Marigold fell into the Yandere's arms

Chapter 52

"Come now."

Suddenly, the body was pulled back.

Edwin sat me next to me and wrapped my arms tightly around my waist. Then he looked directly at the archduke.

As if claiming to be mine.

I sighed inwardly. What would you do if you were competing with this body's father?

Then, suddenly, a realization flashed through my head.

Come to think of it, Edwin was quiet the whole time I was talking to the Archduke.

Normally, you wouldn't be allowed to touch me.

'Ah, you were very considerate. Because he's a father.'

It fell far short of the category of normal people, but it was very patient with the category of the rogue.

I raised my hand and stroked his fine blonde hair so that Edwin would not be rude to the Archduke.

As a compliment for persevering well.

Edwin smiled satisfactorily, not knowing English. He lowered his head to ask for more strokes.

It was a bonus to have a triumphant expression on the archduke's face.

The Archduke raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not respond.

"N... ... Zelina, I have something to tell you."

The Archduke was still hesitant as he spoke to me as to whether it was still awkward to treat me as a daughter.

"Speak comfortably."

Even though I said so, the Archduke was not able to speak easily.

Complex emotions flashed across his dark face. All of them were heavy emotions.

The story that finally came out of his mouth was the dark battle of the royal family that did not appear in the original.

The Archduke is said to have met Isabelle while traveling around the empire to gain various experiences and look at the livelihood of the people.

He was nineteen years old.

It was a trip with a deadline of one year, and permission was obtained from both the emperor and the empress.

The reason I had to return to the Imperial Palace in a hurry even though the one-year deadline was not fulfilled was due to the sudden news that the Empress had collapsed.

At first, I thought he had gotten sick.

However, upon arriving at the Imperial Palace, the Grand Duke realized that someone was trying to kill her.

Because it wasn't just a disease, it was a symptom of poisoning caused by poisoning.

So I couldn't leave right away.

After that, the situation took a sharp turn.

The empress died and the servant was caught poisoned by the queen's food, but in the end he shut his mouth and committed suicide.

As a result, the reason behind the assassination of the empress cannot be revealed forever.

But the Archduke could guess. Behind it is the Empress.

At that time, the Emperor Seon had not appointed the Crown Prince, and preferred the second prince, that is, the Grand Duke, over the first.

Even the nobles were divided according to the prince they supported.

The Grand Duke was not interested in the throne. He already had his older brother, who was the reincarnation of the Empress, so he felt that the position was not his part.