I Fell for the Temptation of the Evil Crown Prince - Chapter 181

Demon Tribe (1)

He was determined to do this and that, but when he sent someone from the duke’s family, he felt sick to his stomach. Kernan was not a stranger to nobles, so he had to mobilize people from real dukedoms. Such as his father and close confidants.

To such an idiot!

However, he wanted to look good and show his ability to the Crown Prince.

When Daniel asked the duke about this greed, the duke laughed and helped him. He never forgot to tell him to take a look at his skills and learn.

The second son of the duke of Valencia was generally gentle and composed, but those close to the duke knew that he sometimes lost his temper and became violent.

Daniel was also ashamed to know this, but he was not well corrected. Could it be said that it was fortunate that he didn’t show that kind of temper in front of the crown prince?

Anyway, if it’s Bill, it wouldn’t be a problem to appease Kernan.

Having already taken over everything about Kernan, he was able to send Bill down without restraint from the guard. Because Kernan was a suspicious man, Daniel didn’t chase him to the dungeon.

Bill came up a couple of hours later. Daniel, who was worried that he would only have useless information, was surprised to see Bill’s expression.

Bill, one of the Duke’s treasured secretaries, was a rather pleasant man. He had a serious stiff face.

“Bill?”

“I think this is something that should be told not only to you but also to the Duke.”

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Cecil was visiting the emperor’s place from time to time even after marrying Rowena. Rowena also cared about the sick emperor, so she visited with Cecil or went to the emperor’s bedroom alone on a day when Cecil was very late for work.

Cecil was busy with work that day, too. Rowena looked at the emperor’s bedroom after hearing reports of no improvement from the Emperor’s attendants.

Sometimes, it was a way to greet him, but Rowena has never actually touched the emperor’s body. It was Cecil’s job, and Rowena always greeted or comforted Cecil by his side.

The hair…

It was just in the position where it poked his eyelashes. It bothered her, so Rowena approached and carefully cleared it away.

The finger that was removing the white hair touched the emperor’s forehead slightly.

At that moment… The emperor breathed heavily as if he had breathed out his blocked breath. Rowena, of course, was startled and pulled out.

What is this?

It was strange to think that he might toss and turn in his sleep. Isn’t he a person who can’t get a hold of himself even for a moment?

Rowena felt strange and carefully placed her hand on the emperor’s forehead. From the side, it seemed to measure the emperor’s temperature by placing a hand on his forehead.

Then the emperor’s expression relaxed and seemed to breathe comfortably. It looked as if someone had stepped on his chest and she pushed the person away.

Rowena did not let go for a while because the emperor’s expression looked comfortable.

I think he has something similar to Cecil.

He was an emperor who was old now but seemed to have been a beautiful person when he was young.

“Uh…”

The emperor’s eyelids flinched. When Rowena let go of her hand, his wince slowly subsided. Rowena hesitated for a moment and took the emperor’s hand in the blanket.

She had seen Cecil do this before.

It’s weird…

However, when Rowena held hands, the emperor had a weak force in his eyelids. Rowena’s eyes grew when she saw his trembling eyelids open soon.

Blink… Blink.

The Emperor, who was blinking slowly, saw Rowena. He knew someone with cool air was holding her hand.

“Are you… who…Are you…?

“This is Rowena, the lady of the Adeliq family, Your Highness. Now, I am married to the Crown Prince and have become Rowena Isfacia.”

May I say this? However, she felt that she didn’t know when such an opportunity would come again.

The emperor looked at Rowena with piercing eyes.

“You…?”

“Yes.”

Rowena replied, swallowing her dry saliva. Although he was an emperor with no strength all over his body due to illness, he squeezed out the remaining strength and grabbed Rowena’s hand strongly. A scrawny finger tightened Rowena’s hand.

“Protect him… Stay close.”

“What?”

It surprised Rowena, but she did not shake off the emperor’s hand. She just looked at the emperor in surprise.

“Cecil… You, Heaven…”

The emperor tapped his lips as if to say something more, but she couldn’t hear it. Rowena listened urgently to the emperor’s mouth, but he only said this in a dying voice.

“Ce… cil… Next to him…”

At the end of the sentence, the emperor closed his eyes. She was surprised to see that he had passed away, but it felt like he simply fell asleep overdoing it.

Rowena put the emperor’s hand under the blanket, gave an example, and withdrew. Again, she called the servant and the healer and pondered what the emperor said.

“What does it mean?”

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