Don't Be Obsessed With An Extra

“You know very well.”

“Ha, I’m going to pay it all back.”

“Whatever. The palace needs time for maintenance, so let’s move in about three days.”

“Has it been confirmed that I will move? Regardless of the offer?”

“Didn’t you say you needed a greenhouse?”

Priscilla was forced to accept.

It wasn’t something she could go against in the first place.

“Should we move? All right. It’s much better than here, right?”

“You’re stating the obvious. There’s nothing to compare it to.”

Priscilla shrugged at the words full of pride.

It seems impressive when it comes out like that, doesn’t it?

A palace that she had never seen before in the novel. Did the author include this?

Where on earth was this novel going?

Everything that was planned went wrong.

The heroine Siena fell in love with someone else.

Then, who would this novel revolve around?

‘It’s none of my business. Why should I care about that?’

No matter how dark the novel went, what does it matter now? The freedom she was aiming for was gone anyway, and there was nothing left but to live faithfully in the present reality.

‘My dreams and hopes have collapsed.’

Michael awoke Priscilla from her thoughts, which were absent-minded.

“What are you thinking about like that? Are you thinking of running away again?”

“How did you know?”

Michael’s expression hardened.

“Do you think you can run away from my eyes?”

“Last time, I escaped Your Majesty’s eyes well, even though I failed because of that slave trader.”

“It won’t work twice.”

Michael sent a terrifying look, threatening to kill her immediately if she ran away.

Her shoulders hunched in a way that showed signs of exhaustion.

‘What kind of energy is this, so intimidating?’

It was like watching a horror movie right in front of her eyes.

“Stop it. I’m going to have a heart attack and die.”

“Oh no…”

At Priscilla’s words, Michael finally stopped.

Priscilla’s complexion was white.

“I forgot that my life is too much for you to endure.”

Priscilla looked at Michael with a bewildered look.

That smile, it’s on purpose.

“From now on, you’d better not say anything about running away. I don’t want my presence to burden your heart unintentionally.”

Then why was he stroking her hair?

“Let’s stop going back today, and take a good rest until the wound is healed. Don’t skip meals.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Michael patted Priscilla on the shoulder and left the bedroom.

Priscilla sighed deeply as she watched the door close.

“I thought I was really going to have a heart attack.”

Why does that gaze feel so ruthless? It feels like a serial killer targeting its prey.

“Uh. I’m getting goosebumps.”

Priscilla swept her arms and burrowed into her bed.

~~~~

After returning to the Emperor’s Palace, leaving Priscilla behind, Michael looked at his hand.

His hands were full of sweat.

‘Could I be nervous?’

It was impossible for him to be nervous against Priscilla.

Michael wiped the sweat off his hands with a handkerchief with a displeased expression.

But the feeling of her caressing her still seemed to linger.

“It’s just because I’m tired.”

These days, he had been busy with one thing or another.

So he couldn’t sleep a little, so he was just tired.

Michael took a deep breath and called Alfred.

“Did you call, Your Majesty?”

“Get Stella Palace in order in three days.”

“Are you moving the residence of the Queen?”

“Yes, because she doesn’t have to be in the Concubine Palace anymore.”

“I understand. I will take appropriate action.”

Alfred answered with a smile, and Michael looked at him with a disapproving face.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“I’m glad that Your Majesty finally has a woman you really care about.”

“You’re out of your mind.”

“What do you mean I’m out of my mind, I’m saying this out of joy. What kind of palace is Stella Palace, isn’t it the place where the most favored Empresses in the empire lived?”

“So what?”

“Isn’t it proof that Yours Majesty loves Lady Priscilla that much? I don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this day.”

“Priscilla is only kept by necessity, nothing more, nothing less. Don’t be mistaken.”

Alfred laughed significantly.

“Then, why would you keep her close?”

“Keeping her close?”

“The palace is far away, so you can’t see her properly, but the Stella Palace is next to the Emperor’s Palace, so you can see her at any time. Don’t you think so?”

“It’s an illusion.”

Michael dismissed Alfred’s words as an illusion.

But Alfred did not readily believe it.

“Is that so?”

Michael waved his hand as if he were annoyed.

“I’m tired, so go away.”

“Yes, yes, I will.”

Michael, who sent Alfred out, leaned on the sofa.

Then what Alfred said came to mind.

“I want to be close to her?”

Ha, that’s ridiculous.

“Only by necessity.”

It’s just that, nothing more, nothing less.

Yeah, absolutely not.

Michael closed his eyes.

He was really tired today.

