IFLDMHF – Chapter 169

IFLDMHF | Chapter 16944ab00af1e39667e

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“Is that really what you should be saying right now?”89d6cc0b323575ec

Kaiden’s words, sounding more like 38c4a24d9f resignation than sarcasm, made Hillard—who bd83e5a70c had always been more loyal 9c52f64e31 than anyone—unable to keep a d0f23cfd7a straight face.161a2fbb9de674c0

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Of course, he also 5e92d07f66 knew that the rumors 3b7401cd28 circulating inside and outside c1dcc43538 the imperial palace were 77fc60758d not baseless, just as 4fefb5ec53 Kaiden had said.67334b9b38610755

No, it would 1316d8d16d be stranger if 949a50249d he didn’t know. Until now, Hillard had not 8353f3e837 only watched all of Kaiden’s 7196521e14 actions from the side but 22ddd27f11 had also personally taken care e92bf32f23 of the aftermath and cover-ups.7cecc1eba32231b8

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‘What kind of mindset do you think I had while dealing with all of that…’873d700d3bb31d04

He didn’t even expect a01cfbda60 Kaiden to acknowledge his 3c5fb0c8d5 loyalty and hard work, 10027af2fc but Kaiden’s current attitude—treating f57fbcd621 everything he had done 4bd1c2a885 as meaningless—deeply disappointed him.50004f60a636098c

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Still, that didn’t mean eb69ab9dce he could give up 89745353c3 on Kaiden.a7a0d6a8ce4caa90

More precisely, he couldn’t 2dca3ebc3b let go, if only 0d544c2f95 because of all the b31053f9dc effort he had put 63a937f13e in until now.5dd6a4a8da4edd7c

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Certainly, the current 6013c82630 situation was desperate 3d83429a4f and difficult.6350a859c7d4ab74

In fact, there had d3f32bb675 already been subtle whispers 0b7acc3793 about the disappearance of f86247f3a8 young ladies whom the 2035c17ef4 crown prince had shown 0e68b0804d interest in.92bee1ec2a231170

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Each time, Hillard had ce0b352c37 backed Kaiden and discreetly 23cd4982d4 warned or imposed disadvantages e146646fd2 to keep things under 148cde8b73 control. Fortunately, until now, everything had 64235c60b6 gone relatively smoothly.f1f693dcbf96820b

But after Kaiden a59929ea29 himself exposed his faebfe2f13 hard-earned relationship with 3233e8e179 Evgenia at the d8438ab97d banquet, the stories fafd0d0b66 that had been 3e5beac2d0 forcibly silenced exploded 0d414bd725 and spread rapidly—beyond 68b29dab18 containment.9a998d878995d690

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‘Still, it’s not over yet.’eedfe13e0ecec1db

In any case, 503f9fe73b it was only 1e766f956d suspicion—there was no d2d78dc63d concrete evidence.92bd6d2fbc0b962a

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Sure, Kaiden had 718d854968 admitted to obsessively 667fedf4fa harassing Evgenia, but 8611306c1a that could still 18c65585cf be covered up 17d6ddad0f as the peculiar afdf921b75 tendencies of someone d32f0c764d of noble status.8d1cfc7f0e842ebd

Also, there was a 1a3416d6a7 chance to resolve it f0b4d1f415 by spreading rumors suggesting 799b80b37d Evgenia had her own e97a2fbe94 issues.4e527006d206a6c2

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‘Even if the cover-up doesn’t work completely, we can still bear that much.’4ee6bea2e6d9f021

But the suspicion that he d537a33f0b had quietly ruined innocent noble bf58f73346 ladies and their families—that was 66d58508e3 something that absolutely had to f4a3c27b73 be cleared.b37661501e7b72fd

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Not because those ladies ab4cca6cd7 and their families were efee7e5e9b wronged.0ba6d561a98a6903

