Chapter 206
“I have no intention of being rude in front of His Majesty the Emperor.”
Ferio gave his word.
At that, Emperor Subiteo’s lips curled faintly upward. He was a man who greatly enjoyed the deference of nobles who showed him proper respect.
Relieved, Remus carefully asked,
“Forgive me, but... may I ask where the Duke found the young lady?”
“...I brought her from an orphanage,”
Ferio replied, recalling that time—with a touch of fabrication.
“There was a love I couldn’t fulfill. She disappeared without telling me she was pregnant.”
Later, he heard news that she had died and left behind a child.
“So I went to visit an imperial orphanage.”
Ferio added that it was somewhere in the western region, and he gently brushed Leonia’s cheek with his finger.
Leonia, who had been frozen stiff, visibly relaxed. Father and daughter shared a quiet smile as their eyes met.