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Chapter 1 True Evil

The empress dowager gave me a noncommittal look. remained kneeling on the ground.A long while later, she said, "I can let you go, Michael. But remember this. Your sister is still in my hands. You will take that secret to your grave."She gave me a warning look. I lowered my head, my heart already broken. "Of course, Your Majesty. The princess will never know the truth."As though granting me some great mercy, she tossed a bottle of pills in front of me. They were meant to help me fake my death. "You cannot pin this on me. I would never have done this, but she would rather elope with you than run the empire. It's your fault you gained her attention!"With that, she turned to leave. "Seven days later, Alicia will be going to the Imperial Temple with me. You will leave on that day."I froze at those words. The Imperial Temple housed the statues of countless benevolent deities. It was also the place where I first met Alicia Zimmer.I watched the empress dowager walk away and found t

Chapter 2 Abuse

I returned to the princess' residence. Before I could even catch my breath, Alicia came at me with a kick. Though she was sitting in a wheelchair, the force of her presence had not diminished in the slightest.She wrapped her hand around my neck, her eyes sharp. "You went after Yves again? I told you. If anything happens to him, I'll make you pay a hundred times over."My consciousness was fading, and tears from the pain spilled from my eyes.She sneered and flung me away. My forehead hit the edge of my bed, and blood spilled.Alicia froze for a moment. She seemed as though she wanted to help me up, but when she noticed my dead, indifferent gaze, her hand slowly fell back to her side. "I was only out for five days, and you barged into his yard and tossed his pendant into the lake? If I had come home any later, you'd have turned this whole place into a mess!"She was still chastising me. I thought about my poor daughter. She was only three, and Yves Samson killed her before she

Chapter 3 Fainted

Alicia noticed that I was struggling. With a cold expression, she ordered her retainer to pin me down. Then, they threw me into the lake.The cold water rushed into my nose and mouth. I thrashed. "Alicia, I just… You can't do this to me!"Before I could finish, Yves pulled Alicia back and said in a cloying voice, "Princess, I'm cold. Let's go back."I saw her leave without hesitation, and my heart went cold. Even if I told her the truth, she would not care. She would call me pampered.I was made to stay in the lake until midnight. When the biting night wind blew across the water, my body felt as though it was about to freeze solid.The steward's cold voice said, "The princess has ordered that if the prince consort cannot find the pendant, he is to be thrown into the woodshed."And so, the servants dragged me out and tossed me into the woodshed without the slightest care. For a moment, I truly thought I was going to die. Then, I heard the maidservants outside grumbling on my beh

Chapter 4 Protecting His Sister

That made me tear up. Alicia stormed off, and I did not see her again for several days. The maidservants said Yves had been feeling unwell, and Alicia had been staying with him.I got slightly better in the meantime. Then, I remembered that Yvonne Shaw, my sister, was coming back from the learning institute, so I went to the kitchen to make some desserts for her.Halfway through making the desserts, a commotion broke out in the yard."Your Highness, this is bad! Ms. Shaw argued with Sir Samson, and he wants to cut her limbs off!"My world nearly went black, but I held the kitchen counter with a trembling hand and managed to stay up.Yvonne was the only family I had left. I quickly went into the yard. Yves was standing under a tree, staring venomously at my tied-up sister.He was holding a blade in his hand. I shoved him away and pulled Yvonne into my arms. "Stop, Yves! What are you doing?" I roared at him.Yves looked at me from head to toe. He savored my hysterical look and s

Chapter 5 Beat

Her voice left no room for negotiation. A hundred strikes with the paddle? That would kill Yvonne.I kneeled and begged again and again. "Please, Alicia, spare her! I can't live without Yvonne! You hate me, don't you? Spare her, and I'll take my own life right away! You can sentence me to anything, even death by a thousand cuts! Please…"Alicia pulled me up. She frowned at me, hatred pooling in her eyes so thickly it was almost tangible."You'll die for her?" She clenched her teeth. "As if! You will live every day in torment! You're not dying! You still owe me!"I was sobbing so hard that my words came out in broken fragments. "I'm… willing… to give up… my own life…"Those words made her eyes turn red. She swept a sharp gaze over my tied-up sister and shrieked, "Punish her now!"The guards pinned me down, stopping me from rushing forward. The paddle hit my sister, and she screamed. Soon, blood covered her whole body.I thrashed and struggled and crawled. My hands left crimson

