IFLDMHF – Chapter 169

IFLDMHF | Chapter 16999e768eb8d83d534

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“Is that really what you should be saying right now?”e8a67b7a3df45f8e

Kaiden’s words, sounding more f854794759 like resignation than sarcasm, 777d7176ac made Hillard—who had always c5bf4f323e been more loyal than f8c152bf85 anyone—unable to keep a 12ab645cfb straight face.e5c6738a8432b70b

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Of course, he also 944364c0de knew that the rumors 4176dfc96e circulating inside and outside 66cf87f6be the imperial palace were 52246470e8 not baseless, just as 588af655f6 Kaiden had said.0ea59e80c418ea35

No, it would be stranger 0465b474f7 if he didn’t know. Until now, Hillard had not 4edb493c1e only watched all of Kaiden’s e376e34e53 actions from the side but c96e6cac76 had also personally taken care 40583f97af of the aftermath and cover-ups.d4137da3e1d329dc

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‘What kind of mindset do you think I had while dealing with all of that…’f5efc8e91bdf892e

He didn’t even 3e44650160 expect Kaiden to 0df921c70f acknowledge his loyalty a186077ecc and hard work, de1b73c210 but Kaiden’s current a8f4f188ee attitude—treating everything he d3bd131772 had done as 0dbd4d5178 meaningless—deeply disappointed him.0ef5008bbe73e81e

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Still, that didn’t mean 52f4e64bdc he could give up 4a3d83a44b on Kaiden.9870b44e15ada754

More precisely, he couldn’t let 0690a1ae31 go, if only because of c13c38dd51 all the effort he had 4adae7686c put in until now.b098975ba8d5424e

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Certainly, the current situation 7dd73d0c7f was desperate and difficult.f9c21a6192aa198f

In fact, there 3d43e313ee had already been 720d1ea7c5 subtle whispers about 99fdb72d62 the disappearance of ff9b66b109 young ladies whom 56d287c39c the crown prince 7f43de28c2 had shown interest 4c56ec6a16 in.756c4d02ca560cea

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Each time, Hillard had backed 070c077c0e Kaiden and discreetly warned or 234c616c0e imposed disadvantages to keep things b27151318b under control. Fortunately, until now, everything 18a89db75b had gone relatively smoothly.0496ae80d567b7da

But after Kaiden himself c67dbc1e1e exposed his hard-earned relationship 8d17880137 with Evgenia at the b0502126e5 banquet, the stories that b8330dff2d had been forcibly silenced 5cd69d5b6b exploded and spread rapidly—beyond 33e29d913b containment.ecce938a672edbcd

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‘Still, it’s not over yet.’18636dd9a8f2a2f8

In any case, it f0c369fb22 was only suspicion—there was 7a063c38f7 no concrete evidence.2de8414837e57672

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Sure, Kaiden had c5b284ea00 admitted to obsessively 06286273fa harassing Evgenia, but 23705644c5 that could still 452670c6a5 be covered up 63f896f99e as the peculiar cdcfc67406 tendencies of someone 9d370c0c41 of noble status.1edb2c70d3906731

Also, there was 4c9924c27c a chance to 9df791484a resolve it by 75c26fa088 spreading rumors suggesting f177817eca Evgenia had her 411e6d009e own issues.e8ecae410a367f58

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‘Even if the cover-up doesn’t work completely, we can still bear that much.’342a487353f35c2e

But the suspicion that 8ab1bdef2c he had quietly ruined 6c49cf6680 innocent noble ladies and a9d35b4a94 their families—that was something 021d16142f that absolutely had to acdb12faaa be cleared.e530e8df3425d98f

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Not because those 63f648af1a ladies and their 076bd66504 families were wronged.4726ffe9d75af89c

It was the 7ed89e2dae fact that a 7f6e9c9b22 noble had been 64f2493d4b harmed without just 87034e340c cause—that alone was 94b99df497 a serious issue.c11d8423362958b8

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If the crown prince b10f6353d6 could deal with nobles f8d46984f6 as he pleased based 59f84c1a22 on his whims, then 45820d4f58 what noble would remain e39b9d7f6b loyal?046536a7a4c14d75

Just recently, there had 6601f4b08c been rumors that the 46ec7192fd emperor was intentionally ignoring 3486639fb4 and oppressing Duke Rudion’s 4568219b1a household and the North, 3359263a39 so the nobility’s reaction fd3fa5796d to this incident was a36b94b8e1 all the more tense.912278eeab9549e9

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There were even those ac4cd8914b already speculating that Kaiden d8bcb787d2 might become a tyrant—this c3a597e385 atmosphere needed to be ec0e9281ef changed, no matter what.6be43592900429b0

‘Thank goodness there’s no other heir to the throne but His Highness.’e444cf925d742e4a

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Even though the emperor ca9c43acb7 had treated Kaiden with d22b6dba78 cold cruelty, at the 3a4c5e24f1 very least, he had 5293f52002 not borne any illegitimate 736f5397bd children and had appointed 2d1ffc1681 Kaiden crown prince at 93bd64f757 birth—securing his position. That much deserved gratitude.bd7906a6417f091b

