The Crown I Will Take From You - Chapter 181

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Part 2, Chapter 28

Instead of answering, Medeia only smiled slightly.

Peleus let out a sigh.

“I see, so that’s how it is.”

He had infinite trust in his sister. If Medeia said so, there must be a good reason for it.

But despite her lovely and delicate appearance, his younger sister was very independent and never asked her brother for help.

‘You still try to handle everything alone.’

It felt as if an invisible, thin, transparent wall stood between the siblings.

He could see and feel Medeia clearly, but could never reach into her heart.

Since this was also the result of Peleus’s fault in leaving his young sister alone, he couldn’t say anything.

“Dea, your wisdom has long surpassed mine, but I worry whether this foolish brother might ruin the plan you’ve prepared.”

Peleus sighed, hiding the bitterness that seeped into his lungs.

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In the deep night, Zeta emerged from outside the palace.

She had been silently melting into the shadows when she suddenly stopped in the darkness.

“Medeia?”

“I have met with her.”

Chezare gazed intently at Zeta.

Sharp golden eyes swept over her from head to toe.

“…Should I report-“

“How was it?”

The master asked abruptly without any context.

‘Didn’t you already see for yourself?’

At the overly broad question, Zeta wanted to ask that inwardly.

You clearly saw at the banquet hall, so why are you asking me again?

“I wasn’t asking about my story, was I?”

No. Zeta was about to answer when she bit her lips.

“Perhaps a letter left for Akaress?”

There wasn’t one. Zeta clamped her mouth shut again at the answer that almost slipped out unconsciously.

“…”

A brief silence flowed between the two.

“Your Highness.”

“Enough.”

The cold rebuke that flew over was chilling.

Zeta couldn’t understand what had displeased her master and fidgeted with the medicine pouch in her arms.

“What is that?”

A low, rich voice came from the darkness.

“Ah, yes. Count Raju targeted the Emperor of Valdina. This is that medicine.”

Golden eyes glanced at the medicine pouch containing white powder.

“They say long-term consumption makes one’s temperament violent and induces a hot-tempered nature.”

“Raju, that man truly has no fear. Even after Valdina was elevated to an empire, he’s making another move?”

Garo shook his head disapprovingly.

He was even slightly impressed by the persistent attempts of the unyielding Claudio and Raju.

“So, what are the orders?”

“She gave me no special instructions, but told our spy in House of Claudio to feed this medicine to Count Raju.”

“Eh? What?”

At Zeta’s answer, Garo looked as if he doubted his ears.

However, Chezare, showing no sign of surprise, appeared calm. Only his well-shaped eyebrows rose slightly.

“Is that all?”

“Yes. For now, that’s all she commanded.”

At Zeta’s sincere answer, Chezare clicked his tongue.

“My, how benevolent our Princess is.”

“Eh? What?”

As if he couldn’t hear Garo’s question, Chezare stroked his chin.

The handsome face leaning casually against the window frame in the moonlight was beautiful, yet somehow desolate.

“Wasn’t Count Raju Virna Claudio’s biological father?”

“Yes, my lord.”

His sculpted lips curved up mischievously.

“Feed this to all the Claudios. If there’s not enough medicine, we’ll supply it from our side.”

Then, Garo, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, spat in disgust.

“You’re going to feed that to the entire family?”

“Why?”

Chezare turned his head toward Garo as if asking what the problem was.

“…It’s nothing.”

Garo thought his boss was truly petty and vicious.

Raju would never dream that the poison meant for Peleus was instead being consumed by himself, and even by his beloved lover and daughter.

‘How wronged he must feel. That’s what he gets for crossing paths with the boss…’

Still, Valdina’s Princess had a fair belief in pursuing only as much evil as she received. For a villain, that was as good as virtue.

But his lord-

Garo recalled the twelve retainers who died trying to poison young Chezare, and the Emperor’s participants who lost their lives innocently because their master coveted that son’s power.

Terror with greater terror, death with more death.

Chezare was someone who believed it meaningful to stamp out the original spark, even if it meant causing world-shaking harm.

“…If it’s everyone, it will be difficult to handle without the Red Foxes noticing.”

Zeta hesitated.

Since her lord’s orders differed from Medeia’s orders, she seemed to be pondering which to prioritize.

“It’s fine to let Medeia know. Even if she finds out, she won’t scold me.”

Chezare was certain.

Valdina’s Princess showed nobility even in small things, but those worthless lowly creatures didn’t need to receive her benevolence.

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