Chapter 182
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“He visited while I was away?”
Sez was greeted by this news upon her return to the palace. But something about Kaen's expression seemed off as she relayed the message.
“Kaen, why do you look so...?”
“Your Royal Highness... this...”
Kaen hesitantly presented a fragment of a flowerpot, the one Matias had given her.
“His Imperial Majesty accidentally broke the pot as he was examining it.”
“What?”
“The plant should be okay if we transfer it. Please don’t worry too much. But...”
Kaen hesitated, glancing around nervously. Sensing the urgency, Sez urged her to continue.
“You remember, don’t you? The day the lord sent you the pot and the letter.”
“Yes. You, I, and Rayton were there.”
“That's right.”
“What happened? Tell me.”
“No, it’s just... His Imperial Majesty was acting as if he knew nothing of this pot.”
“Knew nothing?”
Sez remembered vividly - Rayton questioning why Matias had sent these things and his slightly displeased expression...
