Despite Jerome Bonaparte's repeated assurances to Richard Metternich that the French Empire had no intention of annexing the Sardinian Kingdom, Richard Metternich still maintained a degree of suspicion towards Jerome Bonaparte.
After all, during the Orsini assassination case, the French Empire also did not state its intention to annex Savoy and Nice, but merely requested the Austrian Empire to take action to weaken the Sardinian Kingdom.
Now, the French Empire is gradually revealing its true ambitions!
Therefore, Richard Metternich became suspicious of Jerome Bonaparte.
However, suspicion aside, Richard Metternich understood that the Austrian Empire would not offend the French Empire for the sake of the Sardinian Kingdom.
Even if Jerome Bonaparte actually decided to annex the Sardinian Kingdom, the most the Austrian Empire could do would be to verbally condemn the French Empire, while also considering strengthening relations with other countries (Prussia and Britain).
