NO means NO

After I 'helped' him wear the clothes that he could have worn himself (he had hands), he dismissed me. "Leave."

I returned to my room. I decided that I wouldn't be affected by the emperor's looks. I had seen more handsome men in my life. Even Syphilis, my cheater ex was handsome.

And someone with looks like mine was obviously immune to beauties. How could I get swayed by that man? "Hmph!"

Someone knocked on the door. I wondered if it was Dante. But I had a feeling that Dante wasn't the type of person who would knock.

When I opened the door, I realized that my prediction was right. Annie beamed at me. And she brought food.

She was officially my favourite person in this book.

We ate and chatted. Annie knew gossip related to the royal families. She would lower her voice whenever she talked about them. It was strange to hear the royal scandals from a young girl, but I needed information.

"Basically, the empress wants her son to be the nex