I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 80

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 80

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To calm Lady Yofron who was holding scissors, Dahlia swallowed a sigh and carefully opened her lips.

“Why are you doing such terrible things to yourself?”

“The more I become a mess, the more your reputation will crumble. That necklace should have been mine.”

Lady Yofron’s red eyes were fixed on Dahlia’s amethyst necklace.

“Lady Yofron, first put down the scissors and-“

“Emperor Gray’s love should have been mine too.”

Lady Yofron muttered with dreamy eyes as if she were dreaming, then suddenly her eyes flashed viciously.

“But someone like you! You stole everything that was mine!”

Dahlia frowned.

Though she had only met Lady Yofron a few times, she clearly remembered how confident and dignified she had been at the Marchioness’s tea party and at the hunting ground.

However, the lady before her now was so different that she wondered if it was the same person.

Anxious eyes constantly looking around, hands trembling slightly.

Dahlia calmly observed Lady Yofron’s condition thoroughly.

Didn’t she look like a patient addicted to something?

“Lady Yofron seems to need help right now.”

“Ha- Just because you’re favored by Emperor Gray, you seem to think you’re something special, but you’re just a lowly woman who was locked away in the Star Palace. How much must you have been ignored in the kingdom to have been confined to the Star Palace your whole life?”

Lady Yofron’s eyes flashed venomously as she pressed her sharp nails against her own face.

“Is just the hair a bit weak? How about this? Wouldn’t it be more shocking if I said you scratched my face?”

“Don’t do that! I have a vision orb!”

Dahlia hurriedly spoke before Lady Yofron could abuse herself further.

Lady Yofron’s eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Dahlia.

“…What?”

“Everything you’ve said and done so far is being recorded. So stop abusing yourself for the sake of lies.”

The more Dahlia spoke, the more Lady Yofron’s face filled with horror. Her trembling gaze quickly swept over Dahlia.

“You’re lying… You don’t have anything in your hands…”

“Princess Tiara gave it to me as a gift.”

Startled, Lady Yofron dropped the scissors in shock. If it was Princess Tiara, she could probably make objects smaller with magic.

“I understand that you wanted to become Empress. But if you bring me down with lies, do you think you’ll be able to get that position? No. The truth will always come to light. So don’t destroy yourself anymore. If you stop here, I’ll handle the vision orb on my end.”

Unaware that the situation here was being broadcast live from the back garden, Dahlia wanted to give Lady Yofron one last chance.

“…What do you know. What right do you have to give advice when you know nothing. Yes, that’s what happened then too, right? That Emperor Gray likes women who tend gardens? You said that, and now you’re wearing the necklace Emperor Gray gave you!”

But Lady Yofron, who had been screaming hysterically, suddenly shook her head wildly, then reached out with pitiful eyes.

“Ah… No. Princess Dahlia, please forgive me.”

“…”

“Please, give me that vision orb. I won’t do this again. I even cut my hair like this. So please, forgive me just this once.”

Tears dripped down from Lady Yofron’s large eyes.

Dahlia looked at her with worried eyes.

Seeing how her emotions changed constantly, she seemed to desperately need treatment.

“Lady, first calm your mind and-“

“Ahhhhh! Why did you appear in the Empire, why! Why did you seduce Emperor Gray! Someone like you should disappear from my sight!”

Lady Yofron covered her ears and screamed as if she didn’t want to hear her voice.

But that was only for a moment. Lady Yofron suddenly raised her head, her red eyes blazing with fury.

As she rushed forward swinging her nails as if to scratch, Dahlia crouched down on the ground to avoid her.

Looking up, she saw Lady Yofron picking up the scissors. The direction of the scissors had changed. Toward herself.

She had tried to be as considerate as possible because she seemed to be in pain. However, Lady Yofron holding scissors and targeting her had crossed the line by far.

Dahlia quickly got up from her position and took the self-defense stance Cole had taught her.

“Lady, what happens next will be self-defense.”

“Disappear from my sight!”

Lady Yofron gripped the scissors with both hands and charged.

However, when Dahlia didn’t dodge but instead leaped forward, Lady Yofron looked bewildered.

Dahlia struck Lady Yofron’s wrist hard with her hand blade.

From the impact, the scissors flew far away.

Lady Yofron’s widened eyes in surprise were right in front of her nose.

Dahlia grabbed the front of her dress, moved inside, and performed a takedown technique.

“Ahhh-“

Lady Yofron let out a short scream and sprawled on the ground.

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Meanwhile, the noble ladies who had watched all of this from the back garden had turned pale.

“What on earth was that-“

“To cause such a scene to frame the Princess… Don’t tell me her disheveled hair from last time was also an act?”

“We were completely fooled by Lady Yofron all this time.”

The noble ladies’ words poured out.

– Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh!

Through the vision orb, they could see Lady Yofron who had fallen to the ground, clutching the carpet and screaming as if in frustration.

Lady Yofron’s screams resembled the howling of a beast.

“I feel so disgusted I don’t want to stay here anymore.”

“Me too.”

The flower of high society had fallen. And in an ugly way at that.

The noble ladies hurriedly turned to leave to spread this new gossip to others.

Behind them, there was someone watching the scene in the vision orb with interest, but the noble ladies were so absorbed in thoughts of spreading rumors that none of them noticed.

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In the carriage, Dahlia stared intently at the Emperor sitting across from her.

She had boarded the carriage to return to the Imperial Palace, leaving behind Lady Yofron who was causing a disturbance, and the Emperor was already in it.

Because of this, Princess Tiara and Annie were following in another carriage.

“Even I know I’m handsome, you know?”

The Emperor smiled slyly, raising the corners of his eyes.

“I wasn’t looking because of that. I was wondering why such a busy person came all the way here.”

“Thanks to that, I got to see quite a good show.”

The Emperor tilted his head slightly to the side and chuckled.

“You’re making another veiled criticism, aren’t you?”

Dahlia looked at the Emperor with suspicious eyes.

Before boarding the carriage, she had heard from Annie that the situation in the room was being broadcast live through the vision orb. She had almost made a false promise to Lady Yofron that she wouldn’t reveal the vision orb, not knowing this.

Well, in the end the promise fell through because Lady Yofron attacked her.

“No. This time I’m being sincere. You did well.”

“I’m good at everything, you know.”

When Dahlia spoke with a proud expression, the Emperor smiled.

But soon he gazed at her with serious eyes.

“Dahlia.”

“…Yes?”

At his low voice, Dahlia was startled and reacted a beat slower.

There were only the two of them in the carriage. Even though there was no need to pretend to be in love to be conscious of people’s eyes, when he called her name, her face reddened with embarrassment.

Her heart was trembling so much that it seemed like her heartbeat could be heard right next to her.

Right, this is just because I was surprised by my name being called suddenly. That’s why my heart is beating like this.

“You handled this matter very well, but from now on, if dangerous situations arise, do your best to run away. Understood?”

“I understand.”

Pleased with her obedient answer, the Emperor leaned back leisurely.

“But who did you learn that Takedown Technique from?”

“I learned it from Cole. Takedown Technique, Swimming, Breakfall Technique, Snowball Fighting, and also…”

As Dahlia spoke excitedly, the Emperor’s expression gradually hardened.

“Are you very close with your Guard Knight?”

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