One example was the Queen Mother. After all her power had been stripped of her, she had neither the capability nor the will to bring harm to her in this timeline. Therefore, Ivan allowed Alicia to care for that woman.If it made Alicia feel comfortable and as long as she was willing, then so be it.However, for Patricia, she somehow avoided the changes in fate. Though her life was no longer the same, though she lived anew in a different environment, she was still that wicked and greedy woman he remembered her to be.He knew her wicked deeds would never end if he didn’t put a stop to it.Ivan put the golden feather back to the box.Alicia treated Patricia with generosity not with death but to be thrown to the side. Patricia paid the price for her wicked deeds in the past and now it was time to judge her of her wrongdoings in this life.***As the relationship between Ehrlich’s king and queen grew more distant, slowly but surely, the horrid news began to spread inside the palace. With Co

Though everyone was aware of the queen’s hidden and double-edged meaning behind her words, Marquess Pless was ignorant of it. She simply did not realize what would become of her.Her expression looked smug as she quickly mouthed her words, muttering, “That’s right. I’m always on your side, My Queen. Pardon my rudeness, but I see you as my friend, a close friend, My Queen. And when rumors spread, is it not the duty of a friend to tell each other rather than hiding it? Is this not what true friends do?”Duchess Saphia turned her head slightly and snickered.Mrs. Cessley fanTed herself despite the temperature being cool enough. It had more to do with the atmosphere’s rising awkwardness.Regardless, among the court ladies present, it was only the marquess who grew vIvanously energized by the topic.“That is why, My Queen, I’d like to know… is there no problem between you and the king? I’d like to help you out. Please be honest.”The noblewomen nearby tried their best to look disinterested

“My Queen, how did you hear about the rumors surrounding Marquis Pless? He indeed built up some few debts through gambling, but we were left in the dark not knowing it’d be that high.”After the tea party came to an end, Alicia and Mrs. Cessley, laughing merrily along the way, went back to the palace.“And did you see the faces of those noblewomen? They looked stunTed that you knew so much about her. Did you see all them shivering from the bottom up hoping that you don’t know about them as much as you do about Marquess Pless?”Alicia smiled, muttering, “It was simply a passing rumor I heard by chance sometime ago. In truth, I wouldn’t be able to do much to the marquess if she dismissed it as a false rumor, but she took the bait immediately. She looked anxious to solve the problem, too.”In the past, the House of Pless was pushed to the edge of bankruptcy due to the amount of debt accumulated through gambling. And then, they hit rock bottom, their status and position falling in society

Alicia sighed relievingly, thinking of the people she brought to her side and winning the masses goodwill. She’d participate in politics actively this time and if all goes well, the people will realize that she was no doll but a queen with position, a figure sitting on the throne of power and influence.As she prepared setting up suggestions to propose the gambling forgiveness law, she used the remaining time left knitting the shawl she planned to give the Queen Mother.She thought it’d take a few months to complete her work, but because she had more time herself to concentrate on the work, the shawl was completed in less than a month.Smiling, Alicia placed the shawl inside a neatly prepared box before sending it to the Queen Mother.Not long after, Alicia received a letter of reply back from her. The feel and texture of the letter were of high quality, a testament the Queen Mother received the shawl and replied back in genuine gratitude.A strange feeling washed over her for a momen

There was no sign or indication that she was conceiving and she hadn’t been informed by a doctor. But… but she knew right away that she had once more bore a new life within her body.Drip…A teardrop fell, landing on the back of her hand. At this moment, she felt both the happiest joy in life, mixed with abysmal despair.How odd is fate?She felt the same feeling now… like that certain moment in the past.Translator – YueMany days after she knew there was life within her womb, Basil went to visit Alicia. Basil’s daily scheduled revolved around Ivan and his needs, but today he came only to drink tea.“Does Ivan not give you time to eat?” Alicia asked curiously after watching Basil eat snack after snack.“It’s not that. I usually don’t have time to eat anything. That guy simply doesn’t like seeing people seated, not even for a moment. I could barely escape from him today” Basil replied, a crumb stuck on his lips.Alicia smiled calmly and pushed the plate of cookies towards Basil.“I’m