It was the fact 5248103317 that a noble had 6fc6f818eb been harmed without just 78c0f8406c cause—that alone was a d1ea2083a8 serious issue.59888b948fd6c48a

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If the crown 30376c88a0 prince could deal b442ebe617 with nobles as a08779f6e4 he pleased based 496caedba8 on his whims, 94371c87c3 then what noble a37ed32502 would remain loyal?92bccc0e10bd66b9

Just recently, there 670e26a03f had been rumors 064759d0b2 that the emperor b26f9ab7bb was intentionally ignoring 665b533f75 and oppressing Duke 1584f417ae Rudion’s household and e723889708 the North, so 1793a15c56 the nobility’s reaction 0fd3380324 to this incident 566558224a was all the dda3e35778 more tense.2fefdcf4bb810fb9

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There were even those 6fd5841127 already speculating that Kaiden 01e072cd56 might become a tyrant—this f72461bff9 atmosphere needed to be e54ed17b69 changed, no matter what.cbf6328f06e0beb5

‘Thank goodness there’s no other heir to the throne but His Highness.’fb7ac54f4e8142fc

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Even though the emperor 68781508a9 had treated Kaiden with 20cedd6903 cold cruelty, at the 02f2055429 very least, he had 534f536c2c not borne any illegitimate 34bb14a6a8 children and had appointed 6d7606d6d0 Kaiden crown prince at de42357046 birth—securing his position. That much deserved gratitude.b412c8e183554929

Unless heaven overturned, 97d27512e6 the empire collapsed, ca6a0bbb6f or the dynasty ddf78841eb changed, Kaiden was 805a91af95 destined to be 7d0118b4f1 the next emperor.421c9b85a4dcda01

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Thinking this, Hillard let out 91433428b7 a sigh of relief, then bcedd5fc04 suddenly realized he was worrying 81b593a342 too much about the situation.fc0ddaaff3c37e73

Returning quickly to reality, 0181e2ce21 he spoke.f7713104c9400352

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“Your Highness, whether the rumors are true or not is not what’s important right now.”83a1db1e3071a2dd

“Then what is important?”67f92c129e2495d2

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“Attending the final banquet and offsetting the memory of the first day—that is what’s important.”c55b21b5fdba9651

Even if it was just 049423e36a an act, if Kaiden appeared f9765c7a1e at the banquet and behaved 74249b6c05 as if nothing had happened, c1174a9731 and subtly denied the rumors, bdb4bc6a46 then the current uproar would 66e3099d2d surely settle down.3a6567b8ab3075b4

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“Your Highness, you only need to attend. I will take care 1da1fa5936 of everything else.”afe38558e63c1b00

Frankly, the strong c521c5873d smell of alcohol 8c35f73c4a and Kaiden’s haggard e638dd2683 face were concerning, 270cecaaf0 but to make d2b7fc941b him attend the 0d558c1a77 banquet somehow, Hillard adaeb96050 spoke firmly.dbda2687e0fed01f

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“I’ve already completed the letter to His Majesty. All that remains is 2734d46d0e for you to grant 8d57e88483 permission to affix your dae088cf79 seal…”fa430ce3650832af

“A letter?”fe44eab933b329d2

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Kaiden, who had 35a7f1c28f emptied another bottle 082cb00c99 of strong liquor, 30ce27ba6e raised an eyebrow.0f729f104d6acc45

“Did you write an apology in my name? Asking for the disciplinary order f9b46944ac to be lifted?”9a25f9a5c06cecf1

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How presumptuous.b165c46e50f913ed

Clicking his tongue in d7aa29d9fa disapproval, Kaiden poured more 465c12c996 liquor and said,ce497ba159cadc39

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“Destroy it.”fbd11839371f1877

“Your Highness!”99ed441a38c82ee9

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“Before I’m even judged. And stop doing bf1c3e2156 things I didn’t ba45ebc66b order—get lost.”2969dbb3344ed53e

