Episode 5: The Luckiest Woman
The next morning, I returned to the castle in a carriage with an Imperial pattern on it. I saw Kailos’ carriage at the entrance and found out that he had returned.
“Where is my uncle?”
When I grabbed a maid and asked her in a tired voice, she replied that he had not yet woke up. I went to his bedroom to report what had happened with the Emperor.
However, it was Young lady Rosaline, not him, who opened the door after a light knock. What caught my eyes was the traces of sexual love that were visible through her disorganized gown.
I bit my lower lip. He was with this woman while ! spent the night with the Emperor according to his order.
“Have you come to see his Highness?”
She asked with a grin. I was intimidated by the way she looked down. Young lady Rosaline passed by me and went out to the hallway. Her clothes while walking through the hallway were not polite, but no one could blame her for being treated as a hostess of grand duke’s castle.
(T/N: the last line was a bit hard to translate, what it means is since Betty already slept with Kailos, she is behaving as a hostess by going through the hallway in disorganised clothes and treating the castle as her own house and no one could blame coz she is anyways going to become the hostess)
I took a deep breath for a moment and entered Kailos bedroom.
“Betty, where are you going…….”
“Uncle.”
I was disgusted with his voice, which mistook the sound of my squeaky footsteps for that woman’s, so I cut him off and called him.
“Chloe…..?”
Kailos, who was lying on the bed, belatedly recognized me and woke up brushing through his disorganised hair. A fever rose above my cheeks as he sat on the end of the bed and welcomed me with half-naked body.
Unlike young lady Rosaline, who was wearing even a thin gown, he was not dressed properly.
It was very difficult not to look at the reddish traces left over his solid chest. My heart ached, but I didn’t show it.
Young lady Rosaline was the woman he chose. I’m sure he’ll be very disappointed in me when he finds out that I’m jealous of her.
“Don’t hesitate there and come closer.”
The smell of an unrelenting love affair gave me a headache, but I gently walked in front of him like an obedient dog.
“My beautiful Chloe.”
Kailos asked, grabbing the tip of my chin.
“Last night, did the Emperor hug you?”
“…..Yes, uncle.”
“Okay.”
Kailos rejoiced and inquired in detail what happened last night. It was very painful to explain everything to the man I love, about the night I spent with another man and remembering it again, but I faithfully responded to his hand stroking my hair.
“Great.”
His thumb subtly swept down my mouth. It was a sign of a kiss.
“He must have kissed your lips.”
At the same time as he jerked my waist, I fell on his lap, and kissed him.
It was more cruel than I thought to kiss a man who had been in contact with another woman just a few hours ago. Somehow I felt like I was going to cry at his soft kiss.
“He must have hugged this lovely body. As we wish. The Emperor will soon find you again.”
Kailos put me on his lap and smiled. I was particularly resentful of his playful touch on my body. For the first time, the desire to refuse his hand soared inside me.
“How can he forget such a lovely body now that he has already tasted it once?”
He mumbled to himself, burying his lips on the nape of my neck.
Well, I wonder if it’s really true. Then why would you send me to another man so easily? Feeling him rubbing his cool skin, I questioned myself.
“The Empress had no children for a long time. So, Chloe.”
Kailos made eye contact with me, lowering his voice more secretly.
“Have the Emperor’s child.”
“Will you do that for me?”
A small whisper like a snake gave me goosebumps. The Emperor’s Child…….
His ultimate goal is to remove the Emperor and become an Emperor himself. If I give birth to the Emperor’s child and after he gets rid of the Emperor. What happens to the child then?
But I immediately shook my head hard and erased my worries. It was not right to agonise over his orders.
From that afternoon on, I was seriously ill. I couldn’t get up or go outside, lying in bed for a while. Sometimes he came to me, but it was around the time the number of times gradually decreased.
After a while, as Kailos said, the Emperor sent me a carriage.
To cover my face that had been sick and emaciated for a while, I put on heavy makeup and wore a rich dress. Still, after decorating, it somehow looked worth seeing.
“So beautiful!”
Kailos clapped and enjoyed himself. I smiled faintly as I saw him in the mirror. I was also happy that he enjoyed it.
Kailos, who approached behind me, put his hand on my shoulder. My heart pounded as he leaned his body. A cold feeling was felt over the back of my neck with a clicking sound.
“It’s a lucky necklace.”
It was a necklace with studded red jewels. I shyly blushed both my cheeks and touched the red jewel embedded in the necklace.
“I believe you will definitely succeed.”
The subtle whispering voice was like that of the devil.
“I’ll make sure to succeed.”
The only reason for my existence was to seduce the Emperor. I nodded with a trembling voice.
It was Lord Enoch France who escorted me again this time. Seeing that he is always accompanied by such important tasks, Kailos’ trust in Lord France seems to be much stronger than I thought.
