Dangerous Fiancee

Chapter 43

Of course, there were a lot of people who felt he should have taken an important position in the government. However, he made the decision comfortably because he hated the power struggle in the capital.

The problem was Cassius who trusted and valued him as his close friend. The young emperor often had him as his temporary advisor and asked for his counseling. Although Kling was determined to stay away from the central power, he had no choice but to follow the young emperor's order, which was beyond his control.

In the end, he often went to the palace because of the emperor's order.

It was at that time when he met Empress Blair and her little prince Eckart. Looking back, he regretted his decision to take charge of Lennox, the capital of the ruined kingdom, when he vowed not to take any government position again.

'Just like how I protected Estelle and Marie, I should have protected them to the end.'

He felt bitter when he remembered his actions in the past. He walked down the corridor, feeling depressed.

Though he had lots of regrets, his actions were irreversible. He couldn't shake off any of the names that came to his mind.

At that moment, he heard somebody tapping the floor with a cane.

"Oh, who is this? Aren't you Wales?"

Duke Kling turned back at someone's greeting.

A metal cane popped up from the corner of the hallway.

"Sir Balter!"

Kling showed his manners. When Kling called his name, Duke Hubble walked up to him with a stride. Though he was holding a cane, he didn't seem to have any problem with mobility. His cane looked like an accessory.

"Looks like I'm very lucky today as I've met you who is harder to see than the emperor."

"You look healthy, Duke Hubble."

"Oh, I'm good. If you grow old, you need to know when to retire. But I'm too healthy to retire. You might feel sorry that I'm still working, right?"

"You're kidding me, sir."

Kling gently responded to his stinging words.

Hubble laughed as if he thought Kling's response was ridiculous.

Their official titles were the same. The difference was that Kling was a former official during Cassius's reign, while Hubble started his job during Cassisus's father's reign. Unlike Kling, who didn't have grey hair yet, Hubble was an old man who swept hoary hair and carried a cane.

They had differences in age, career, and experience, but Kling and Duke Lamont treated him with respect. That's why Kling used honorific language and respected Hubble who was the same rank as him.

"It's you who's cracking a joke now. Were we close enough to joke?"

Having said that, Hubble hit the floor with a cane.

"I didn't stop by the capital often, so I have a lot of things to learn here. I hope you can help me a lot."

Klinger tried to change the topic by flattering him.

"Something to learn? It's you, not me, who I have to learn from."

But his opponent was Duke Hubble. He was sixty-six years old this year. At seventeen, he joined the Foreign Ministry as a clerk and served for 50 full years.

There was little he could fear in the world, and his name itself was dreadful enough to arouse fear. As he was so skillful in life and politics, there was no chance he could be deceived by his opponent's shallow trick.