I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 132
The only people who can say that Euseniel expresses her emotions abundantly are the Hardland couple and I.
“Sometimes I feel sad that Euel values Your Majesty more than her family.”
The Duke’s blue eyes, which had been getting wet, suddenly sparkled.
“Your Majesty has been trying to take Euel away from me since I was young!”
“What are you talking about, Duke? Is there any other match than me?”
“What kind of pretense are you making? Euseniel is my daughter. I am against marriage!”
“Nothing will change just because the Duke is against it. Euseniel will be Empress.”
After discussing Euseniel’s future with the Duke, my depression went away. All the affairs will be decided only when Euseniel returns, but I will hold on to her.
No, Duke.
Even I cannot give in to you.
You have a wife and another daughter, but I only have Euseniel.
Yes, I also know about Euseniel’s secrets that not even the Duke knows about. It was quite surprising that she confessed that she had only said that to me.
Being away from Euseniel, I could think more about her.
“Did you not easily give your heart to others because of the memories of your past life… ”
Come to think of it, Euseniel is overly indifferent to the opposite sex. It was a good thing for me, but it was a rare occurrence.
She must have had bad memories.
“But Euseniel, I will never disappoint you…….”
So live with me for a long time.
I started laughing when I realized that Euseniel, who rarely revealed her true feelings, had told me something she had been hiding.
As I leaned back in my chair and stared at the ceiling, I felt like I could see a beautiful face right in front of me. A feeling of elation welling up in my empty heart.
However, this only alleviated the tension and was not enough to withstand Euseniel’s absence.
“Your Majesty.”
“This.”
In the end, I took a life with my own hands.
It wasn’t something entirely unfamiliar, so I didn’t feel surprised. I ordered the chief attendant to handle it.
“Make sure the Minister of the Internal Affairs doesn’t find out.”
No matter how lenient he may appear to me, witnessing this scene would make him withhold Euseniel from me.
“Euseniel…”
My Euseniel.
Without you, I’m a fragile human who can’t exist properly. So please, come back soon.
After three long years of each day feeling like a slow death, Euseniel finally returned.
“Tess.”
Come quickly, my savior.
As you approached, you looked almost the same as the last time I saw you, and I was still captivated by your beautiful emerald green eyes.
Let me run my fingers through your soft, dark hair. I must leave my mark on your fair and sweet chest.
As I reached out my hand to the person I had longed for, I realized that there was something I should have never seen, got revealed in my eyes.
“What…..”
A square plate resting on her upper body. Unlike others, it’s transparent and not noticeable in the eye. But there was a glimmer, it was unmistakably…
It was the soul plate, something I abhorred so intensely.
Euseniel, why can I see your soul?
Even with the devil’s knowledge, this was something I couldn’t understand. In the end, I turned away from the transparent soul plate.
I ran away.
* * *
“Your Majesty, shall we invite Lady Hitty to the palace?”
“Hitty? Marquisate Hitty? Why?”
“Weren’t you just taking a walk together earlier?”
The chief attendant explained calmly, though somewhat perplexed.
“…Did I?”
“Yes, you were engaged in conversation after visiting the Minister of Foreign Affairs.”
“…it wasn’t Count Belverd?”
“It wasn’t.”
Her and Count Belverd’s soul’s state appeared to be the same.
It was a plate so tainted with a shade that one couldn’t discern its original soul anymore, mixed with the crimson of desire. That desire was for power.
Even the intense scent of perfume, similar to the Count’s, but it wasn’t him.
“But how did the daughter of a Marquis find her way into the palace?”
“I believe it was due to her participation in the interviews for diplomatic personnel. Palace access was allowed for that purpose.”
“Really? The results?”
“The assessors praised her highly, as her academy grades were excellent, her behavior was impeccable, and her interview performance was outstanding.”
She must have passed.
“Ensure that her path never crosses mine again.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
If she catches my attention again, I might even consider ending her life.
The chief attendant bowed deeply and left the room. I was left alone in the room, with only stillness lingering.
“Euseniel, you too….”
Everything becomes visible, just like they have. There were times I wanted to know your heart, but that wasn’t sincere. So why has this happened?
Now, you can’t rationalize it anymore.
Euseniel, even if you were to tell me you dislike me but like me, I can’t accept that. Because I can see your soul and know the truth.
If you come to despise or hate me, I’ll have to see those emotions in full.
Finding a way to no longer see souls was also a problem beyond the reach of the devil’s knowledge.
“It’s truly useless. I made a pact with the devil for nothing.”
I felt the rebellious energy of the devil coursing through my veins, but what could I do when it was the truth?
Euseniel came constantly, but I couldn’t meet her. I had longed for this moment, yet I couldn’t find joy in it.
As time passed, the moment came when I could no longer escape from Euseniel.
The cursed social season.
I seriously tried to abolish the ball, but I faced opposition from my subjects, and it proceeded as planned.
“Still…”
I can see it.
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