The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 86

That evening.

I was helping the Empress change her clothes.

I tried not to look gloomy, but I was smiling even brighter than usual... ... .

“Why are you like that, Charles?”

“Huh? Why me?”

“I look a little gloomy.”

... ... It seems that I can’t avoid the Empress’s eyes.

I quickly shook my head.

“It’s nothing.”

I can’t say that I got depressed because Diamid got along so well with Countess Siena.

Oh, I worried the Empress for nothing.

While I was internally reproaching myself.

“Is it because you’re concerned about the relationship between His Highness the Crown Prince and Countess Antes?”

Huh.

At that sharp question, I froze in place.

After a while, I straightened up and jumped up.

“That’s not it!”

“Really?”

“Of course, why would I care about His Highness the Crown Prince?”

I hastily continued my excuse.

Then the Empress looked at me with a sinister smile.

“Isn’t it true that too much negation is similar to affirmation?”

“No! I’m just a maid who once took care of His Highness the Crown Prince... ...!”

“Then I guess I should just tell the Crown Prince to go back.”

“... ... Yes?”

Why is Diamide suddenly here?

I blinked blankly.

The Empress whispered to me in a mischievous voice.

“The Crown Prince is waiting for you right now.”

“Huh?!”

Di, Diamide came to see me?!

I raised my head without realizing it.

“Oh, where are you?!”

“Well, you said you were going to be in the greenhouse?”

Her dark green eyes sparkled with mischief.

“But, well, Charles said he doesn’t care about the Crown Prince at all-”

“I’ll be back!”

I ran outside in a hurry.

The Empress’s cheerful laughter followed me.

A moment later.

Hayden, the head maid, came into the room.

Her face looked like she was going to burst into laughter at any moment.

“Your Majesty, I saw Charlize running out into the garden like crazy earlier.”

“Yeah, she left right away as soon as I told her the Crown Prince was here. It’s so sad... ... .”

The Empress pouted her lips like a child.

The head maid began to skillfully coax the Empress.

“Oh, are you upset?”

“Of course. Does Charles like the Crown Prince better than me?”

“Oh, no way.”

The chief maid picked up the comb.

While combing the empress’s long hair, the chief maid slyly spoke to the empress.

“But why did you tell me so late? His Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting for Charles for quite some time.”

“Huh, there’s no reason to tell me so early, is there?”

The empress turned her head away in a bashful manner.

The chief maid burst into laughter.

“Oh, you don’t know who His Highness the Crown Prince is interested in.”

“What do I care about the Crown Prince’s feelings?”

The empress opened her eyes wide.

The chief maid continued to speak soothingly.

“I know Your Majesty loves Charles. But don’t be so mean.”

“I did my job just by making time for the two of us.”

The Empress crossed her arms with a cold expression.

“Actually, I would like to live with you for the rest of my life, but I’m giving in.”

“A giving in?”

“Yes. In the first place, there’s no reason for me to love the Crown Prince.”

The chief maid’s eyes widened at the empress’s sharp answer.

“Huh? Why?”

“Just because Charles is a little older, you’re trying to take him away. I really hate him... ... .”

The empress rested her chin on her hand and narrowed her eyes.

Then the chief maid slyly asked the empress a question.

“... ... But Your Majesty the Empress, you brought Charles from the education center when he was only five years old?”

“No, you’re like me and the Crown Prince?!”

The Empress, who was hit hard, lost her temper.

However, the chief maid simply looked at the Empress as if she found him cute.

“Do you know what I’m most upset about?”

“What is it?”

“There’s no better man than the Crown Prince.”

Tapping her fingers on the armrest, the Empress continued her words bluntly.

“The thought of sending our Charles to the Crown Prince makes me furious, but there’s no better alternative.”

“Hmm... ... .”

The chief maid’s face became ambiguous.

That’s understandable, since the Empress and the Crown Prince were strangely competitive over Charles’ affection.

Even back then, the two were quite serious.

The Empress, whose eyes were burning brightly, finally let out a long sigh.

“... ... But what, if only Charles is happy.”

“Oh my, are you serious?”