As I arrived at the Imperial Palace in a carriage engraved with the pattern of the Imperial family, I was immediately guided to the Emperor’s bedroom.
It was still sunny outside, but the Emperor sat flat on the bed wearing only one light gown. Unlike the first time, the Emperor, who had not drunk, smiled and stared at me.
“Chloe.”
Unlike Kailos’, which always flowed smoothly, a somewhat rough, cracked voice called out my name
“I think that’s the name.”
“I see the sun of the Empire.”
I bowed my back deeply in response. I could feel the red eyes staring at me.
The Emperor lightly gestured to the valet, who had guided me all the way here. Soon everyone in the bedroom went out.
A low laughter resounded in the space where only the Emperor and I were left.
“Raise your head.”
When I heard that, I straightened my back and made eye contact with the Emperor. I felt the same intense pressure I felt at the last ballroom, but I stood up straight and caught his gaze.
“It’s amazing.”
The Emperor flicked his finger at me. I lifted the tip of my chin slightly and gently walked in front of him.
“How is…….”
As I reached the front of the bed, the Emperor’s fingertips swiftly swept.
“Is everything my taste?”
Of course, I was a beautiful bait that Kailos had raised only for the Emperor for a long time.
“Isn’t it amazing?”
Instead of answering, I smiled and looked at the Emperor. The Emperor let out a groan as he faced me in the eye that was flashing with seduction.
He rushed to me in an instant and greedily coveted me. Unlike Kailos, who always kissed me softly, the Emperor bit my lips a bit hastily.
I was taught to close my eyes when kissing, but I didn’t close my eyes. Red hair like the sun disturbed my eyes. I tightened my clenched fists to remember who was in front of me.
“It’s okay.”
At that moment, there was a callused palm that stroked both of my fists that were curled up and held it. When I swallowed my breath in surprise, I saw the Emperor smiling and staring at me.
“I’m not going to do it hard, so relax.”
“Ah…”
A small exclamation squeezed out of my lips.
I discovered it in a short moment. Kailos and the Emperor were considered to have no resemblance despite being half-brothers. But there was only one thing, that softly curved eye smile, they were so similar to each other in that aspect.
“Huh? Chloe.”
The Emperor, who smiled quietly, whispered as if he were soothing me and stroked my face more gently. I felt weird. I was no longer confident to face the Emperor, so I hung on his neck and rubbed my face. At that moment, I felt the Emperor gasping and surprised.
A wry smile hung over my face that he couldn’t see. The Emperor, who was innocent in front of me, was funny.
“Give me a hug, Your Majesty.”
My heart is desolate, but the voice flowing out of my lips was so sweet. So it was even more miserable,
At this rate, I thought I would get caught in front of the Emperor, so I chose to leave my body to pleasure.
Just before I became disgusted with myself, I closed my eyes.
“Did you wake up?”
I seem to have fallen asleep. The Emperor was still overwhelming, but somehow I felt more relaxed than when I first saw him.
“Two times a week.”
Not fully awake, I tilted my head because I didn’t understand the Emperor’s words. The Emperor burst into a small laugh and swept down my messy hair.
“I’ll send a carriage.”
I was able to understand the Emperor’s words slowly. As helKailos) hoped so much, I became the Emperor’s mistress. And it wasn’t long after the rumor spread throughout the Empire.
Of course, it was Kailos Ludwig, who inflated the rumors, my irresistible cruel man whom I loved dearly.
The sky was clear and the weather was clear. It was a perfect day for engagement. Today, in the scent of green flowers, a couple will make a promise to the future.
“Congratulations on your engagement, uncle.”
I smiled more brightly than ever and congratulated Kailos.
Dressed up for the engagement ceremony, he was showing off a much more beautiful figure than usual. Grey hair, which looked nothing like the Emperor, was scattered by the wind blowing.
My hand flinched without realising it, but Young lady Rosaline, who was next to him, raised her tiptoes one step faster and arranged his hair.
Naturally helped by Marquis Young lady, he smiled and kissed her forehead briefly.
She muttered, “Oh my,” tapping Kailos on his chest. Contrary to words and actions, the two cheeks, which were red, never showed dislike.
“Thank you, Chloe.”
As I was contemplating where to shift my gaze from their affectionate acts, Kailos turned his head to me and replied belatedly. His eyes were on me, but his fingertips were slowly stroking the young lady Rosaline’s waist.
“I’m so happy to have a hostess in Ludwig Castle, Congratulations, young lady Rosaline.”
My heart ached.
I also congratulated the young lady, who was standing next to Kailos, as before. The young lady was so close to him as if she were one body, she didn’t even need to turn her gaze to me.
“Oh my, thank you.”
The woman, who always looked at me with contempt and envy, smiled happily and looked at me as if she had the world.
(T/N: /’ll address young lady Marquis Rosaline as Miss Rosaline in the future Chapters.)