“But…”d603b392e50bd177

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Seeing Hillard hesitate to 0b393c4532 the end, Kaiden glared 1a6585d6a1 fiercely.2a05e2b5731c86c3

Then, as if 15f603d725 realizing it was 3136936bc8 pointless, he relaxed 88444da8a9 his strength and 3944087ab3 picked up his 5204105c4e glass.298e533e288bffd7

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“Even if that letter is delivered, His Majesty won’t care.”ba03df62ea2d0961

He’s too busy trying c03428e992 to protect himself.9d9ae114f5d75881

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At Kaiden’s follow-up remark, Hillard 1fa9a8a0c3 paused and let out a 3d9262ab89 deep sigh.411143c76db0a19d

Because he wasn’t wrong.dfb847cc286b1c12

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In fact, aside 5e8d918bd7 from Kaiden attending 088fb60037 the banquet, Hillard 1bac3906aa had no other 53326830a7 plan, so he 4847f1a144 had pinned his ec8a4a3e31 hopes on the 53cd0ad3e4 emperor—but the emperor cd21bec857 himself was suffering 1e0379cb9c from the aftermath 835596a182 of the Tower 3edfe7aa01 Master’s explosive revelations.e58577de79f5f56f

This, too, was a d25f60a929 huge shock for Hillard, bf23a0ba76 who as the crown d00655f92f prince’s aide had frequently 6514ac7cba been on the battlefield.6409d7628ecd9a37

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‘To think he started a war over golden eggs…’9845c52b95fcf769

He had known that d2bc1e0c17 after every war, Kaiden 98a3ea1fdf was always the first 520ad181ee to secure the golden 358e63fd7f eggs.f02e860b2307d387

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But he had 538d65efaf never imagined it f1d7c4f812 was tied to 300d817f0b the cause of 98295dab91 war itself.bee83cc140f22c98

Anyway, to calm b0c2414c75 the uproar, the ffdbe23277 emperor was doing 23a06145bd exactly what Hillard 8e179c2c3e had thought—putting on 6c32b3815a a brave face 07088956b7 and attending daily cc10bb577b banquets, pretending to 0b7cc84a4b be a benevolent 545e81e407 ruler.da77fcafaf6b734d

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It would’ve been bc4ee34244 nice if he 22aa21498f also cleared the ed769eb483 crown prince’s name, da4095f13a but instead, he 76eedd3d4a focused solely on 32681d739a clearing his own.12397e0007c5006a

‘Though I’m not even sure if it was really a misunderstanding or not…’f98ab844f4fe079b

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What mattered was that, 30828a0dde as Kaiden said, there 1e600d7802 was a high chance 8959f8aa17 the emperor would ignore 9a40cd9e6a the letter and not 03af944f05 lift the disciplinary order.46038b4f2361de75

Even if, by 617a0fb802 some miracle, it 330fbc96e5 was lifted, Kaiden b82347beab had no will e986dc81e7 to attend the 5f1ee34d05 banquet and resolve 74e2dbd058 the situation.14c7e70c6625c4f5

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How did things end up 8f772fb2cb like this…35785fcab149dc22

Hillard had managed all of 63330019dd the crown prince’s affairs as d3b4d5f28a his aide, but he had 7ed1fd002e stayed out of his love e5b45f101f life—thinking it was strange but 2d16cecf33 believing there was some private 4a6ad9fee1 circumstance between the two that 01f4a1bc21 he could not understand.ad6ff7bfe8d67713

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If only he d66f5d591c had advised Kaiden 939f96f734 to stop tormenting 9df0243026 her and treat d69b8a4f7e her differently… Would 3821dd1324 things have turned 074a18852e out differently?07a74754b8616e00

Thinking bitterly, Hillard reluctantly gave c4ac59801b up on Kaiden attending the d832aac01a banquet.6760420831f09ba4

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Of course, he couldn’t 95698d8d75 just leave the scandal 1965b4f9db unresolved, so he decided d53c0e3370 to attend in his 0c7b0068a5 stead and make contact 99b8b311e4 with the nobles, saying 2f54a0b64c earnestly:f4c53270380a3e94

