Until The Real One Shows Up

>Wilhelm spoke up as if he had something to say, but soon shut up as if he were cracking down on himself.
And after a while he ended the conversation altogether.

“What happened then… What?

“No, it’s okay.
Anyway, I’ve confirmed you’re okay, so I’ll go.
Get some rest.”.

“…….”

“Take care of yourself.”

He turned around, leaving a short remark.

There was only a meaningless back view as his facial expression was not revealed, but Anastasia looked at him much deeper.

Even after his back completely disappeared, she kept staring at the spot as if she were looking for a trace.

“……Thank you for coming.”

Reciting her true feelings that will never reach him

***

“Are you leaving already?”

Mrs.
Rochester spoke to him as ge came out of Anastasia’s bedroom and was about to return to the Central Palace.
Wilhelm glanced at her and then retorted.

“There’s no reason to stay long.”

“But until yesterday…….”

“Mrs.
Rochester.”

Wilhelm, anticipating her Mrs.
Rochester’s next words, quickly cut her off.

“Keep it a secret from the empress that I’ve been here for the last three days.”

“How come?”

“…it wasn’t a very meaningful act.”

Wilhelm nodded slightly, narrowing his eyebrows.

“I just stopped by on my way back to the Central Palace after the political meeting to check her status? But….”

What do you mean? You’ve been here for an hour.

Before Mrs.
Rochester could express her bewilderment, Wilhelm continued.

“So it wasn’t hard.
I didn’t wait that long.
But if the Empress hears about it, she might misunderstand.”

“Misunderstand…….”

“I….”

Wilhelm hesitated for a moment instead of answering immediately.

But soon he concluded without a hitch.

“You might have misunderstood that I was worried about the queen.”

“Oh, I just did it.”

When Mrs.
Rochester heard Wilhelm’s answer, she asked in a quizzical voice.

“Wasn’t it?”

“……No.”

“I see.
Of course I thought you came ‘every day’ because you were worried about her Majesty.”

“It was just a status check.”

“If you say so…….”

But Mrs.
Rochester’s expression, which was so murmuring, did not seem to believe Wilhelm’s words.

‘………he’s obviously worried.
It’s frustrating.
They have a long way to go.’

And so was the case.
However, she nodded because she couldn’t refuse the emperor.

“I’ll keep it a secret .
Let’s keep it a secret for now.”

“For now?”

“I’ll keep it a secret.”

Mrs.
Rochester quickly corrected herself.
Wilhelm left the palace in disbelief.

And when he moved away from the palace, he asked Colton.

“Did Mrs.
Rochester told the Empress some useless things?”

“Well, there’s nothing we can do about that.”

“Ha, it’s not your job to be carefree.”

“What are you so worried about? Even if Mrs.
Rochester broke her promise and told her Majesty, there would be nothing to worry about.”

“……what?”

“That’s right.
Your relationship is not good, and I heard that you were angry with her Majesty when she returned from Santorov.”

“……that.”

“So even if Her Majesty finds out the truth, she will never take it as a concern.
Do you think she would think His Majesty cared about her? That’s useless worry…”

“Lord Colton.”

Then Wilhelm gently interrupted Colton.
When Colton was about to say he still had more to say, Wilhelm’s voice came faster.

“You speak very well, so I think you still have a lot of stamina.
You can stay with me for a long time today.”

“What? No way, Your Majesty, you’re working overtime again…….”

“I’ll post a report on the drought in the North East by tomorrow.”

“Your Majesty, you said it was due next week! It’s cheating if you do this all of a sudden!”

Confused, Colton hurriedly protested, but Wilhelm did not stop as if he had no intention of listening.

Only Colton, with a bewildered look on his face, was frozen like a stone on the spot, and ran after him belatedly.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

“Oh, that’s too loud.”

Wilhelm kept walking, covering his ears, and Colton’s pleading cries echoed in all directions for a long time.

[T/N: I was planning to pick up this Novel since someone volunteered to help me but something stupid happened that made me changed my mind.
Sorry guys! I ask my friend she wants to continue this novel.]