~~~~

Jestina, who was repatriated to the Kingdom of Bugatti, was able to see the face of the King in the King’s Palace for the first time in a long time.

Jestina’s eyes turned red.

“Father…”

“Are you here?”

“Oh, father…”

“You had a hard time coming back.”

Jestina shed tears as the events of the past passed by like a kaleidoscope.

Her father, who loved her so much, was in front of her eyes.

The face she saw for the first time in a long time was wrinkled enough to overshadow the time.

The King approached and swept Jestina’s cheek.

“Your face is very thin.”

Jestina’s lips trembled.

How much she missed the warm eyes of the King who cared about her.

Jestina reached out and tried to hug the King, but her hands stopped in the air as the King withdrew.

“Get a good night’s rest tonight, you have to go to trial tomorrow morning.”

“…Father.”

“Take her in, wash her, and make sure she’s ready.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The knights seized Jestina by the arms.

Jestina looked perplexed.

“Father, it’s your girl. Your girl Jestina is back!”

The King turned his head and beckoned to take her quickly.

“Let’s go.”

“Let go of me!”

Jestina rebelled, but the knight was obstinate.

“I’m sorry.”

Eventually, she was forced out by the knights.

When Jestina left, Prince Nav reported to the King what had happened in the empire.

“Yes, I’m sure you’ve dealt with it.”

“Of course. All the evidence has been destroyed.”

“Well done.”

The King leaned his back against the chair with a relieved look on his face.

Nav asked.

“What are you going to do, Jestina?”

“She’s been put on trial, so I’ll follow the decision.”

Nav guessed how far the King had decided.

That the King had already let go of Jestina.

~~~~

Jestina was forcibly washed and locked in a room by the maids.

It was not the room she used to live in before, but just a shabby room.

“This is a dream.”

She was brought in like a sinner, but the King knew how to welcome her.

However, the King’s eyes were full of remorse, not welcome.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

The King would not abandon her.

Wasn’t he her biological father? And she was a person whom he loved very much since she was young.

The King was the only family that would accept whatever she did.

“Yes, let’s believe it. Father is not one to abandon me.”

Jestina was determined.

And was summoned to trial the next morning.

The only people who attended the trial were the King, the Crown Prince, the head of the palace, and the prime minister.

“Bring the sinner.”

At the order of the presiding judge, Jestina took the podium as a sinner.

“From now on, I will begin the trial of the sinner Jestina.”

“A sinner, I am not a sinner! I am Jestina, the only princess of Bugatti Kingdom. How dare you call me a sinner!”

The presiding judge was silenced by Jestina’s cry.

“Jestina, you stand here as a sinner. Your status doesn’t matter.”

With the cry of the presiding judge, the full-fledged trial of Jestina began.

The trial began with corruption committed by Jestina in the empire, however the trials for the murders did not proceed.

This is because Nav had already extinguished the evidence and it could not be proved.

However, they couldn’t let it go that she tried to assassinate the Emperor of another country.

It was the same with the Emperor of the Frances Empire, who said that the trial would be held there, that he would not forgive it.

“I will render the verdict. The sinner Justina has attempted to execute a foreign emperor. Despite clear evidence, showing no signs of remorse, the presiding judge strips the sinner Justina of all titles and orders her to work in the royal labor camp. The sinner shall reflect upon herself and repent in that place.”

Jestina opened her eyes in disbelief.

“No way! A slave! I can’t do that.”

The presiding judge concluded the ruling by ignoring Jestina.

Then he rose from his seat and bowed politely to the King.

The King looked at Jestina with a confused face.

Jestina rushed to the King.

“Father.”

“Nav, you will see her off.”

“…All right.”

“Father!”

The King had the option to participate in the trial, but chose not to.

Jestina was destroyed because she was too wrapped up in things, and even the holy relic that could be called the pride of the country was taken away.

This would set a good example for the presiding judge and his subjects who watched the trial.

It showed that he chose not as a father but as a King.