Translator – YueThe man who caused such commotion was Basil. Ivan realized the strangeness of the situation as Basil threateTed the royal guards, who were approaching him with swords in hand.Shouldn’t his Grand Chamberlain be among the people by his side as soon as he opened his eyes? Why were they trying to block him from entering the room?“Basil, what’s all this…?”“Ivan!” Basil started crying when he saw him. He threw his sword and quickly went to Ivan’s side.“So you are really awake. The Queen is…”“Basil!”The Queen Mother yelled with rage.“What are you trying to tell someone who’d just regained consciousness? Don’t say useless things and leave, now!”“Your Majesty, Queen Dowager! You can’t do that. I need to tell His Majesty the truth immediately!”“You dare oppose my orders? I’ve been to indulgent with you for too long, and now you dare talk back to me? Guards! Take him!”Upon the Queen Mother’s orders, the guards approached Basil. However, they were stopped by Ivan.“Back

Translator – YueOnce back in the Palace, Mrs. Cessly burst into tears upon welcoming Alicia back. She sobbed loudly while hugging her.“my Queen, I’m so happy you’re alright. I’m so happy… I was very worried thinking of what could have happened to you. Oh, God, what happened to your hands?”The sight of Mrs. Cessly, whose eyes were swollen and red from crying so much, made Alicia tear up as well. Once more, she realized the importance of having someone like Mrs. Cessly by her side.Mrs. Cessly immediately went to call for a doctor so he could check Alicia’s wounds. The treatment was simple. The doctor carefully removed the wood shards from Alicia’s hands and then proceeded to clean and disinfect the area. Mrs. Cessly would anxiously look at the doctor from time to time, and only when he assured her that both mother and child were safe did she let out a relieved sigh.“In any case, my Queen, you must be exhausted after what happened today. You should go to bed early, rest and…”“Actua

Translator – YueIvan took out the dagger from her stomach. Blood poured everywhere, staining the floor. The Queen Mother let out a paiTed gasp and collapsed.Looking at her lying on the floor, impotent, Ivan simply stared at her with no emotion on his face. He whispered “you and I are the same type of person, mother. We can’t forgive anyone who dares take what we desperately want. You wanted the right to the throne and I wanted her. I wanted Alicia, and you took her from me.”The Queen Mother had not always been blinded by power. On her days as princess, she was brilliant and smart. However, to keep the peace in Ehrlich, she surrendered her crown to Ivan. The fact that she could never yield power on her own right ate her from within her mind until she finally went mad.Ivan knew that he carried the same madness in him. Once Alicia died, it all lost meaning. Even when he stared at his hand drenched in his mother’s blood, he didn’t feel any emotion in particular. It was as though he’d

Translator – YueAlicia kept having the same nightmare over and over again.Before she only dreamt of falling down the stairs but now, the dream would go on and she’d see herself at the bottom of the stairs with blood flowing between her legs. Every time she saw this, she knew the baby she was carrying inside her was probably dying and, since she was only human, there was nothing she could do against it.“Ivan!”She reached out her hands. She felt that if Ivan could only hold her now, her pain and suffering would slowly go away. But she knew. She knew that Ivan was nowhere around. Even if she went looking for him with blood running down her legs, he wouldn’t show his face. He wouldn’t even tell her why he didn’t want to see her anymore.Her wish to see her husband soon turned to desperation. Just when she was about to drop her hand, she felt someone pulling her firmly.“Alicia.”When she opened her eyes, his face was in front of her. While she wandered between the limits of dream and

Translator – Yue Ivan grid his teeth while he took out his sword. Before coming down here, when Alicia told him she’d planned on giving her poison, he firmly opposed her. Perhaps he would have considered it if it had been the same poison Patricia had used, but Alicia was actually planning on giving her a peaceful dead. That’s why Ivan adamantly opposed. However, the only person who had the right to decide Patricia’s demise was Alicia herself. If that was what she wanted, nobody had the right to stop her. Therefore, Alicia offered her kindness to Patricia until the very last moment, but her half-sister insisted on stepping on her good heart. Now, Ivan definitely could not forgive her. “If you want to die so badly, then I’ll kill you here, right now. Just like I did back then.” He was planning on killing her the exact same way he did in his past life. First, he’d cut off her fingers and ears… then, he’d go on with her limbs. He’d make her suffer as much as possible till her last br