The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 295

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Chapter 295. Confession (4)

“Are you serious about what you just said?”

As soon as his words ended, The Emperor and Jerome’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

“You’ll hand over part of the mining rights to the Adamantite Mines? Without any compensation?”

“Haha, how could I lie to Your Imperial Majesty?”

Adamantite ore was the most valuable mineral on The Continent.

Currently, only the royal family of Adamant Kingdom possessed the mining rights, and obtaining mining rights was like plucking stars from the sky even among the nobles within their own country.

“I don’t understand.”

Saying he would transfer part of the mining rights to the Adamantite Mines was essentially the same as sharing the continent’s wealth without any compensation.

“Why on earth?”

For a deal, it was too much of a loss for Adamant.

The Emperor looked at Kaiden as if he couldn’t understand at all.

“I understand that woman is more precious to you than life itself. But why are you trying so hard to keep her as a caretaker?”

“Because Rachel wants it.”

Kaiden answered with shameless confidence.

“Isn’t it a man’s heart to want to do anything for the woman he loves?”

He looked straight into The Emperor’s eyes and smiled with his eyes.

“Your Majesty must have experienced such love, so I trust you won’t fail to understand my heart.”

You, The Emperor, who had a history of placing a commoner woman as First Imperial Consort despite everyone’s opposition.

The Emperor was not one to miss the underlying meaning in Kaiden’s words.

“…Interesting.”

The Emperor muttered while covering his mouth with his hand supporting his chin.

“Yes, those blinded by love often make foolish choices.”

“Your Majesty.”

He raised his finger at Jerome’s worried voice.

“But I’m someone who thinks deals with excessively good conditions are more dangerous than losing deals.”

The Emperor’s eyes gleamed sharply.

“Tell me your real purpose, King of Adamant. No matter how much you hide it, it will eventually be revealed.”

As expected, The Emperor was not an easy opponent.

I looked at Kaiden’s profile.

He seemed to be contemplating something, then slowly opened his mouth.

“If I must give one more reason, I’d like to say it’s for Prince Edwin and Princess Emilia.”

Upon hearing that answer, The Emperor made an even more puzzled face.

“You’ll do a losing business because the prince and princess want it? I don’t understand. They’re not even your children…”

“They are my children too.”

At Kaiden’s words, this time Edwin’s eyes widened.

“To be precise.”

He confessed the truth before the two pairs of blue eyes directed at him.

“They are the children of my one and only sister.”

The children of his one and only sister.

There was no one who couldn’t understand what those words meant.

“…Huh.”

The Emperor stared intently at Kaiden before letting out a sigh.

“No wonder you seemed familiar.”

Eyes the exact same color as the deceased Third Empress.

Though it wasn’t a common color, he never thought of blood relation since they looked nothing alike.

“Right, Idis had a half-brother besides that pig-like King of Lionel. Now I remember.”

He had thought he died long ago at the hands of King of Lionel.

A strange light flickered in The Emperor’s eyes as he looked at Kaiden.

“If you hadn’t said anything, I would have failed to recognize you until the end.”

In The Emperor’s hazy memory, Kaiden was nothing more than a shabby little brat worse than a mangy colt.

Who would have known that the young beast who showed hostility thinking his sister had been taken away would appear as such a threatening predator.

“I understand.”

Kaiden’s lips curved into a neat crescent shape.

“Quite some time has passed.”

The nearly ten years was enough time for a boy with nothing to become a young king of a nation.

“So what will you do, Your Imperial Majesty?”

The King of Adamant asked while looking down at The Emperor from his standing position.

“Will you make a deal with me?”

Sunlight streaming through the Audience Chamber window brightly illuminated Kaiden’s face.

He had a face full of confidence, as if he didn’t doubt for a moment that The Emperor would accept his deal.

* * *

To think I’d return to This place again.

I looked at the green dress I had bid farewell to just a few hours ago.

‘Should I say it’s nice to see it again so soon?’

That dress, still hanging on Wall, fluttered its hem as if mocking my return.

“Rachel.”

I thought he had returned to his Chamber with Emilia, but apparently not.

Edwin, who had followed me into the room, quietly closed the door and stood there.

“What’s wrong, Prince Edwin?”

