Chapter 89: Did you like me?
"I apologize, I seem to have aroused your anger. It was not my intention, I simply want you to see a few things from your father’s side and work on your relationship with him." she explained.
Benjamin was closer to the king than Roland, it was good because they were father and son but when all variables were brought together, it was not good for Roland.
It was like an aging bridge, with its rusted supports and growing cracks, standing as a silent threat. It would take one heavy load to trigger a catastrophic collapse. Benjamin was the male lead, the ideal king. In the end, burdened by all the blood that had been shed he gave up the throne to his younger brother, another of Rina’s sons.
To Sigrid, that made no difference, he was still named the emperor, even if it was just for a few days while he put things in order.
The only way to put Roland on the throne was to destroy Emmah and rebuild the aging bridge with new materials so that it would survive the catastrophe.
"You do not understand the relationship between my parents, you are an outsider which is why you judge and make presumptions like everyone else." he said harshly.
Sigrid laughed silently, if she was in love with Roland, being called an outsider would hurt, but she was not in love. She just wanted to survive death.
She raised her eyes to his face, it was a storm his brows were knitted together tightly. His eyes were blazing with an intense, unyielding fire. Sigrid was just as unyielding however, if he wanted to take the hard road, she would follow him down and pull him up.
"Enlighten this outsider then, how is the marriage between your parents any different from ours? You did not marry me because you liked me, you married me because my family is noble and powerful."