Unless heaven overturned, the empire b8f60dd301 collapsed, or the dynasty changed, 50501e094f Kaiden was destined to be e21c80e514 the next emperor.58cea1f1fe44e8e2

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Thinking this, Hillard f3e869ee3c let out a f7e8dcbb96 sigh of relief, 46c1b463a6 then suddenly realized c5dbccbde6 he was worrying d63d92189c too much about 9db8d6077c the situation.64907cce9a1b38ac

Returning quickly to reality, 4f5f12abb3 he spoke.9aa707e6140e9d04

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“Your Highness, whether the rumors are true or not is not what’s important right now.”d5e4f2b935db4469

“Then what is important?”38bad317caaee3b4

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“Attending the final banquet and offsetting the memory of the first day—that is what’s important.”ad6071d1b8390d5b

Even if it was 307038a437 just an act, if 7290a86d67 Kaiden appeared at the 50881a00d8 banquet and behaved as de2f13d50d if nothing had happened, 34c75b0a90 and subtly denied the f9d5b4aaf8 rumors, then the current 3122c72642 uproar would surely settle 49a339bbd1 down.1895bc41c610b30c

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“Your Highness, you only need to attend. I will take care of bb600a5f93 everything else.”34c3f18126772f60

Frankly, the strong smell of aa89c262de alcohol and Kaiden’s haggard face 26d0d77e91 were concerning, but to make f05aedaba3 him attend the banquet somehow, fce6ae448c Hillard spoke firmly.eb30381c03748176

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“I’ve already completed the letter to His Majesty. All that remains 3c1519a53e is for you b6c06ab578 to grant permission 5e7808627e to affix your 0d319cba48 seal…”f8b871c52da21244

“A letter?”7e02b32a4522d6ba

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Kaiden, who had 9c8a3f1aa9 emptied another bottle afefcd402e of strong liquor, 8ec42e8ec1 raised an eyebrow.00baeda759fac5b6

“Did you write an apology in my name? Asking for the fad3294ade disciplinary order to b8c2aef461 be lifted?”08ac19a4d77d5646

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How presumptuous.9f9edbef6a87f97d

Clicking his tongue ef9f542f5a in disapproval, Kaiden 44b170b770 poured more liquor 3ca7e875fe and said,ebf7299aa1b5134b

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“Destroy it.”2e9aa53ee5ef974e

“Your Highness!”92b14c60647e8252

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“Before I’m even judged. And stop doing things c876705a08 I didn’t order—get lost.”e84f404f1dba9db2

“But…”88fb20368bc5720c

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Seeing Hillard hesitate 874c3fff43 to the end, fc23c30686 Kaiden glared fiercely.fce7fb3fac3c095f

Then, as if realizing it 9540255a4d was pointless, he relaxed his 2a527cae25 strength and picked up his c7077949e6 glass.8e9fef09a401af91

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“Even if that letter is delivered, His Majesty won’t care.”de2fe09fb69f0087

He’s too busy trying to 231ee1d3a2 protect himself.be3aed69af3fea56

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At Kaiden’s follow-up remark, 3091ad4151 Hillard paused and let 54bfde5b61 out a deep sigh.8e89edfc000e0bac

Because he wasn’t wrong.5545c9e8d12187eb

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In fact, aside from 31f6d79c8e Kaiden attending the banquet, f62f3f1e5c Hillard had no other b9448f71b9 plan, so he had 4b6d6826de pinned his hopes on 520dc26c6c the emperor—but the emperor c389560972 himself was suffering from 7742136df7 the aftermath of the 23d9ff2e3d Tower Master’s explosive revelations.e200ba948eefe1ad

This, too, was a huge ee5a215304 shock for Hillard, who as 3294fa88e3 the crown prince’s aide had 3e935f435a frequently been on the battlefield.09047b645f6ced8f

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‘To think he started a war over golden eggs…’c7cdb31f7e681834

He had known that 4b8f9fb532 after every war, Kaiden d116dd4d24 was always the first c0ea96a1a3 to secure the golden 88511fc6f0 eggs.86d902861501ab84

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But he had 4e38bb21ec never imagined it 715b6fe419 was tied to 49d1ea8d0c the cause of a1fe322c09 war itself.4eb80f411387e7fb

Anyway, to calm the d7aba334c5 uproar, the emperor was ec2e98db1f doing exactly what Hillard a46776c356 had thought—putting on a 4e6ecaada1 brave face and attending 2258f7c085 daily banquets, pretending to a897322d23 be a benevolent ruler.ffc03a982a078f6d

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It would’ve been nice if 148b62a706 he also cleared the crown 241c2c8197 prince’s name, but instead, he 851ce0e56d focused solely on clearing his 6bc1bcf7d0 own.125671a65d0e6d48

‘Though I’m not even sure if it was really a misunderstanding or not…’b275833d55f7a00a

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What mattered was that, 02f5c21743 as Kaiden said, there 4aab307266 was a high chance 7ccf6d74a1 the emperor would ignore 57867dc741 the letter and not e83d81b390 lift the disciplinary order.ce03b1dd7558bde9