“Did you know, Rachel?”

Edwin asked me with his head lowered.

“The fact that The King of Adamant is my uncle?”

“…I didn’t know at first.”

“Then you knew after some time passed?”

In this situation, I should say no.

I stood quietly then nodded my head.

“Why, why didn’t you tell me?”

Edwin’s shoulders, leaning against the door, trembled finely.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

I wanted to tell you too.

Every time Edwin thought he had no allies, every time he thought he had no real family, I wanted to give him at least a hint. But I couldn’t do so on my own.

“…He didn’t want it to be known.”

“The King?”

Edwin raised his head.

Tears were welling up again in the boy’s large eyes.

“Prince Edwin.”

I approached Edwin and knelt down in front of him.

As I quickly took out a handkerchief and brought it close, Edwin swatted my hand away.

“Your eyes will get chafed. Please stop crying for today.”

“…It’s because of you.”

Edwin muttered as if talking to himself, then raised his voice.

“I cried all because of Rachel! If Rachel hadn’t tried to leave on her own, I wouldn’t have cried this much!”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize!”

The boy shouted angrily, then lowered his head again.

“…Sorry, it’s actually not Rachel’s fault.”

“You don’t need to apologize either, Your Highness.”

At my words, Edwin’s lips pouted.

The boy brought his feet together and mumbled in a small voice.

“Rachel, you know what? I’m grateful to His Majesty the King. Thanks to His Majesty the King, you can be by my side again.”

The Emperor readily accepted the deal proposed by the King.

Unless he was a fool, no one would refuse the opportunity to own mining rights to the Adamantite Mines, so it was only natural.

“But still, I hate that person.”

Edwin’s eyes were filled with resentment.

The young prince clenched his fists so tightly that the backs of his hands turned white.

“Why didn’t he look for me, for Emilia, all this time?”

“That’s…”

Adults have various circumstances.

The kind of circumstances that children can neither understand nor want to understand.

‘Actually, I still can’t believe it myself.’

I had planned to set a date and reveal it separately to the Prince and Princess.

I never dreamed that Kaiden would directly reveal his identity in front of the Emperor.

‘This isn’t just a losing deal, it’s a deal where he loses big time.’

What Kaiden gave to the Emperor wasn’t just the mining rights to the Adamantite Mines.

‘Now that he knows the King of Adamant is Edwin’s only maternal relative, who knows how much he’ll try to manipulate using that as leverage.’

Of course, Kaiden isn’t someone who would be easily taken advantage of either.

‘What on earth was he thinking when he spilled everything to the Emperor?’

I hesitated for a long time before opening my mouth.

“I think Prince Kaiden judged that he wasn’t ready before then.”

“Ready? What kind of preparation?”

Edwin asked back in a tearful voice.

“Do you need preparation even to find family?”

“…I think there are times when it’s necessary.”

Just like when I went to find Emma while I was in the Organization.

Kaiden would have needed a lot of preparation to come find Edwin and Emilia too.

“I think you two need time to have a conversation together.”

“…What conversation am I supposed to have with someone who had no interest in me until now.”

“Do you really think that?”

I gently placed my hand on Edwin’s shoulder.

“Do you really think that Prince Kaiden had no interest in Your Highness at all?”

Giving him a bow, offering him a sword, teaching him swordsmanship directly.

These were all actions that had no reason to be done without interest or affection. Even if it was all calculated.

“Actually, I had some idea. But I just… if that’s the case…”

Edwin grumbled silently for a long time.

Then he spat out a word in a sullen voice.

“I don’t know either.”

Perhaps overwhelmed by his own emotions, he brushed it off carelessly and turned his gaze to me.

“But don’t you have something to say to me, Rachel?”

“I’m sorry, I really won’t leave Your Highness’s side on my own anymore…”

“No, not that.”

Edwin glared at me with furrowed brows.

“Why didn’t you tell me you’re engaged to His Majesty the King?”

…Well, I didn’t know that either.

Come to think of it, now isn’t the time to be worrying about Edwin.

‘The one who needs to have a conversation right now isn’t Edwin…’

I swallowed a sigh while comforting the sniffling Edwin.

Because I realized there was a bigger problem in front of me that needed to be resolved.

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