“Of course. What kind of person does the chief maid think of me?”

The Empress glared at the chief maid without any ill will.

Then, she buried her body in the chair and muttered.

“The most important thing, after all, is Charles’ happiness.”

The chief maid nodded with a pleased face.

However, that warm atmosphere did not last long.

The Empress muttered in a gloomy voice.

“If the Crown Prince were to pluck even a single tear from Charles’s eye, I would not let it go... ... .”

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“How could that be?”

“But men don’t know.”

The Empress answered fiercely.

The chief maid, who had been staring blankly at the empress, eventually burst into laughter.

The empress narrowed her brows and glared at the chief maid.

“Why are you laughing like that?”

“No, haha, it’s nothing.”

Even as she answered like that, the chief maid couldn’t hold back her laughter.

The empress ended up with a very pouty face.

The chief maid, who had been looking at the empress with affectionate eyes, suddenly asked a question.

“Does your empress like Charles that much?”

“That’s obvious.”

The empress answered with a cold face.

The chief maid smiled brightly.

“I like Charles too.”

In the harsh palace life, the only person who could make the empress cry, laugh, and cry.

That’s why the chief maid was always grateful to Charlize.

I hurriedly ran to the greenhouse where Diamide was waiting.

As soon as I stepped into the greenhouse, the strong scent of lilac that made my head spin was the first thing that hit me.

I started wandering around the greenhouse that was completely dyed in lavender.

‘Diamide, where is it?!’

I looked around dizzily.

But there was no trace of Diamide.

My heart sank for a moment.

Has he already gone?

I made him wait too long?

‘... ...That shouldn’t be the case.’

I bit my lip tightly.

That was understandable, since our positions were already far apart.

The crown prince, who was praised as a hero of the empire, and a mere maid who served the crown prince eight years ago.

If I missed this visit, the chance for Diamide and I to meet alone would be lost forever.

“... ... Wait a little longer.”

Feeling somewhat sad, I quietly muttered to myself without realizing it.

My nose felt itchy as I thought about not being able to meet Diamide.

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“Well, there’s no reason not to wait.”

A voice mixed with laughter pierced my ear.

... ... Huh?

I suddenly raised my head.

Beneath the clouds of lilacs blooming, a dazzlingly beautiful young man suddenly appeared.

“You’ve already waited for eight years, haven’t you?”

However, contrary to that calm question, the crimson eyes looking at me were trembling slightly.

A moment later.

Diamide smiled brightly.

“Until I met you.”

It was Diamide.

“... ... Your Highness? Are you really Your Highness?”

“Yes, Charles.”

Even to my foolish question, Diamide nodded faithfully.

“It’s me.”

That’s right.

It really is Diamide.

I froze in place.

Diamide walked towards me with almost running steps.

I stared blankly up at him.

I had already met him once during the renovation ceremony, but this was the first ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) time I had seen him up close.

... ... Maybe this is what it means to be possessed by someone.

I couldn’t take my eyes off Diamide.

And then.

“Ah!”

Diamide reached out and pulled me into his arms.

His chest was hot and firm.

The sound of his rapidly beating heart filled my ears.

“Really... ... Really.”

The end of Diamide’s voice slowly crumbled.

“I missed you.”

I felt strong strength in Diamide’s arms that were holding me.

The movement of wrapping around my waist and back was just desperate.

Right now, Diamide seemed like he didn’t want to let me go from his arms for even a moment.

“... ... I, ha.”

I wiggled my body slightly, wondering if it was okay to be held like this.

Then Diamide shook his head and pressed his body close to me.

He whispered earnestly like a lost child.

“Charles, please. Just stay like this for a little while.”

“But, Your Majesty... ... .”

“If I let you go from my arms even for a moment... ... .”

The voice, which sounded like a plea, was filled with moisture.

“I feel like you’ll just disappear.”

“That can’t be.”

“But, when I see you in my dreams... ... .”

Diamide whispered like a sigh.

“... ... You always disappear from my sight.”

“Did you have that dream?”

“Yeah. I had that dream every single day.”

Diamide clung to me like a child.