Even if, by some a64fb0cb0c miracle, it was lifted, 50c466f562 Kaiden had no will 5b5fd0295f to attend the banquet bd6bb9dee2 and resolve the situation.6aaf587edc001caf

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How did things end f6ec679576 up like this…bae5f101fac9294a

Hillard had managed bcf9672d87 all of the 52f23e2d48 crown prince’s affairs f1242edc3b as his aide, f8c8ff9dd0 but he had 0da058de57 stayed out of 23bc84fb42 his love life—thinking 7452aa91ec it was strange 850e35770b but believing there 4f7e670c3a was some private 6b1502ee5d circumstance between the 5985785948 two that he 55e9fc8ac8 could not understand.be969d60c1c575d5

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If only he had 49bad899bb advised Kaiden to stop b59d237502 tormenting her and treat 664c69c889 her differently… Would things 4f67be8fb9 have turned out differently?0bcf009ec3efc43d

Thinking bitterly, Hillard reluctantly 2ba003ff71 gave up on Kaiden dbde82f8ca attending the banquet.31725e752010096e

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Of course, he couldn’t dba019b041 just leave the scandal f713b03a72 unresolved, so he decided 7973a74015 to attend in his d2464a227f stead and make contact 28404e12cd with the nobles, saying 4c7ede23b3 earnestly:6f8a4db7dddc8b67

“I will respect your will, Your Highness. But please, stop 839bbe5102 drinking and get e288979e3d some sleep.”eb58823b11d664e4

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Ever since Kaiden 09546e9229 dropped his sword 6f418a7b4d and stormed out e968ff5745 of the banquet dc690f0bb2 hall, he had 31665636d0 practically drowned himself de36189fc8 in alcohol.57d6b12bc9686185

That alone was f5f0e141c5 serious, but an 29d23d181f even greater problem c88ddd7129 was that Kaiden’s 2a336243d7 insomnia—which had already 9c6f72231d been severe on ba28fffcce the battlefield—had worsened a9ebb7eef5 dramatically.19e56d28e962349d

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Despite his natural physique c5a24177ce still exuding intimidation, his e7db29d0db worn-out face clearly showed fb3f881c18 the toll.caf00c51e65a4f9a

If he fell ill, it 989889dfaf would be truly dangerous.2d4fe44ad39827ff

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“Stop pestering me and get out.”60cf2be1916295c6

“But Your Highness, I heard from your attendants that you’ve barely slept. You can’t keep destroying 47df814707 your body like this. Shall I call the palace b66a412012 physician for a sleeping aid…?”efdd47f76064252a

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Crash! At that moment, c348e19aa0 the sharp noise ff72d647c6 of shattering glass a9420d2609 echoed as fragments b9ff7c1d7c flew behind Hillard.b6c6c3ca88c89462

Kaiden had suddenly hurled a e3a977d64a bottle against the wall.cb4c9ce277b449fb

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Hillard froze in d1d295217b shock, only blinking.5a6e58bcfb0daaad

Though the crown prince’s d177e0c718 personality could hardly be 999919d346 called kind, he had 778289a0f4 never been this violent 8c4d4b300b outside the battlefield.158d4e0dbbe937e7

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But ever since 393e4cb138 learning of Evgenia’s 0de032a06c engagement, it was cc02214002 as if all 15f6d98c82 his patience had a316a570ab vanished.af28d587886a7e44

Perhaps, more than 46b0223dd2 rumors or health, 4e666d9de3 this emotional instability 7d597c2330 was the real 1d23f9f60d danger.dc8f97eb5a67ca37

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“I said get out.”9c25d6c6e22df1cf

Kaiden brushed back f18e4b218b his hair, his 2ae42f7a37 bloodshot eyes flashing 2deab68ef2 as he stood b62e1be7de up and moved.0f3ba9e6de090c27

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Was he about to aa6b92be5d strike him? Even so, Hillard’s feet b5c660733f refused to move, and 0c59ac8559 he shut his eyes d144a9f9ff tightly—but Kaiden passed him 80a719ea1d and took another bottle 648bff2e55 from the shelf.71b98b72696dff28

He knew he 9149c1f690 wasn’t in his 5682df94da right mind but e687c09107 couldn’t control himself.04088aefa238f382

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Especially the words about sleep cef7d31fef had triggered an explosion of d9dbba2eff anger he had barely held 611cce9510 in.5c15087056d13ee6

— Touch my husband or my family, and you’ll see. You know exactly what 353cc0c7d8 I’ll do.f40b2e3a1981e57a

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For days without proper 743604fbc6 sleep, the tinnitus in 32162aa5c5 his ears mixed with ace0634fc0 Evgenia’s warning, echoing faintly.23cdb47302024b36

“Yeah, I know. I know exactly what d7c8b4478a you’ll do.”95f0257fed293248

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Kaiden muttered as if replying.e9a9b4859fc58c89

There was no way 13d5328eb2 he could not know. Every time he closed ff0de737a8 his eyes, he saw d3cec781db Evgenia trying to take f1ac5edade her own life.7eb856e3e195548d

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