“I will respect your will, Your Highness. But please, stop 155c397453 drinking and get 498eac1375 some sleep.”8e0dc438b6116a4e

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Ever since Kaiden 4f0dd9820b dropped his sword 144898275f and stormed out 639cbf1f63 of the banquet b30e1bf035 hall, he had 05db1eeba7 practically drowned himself dba7060668 in alcohol.bae86cf187b31af8

That alone was serious, b0b64fe715 but an even greater bcdd3c9a07 problem was that Kaiden’s 42e433dbb2 insomnia—which had already been 8fa743204b severe on the battlefield—had 269219ce12 worsened dramatically.f8d14eec9c186281

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Despite his natural physique 1192b212dc still exuding intimidation, his d768942cbe worn-out face clearly showed 399f507557 the toll.18287a44f0fbe8a7

If he fell ill, it 2ce1e0da55 would be truly dangerous.667450ebfc1f1d3c

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“Stop pestering me and get out.”459a2c6c81c9fa7e

“But Your Highness, I heard from your attendants that you’ve barely slept. You can’t keep destroying your b5d4d1b213 body like this. Shall I call 66a363d85a the palace physician f7089457a6 for a sleeping 2b160af0c0 aid…?”19ad613a6baa63db

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Crash! At that moment, the sharp 8a1b8a458c noise of shattering glass echoed e9e409545b as fragments flew behind Hillard.926fea7ac04c7506

Kaiden had suddenly hurled a 63844375c9 bottle against the wall.24b27b0dd1559d69

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Hillard froze in 6587682773 shock, only blinking.1695e15d2e4dea0d

Though the crown prince’s personality 1ddfc4500a could hardly be called kind, 0f9aafdb63 he had never been this fe1f9c49ec violent outside the battlefield.2402eb5f3db1b690

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But ever since learning of cdeb6aa2fe Evgenia’s engagement, it was as 1b4dd02563 if all his patience had 4163893faa vanished.b06c44b6c719b13d

Perhaps, more than rumors or b4d3f00df4 health, this emotional instability was c71cceed23 the real danger.11681d99ad8855f7

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“I said get out.”81155eda00e908b5

Kaiden brushed back his 4e03a474bb hair, his bloodshot eyes eee12814f4 flashing as he stood 4739e783da up and moved.f9082162ef82bd8e

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Was he about 3a98221062 to strike him? Even so, Hillard’s 5a45314e37 feet refused to 0a6214e26e move, and he 0f1e3f5de9 shut his eyes b7cb02a0ef tightly—but Kaiden passed f455664dc3 him and took 22d4b5028a another bottle from d481c73853 the shelf.df6a5dd1c59ad920

He knew he wasn’t 7d8559faf2 in his right mind 58da7deb90 but couldn’t control himself.795eff46f072a6b5

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Especially the words 5324c2be06 about sleep had 6ecb9963c3 triggered an explosion 8831a961e9 of anger he 3e5680a9ed had barely held 33777da6b2 in.6e5f6a1bf295162d

— Touch my husband or my family, and you’ll see. You know exactly what d7d8ec8b8f I’ll do.9350d27d910d8515

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For days without 1144cdbaea proper sleep, the 795c568bb4 tinnitus in his 0383fc5495 ears mixed with 480217b2c6 Evgenia’s warning, echoing 23d7b4a6ad faintly.2deee57ab390f5ef

“Yeah, I know. I know exactly 14ede0ae3c what you’ll do.”d3bbb1bb4aabf7c6

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Kaiden muttered as if replying.c5bcecf42ef4eb18

There was no way 41d78de046 he could not know. Every time he 70c29903f7 closed his eyes, 625d4c91cc he saw Evgenia 3dc495ee8a trying to take 0dac739565 her own life.dde204d277a16d3a

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