Chapter 6 Mourning

I dreamed of flowers and Alicia. She stood near me, and when she saw me, a beautiful smile lit up her face.I approached her, and she gave me a hairpin. Her eyes were filled with something earnest. "Will you come with me, Michael?"In my dreams, I cried until my eyes were red, and I nodded. "I will."It had been an eternity since she smiled at me like that, but it was the same overly beautiful smile that told me this was just a dream.I was still in a daze, and someone seized my hand. My eyes openedAlicia was sitting beside my bed. Her brows were tightly furrowed, as though worry had become permanently etched into her face. Her grip on my hand was so strong that I could not pull away.It almost looked like she cared about me. When she realised I was awake, happiness flickered through her eyes, but she quickly forced it down and looked at me coldly. "You're awake."My whole body was in pain. Hoarsely, I asked, "Where's my sister, Alicia?"Her eyes darted away. She could not

Chapter 7 Blind

Yves lunged forward and shoved Alicia back. The headpin buried itself in Yves' shoulder instead. He fell into Alicia's arms and pointed at me in disbelief, his voice shrill and grating. "He's gone mad! He tried to kill you!"Alicia's eyes narrowed, and she seemed confused. "You tried to kill me… for her?"She looked at the man in her arms, then back at me, still glaring at her with murderous hatred. Fury and panic took over her heart. She pushed herself forward, grabbed me, and forced me to meet her eyes."You want to kill me?"She did not see that coming. I grabbed my headpin tightly and lashed out again. "You ruined everything I had, Alicia! Go to hell!"She grabbed my shoulder. "You owe me, and you want to kill me?" Her roar pierced my ears, but I laughed.What a joke. This woman had the gall to blame me when her own mother was the one who orchestrated that attack. They had paid no price at all. Meanwhile, my entire family had died for their scheme. I held on for so long a

Chapter 8 Find It Out

She strode over to me and grabbed my hairpin. Even as it pierced her palm, she did not let go. She stared at me. "What are you doing? Do you really think I would just stand here and watch you die?"Her eyes were red with fury. I sneered. What a joke. "The man you love pushed our only daughter into the lake and let her drown. Do you have any idea what he did? The day you left the city, he rode a horse and barged into my yard."He took our girl from my hands and pushed her into the lake right in front of me! Then, he smashed the last thing my mother left for me! And do you know what he said? He said that even if I died, you wouldn't care. Let alone a child."I was reminded of that day, and I broke into maniacal laughter. Perhaps I really had gone mad after all.Shocked, Alicia stepped back, and she shook her head. "No. You're lying! This is a lie, Michael!"The sight of her losing her composure made me calm down instead. "I'm not. Our daughter is dead, and the killer is your belov

Chapter 9 Yves' End

The fact that I took my own life without any hesitation nearly made Alicia's heart stop. She lunged forward and caught me in her arms. "Get the imperial healer!" She roared at the guards. "Go!" Then she looked down at me, her voice trembling despite herself. "Hang in there, Michael. You'll be fine."I had already lost consciousness. But Alicia kept muttering to herself, tears spilling down her face as though she truly cared about me.Yves froze. The words I had spoken before I collapsed kept echoing in his mind, and unease finally began to creep over him. He carefully watched Alicia's expression, trying to figure out what she would do next. "I had no idea he hated me so much, princess. Even in death, he wanted to destroy…"Frustrated, Alicia shoved him away. "Scram!"He had never been treated like that by her before. For a moment, he froze again, but panic quickly surged through him. After all, the household knew he killed Hope. Still, he thought Alicia's longtime affection

Chapter 10 Woken Up

Alicia had just arrived outside the empress dowager's bedchambers when she overheard her mother speaking to a maidservant."Empress Dowager, our men didn't see Michael. Do you think he's having second thoughts about leaving?""Curse that wretch. I was going to get rid of him, but he managed to escape! Alicia can't bring herself to kill him! That man nearly ruined her claim to the throne. If she knows the truth, I…""You only did it for her claim to the throne. Even if she knows you orchestrated the assassination, she'll understand where you're coming from."Outside the door, Alicia froze. She could not believe what she had just heard. Her mother truly orchestrated the whole thing. Her hatred toward me had been for nothing. Everything she had clung to for the past three years suddenly felt like a cruel joke.She kicked the door open, and her mother was shocked. She stared at Alicia in silence for a long, long time.Alicia moved forward step by step. Her mother sighed. "You heard

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