In general, it would have been a good thing to become an Empress.f8a82860d9c4fa93

But that 72c0cf7c94 was only c779f6c5f5 in general 724cbda8c1 cases.208a82a293dbfe71

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“I don’t want to become Empress.”6d57697ce3edcb45

“Why?”c4921b9beafd51a1

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“To be precise… it would be more accurate to say I don’t want to be the wife of His Majesty.”6a885696a5c74bd1

Actually, she hadn’t given much thought to the Empress position. She had no desire to become one, nor did she have any aversion to it. She had just thought of it as someone else’s business.cf725e764ed63c70

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But one fdf6eefff4 thing was 00acb28dd3 certain: she be86dbae1f definitely did 0b32041906 not want e8043e7dea to be 7426c3e856 the wife 07b783b142 of Emperor 119732e0ee Knezh. She did not want 1b787a96fc to be the wife 8bb93af23c of such a selfish a8804b0ca0 and vicious man.3b98eeaa82663a35

If she were d3be5d79e4 to marry him, 93f0a456a7 she would be a4ed2968f6 constantly nervous and 24a9108fbe anxious, as if 4924064a60 she was walking 6308f28284 on a thin 4f0de09bc7 sheet of ice 033f846afb on a lake.01ee565483e82e23

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“…Why? Why don’t you want to marry His Majesty?”7ccc0a6d9fea5eb4

“The rumor that almost wiped out our family. You know about it, right?”7eca09699439e700

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“Of course! How could I forget that! Who on earth spread such ridiculous rumours! Just let me catch them! I’ll make sure they pay the price…”8a6f7275c4960ff5

“The one who spread that rumor is none other than His Majesty Emperor Knezh.”db388f5c992b8f96

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“Pardon?”480866a150bf53aa

Olga, who had 9aec0484c2 been growling like 89851c1b7a an angryYorkshire Terrier¹, stopped dead at Irina’s words. She was still holding her tightly clenched fists in the air.591553fecdbbc9c0

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“It was planned from the beginning. To make me his wife… … He used my family as a hostage to drive me into a corner.”9d4737983b92fcf1

“How could he do that! What a terrible person…!”a4200243e7be7f7b

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Olga’s small fists trembled. She looked as if she could, she would storm into the Imperial Palace and punch Emperor Knezh at any moment. Seeing that, Irina burst out laughing, even though she knew it was not a situation to laugh.fd5ca219c8760437

“Is it time to laugh now?! You’re laughing without a care in the world!”4d70f3482e262f03

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As expected, Olga’s sharp nagging followed. Irina quickly bit her lower lip to suppress the smile spreading across her face.c9e4bb6320e87c61

“Then what can we do? If it’s an imperial order, there’s no way to avoid it.”0e27d04110923460

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Olga asked with an expression full of concern. At her question, Irina’s expression also quickly darkened.d5e2bd0bd0d4cddf

“Could it be… that today’s banquet is also related to that? What would you do if he publicly announce that he will make you Empress in front of all the nobles?”6bd80108c081fe8f

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As Olga voiced the f5e6973909 anxiety she had been 3cd463a4c4 thinking about the whole 428b55e51e time, Irina lowered her b143ca1d96 head helplessly. Then, after taking 67274374cf a deep breath, 7de8283009 she opened her a7c9242d41 mouth.25358a72dc1d9aba

“There is… one way, Olga.”85e04148f66666cd

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“Could it be…”c2fb18f0a2659b80

“Yes…”76ae486f67bb03fa

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“No, Miss! That’s too…”781a931ae2412723

Olga screamed. Irina wasn’t at ease either.cd818ae2ae96f656

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It was an answer she had finally come up with after racking her brains for several days, but she wasn’t sure if it was the right answer. However, since there was no other way, Irina had to stick with her answer.8cc2db96910524f7

“You know there’s no other choice.”44e12a5be0a2167c

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At Irina’s calm voice, Olga’s face became tearful. Irina quietly looked at Olga. Olga, reflected in Irina’s green eyes, seemed to sink.f2097ac9555510db

