The Emperor's Only Love

In the Rosewood Garden at Winterpeak Abbey, a young man and woman played and chased, laughing as they went."That shameless tramp has no decency at all. Miss, you're supposed to be the future Crown Princess. Yet, she still throws herself at His Highness without any self-respect. A bastard daughter thinking she can compete with you for the Crown Prince? Yeah, right. Miss, why aren't you worried at all? What if His Highness actually falls for that tramp?"I listened to my servant, Lily Woods, as she went on and on. I smiled at her but did not bother answering.I had always been sensitive to cold, so I sat in the garden pavilion with a hand warmer, perched on a stone bench covered with thick cushions, watching the man and woman chasing each other in the distance.The man doing the chasing was none other than the Crown Prince, Dorian Ashford, who had been favored and adored since birth. Everything had always gone smoothly for him, with everyone doting on him and worried about disappoin

Later, Empress Victoria Sinclair summoned me to the palace, just as I had expected.Dorian and Celeste's outing had been discovered. Dorian was grounded and forbidden from seeing Celeste again.Empress Victoria ordered me to talk some sense into Dorian, and I had no choice but to obey.As soon as I got close to Dorian's quarters, I could hear him throwing a violent tantrum and the sound of things shattering.The moment I opened the door, I heard him shout, "Get out! All of you get out!"Right then, with a loud crash, a porcelain vase smashed into my forehead. Everything went black for a moment, and I had to grab onto the door to steady myself.Dorian saw it was me and froze, looking somewhat concerned. However, his pride kept him from saying anything.Then, he suddenly said, "Was it you? Did you tell Mother?"I could feel blood trickling down from my forehead, so I wiped it away with my handkerchief. I looked at him, and he seemed like a completely different person from that ni

The scabbed wounds on Celeste's face tore open again from the movement, and blood started flowing once more."It wasn't me," I said while looking at Dorian.He seemed like he did not care anymore who had betrayed them, as if he had given up and accepted his fate. "I've brought some ointment. Use it on Celeste.""Thank you."As I watched Dorian carefully apply the ointment to Celeste's wounds, I stood there deep in thought for a long time.Finally, I asked, "Your Highness, are you really going to give up your title?"For a moment, the room went silent.Finally, Dorian forced a faint smile, looking at Celeste with deep affection that he could not hide.He said, "In this lifetime, I only want to live for Celeste."I froze in shock, wondering if he had been reborn, too.Just then, I caught a fleeting glimpse of imperial purple robes beyond the doorway. However, the figure had already vanished....No matter what, Dorian was still Emperor Roland's most beloved son. So, Emperor

I stared at Dorian, lost in thought, unable to describe what I was feeling.Suddenly, a sharp pain came from my hand as someone pinched it. I snapped back to reality and glared at the culprit."Is he better looking than me?" Nathaniel asked, his tone full of jealousy.I could not help but laugh, realizing how petty he could be.Nathaniel looked embarrassed and pretended to straighten his clothes, sitting up perfectly straight while gripping my hand even tighter. His gaze toward me was burning and tender....Apparently, after Dorian stepped down from his position as the Crown Prince, he had left without taking any money, and his days had been extremely difficult. He had had to swallow his pride and ask his former friends for loans, but no one was willing to lend him anything.Of course, who would dare to help him and go against the future emperor?Some aristocrats who already resented him paid others to rough him up, humiliate him, and kick him while he was down.Dorian had en

Celeste wanted a life of wealth and luxury, so she aborted our second child and turned around to seduce a wealthy merchant, becoming his mistress.She got what she wished for, and I had no reason to stop her. She was living that kind of life again.However, the good times did not last. The merchant soon took a liking to another woman and sold her to a brothel.I only learned all of this from others.In the end, she could not take it anymore and risked everything to ask me for help. I saved her, and because of that, I lost one of my legs and became crippled.That day, she held my leg and cried her heart out, saying she loved me. However, I looked at her as if she were a stranger; my heart could not stir any feelings.Later, our family of three lived together again. She was constantly anxious and paranoid, and all our neighbors kept their distance from us.Day after day, Celeste completely lost it.I was driven mad along with her.She said the child was not mine again, so I simp