[Rynthall Estate—Imperial Palace Garden, Eight Months Later]
"—You idiot! I told you I'm not sharing my little brother with you!" Elysia stomped her tiny foot, pigtails bouncing as she glared at Crown Prince Kael.
Kael blinked at her, big innocent eyes blinking like a startled puppy. "…But… but Mother said I could also play with your little brother…"
"Never!" Elysia folded her arms dramatically, then leaned in close, her glare sharp enough to cut diamonds. "Don't you dare come near my brother. Because Aunt Sera told me not to trust a man. What if you trap my little brother in your love net!!!"
Lucein and the empress choked.
Then, Lucien groaned from his chair, one hand clutching his enormous belly, the other raising a delicate porcelain cup. He looked like both a saint and a man seconds away from strangling his child.