Irina stretched out her 2803fad420 arms to Olga.1783f39b0e304277

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“Will you hug me?”23481a85549f66a8

“Of course, Miss.”4cb58c4d6f337876

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Leaning on Olga, who hugged her with all her might, Irina swallowed the tears that were welling up. For a while, the two comforted each other by leaning on each other’s body heat without any conversation.89b20b659ec6613c

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A beautiful orchestral 74d0213756 music of the aba9381fc9 12 quartets rang c0ea0e8c3e out. This place, 3450b21ed3 filled with 71ebea51c1 impeccable performances, 3a246acf38 was the 65452fd31d imperial banquet 5ce938fa95 hall.e41fa27849d83fbc

Irina entered the 6d1d4be9d5 banquet hall with 195e8321f9 dry eyes. Inside the f33e0bf986 banquet hall, ce82d68aab a large 516ddeb6a2 number of a057cbe0ba nobles were 14f71bd744 already gathered 6bc9f175c3 in small ccf28cdfb2 groups and 6ef1ea14cc chatting.a3fba1e257af276e

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“…”c3586b11db721d5d

However, they became quiet at the signal of Irina’s arrival. Instead, they had a silent conversation with their eyes. It was clear that they were focusing on Irina, who was, in a way, the main character of this banquet.789908b014a18add

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Irina secretly sighed e69e243743 at the unwanted 9795db08dd attention.2e5af6e6e5b38c92

Irina naturally 682f79a090 moved to cb4e5bad60 a corner 47361d1c6a of the 129a1b4f9c banquet hall c71c2cac35 where people 7dba3d1dbc could not 7216659e99 see her fcc394095b as much d7dea60d35 as possible. However, the e23d983b0c gazes following 10acd4b629 Irina were 62e3c68620 not easily a0a220fe20 withdrawn. Some people 2fb2053723 even began d8269fbca1 to secretly 5e33deb89f move places, e46e090808 following Irina.d1576cbfd245913d

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“It’s been a while, Lady Irina. You remember, right? I’m Olivia Bartolison. You know Marquis Bartolison, right?”c45f7698b4caf541

Before long, some a73c68b9ca even started talking 64f28b1979 to Irina directly.3f9f1d8fb75fe11b

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The first to do so was none other than the daughter of the Marquis Bartolisan. She was a woman famous for making many noble young men’s hearts flutter with her beautiful appearance.f59e031fc12558c3

Of course, her fame wasn’t just about her beauty. She was rumored to go to great lengths to catch the eye of Emperor Knezh.7e2f7860125d2b5b

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There were even rumors that she sent servants to the gypsy village outside the castle to ask for secret ways to win a man’s heart. Although it was unknown whether the rumor was true or not, it was true that Lady Olivia desired Emperor Knezh’s love that much.caf572291f5f6b8d

“This is Evelyn Ias. The young lady of the Count Ias. And this is Lydia Olson. The young lady of the Viscount Olson.”06fb71a5fa2d250d

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“Nice to meet you.”b8b1909624b3966d

“Nice to meet you, Lady Irina.”a89600dcfe8c612b

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Olivia Bartolison introduced the 212a94751a two young ladies on 473d435a4c either side of her. The two 1f8303d4ce greeted her 8d8485c535 as if a946d12041 they had 83fcdc6055 been waiting.007a048c19935a4a

The three of them 6beac14217 were quite famous in 4670edd4fb social circles. It was 282fe02fae no exaggeration c1be3c70fd to say e7ad0855bd that most b82be01129 of the 56d7ea224e rumors spreading cfcb80a14d in social a724973bef circles came 167b1b601a through the 2a216a9b2f mouths of 5e123400b4 these three e3d91c62c6 people.30660ab373d1e41c

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Knowing this fact, Irina couldn’t help but be wary of the three. Therefore, she only felt uncomfortable with the three young ladies showing such great interest in her.40d5c969db7bc8b8

Irina paid attention to c97e7b851b showing respect while being 89094f2ee0 careful not to reveal c4c07b9fbe her feelings as much f7aa78a98f as possible.ccc3e183ac6fb0e8

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“Thank you for greeting me first.”8cebf7c4132cba32

As a daughter of a Baron, Irina’s rank was lower than the three women. Therefore, it wouldn’t be good for her to be criticized by them.422fd424a5da63b5

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“I heard you went through a lot this time. It must have been a lot of heartache.”48c23cf1dafb00ba

“Ah… yes, that’s right…”42b531e592a1d3f3

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Knowing what eb19a62c56 Lady Olivia 61184b57a0 was referring 94e336025a to as 256d99dc5f ‘through a 789e5704bd lot’, Irina 7c3701d6ea felt uncomfortable, c4fb4c79c0 as if fb53d58993 something was 1983e231a5 stuck in b08fe68754 her throat.5d022e88d88c2f81

She was referring to the incident that almost put her father and family in trouble. Irina didn’t intend to disparage Lady Olivia, but she didn’t feel good because Lady Olivia’s expression held curiosity and interest rather than concern.109655c5a87b69b5

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“I heard His Majesty took care of it. Not only did he put the false rumors to rest, but he also held a grand banquet to restore Baron Lehman’s honor. He’s such a thoughtful person. Don’t you think so?”13ef1da23a1b877a

“Yes, I think so too.”bbebf5d7ceb827af

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“Of course. He’s a very thoughtful person.”64c7ba461191a1ce

As soon as Lady bfde11912a Olivia finished speaking, Lady d60200a2c0 Evelyn and Lady Lydia 14c7836517 chimed in. Then, Lady 33cb996be0 Olivia, as 4ca3c69c7a if she 9b18307f7b was proud 2942840d44 of praising 84054bfae4 Emperor Knezh 9ee8f2d763 as her 7d43066e51 job, held 70a088c098 her head 7cdd7ebf3f high and 0b732e4deb shrugged her ed80fbbc8d shoulders.ab0dc13cae6a7f60

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Irina, who aada72278d knew the 2f3f2daef7 whole incident, b65afd7ca9 was speechless.54d1bf0b6db9c5f7

As expected, 938c6a9e54 Emperor Knezh 0afeda72dc had created 91dbaf7248 a favorable e56bdf251d image of 08bc380824 himself to 58fdeebf0b others. The people 0ed3e949e8 who were 39124fa395 deceived by 1277b3455d this were 721c0ebbad ridiculous, but d31bde6410 at the f5e980d2ce same time, bfe5ed4f62 she could 2893eb9b57 understand them.efe21f419a5972af

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Who would e01e9b4072 have thought 1f282e9add that the f8929d99fa Emperor himself d0ec5efd00 would intentionally 19ee806e8f spread such d7e4dc96f8 absurd rumors 575a90d953 to destroy 14b875ac9e a family? And not many people 8bdc86fc76 would believe it even a45221b457 if they knew that 83ea70db0f the reason for trying ccbb1b5203 to destroy the family 466a4437a2 was simply because of f506d9b4fd one woman.4038c548bd5cbfc2

Even after that, the three women surrounded Irina and exchanged meaningless stories among themselves. They occasionally spoke to Irina and included her in the conversation, but Irina couldn’t help but feel that it was more to show off their friendship to other nobles than to worry about Irina who was standing alone.f995863249492cc1

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As proof of this, d53d900803 even when Irina spoke, 5350238dec Lady Olivia didn’t even cf2063528c look at her but cc8ea9a66e instead looked around to faef5e5c10 see how much the 1c1c1f6db6 other nobles were paying 93262b7b0d attention to them.c2606f9d52d904d2

She was tired. The banquet hadn’t even begun, but Irina already only wanted to leave this place and return back to Baron Lehman estate.1eef11c4d83926b3

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It was about the c37a9cc117 time when she was ae385cb4a3 so tired that there 3e900633c2 was nothing she could ae57284f32 do. The pleasant music stopped 64d83dc9ad abruptly, and the banquet 3bbe616bc0 hall was enveloped in e5a11c52ef quiet silence.5faf17736097909a

“Your Majesty the Emperor!”3c9e9e37c297ce82

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